IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG record – Rohit Sharma’s full-time ODI captaincy tenure is off to a great start as India clinched the home ODI series against West Indies with an unassailable 2-0 lead on Wednesday. It was the 11th consecutive series win for India. With that, India equalled Pakistan’s record of winning the 11th consecutive ODI series against Zimbabwe. Follow India vs West Indies Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The last time West Indies won an ODI series against India was back 2006 when India lost the five-match series 1-4 in their own backyard. But with the departure of West Indies stalwarts like Brian Laran, Shivnarayan Chandrapaul, Marlon Samuels, Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy amongst many others, they found it difficult.
IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG RECORD on full-time captaincy debut in ODI, seals 11th consecutive ODI series win vs West Indies
Pakistan are the other team to have such a record. Pakistan have won 11 consecutive ODI series against Zimbabwe, stretching back to 1996.
Most consecutive bilateral ODI series wins
11 – Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (1996-21)
11 – India vs West Indies (2007-22)
9 – Pakistan vs West Indies (1999-17)
9- South Africa vs Zimbabwe (1995-18)
9 – India vs Sri Lanka (2007-21)
IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG RECORD on full-time captaincy debut in ODI, seals 11th consecutive ODI series win vs West Indies
India vs West Indies ODI records:
- Matches: 135
- India won: 66
- West Indies won: 63
- Tied: 2
- NR: 4
IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG RECORD on full-time captaincy debut in ODI, seals 11th consecutive ODI series win vs West Indies
As for the 2nd ODI, it was yet another dominant performance by Rohit Sharma & Co. Even though the toss didn’t go India’s way as the hosts were sent to bat first. India did struggle initially losing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant cheaply with the score reading 43/3 in 12 overs.
But Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul stitched together a 91-run stand for the fourth wicket to steady the ship. Although KL Rahul missed out on a well-deserved half-century with after run-out on 49, Suryakumar scored his career-best 64 in ODIs. Thanks to their efforts, India posted 237/9 in 50 overs.
IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG RECORD on full-time captaincy debut in ODI, seals 11th consecutive ODI series win vs West Indies
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4⃣ Wickets@prasidh43 put on a fantastic show with the ball & played a key role in #TeamIndia‘s win over West Indies in the 2nd @Paytm #INDvWI ODI. 👌 👌Watch his four-wicket haul 🎥 🔽
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2022
“Surya had to take his time and understand what the team wants from him. KL also batted superbly as he is consistently up and down in the order. I have been asked to try something different. We wanted to try it one game. Shikhar should be back for the next game,” said Rohit Sharma said after the match.
With the ball, India were top-notch. Prasidh Krishna was the wrecker in chief with a 4/12 in 9 overs while Shardul Thakur bagged two. Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar all bagged a wicket each to bowl out West Indies for 193 and secure a 44-run win.
“I have never seen a spell like that in India for a long time now. Prasidh bowled with a lot of pace and kept it going. The others complimented him,” Rohit Sharma said at the post-match presentation after 2nd ODI.
IND vs WI ODI Series: Rohit Sharma creates BIG RECORD on full-time captaincy debut in ODI, seals 11th consecutive ODI series win vs West Indies
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