Indian Cricket Team Updates

127  Number of stumpings effected by MS Dhoni in all international cricket. He now shares the record for most stumpings in international cricket with Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara.  (Also Read:  Report: India vs West Indies – WT20 2014  ) 103.03  Chris Gayle’s strike-rate in the match – his second worst while facing 25 or more balls in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals. Interestingly, his worst (78.57) also came against India when he scored 22 off 28 balls at Lord’s in 2009. 16  Number of dot balls bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the match – most by any bowler in a three-over spell in Twenty20 Internationals. He now shares the record with Ireland’s Alex Cusack and South Africa’s Dale Steyn. 2  Number of batsmen who scored 50s in the Indian innings – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. This provided only the third instance of two Indian batsmen scoring 50s together in the same innings in a T20I. 1  Amit Mishra became the first Indian to win Man o...

The opposition was different but the script remained similar for India as they cantered to their second victory in the 2014 ICC World T20. After the spinners restricted West Indies to 130 runs, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took India to a seven-wicket win at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Unbeaten on 62, Rohit anchored the innings to attain the target with two balls to spare.    (Also Read:  Stats Highlights: India vs West Indies – WT20 2014  ) Once again, MS Dhoni opted to field first, and his spin attack once again responded by keeping the defending champions to a modest total, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar posed questions early on. The wiry pacer bowled a superb initial spell of 3-0-3-0.  After surviving a chance while on the zero, Chris Gayle unleashed himself on Shami. He pulled the pacer over mid-wicket for six and then sent him racing for four in the same area. While Dwayne Smith struggled, the big-hitting opener kept the scoreboard moving. He als...