John Campbell hammers 65-ball ODI ton against India: Key stats
What's the story
After scoring 62 in the series opener, West Indies opener John Campbell smashed a fine century against India at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. After Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field in the 2nd ODI, Campbell showed his incredible counter-attack. He added 110 runs with skipper Shai Hope after Keacy Carty departed early. This was Campbell's second ODI ton.
Knock
Flying start from Campbell
Unlike the first ODI, Campbell found boundaries consistently in the initial overs.
While Carty departed, Campbell smashed 3 fours and a six in the seventh over bowled by Prasidh Krishna.
The Windies opener brought up his half-century off just 29 balls in the next over.
With his flying start, WI were 96/1 by 10 overs. Campbell was batting on 69 (39) at that time.
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Campbell departs for 101
Campbell raised his bat for the ton in the 18th over. He reached the three-figure mark off just 65 balls. In the very next over, Gurnoor Brar dismissed Campbell for 101 off 68 balls (9 fours and 5 sixes).
Landmarks
Fastest ODI ton for WI against India
As mentioned, Campbell reached his second century in the format.
According to Cricbuzz, this is now 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).
Numbers
A look at his numbers
Campbell's maiden ODI ton came in 2019. It took him 2,705 balls to score his next. He scored a fine 62 in the series opener.
Overall, the WI batter now has 522 runs from 16 ODIs (14 innings) at an average of 40.15. His strike rate in the format is over 100 (108.97).
Notably, two of Campbell's 50-plus scores reached three figures.