India vs West Indies World T20 Semifinal: Caribbean Flair Faces Indian Juggernaut
The West Indies have been a potent force in Twenty20 Internationals in the past couple of years but India's recent dominance makes Thursday's World T20 semi-final in Mumbai a mouth-watering clash
Highlights
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India and West Indies have won the World T20 once each.
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In head-to-heads, India and West Indies have won twice each.
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Chris Gayle’s 98 is the highest in T20s between India and West Indies.
India's resurgence after suffering a 47-run loss to New Zealand in their ICC World T20 opener has made Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team hot favourites in their semi-final clash against West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday. (India vs West Indies semifinal: Live Blog)
India's ability to win the big games under pressure has been a hallmark in recent times but West Indies be no pushovers. The Caribbeans are a dominant force in this format and Indian conditions are not alien to their key players. (World T20: India's Weapons For Semi-Finals Are Virat Kohli and Spin)
With the likes of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell plying their trade in the Indian Premier League for many seasons, West Indies be on familiar territory and Mumbai has already been hit by a Gaylestorm. (World T20: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Has Enough Options to Stop Chris Gayle, Feels Kumar Sangakkara)
The contest between India and West Indies will be intense. Here are some of the interesting numbers ahead of their semi-final clash at Wankhede Stadium. (India vs West Indies, World T20 Semi-Final - Factbox)
2 - The number of wins registered by both West Indies and India in four Twenty20 Internationals. West Indies won the first two contests while India have won the other two.
1 - The first match between West Indies and India in India. Surprisingly, in 11 years of Twenty20 cricket, this will be the first time these two teams will be playing each other in India. (WT20: West Indies Dangerous, Virat Kohli Tall on Confidence, Says Sir Viv Richards)
3 - Number of encounters between India and West Indies in ICC World T20s. West Indies won their first two encounters in Lord's in 2009 and Barbados in 2010 while India finally broke the jinx in the 2014 World Cup in Dhaka.
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98 - The highest individual score by a player in Twenty20 Internationals from both teams. It is no surprise that the record is held by Gayle. He achieved that score in the 2010 World Cup clash in Barbados. (Yuvraj Singh Ruled Out of T20 World Cup Due to Injury, Manish Pandey Comes In)
5- The number of fifties scored by batsmen from both teams. Besides Gayle, Dwayne Bravo scored 66 not out at Lord's in the 2009 tournament. Three Indians have hit fifties. Rohit Sharma's 62 not out in the 2014 World Cup in Dhaka, Yuvraj Singh's 67 in Lord's in 2009 and Virat Kohli's 54 in 2014 in Dhaka.
9 - The most sixes hit by a batsman in Twenty20 clashes between India and West Indies. No surprises again. Gayle has smashed India all over the park.
51.33 - Gayle's average against India in Twenty20 Internationals. It is his best average against any team in this format.
4 - The most number of wickets taken by a bowler in an innings in T20 Internationals. Darren Sammy has the best figures of 4/16 during the 2011 encounter in Port-of-Spain while Dwayne Bravo has figures of 4/38 in Lord's 2009. No Indian has a four-wicket haul against West Indies, with Ashish Nehra's 3/35 being the best in Barbados in 2010.
106 - The highest partnership in Twenty20 Internationals between India and West Indies. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli achieved this stand during the 2014 World Cup in Dhaka. This is the only 100-run stand in contests between these two nations.