India and West Indies will face each other in the T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. The match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata and it is a do or die match for Team India. To reach the semi-finals, the Indian team will have to win at any cost. In such a situation, the statistics of T20 matches played so far between the two teams make this match more interesting.
Most runs: Rohit leads
Rohit Sharma holds the record of scoring most runs in India-West Indies T20 matches. He has scored 693 runs in 22 matches. His strike rate has been 142.88. Rohit has one century and five half-centuries in his name. The special thing is that Rohit (39) has hit the maximum number of sixes, that is, no Caribbean batsman has hit more sixes than him in this format. Nicholas Pooran of West Indies is at second place. He has scored 592 runs in 20 matches, which includes five half-centuries. Virat Kohli is in third place. Kohli has scored 570 runs in 14 matches and his strike rate has been more than 150. Current T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is at number four. He has scored 408 runs in 12 matches and his strike rate is 164.51. At fifth place is Rishabh Pant, who has 397 runs in his name.
Most runs in India-West Indies T20 (Top-5)
Player Match Run Strike Rate 100 50
Rohit Sharma 22 693 142.88 1 5
Nicholas Pooran 20 592 135.15 0 5
Virat Kohli 14 570 150.79 0 6
Suryakumar Yadav 12 408 164.51 0 3
Rishabh Pant 16 397 141.28 0 3
Kuldeep’s dominance in wickets
Talking about bowling, India’s Kuldeep Yadav tops the list. He has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches and his average is 13.41. Arshdeep Singh is at second place, who has 14 wickets in his name. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13 wickets) is in third place. Obed McCoy of West Indies is in fourth place with 12 wickets. At number five is Yuzvendra Chahal, who has taken 11 wickets.
Most wickets in India-West Indies T20 (Top-5)
player match wicket average economy
Kuldeep Yadav 9 17 13.41 6.33
Arshdeep Singh 10 14 19.21 7.87
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 18 13 35.15 7.25
Obed McCoy 9 12 24.25 9.38
Yuzvendra Chahal 10 11 29.81 8.86
Indians ahead in sixes also
When it comes to sixes, Rohit Sharma leads with 39 sixes. Nicholas Pooran (35) is in second place. That is, the dominance of Indian batsmen is clearly visible in making sixes rain in India-West Indies T20 matches.
Most sixes in India-West Indies T20 (Top-5)
player match sixes
Rohit Sharma 22 39
nicholas puran 20 35
evin lewis 9 28
Kieron Pollard 17 27
Shimron Hetmyer 19 26
What does history say?
The statistics clearly show that India’s batsmen and bowlers have been superior to the Caribbean team in both departments. However, in the T20 format, the outcome of a match can often change by one over or one innings. The pitch at Eden Gardens is generally favorable for the batsmen, so a high-scoring match can be seen. For India, this match is not only about prestige but also about getting a ticket to the semi-finals. In such a situation, Team India will enter the field relying on its experienced players and strong statistics.
India-West Indies Head to Head
Both the teams have come face to face in 30 matches in T20 so far. Team India has won 19 matches, while West Indies has won 10 matches. One match remained inconclusive. At the same time, India and West Indies have faced each other four times in the T20 World Cup. Windies have the upper hand in this. West Indies have won three matches, while India has won only one match. Team India’s only win over West Indies was in Mirpur during the 2014 T20 World Cup. Then the Indian team defeated West Indies by seven wickets. Apart from this, India had lost to West Indies in the 2009 T20 World Cup at Lord’s, in the 2010 T20 World Cup at Bridgetown and in the 2016 T20 World Cup at Wankhede.
Both teams clashed four times in Eden Gardens
India and West Indies have come face to face four times at Eden Gardens and Team India has won all four matches. The last match between the two teams was played here in the year 2022. In 2022, both the teams clashed thrice and Team India won all three matches. Whereas, before that in 2018, India and West Indies had faced each other at Eden Gardens and India had won the match by five wickets.
