ICC World Cup 2019 Match 34, India vs West Indies, statistical preview: Gayle set to create history for West Indies

India, still unbeaten in the 2019 ICC World Cup, will play West Indies, eighth in the league, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on June 27. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

0.951 India’s ODI win-loss ratio against West Indies (59 wins, 62 defeats). However, the ratio reads 2.625 in this decade (21 wins, 8 defeats).

1 stumping needed by MS Dhoni (7) to reach 2nd spot in World Cup history. Dhoni is now tied with Adam Gilchrist and Moin Khan. Kumar Sangakkara has 13.

1.667 win-loss ratio for India against West Indies in World Cups (5 wins, 3 defeats). This includes wins in the 3 most recent matches, in 1996, 2011, and 2015.

2 five-wicket hauls for Yuzvendra Chahal. Among Indians, only Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh (3 each) have more.

2 World Cup four-wicket hauls for both Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav, the joint most among Indians. Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Srinath also have 2 each.

2 World Cup hundreds for Chris Gayle, joint 2nd among West Indians. Gordon Greenidge and Brian Lara also have 3 apiece. Only Viv Richards (3) has more.

3 five-wicket hauls for Kemar Roach. Among West Indians, only Curtly Ambrose (4) has more.

3 World Cup hundreds for Rohit Sharma, joint 3rd most among Indians. Shikhar Dhawan also has 3. Only Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Sourav Ganguly (4) have more.

4 World Cup ducks for Darren Bravo, the joint 3rd-most. Only Nathan Astle (5) and Ijaz Ahmed (5) have more.

4.96 India’s run rate of India on English soil, the 2nd-best for any country, after England (5.08). Australia are less than 0.01 behind India. West Indies’ run rate here is a not-too-bad 4.56.

5 matches between India and West Indies in England. India have won 3 (twice in the 1983 World Cup and once in the 2013 Champions Trophy) and lost 2 (once each in the 1979 and 1983 World Cups).

6 four-wicket hauls for both Roach and Jason Holder. One more will help them draw level with Courtney Walsh and Dwayne Bravo. Among West Indians, only Ambrose (10), Ravi Rampaul (10), and Ian Bishop (9) have more.

7 four-wicket hauls for Shami. One more will help him draw level with Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja. Among Indians, only Ajit Agarkar (12), Srinath (10), and Anil Kumble (10) have more.

8 consecutive bilateral series wins for India against West Indies before their last series defeat, back in 2006.

8 World Cup fifty-plus scores for Gayle, joint 2nd among West Indians. Richards and Shivnarine Chanderpaul also have 8 apiece. Only Lara (9) has more.

11 matches for both Holder and Virat Kohli as captain in India-West Indies ODIs. Thursday’s match will take both to 12, making them joint 3rd among West Indians and joint 5th among Indians respectively.

11 World Cup catches for Kohli. He needs 1 more to go share the joint 2nd spot with Kapil and Tendulkar (12 each). Among Indians, only Kumble (14) has held most catches among non-wicketkeepers.

13 World Cup catches as captain for Holder, joint 2nd among West Indians. Holder has led West Indies as many times as Richie Richardson and Lara. Only Clive Lloyd (17) has led them as often.

16 World Cup catches for Gayle, joint 4th in history among outfielders. Only Ricky Ponting (28), Sanath Jayasuriya (18), and Joe Root (17) have held more.

16 World Cup catches for Gayle. He needs 1 more to go past Lara and top the list among West Indian non-wicketkeepers.

21 World Cup wickets for Mohammed Shami. He needs 4 more to go past Manoj Prabhakar (24) and secure 5th spot among Indians. En route, Shami will also need to go past Madan Lal (22). Only Zaheer (44), Srinath (44), Kumble (31), and Kapil Dev (28) have more wickets.

34.61 India’s batting average of India on English soil, the most for any country, more than even England (34.34). West Indies’ batting average is 30.44.

61 runs needed by Gayle (10,345) to go past Lara (10,405) and become the leading run-scorer in West Indian history. However, Gayle has 10,290 runs for West Indies and Lara 10,348.

68 dismissals for Shai Hope (59 catches, 10 stumpings). One more will take him past Courtney Browne (also 59 and 9) Among West Indians, only Jeff Dujon (183 and 21), Ridley Jacobs (160 and 29), and Denesh Ramdin (181 and 7) have more.

88 runs needed by Gayle (1,138) to go past Lara (1,225) and become the 4th-highest run-getter in World Cup history. En route, Gayle will have to past Jacques Kallis (1,148), Sanath Jayasuriya (1,165), and AB de Villiers (1,207).

91 runs needed by Kohli (1,840) to go past Javed Miandad (1,930) and become the leading run-scorer against West Indies. Kohli also has more hundreds (7) and most fifty-plus scores (16) than anyone against West Indies.

93 fifty-plus scores for Kohli (41 hundreds, 52 fifties), joint third for India. Ganguly also has 93 (22 and 71). One more will put Kohli at par with Rahul Dravid (12 and 82). Among Indians, only Tendulkar (49 and 96) has more.

152.9 strike rate of Hardik Pandya on English soil, the highest for anyone with a 200-run cut-off.

831 World Cup runs for Kohli. He needs 30 more to go past Dravid (860) and secure 3rd spot among Indians. En route, Kohli will also need to go past Virender Sehwag (843). Only Tendulkar (2,278) and Ganguly (1,006) have more runs.