WI vs IND, ODIs 2023: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

India and West Indies will be facing each other in a three-match ODI series starting on 27th July at Kensington Oval, Barbados. The second ODI match will also be played at the same venue on 29th July.

India will come into the contest after winning the Test series against West Indies. However, they lost their last ODI series to Australia by 2-1. On the other hand, West Indies will be coming into the contest after their shocking exit from the 2023 ICC World Cup Qualifier.

Virat Kohli has an impressive record against West Indies in ODIs, having scored 2261 runs in 41 innings at an average of 66.50, including 9 centuries and 11 half-centuries. In the bowling department, Ravindra Jadeja has been brilliant against West Indies in ODIs, picking up 41 wickets in 29 innings.

In the West Indies squad, Shimron Hetmyer and Oshane Thomas have made a comeback to the ODI team. West Indies captain Shai Hope holds a very good record against India in ODIs, having scored 877 runs in 22 innings at an average of 46.15, including 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries. In the bowling department, Alzarri Joseph has a good record against India in ODIs with 20 wickets in 12 innings.

Here are some important stats and numbers ahead of the 1st ODI between India and West Indies:

Head-to-Head records: In a total of 139 games played between the two teams, India dominate the contest with 70 wins over West Indies' 63 wins, while 2 games have ended in a tie, and 4 games have had no results. In West Indies, both teams have faced each other on 42 occasions, with India winning 19 games and losing 20 games, and 3 matches have had no results.

102- Virat Kohli (12,898) needs 102 runs to become the fifth player to complete 13,000 runs in ODIs.

21- Shubman Gill (2,479) needs 21 runs to complete 2,500 runs in International Cricket.

175- Rohit Sharma (9,825) needs 175 runs to complete 10,000 runs in ODIs.

3- Ravindra Jadeja (41) needs 3 more wickets to become the highest wicket-taker for India against West Indies in ODIs, surpassing Kapil Dev.

7- Mohammad Siraj (43) needs 7 more wickets to complete 50 scalps in ODIs.

3- Shimron Hetmyer (1,497) needs 3 runs to complete 1,500 runs in ODIs.

25- Rovman Powell (975) needs 25 runs to complete 1,000 runs in ODIs.

171- Shai Hope (4,829) needs 171 runs to complete 5,000 runs in ODIs.

3- Alzarri Joseph (47) needs 3 wickets to complete 50 scalps in ODIs in West Indies.