IND vs WI, 1st T20I, Stats Review: Bishnoi’s magical debut and other stats
Ravi Bishnoi was the star on his T20I debut as he took two wickets for just 17 runs in four overs to mark his appearance in international cricket in style. West Indies continued their poor run on the tour after the ODI series as well as they lost the first T20 international against India in Kolkata by six wickets to go 1-0 down in the three-match T20I series.
Read more here: IND vs WI: 1st T20I Review – Bishnoi and Surya star in India’s opening win
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from India vs West Indies, 1st T20I:
2 – Rohit Sharma appeared in his 120th T20 international match which is the second-most by any player. Shoaib Malik tops the list with 124 T20Is.
1 – With 559 runs, Rohit Sharma has now scored the most runs against West Indies in T20Is. He went past Babar Azam’s tally of 540 runs.
6 – At 21y 164d Ravi Bishnoi became the sixth youngest Indian spinner to debut in T20Is.
99 – With 99 T20I sixes, Kieron Pollard equalled David Warner (99) and both are at the joint-eight position for most sixes in T20Is.
83.33 – Ishan Kishan played with a strike rate of 83.33 which is the lowest by an Indian in a T20I inning of a minimum of 40 balls faced.
9 – India has now won nine out of the last ten T20Is against West Indies since 2018.
3 – Bishnoi became the third Indian spinner with the best bowling figures (2/17) on debut in T20Is.
9 – Ravi Bishnoi became the ninth Indian player to win the Player of the Match award on his debut in T20Is.
101 – Nicholas Pooran completed 100 sixes across formats.
2 – Bishnoi also became the second Indian bowler for best T20I figures (2/17) on debut in India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3/9 against Pakistan in 2021.
