T20 World Cup 2021, Match 14: England vs West Indies, Stats Review: Adil Rashid’s record-breaking spell, WI's low total and more stats

Defending champions West Indies have made a disastrous start to their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign. Facing last edition’s finalists England in their opening clash, the Caribbean side suffered a batting failure and subsequently a humiliating six-wicket defeat. This loss has also highlighted that West Indies’ batting line-up might be destructive but is also one-dimensional. On the other hand, England would be delighted with their performance.

Speaking of how the game unfolded, England won the toss and elected to bowl at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. While West Indies had planned to display some fireworks, none of their batters could do much. They apparently paid the price of not showing application on challenging conditions. Adil Rashid ran through their line-up and took four wickets in no time.

As a result, West Indies got bundled out for 55. Although England’s chase didn’t go smoothly as they lost four wickets inside 40 runs. However, the Caribbean bowlers didn’t literally have anything to defend. Subsequently, the Three Lions crossed the line with 11.4 overs to spare.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the England vs West Indies clash in T20 World Cup 2021:

70 – West Indies suffered their biggest defeat in terms of balls remaining (70) in a T20I match.

70 – England recorded their biggest victory in terms of balls remaining in a T20I match.

2 – Among players of Test-playing nations, Chris Gayle (42y 32d) became the second-oldest player to feature in a World Cup match. Brad Hogg tops this list.

4 – England also registered their fourth-biggest victory in terms of balls remaining in T20 World Cups.

1 – This is the first instance of England defeating West Indies in a T20 World Cup game. The head-to-head record before this match was 5-0 in favour of West Indies.

55 – West Indies recorded the lowest total against England (55) in a T20 World Cup match.

4/2 – Adil Rashid recorded the best figures by an England bowler in T20Is, 4/2.

3 – Rashid also registered the third-best figures by a spinner in T20 World Cups.

0.85 – Adil Rashid’s economy rate of 0.85 is the joint-highest for any bowler taking three or more wickets in a T20I match. He shares the record with Rangana Herath.

8 – Andre Russell has now bagged the most ducks by a West Indies player in T20Is (8). He previously shared the record with Andre Fletcher.