Stat Attack: India’s staggering 13th straight series win vs WI, Hardik’s first fifty as ODI captain | Cricket News

After a shock loss in the second ODI, Team India bounced back with a bang in the third ODI vs the West Indies. A resounding 200 run win gave them a 2-1 series win and also a staggering 13th straight bilateral ODI series win against the Caribbean side.

This is also a record for the most series wins by any team against one opposition.
As the wait begins for the five-match T20I series between India and the West Indies to start on August 3, TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some of the most interesting statistics from the three-match ODI series that saw Ishan Kishan walk away with the ‘Man of the Series’ award, further strengthening his claim for a berth in India’s ODI World Cup squad:

# India, with their 2-1 series triumph, have won their 13th successive bilateral ODI series vs the West Indies, extending their record of most series wins by a team against any opponent in ODIs.
# India have won six successive ODI series against the West Indies in the Caribbean. They won the previous five series there – in 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019 & 2022.
# For the first time in a calendar year, India have won two matches with a margin of 200 or more – by 317 runs vs Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram on January 15, 2023 & by 200 runs vs West Indies at Tarouba on August 1, 2023.
# India’s triumph by 200 runs is the biggest victory margin in terms of runs by any team against West Indies in the Caribbean, outstripping England’s 186-run win at Bridgetown on March 9, 2017.
# India’s previous biggest win against the West Indies in the Caribbean was by 119 runs at Port of Spain on July 27, 2022.

(Hardik Pandya – AFP Photo)
# After ten years, Jaydev Unadkat has bagged an ODI wicket. After capturing Zimbabwe’s Vusi Sibanda’s wicket at Bulawayo on August 3, 2013, he dismissed West Indian Keacy Carty at Tarouba on August 1, 2023.
# After nine years and 253 days, Unadkat played an ODI – an unwanted record held by an Indian player, missing 192 matches. The Indian record for missing most matches (196) in succession stands in the name of Sairaj Bahutule
# Sanju Samson has recorded his third fifty in ODIs – his second vs the West Indies. He had scored 86* vs South Africa at Lucknow on October 6, 2022 and 54 vs the West Indies at Port of Spain on July 24, 2022.
# Ishan Kishan has recorded three consecutive 50-plus scores (52, 55 & 77) to become the fifth Indian batter to achieve the distinction in the Caribbean in ODIs, joining Ajinkya Rahane (four), Shreyas Iyer (four), Sourav Ganguly & Virat Kohli. Kohli remains the only Indian to post three consecutive centuries in the Caribbean – 111 not out at Kingston on July 6, 2017; 120 on August 11 & 114 not out on August 14 – both at Port of Spain in 2019.

(Ishan Kishan – AFP Photo)
# Ishan finished the series as the top run-scorer, managing 184 runs at an average of 61.33. He is followed by Shubman Gill (126 at 42.00) and Shai Hope (111 at 55.00).
# Shubman Gill has recorded his sixth fifty (85 off 92 balls) in ODIs – his third vs the West Indies – the first two being 64 & 98 not out – both at Port of Spain in July 2022.
# Gill enjoys a success % of 77.87 in wins – his aggregate being 1246, including four hundreds and five fifties, in 19 innings at a strike rate of 110.85.
# Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have shared a stand of 143 – India’s highest opening partnership vs the West Indies in the Caribbean in ODIs, going past the 132 run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane at Port of Spain on June 23, 2017.
# Shardul Thakur finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series – his tally being 8 at 11.62 runs apiece, followed by Kuldeep Yadav – 7 at 8.71 runs apiece.

# Shai Hope was the only West Indian batter to post a fifty in the series – 63 not out in the second ODI at Bridgetown on July 29, 2023.
# Hardik’s unbeaten match-winning knock of 70 off 52 balls is his first fifty as Captain in ODIs. His tenth fifty overall is also his first vs the West Indies.
# Mukesh Kumar (3/30) has produced his best bowling performance in his brief three-ODI career.
(Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar)