Stats highlights from the West Indies-UAE match in Napier
S Rajesh15-Mar-20152 The number of 50-plus scores by West Indies’ top four batsmen, before today. Chris Gayle’s 215 and Marlon Samuels’ unbeaten 133, in the same game against Zimbabwe, were the only innings. Johnson Charles and Jonathan Carter doubled that number today. In contrast, there have been six 50-plus scores from their batsmen batting at No. 5 or lower.50* Carter’s score, his maiden half-century in ODIs, in his eighth innings.107 The partnership between Amjad Javed and Nasir Aziz, which equals the highest for the seventh wicket in World Cup history. Javed had also added 107 with Shaiman Anwar when UAE played Ireland earlier in this tournament. Those are the only two instances of century stands for the seventh wicket in World Cup history.3 The number of instances of teams putting together a century partnership for the seventh wicket after being six down for less than 50, in all ODIs. The partnership of 107 between Javed and Aziz is the highest among the three.3 The number of times a No. 8 batsman has scored more than 60, which was Aziz’s score, in World Cup history. The only batsmen to achieve this are Heath Streak (72* v New Zealand in 2003), Abdul Razzaq (62 v New Zealand in 2011), and Deryck Murray (61* v Pakistan in 1975).2 The number of times West Indies have had the opposition five down for less than 30 in this tournament – they also had Pakistan at 25 for 5 in Christchurch. No other team has achieved this feat in this World Cup so far. The last time West Indies were in this situation before this World Cup was in December 2012, against Bangladesh.4 Wickets for Jason Holder, the third time he has taken four in an ODI. His figures of 4 for 27 are his second-best in ODIs: against Pakistan in Providence in 2013, he took 4 for 13 from 10 overs. These are also the best figures for West Indies in this tournament.6 The number of batsmen bowled in the UAE innings, only the fifth instance of six or more batsmen being bowled in an innings in a World Cup game. The last such instance was in the 1979 final, when six England batsmen were bowled.1 The number of times two of the last five batsmen (No. 7 and lower) have scored fifties in an ODI for one of the non-Test teams. The two fifties by Amjad and Aziz was the first such instance.3 The number of ducks for Krishna Chandran in this tournament, the most by any batsman. With the ball, Chandran has figures of 1 for 177 from 25 overs in this World Cup.
