India Vs West Indies – First T20I at Kolkata on 16 Feb 2022
India capped Ravi Bishnoi for this game. He became the 95th cricketer to represent India in T20Is. He also became the 23rd cricketer to represent India in T20Is on home soil
India capped Ravi Bishnoi for this game. He became the ninth Indian cricketer to make his debut for India in T20Is against West Indies. He also became the third Indian cricketer to make his debut for India in T20Is against West Indies on home soil
India won the toss and chose to field in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of India doing so in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of India doing so in T20Is on home soil
India won the toss and chose to field in this game to provide the ninth occasion of India doing so in T20Is against West Indies. It also provides the third occasion of India doing so in T20Is on home soil against West Indies.
West Indies lost the toss and was asked to bat first in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of West Indies being inserted by the opposition in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of West Indies being inserted by the opposition on away soil in T20Is
N Pooran scored 61 in this game to provide the 92nd occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India
N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his sixth fifty in T20Is. He became the seventh West Indies batsman to score six or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – CH Gayle {16}, E Lewis {12}, MN Samuels {10}, LMP Simmons {09}, ADS Fletcher {06} and KA Pollard {06}
N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his second fifty against India. Prior to this he had scored 53 not out against India at Chennai on 11.11.18. He became the fifth West Indies batsman to score fifties on two occasions against India.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Charles | 52 | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| J Charles | 79 | 1 | Ind | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 | |
| 2 | E Lewis | 100 | 1 | Ind | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| E Lewis | 125* | 2 | Ind | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 | |
| 3 | KA Pollard | 58 | 1 | Ind | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
| KA Pollard | 68 | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 | |
| 4 | N Pooran | 53* | 1 | Ind | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 | |
| 5 | LMP Simmons | 82* | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| LMP Simmons | 67* | 2 | Ind | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
N Pooran scored 61 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India
N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his third fifty as wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. He now holds the record for most fifties by a West Indies wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. He went past SD Hope who had scored fifties on two occasions while keeping the wickets for West Indies.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Pooran | 64 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | N Pooran | 62* | 2 | Pak | Providence | 31 Jul 2021 |
| 3 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 1 | SD Hope | 55 | 2 | Ban | Sylhet | 17 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | SD Hope | 52 | 2 | Afg | Lucknow | 17 Nov 2019 |
N Pooran’s 61 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 38th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain against India in T20Is
N Pooran’s 61 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of his fifty going in vain in T20Is. He now holds the record for most fifties in a losing cause by a West Indies batsman. CH Gayle and KA Pollard have witnessed their four fifties going in vain
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Pooran | 53* | 1 | Ind | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 2 | N Pooran | 58 | 1 | Eng | Gros Islet | 05 Mar 2019 |
| 3 | N Pooran | 62* | 2 | Pak | Providence | 31 Jul 2021 |
| 4 | N Pooran | 64 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 5 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 61 | 1 | Eng | The Oval | 29 Jun 2007 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 117 | 1 | RSA | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 63* | 2 | Srl | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 54 | 1 | Aus | Col-RPS | 22 Sep 2012 |
| 1 | KA Pollard | 54* | 1 | Aus | Gros Islet | 27 Mar 2012 |
| 2 | KA Pollard | 58 | 1 | Ind | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
| 3 | KA Pollard | 68 | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 4 | KA Pollard | 75* | 1 | NZl | Auckland | 27 Nov 2020 |
N Pooran and KA Pollard share the record for most fifties by West Indies batsman going in vain against India. Both batsmen have witnessed two of their fifties in a losing cause against India.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Pooran | 53* | 1 | Ind | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 2 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 1 | KA Pollard | 58 | 1 | Ind | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
| 2 | KA Pollard | 68 | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
N Pooran’s 61 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain against India in T20Is
N Pooran has scored three fifties while donning the gloves for West Indies. All his three fifties have gone in vain. His three fifties are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Pooran | 64 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | N Pooran | 62* | 2 | Pak | Providence | 31 Jul 2021 |
| 3 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
Ravi Bishnoi was awarded the Man of the Match for his bowling performance. He captured two wickets conceding 17 runs in this game. He became the ninth Indian cricketer to bag the Man of the Match Award on T20I debut. The following table lists all these nine cricketers
| No | Player | Span | Mat | MoM |
| 1 | KD Karthik | 2006-2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | PP Ojha | 2009-2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | S Badrinath | 2011-2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | AR Patel | 2015-2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | BB Sran | 2016-2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | NA Saini | 2019-2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ishan Kishan | 2021-2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | HV Patel | 2021-2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ravi Bishnoi | 2022-2022 | 1 | 1 |
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 64 runs partnership in this game to provide the 37th occasion of Indian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket against West Indies in T20Is.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | I | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AM Rahane,RG Sharma | 1 | 62 | 1 | Mumbai | 31.03.16 |
| 2 | S Dhawan,V Kohli | 1 | 64 | 1 | Kingston | 09.07.17 |
| 3 | S Dhawan,RG Sharma | 1 | 123 | 1 | Lucknow | 06.11.18 |
| 4 | S Dhawan,RG Sharma | 1 | 67 | 1 | Lauderhill | 04.08.19 |
| 5 | KL Rahul,RG Sharma | 1 | 135 | 1 | Mumbai | 11.12.19 |
| 6 | I Kishan,RG Sharma | 1 | 64 | 2 | Kolkata | 16.02.22 |
It is interesting to note that RG Sharma is one of the partners on five occasions.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | I | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Rahane, RG Sharma | 1 | 62 | 1 | Mumbai | 31.03.16 |
| 2 | S Dhawan,RG Sharma | 1 | 123 | 1 | Lucknow | 06.11.18 |
| 3 | S Dhawan,RG Sharma | 1 | 67 | 1 | Lauderhill | 04.08.19 |
| 4 | KL Rahul,RG Sharma | 1 | 135 | 1 | Mumbai | 11.12.19 |
| 5 | I Kishan,RG Sharma | 1 | 64 | 2 | Kolkata | 16.02.22 |
India won this game by six wickets to provide its 96th win in T20Is and also its eleventh win against West Indies. All the eleven such occasions are listed below.
| No | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 16 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Trinidad | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 2 | 07 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Mirpur | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | 05 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Kolkata | 04 Nov 2018 |
| 4 | 71 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | 06 wkts | lost | 2nd | Win | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 6 | 04 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Lauderhill | 03 Aug 2019 |
| 7 | 22 runs | won | 1st | Win | Lauderhill | 04 Aug 2019 |
| 8 | 07 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
| 9 | 06 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 10 | 67 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 11 | 06 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
India won this game by six wickets to provide its sixth win in T20Is against West Indies after inserting West Indies. All the six such occasions are listed below.
| No | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 07 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Mirpur | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | 05 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Kolkata | 04 Nov 2018 |
| 3 | 04 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Lauderhill | 03 Aug 2019 |
| 4 | 07 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
| 5 | 06 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 6 | 06 wkts | won | 2nd | Win | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
RG Sharma’s T20I run aggregate against West Indies read 559 at the end of this game. He now holds the record for most T20I runs against West Indies. He went past Babar Azam of Pakistan who has an aggregate of 540 runs against West Indies.
RG Sharma {559}, Babar Azam {540} and V Kohli {518} are the three batsmen who have an aggregate of 500 plus runs against West Indies in T20Is
RG Sharma (298}, V Kohli {289}, Babar Azam {251} and C Munro {250} are the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 250 plus runs against West Indies on home soil
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS |
| 1 | RG Sharma | Ind | 8 | 8 | 1 | 298 | 111* |
| 2 | V Kohli | Ind | 5 | 5 | 3 | 289 | 094* |
| 3 | Babar Azam | Pak | 6 | 6 | 1 | 251 | 097* |
| 4 | C Munro | NZl | 5 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 104 |
RG Sharma’s 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 298 runs against West Indies at home. He now holds the record for most runs against West Indies on home soil. He went past V Kohli’s aggregate of 289 runs.
RG Sharma’s three boundary sixes in his knock of 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 18 boundary sixes against West Indies on home soil. He now holds the record for most boundary sixes by a batsman against West Indies on home soil. He went past C Munro of New Zealand who has scored 17 boundary sixes against West Indies on home soil. The following four batsmen have scored ten or more boundary sixes against West Indies on home soil
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | 6s |
| 1 | RG Sharma | Ind | 8 | 8 | 1 | 298 | 111* | 18 |
| 2 | C Munro | NZl | 5 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 104 | 17 |
| 3 | GD Phillips | NZl | 6 | 5 | 1 | 203 | 108 | 15 |
| 4 | V Kohli | Ind | 5 | 5 | 3 | 289 | 094* | 14 |
The following table lists the eight batsmen who have scored 250 plus boundary fours in T20Is. V Kohli {291} and RG Sharma {288} occupy the second and third place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20Is.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | 4s |
| 1 | PR Stirling | Ire | 097 | 096 | 08 | 2660 | 115* | 305 |
| 2 | V Kohli | Ind | 096 | 088 | 25 | 3244 | 094* | 291 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 120 | 112 | 15 | 3237 | 118 | 288 |
| 4 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 112 | 108 | 07 | 3299 | 105 | 287 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | Pak | 073 | 068 | 10 | 2620 | 122 | 272 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | Aus | 086 | 086 | 10 | 2676 | 172 | 267 |
| 7 | Mohd Hafeez | Pak | 119 | 108 | 13 | 2514 | 099* | 251 |
| 8 | DA Warner | Aus | 088 | 088 | 10 | 2554 | 100* | 250 |
West Indies scored 157 for 7 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of West Indies posting a total of 150 plus runs against India in T20Is. India posted a total of 162 for 4 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of India posting a total of 150 plus runs against West Indies in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Win | 245/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 2 | Win | 207/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 3 | Win | 196/3 | 19.4 | 2 | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 4 | Win | 194/1 | 18.3 | 2 | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 |
| 5 | Win | 181/3 | 20.0 | 1 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 6 | Win | 173/2 | 18.3 | 2 | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 7 | Win | 173/8 | 20.0 | 2 | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 8 | Win | 169/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 9 | Win | 157/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 10 | Win | 156/3 | 18.4 | 2 | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Ind | 244/4 | 20.0 | 2 | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 2 | Ind | 240/3 | 20.0 | 1 | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 3 | Ind | 209/4 | 18.4 | 2 | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 4 | Ind | 195/2 | 20.0 | 1 | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | Ind | 192/2 | 20.0 | 1 | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 6 | Ind | 190/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 |
| 7 | Ind | 182/4 | 20.0 | 2 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 8 | Ind | 170/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 9 | Ind | 167/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Lauderhill | 04 Aug 2019 |
| 10 | Ind | 162/4 | 18.5 | 2 | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 11 | Ind | 159/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Trinidad | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 12 | Ind | 155/9 | 20.0 | 2 | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 13 | Ind | 153/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| 14 | Ind | 150/3 | 19.1 | 2 | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
RG Sharma’s 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1218 T20I runs on home soil. He became the third batsman in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to score 1200 plus runs on home soil. Others are – MG Guptill {1933} and V Kohli {1368}
RG Sharma’s 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1218 T20I runs on home soil. He became the second batsman in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to score 1200 plus runs on home soil after V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 1368 T20I runs on home soil.
RG Sharma’s 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 3237 T20I runs. He became the third batsman in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to score 3200 plus runs. Others are – MG Guptill {3299} and V Kohli {3244}
RG Sharma’s 40 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1218 T20I runs on home soil. He became the second batsman in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to score 3200 plus runs after V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 3244 T20I runs.
RG Sharma was making his 120th appearance in Twenty20 Internationals. He became the second most capped cricketer in Twenty20 Internationals after Shoaib Malik. Shoaib Malik has appeared in 124 T20Is. RG Sharma is the only Indian cricketer to appear in 100 plus T20Is.
RG Sharma’s T20I aggregate as an opening batsman in winning matches read 2261 at the end of this game. His four boundary fours in his knock of 40 fetched him 204 boundary fours in winning matches. His three boundary sixes in his knock of 40 fetched him 116 boundary sixes in winning matches. He is the only opening batsman in the history of Twenty20 internationals to score 2000 plus runs, 200 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes in winning matches.