While India outclassed the hosts West Indies in the three-match ODI series opener, the left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja dominated with the balls. The left-arm chinaman Kuldeep recorded India’s best ODI bowling figures in the West Indies.
On Thursday (27 July), India chose to field first after winning the toss. After the Indian pacers provided a controlled start, Ravindra Jadeja first destroyed the Caribbean batting line-up with his three wickets, and then Kuldeep Yadav finished the home team with his four-fer. Their bowling destroyed the West Indies team, as the hosts were bundled out for only 114 runs in 23 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav was the hero of the match
Kuldeep ended the game with outstanding bowling figures of 3-2-6-4. It is the new record in Indian ODI history for the best bowling figures in the West Indies.
In reply, India chased down the target in 22.5 overs after losing five wickets. Opener Ishan Kishan had a powerful knock of 52 runs off 46 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.
Crucial Stats of Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling figures of 3-2-6-4 against West Indies during the 2023 Bridgetown ODI (all the stats are updated till 27 July 2023)
(Records as the Indian bowler)
Kuldeep Yadav recorded the best ODI bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the West Indies. The previous record was 6-1-8-4 by the right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar against Sri Lanka at Port of Spain on 9 July 2013. However, the previous best ODI bowling figures for India against the hosts West Indies were 4-0-17-4 by the leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal at Port of Spain on 27 July 2022.
Kuldeep Yadav clinched the second-best ODI bowling figures by an Indian left-arm spinner against West Indies. The record is 10-2-36-5 by Ravindra Jadeja at The Oval on 11 June 2013.
Kuldeep Yadav managed the third-best away bowling figures by an Indian left-arm spinner in ODI cricket history. The top two records are 10-0-25-6 by Kuldeep Yadav (vs England at Nottingham on 12 July 2018) and 6.5-1-15-5 by Ravi Shastri (vs Australia at Perth on 8 December 1991).
Kuldeep Yadav recorded the fourth-best ODI bowling figures by an Indian spinner against the West Indies.
Also, he claimed the fourth-best ODI bowling figures by an Indian bowler against West Indies outside India.
He also managed the fifth-best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against West Indies in ODI history.
He also secured the eighth-best away bowling figures record as an Indian spinner in ODI history.
(Other records as the left-arm bowler vs West Indies)
Yadav also set the third-best ODI bowling figures by a left-arm spinner against the hosts West Indies. The top two records in this list are 10-2-28-5 by the Bangladesh bowler Taijul Islam (at Providence on 16 July 2022) and 10-0-58-5 by the Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya (at Port of Spain on 6 June 1997).
Yadav also claimed the fifth-best ODI bowling figures by a left-arm bowler against the hosts West Indies.
Yadav also recorded the seventh-best ODI bowling figures by a left-arm spinner against the West Indies team.
(Other record as the spinner vs West Indies)
Kuldeep also recorded the seventh-best ODI bowling figures by a spinner against the hosts West Indies.
