WI vs SL Stats Preview 1st T20I

WI vs SL Stats : West Indies will take on Sri Lanka in the first of three T20I matches in Antigua on Thursday, 4 March. West Indies is one of the top sides in this format and they will look to kick off this series with a win. The return of Chris Gayle has boosted their batting line up and the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Akeal Hossein are in fine form as they did well in domestic tournament and will look to continue their good run. On the other hand, Sri Lanka who have struggled in this format for a long time will look for a fresh start and some of their players did well in Lanka Premier League and they need to replicate that performance in this series as well. This is an important series for both the teams as T20 World Cup 2021 is just six months away and players will look to cement their places for that mega event.

Read : Ashwin vs Harbhajan Singh in Tests : In Numbers 

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Statistical Preview of the First T20I : A list of all the major stats and records ahead of the First T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka in Antigua –

5 – West Indies have won 5 out of 11 T20I matches against Sri Lanka.

WI vs SL in T20I format :
Matches – 11
WI won – 5
SL won – 6

7 – Sri Lanka have lost each of their last 7 T20I matches. Three of the losses came against Australia and two against India and West Indies each. Their last T20I win came against Pakistan in October 2019.

14.14 – Kieron Pollard averages only 14.14 with bat against Sri Lanka in T20I format. He has 99 runs at this average in 8 innings.

66 – Evin Lewis needs 66 more runs to complete 1000 runs in T20I cricket. He will become sixth West Indies batsman to achieve this milestone.

193 – Andre Fletcher has scored 193 runs at an average of 48.25 in 5 T20I innings with 2 fifties against Sri Lanka.

300 – Kieron Pollard is just 7 wickets away from completing 300 wickets in T20 Cricket.

512 – All rounder Dwayne Bravo has taken 512 wickets in T20 cricket – the only bowler to take more than 500 wickets in this format.

1008 – Opener Chris Gayle has hit record 1008 sixes in T20 cricket – the most by any batsman and he also has more than 13000 runs to his name in this format.

2012 – If Fidel Edwards plays it will be his first international match for West Indies since November 2012.

Read : ICC Player of The Month for February – Complete List of Nominees