Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After thrashing West Indies in the three-match one-day international series by a margin of 3-0, the mighty Australians now face West Indies in a three-match T20 international series beginning on Friday, February 09^th, 2024. The opening fixture will be played at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart while the remaining games will take place on the 11^th and 13^th in Adelaide and Perth, respectively.

Notably, the visitors had previously registered a historical victory at the Gabba in Brisbane in the longest format of the game just before the start of the ODI series. The Caribbean side won famously the second encounter by a margin of just eight runs to also level the two-match Test series 1-1. Kraigg Brathwaite and his men scripted the first-ever win for West Indies down under after a gap of 27 long years.

However, the home side then bounced back brilliantly to hand the tourists a drubbing in the ODI series. The action now moves to the shortest international format as it is also a T20 World Cup year. The marquee tournament is all set to be played after the completion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in June in the USA and West Indies. With the bigger picture in mind, both sides will look to kick-start their preparations for the global event in this series. The Aussies will be led by the all-rounder Mitchell Marsh while the Men in Maroon will be captained by Rovman Powell.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 1^st T20I between Australia and West Indies:

Head-to-Head: Australia and West Indies have met each other 19 times in T20Is with the Kangaroos winning on nine occasions and the Caribbean side on ten.

5 – Tim David (45) needs five sixes to complete 50 maximums in T20Is.

1 – David Warner (99) is one game away from featuring in his 100^th T20 international match.

2 – Josh Inglis (98) needs two sixes to reach 100 maximums in T20s.

5 – Matthew Wade (45) is five sixes away from completing 50 sixes in T20 internationals.

9 – Andre Russell (7991) requires just eight runs to reach the milestone of 8000 runs in T20s.

10 – Wade (4990) also requires just ten runs to reach the landmark of 5000 runs in T20 cricket.

1 – Mitchell Marsh (49) is one match away from appearing in his 50^th T20I game.

25 – Brandon King (2975) is 25 runs away from completing 3000 runs in T20 games.

3 – Shai Hope (97) is three sixes short of reaching 100 maximums in T20s.

4 – Russell (46) is four scalps away from completing 50 wickets in T20Is.

47 – Sherfane Rutherford (1953) needs 47 runs to get to 2000 runs in T20 cricket.

3 – Johnson Charles (47) needs three maximums to get to 100 sixes in T20 international cricket.

85 – Marcus Stoinis (915) requires 85 runs to get to 1000 runs in T20 internationals.

7 – Stoinis (43) also needs seven sixes to reach 50 maximums in T20Is.

3 – Rovman Powell (97) requires three catches to get to 100 catches in T20 cricket.