India beat West Indies, record 2nd-highest successful chase in ODIs
What's the story
India achieved historic feat by successfully chasing down a target of 406 runs against the West Indies. The match, played at ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, saw Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma lead the charge with their stellar performances. Gill scored an unbeaten 223 off just 133 balls while Rohit contributed with a vintage knock of 101 off just 75 balls. India won the contest by 8 wickets and sealed the series.
Record-breaking chase
India's highest ODI run-chase
The match marked India's highest successful men's ODI run-chase and the second-highest in 50-over cricket history.
The previous record was set by South Africa when they chased down 438 runs against Australia in 2006.
Highest successful chases in ODIs
435 South Africa vs Australia Joburg 2006
406 India vs WI Guwahati 2026
375 Nethelands vs WI Harare 2023 (Super Over win)
WI
Summary of WI's innings
West Indies rode on two massive stands to deflate the hosts.
Campbell and Hope put on 110 runs for the 2nd wicket before the former lost his wicket in the 19th over.
Jangoo joined Hope next and they added a mammoth 182-run stand off 131 balls.
Roston Chase's 29*-run knock also played a role in helping WI shine.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav (2/65) was the best performer.
Scores
3rd side with 400-plus score against India
West Indies have joined South Africa and Sri Lanka to post 400-plus totals against India, as per Cricbuzz.
Notably, all three 400-plus scores India have conceded are on home soil.
Highest ODI totals vs India
438/4 South Africa, Wankhede 2015
411/8 Sri Lanka Rajkot 2009 405/7 West Indies, Guwahati 2026
389/4 Australia Sydney 2020 387/3 England, Lord's 2026
Campbell
John Campbell hammers 65-ball ODI ton against India
After scoring 62 in the series opener, West Indies opener Campbell smashed a knock of 101.
Gurnoor Brar dismissed Campbell for 101 off 68 balls (9 fours and 5 sixes).
Campbell's maiden ODI ton came in 2019. It took him 2,705 balls to score his next.
Overall, the WI batter now has 522 runs from 16 ODIs (14 innings) at 40.15. His strike rate in the format is over 100 (108.97). Notably, two of Campbell's 50-plus scores reached three figures.
Record
Fastest ODI ton for WI against India
According to Cricbuzz, Campbell recorded the fastest ODI ton for West Indies against India (by balls).
The previous fastest was by Ricardo Powell (72 balls in Singapore, 1999).
Overall, Campbell recorded the fifth-fastest century for the Windies (by balls) in ODIs.
Brian Lara tops this list (45 balls vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1999).
Hope
Shai Hope becomes second WI batter with 20 ODI tons
Hope scored a 94-ball 104 (8 fours and 3 sixes).
Hope also recorded his 20th ODI century. He also owns 32 half-centuries.
According to Cricinfo, Chris Gayle is the only other West Indies batter with over 20 or more ODI tons.
He tops the list with 25 centuries. Meanwhile, Hope broke a tie with the legendary Lara, who concluded his stellar career with 19 tons.
Numbers
Over 6,400 runs, 500 fours
Hope raced to his fourth ODI century against India, now the joint-most for WI in this regard, with Gayle.
Including five half-centuries, Hope has racked up 1,104 runs from 28 ODIs at an average of 48 against India.
Overall, Hope now has 6,428 runs from 157 ODIs at an average of 50.21 (50s: 32).
He also completed 505 ODI fours during his knock.
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Record partnership for WI
Hope and Jangoo added 182 (131), West Indies' fifth-highest partnership for any wicket against India in ODIs. This also marked WI's highest stand for the third wicket against India in the format.
Jangoo
WI's Amir Jangoo slams his second ODI ton
Jangoo scored a commendable 114 off 77 balls (13 fours and 3 sixes).
Jangoo clocked his second successive 50-plus score in ODIs.
He smashed an unbeaten 58 in the first ODI.
Overall, Jangoo now has four 50-plus scores in ODIs, including two tons.
In 11 ODIs (9 innings), the Windies batter now has 400 runs at a remarkable average of 57.14. Notably, Jangoo has a strike rate of 143.33 against India in ODIs.
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Second-fastest ODI ton for WI against India
According to Cricbuzz, Jangoo now has the second-fastest ODI ton for West Indies against India (by balls). He is only behind Campbell, who scored a 65-ball century in the same innings.
Kuldeep
Kuldeep Yadav becomes fastest Indian spinner to 200 ODI wickets
Kuldeep (2/65) achieved his 200th ODI wicket in just 123 matches, making him the second-fastest Indian to reach this milestone.
Having surpassed Ajit Agarkar (133 matches), the spinner is only behind Mohammed Shami (103 matches).
Kuldeep also surpassed the legendary Anil Kumble as the fastest Indian to this mark.
The latter attained the feat in 147 matches.
Career
Third-fastest spinner with this feat (by balls)
In terms of balls bowled, Kuldeep is the third-fastest spinner to reach 200 ODI wickets.
He achieved this milestone in 6,319 balls. Pakistan's legendary Saqlain Mushtaq reached the mark in just 5,451 balls while Afghanistan's Rashid Khan did it in 5,782 balls.
Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 6,385 balls to complete his double-century of ODI wickets.
Scalps
A look at his ODI career
Kuldeep, who made his ODI debut in 2017, now has exactly 200 wickets from 120 innings at an average of 26.76.
He has registered 10 four-wicket hauls, the last of which came in the West Indies series opener.
His tally also includes 2 fifers and an impressive 6/25.
Against WI, Kuldeep now owns 39 wickets from 21 ODIs at an average of 20.89. He has taken nine wickets in six ODIs at 36.55 this year.
Chase
How did India's chase pan out?
Chasing a mammoth target of 406, Rohit and Gill handed India a bright start, adding an epic 255-run stand.
Rohit looked solid and also smashed Keemo Paul for three successive sixes in the 10th over.
Meanwhile, Gill too picked up pace and completed a 62-ball hundred.
Rohit was dismissed right after his century. He scored a 75-ball 101 (4s: 10, 6s: 6).
Gill made sure he stayed until the end and was unbeaten on 223. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 31* whereas Virat Kohli managed 25.
Rohit
Rohit joins Sachin and Kohli in illustrious 12,000-run club
During his stay, Rohit reached the milestone of 12,000 runs (now 12,028) in his 290th ODI (282 innings).
He recorded his 35th century in ODIs (50s: 62).
As many as 378 sixes have come from Rohit's blade.
Rohit joined Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli in terms of 12,000-plus runs for India in ODIs.
Sachin ended his career with 18,426 runs whereas Kohli owns 15,080 runs.
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7th batter overall to attain the milestone in ODIs
In 39 ODIs against the Windies, Rohit has piled up 1,746 runs at an average of 58.2. In addition to 4 tons, he owns 12 fifties against West Indies. Notably, he has smoked a whopping 44 sixes against them.
Duo
2nd-highest opening stand for India in ODIs
Rohit and Gill posted India's 2nd-highest opening stand in ODIs.
Highest opening partnership for India in ODIs
258 Sachin Tendulkar - Sourav Ganguly vs Kenya, Paarl
2001 255 Rohit Sharma - Shubman Gill, Guwahati 2026
252 Sachin Tendulkar - Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka, Colombo RPS 1998
231 Shikhar Dhawan - Ajinkya Rahane vs SL Cuttack 2014
100
2nd-fastest ODI hundred for Rohit (by balls)
As per Cricbuzz, Rohit recorded his 2nd-fastest ODI hundred by balls.
He took 72 balls for his century against the Windies.
Fastest ODI 100s for Rohit (by balls)
63 vs Afghanistan, Delhi 2023 72 vs WI, Guwahati 2026
76 vs England, Cuttack 2025
82 vs England, Nottingham 2018
83 vs New Zealand, Indore 2023
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40th fifty-plus score for Rohit in home ODIs
In 105 home ODI matches, Rohit raced to a whopping 5,350 runs at an average of 55.72. He has hit 15 tons and 25 fifties, taking his tally to an overall 40 fifty-plus scores.
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Highest partnership for India against the Windies
Rohit and Gill recorded the highest partnership for any wicket for India vs West Indies in ODIs. Notably, the previous best record was 246 runs between Rohit and Kohli at the same venue in 2018.
Gill
Shubman Gill slams his 2nd double-century in ODI cricket
Indian skipper Gill slammed a solid double-hundred.
Gill completed his century off just 62 balls in the 21st over. He then completed a 117-ball 200.
Highest individual scores in ODIs
Gill recorded his 11th hundred in ODIs (50s: 20). During the course of knock, Gill also surpassed the 3,500-run mark. He owns 3,712 runs at 65.12.
As per Cricinfo, Gill clocked his 2nd ODI ton against West Indies (50s: 3) and averages 110.66.
Meanwhile, 8 of Gill's 11 ODI tons have come at home (50s: 11). Gill also surpassed 2,000 home ODI runs (now 2,201).
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3 successive ODI hundreds in India
Gill clocked his 3rd successive ODI hundred on home soil. As per Cricbuzz, Gill joined AB de Villiers and Kohli to hit three-plus successive ODI hundreds in India. De Villiers hit four in 2010-11 whereas Kohli also hit 4 in 2017-18.
11 ODI hundreds
3rd-fastest to 11 ODI tons
Gill is now the third-fastest to 11 ODI hundreds in terms of innings taken (68).
Fewest innings to 11 ODI 100s
64 Hashim Amla
65 Quinton de Kock
68 Shubman Gill
71 Babar Azam
Meanwhile, the previous best record by an Indian batter was held by Kohli, who took 82 innings.
Double hundred
Joint fourth-fastest century for India (by balls)
Gill also recorded the joint fourth-fastest ODI century for India (by balls).
Fastest ODI 100s for India (by balls)
52 Virat Kohli vs Australia, Jaipur 2013
60 Virender Sehwag vs New Zealand, Hamilton 2009
61 Virat Kohli Kohli vs Australia, Nagpur 2013
62 KL Rahul vs Netherlands, Bengaluru 2023
62 Shubman Gill vs West Indies, Guwahati 2026
Fastest double-hundred
Fastest double-hundred in ODIs
Gill also slammed the fastest ODI double-hundred (by balls).
He broke Ishan Kishan's record (126 balls).
Fastest ODI 200s (by balls)
117 S Gill vs WI, Guwahati 2026
126 Ishan Kishan vs Bangladesh, Chattogram 2022
128 Glenn Maxwell vs Afghanistan, Wankhede 2023
136 Pathum Nissanka vs Afghanistan, Pallekele 2024
138 Chris Gayle vs Zimbabwe, Canberra 2015
Individual 200s
3rd-highest individual score in ODIs
Gill now owns the 3rd-highest score in ODIs. He is also the 2nd-fastest Indian after Rohit.
Highest individual scores in ODIs
264 Rohit Sharma vs SL, Kolkata 2014
237* Martin Guptill vs WI, Wellington 2015
223* S Gill vs WI, Guwahati 2026
219 Virender Sehwag vs WI, Indore 2011
Records
Key records made in the contest
Meanwhile, the Windies recorded the 3rd-highest ODI total in a losing cause.
Highest ODI totals in a losing cause
434/4 Australia vs SA, Joburg 2006
411/8 SL vs India, Rajkot 2009
405/7 WI vs India, Guwahati 2026
Meanwhile, this is the third-highest aggregate in an ODI.
Highest match aggregate in an ODI
872 Aus (434) vs SA (438) Joburg 2006
825 Ind (414) vs SL (411) Rajkot 2009
811 WI (405) vs Ind (406) Guwahati 2026
Other records
More records from the contest
As per Cricbuzz, the score of 223* by Gill is the highest ever in a run chase in all List A cricket surpassing Soumya Sarkar's unbeaten 208 in Dhaka Premier League in 2019.
India have now defeated the Windies in 14 consecutive bilateral ODI series wins.
Since 2022, Gill has won the Man of the Match awards in ODIs (10).
Gill joined Australia's Travis Head in terms of scoring List A 200s batting 1st & in chases.