ICC World T20 2016, Stats: India v West Indies: WI batsmen construct brilliant chase to knock India out of World T20
In a nail-biting finish in the second semi-final between India and West Indies, the Caribbeans came out as winners defeating the home side by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Virat Kohli's purple patch continued as he scored a brilliant unbeaten score of 89 to propel India to a competitive total of 192. Despite losing Chris Gayle early, West Indies batsmen ensured that they were in the contest all along and fought their way to a win riding some luck.
Here are the major stats from the game:
1 – This was the first time that India played out the powerplays without losing a single wicket in this World T20.
1 – Virat Kohli has become the first player to score 250-plus runs in two editions of the World T20. He has 273 runs in this edition while he scored 319 runs in the 2014 World T20.
1 – Jasprit Bumrah conceded a six for the first time in the World T20. It was in his 118th ball of the tournament.
2 – This was only the second time that a six was hit off a free hit in the World T20. The previous six was hit by Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad.
3 – This was only the third time that the first two partnerships of India’s batting innings has crossed 50 in T20Is.
3 – This was only the third time that a team has had their top three batsmen scoring 40 or more in T20Is. The last two instances of this occurring were for New Zealand against England in 2013 and for India against Australia in 2016.
3 – Lendl Simmons scored his third consecutive half-century in T20s in India. His last two half-centuries came in the 2015 IPL season.
4 – Virat Kohli picked up only his fourth wicket in T20Is when he dismissed Johnson Charles. The last time he picked up a wicket in T20Is was in 2012.
4 – India lost the toss for the fourth time in the World T20. India won the toss only in the match against Pakistan.
12.76 – Virat Kohli's innings had the second lowest percentage of dot balls for an innings that included more than 40 balls. The lowest percentage in T20Is also belongs to Kohli when he had only 11.36% in the 2014 World T20 semi-final against South Africa.
14 – Since his comeback, Ashish Nehra has picked up wickets in 14 matches out of the 15 he has played. He has been wicketless in only 1 match.
16 – Virat Kohli has now scored 16 fifties in T20Is. This is the highest number of 50-plus scores for any batsman in T20Is, overtaking Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle who have 15 50-plus scores.
19 – The number of doubles that India had scored is the third most in T20Is. The highest number of doubles scored is by Pakistan against South Africa in 2016.