Team India defeated the West Indies 2-1 in the three-match One-Day International series. Despite losing by six wickets in the second match, the Hardik Pandya-led side responded with a historic 200-run triumph in the third ODI. The victory was notable since it was India’s highest-ever win by runs on foreign grounds. Both teams will face off again in the first T20I of the five-match series on Thursday. This series will be remarkable for Team India because several of their players are hoping to achieve rare feats.
The first record on the list belongs to Hardik Pandya, who needs two more wickets to reach 150 in T20 cricket. He is also on track to become only the second player in shortest format history to have more than 4000 runs and 150 wickets.
In terms of runs, aggressive batsman Suryakumar Yadav is 325 runs away from reaching 2,000 in T20 cricket. The 32-year-old batsman will join the ranks of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and others.
Arshdeep Singh, a young pacer, will make his national team debut following a great County spell. The 24-year-old bowler is known for his frugal death bowling and needs only nine wickets to reach 50 wickets in T20I cricket. He will also become the fifth Indian bowler to reach this illustrious feat.
The third One-Day International against the West Indies proved to be a blessing in disguise for wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who battled through his difficult patch and hit a half-century. He only needs 21 runs to break the 6000-run barrier in T20s.
Finally, senior leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is on the verge of being the first Indian men’s bowler to reach 100 wickets in T20Is. He only needs nine more wickets to reach this significant milestone.
Concerning the first T20I, India will want to give opportunities to eager players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, and Mukesh Kumar in these five matches, commencing with the opener at the Brian Lara Stadium.
It was their great performances in the Indian Premier League that earned Varma and Jaiswal their first call-up to India’s T20I team, and they will undoubtedly make the most of it.
