India Vs West Indies Third Twenty20 International at Kolkata on 20 Feb 2022
West Indies won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 49th occasion of West Indies doing so in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the eighth occasion of West Indies doing so in Twenty20 Internationals against India.
India lost the toss and was asked to bat first in this game to provide the 64th occasion of India being inserted by the opposition in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the eighth such occasion of India being inserted by West Indies in Twenty20 Internationals
India posted 184 for 5 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of India posting a team total of 150 plus runs when it was inserted by West Indies. It is interesting to note that India posted a team total of 150 plus runs on all the occasions when inserted by West Indies.
| No | Team | Score | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | 159/6 | 1 | Win | Trinidad | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 2 | Ind | 192/2 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 3 | Ind | 190/6 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 |
| 4 | Ind | 195/2 | 1 | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | Ind | 170/7 | 1 | Win | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 6 | Ind | 240/3 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 7 | Ind | 186/5 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 8 | Ind | 184/5 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
India posted 184 for 5 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of India posting a team 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 | 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 | 186/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 8 | Ind | 184/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
| 9 | Ind | 182/4 | 20.0 | 2 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 10 | Ind | 170/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 11 | Ind | 167/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Lauderhill | 04 Aug 2019 |
| 12 | Ind | 162/4 | 18.5 | 2 | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 13 | Ind | 159/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Trinidad | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 14 | Ind | 155/9 | 20.0 | 2 | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 15 | Ind | 153/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| 16 | Ind | 150/3 | 19.1 | 2 | Providence | 06 Aug 2019 |
SK Yadav-VR Iyer added 91 runs partnership in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket against West Indies in T20Is.
SK Yadav-VR Iyer added 91 runs partnership in this game to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket against West Indies in T20Is. The previous best was the 76 runs partnership between the same pair at Kolkata on 18.02.22.
SK Yadav-VR Iyer added 91 runs partnership in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting partnerships between 90 to 99 in an innings in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | W | R | I | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | V Kohli/KL Rahul | 2 | 99 | 2 | NZl | Auckland | 24.01.20 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni/MK Pandey | 5 | 98* | 1 | RSA | Centurion | 21.02.18 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni/Yuvraj | 4 | 97 | 1 | Pak | Ahmedabad | 28.12.12 |
| 4 | S Dhawan/RG Sharma | 1 | 97 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 29.01.16 |
| 5 | S Dhawan/KL Rahul | 1 | 97 | 1 | Srl | Pune | 10.01.20 |
| 6 | S Dhawan/MK Pandey | 3 | 95 | 1 | Srl | Col-RPS | 06.03.18 |
| 7 | V Kohli/KL Rahul | 3 | 95 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 11.12.19 |
| 8 | S Dhawan/V Kohli | 2 | 94 | 2 | Ban | Mirpur | 06.03.16 |
| 9 | I Kishan/V Kohli | 2 | 94 | 2 | Eng | Ahmedabad | 14.03.21 |
| 10 | V Kohli/RG Sharma | 1 | 94 | 1 | Eng | Ahmedabad | 20.03.21 |
| 11 | VR Iyer/SA Yadav | 5 | 91 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20.02.22 |
SK Yadav-VR Iyer added 91 runs partnership in this game to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting partnerships between 90 to 99 in an innings against West Indies in T20Is. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | W | R | I | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | V Kohli/KL Rahul | 3 | 95 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 11.12.19 |
| 2 | VR Iyer/SA Yadav | 5 | 91 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20.02.22 |
SK Yadav-VR Iyer added 91 runs partnership in this game to provide the secod occasion of Indian batsmen posting partnerships between 90 to 99 in an innings for the fifth wicket in T20Is. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | W | R | I | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MS Dhoni/MK Pandey | 5 | 98* | 1 | RSA | Centurion | 21.02.18 |
| 2 | VR Iyer/SA Yadav | 5 | 91 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20.02.22 |
N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his eighth fifty in T20Is. He became the fifth West Indies batsman to score eight or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – CH Gayle {16}, E Lewis {12}, MN Samuels {10}, LMP Simmons {09},
N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his fourth fifty against India. Prior to this he had scored 53 not out against India at Chennai on 11.11.18 and 62 against India at Kolkata on 16 Feb 22 and 62 against India at Kolkata on 18.02.22. He became the first West Indies batsman to score fifties on four occasions 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 |
| 3 | N Pooran | 62 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 4 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
N Pooran scored 61 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. N Pooran’s 61 in this game represent his fifth fifty as wicket keeper batsman in T20Is.
| 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 |
| 4 | N Pooran | 62 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 5 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
ascccsN Pooran’s 61 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of his fifty going in vain in T20Is.
| 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 |
| 6 | N Pooran | 62 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 7 | N Pooran | 61 | 1 | Ind | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
N Pooran now holds the record for most fifties by West Indies batsman going in vain against India. KA Pollard is the other West Indies batsman who has witnessed two of his 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 |
| 3 | N Pooran | 62 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 4 | 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 62 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the ninth occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain against India in T20Is
N Pooran has scored four fifties while donning the gloves for West Indies. All his four fifties have gone in vain. His four 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 |
| 4 | N Pooran | 62 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
N Pooran became the fifth batsman in the history of T20I to witness seven or more fifties in losing cause. The following table lists all these five batsmen.
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | 50+ |
| 1 | V Kohli | Ind | 9 | 9 | 3 | 658 | 89* | 9 |
| 2 | du Plessis | RSA | 8 | 8 | 1 | 579 | 119 | 8 |
| 3 | H Masakadza | Zim | 7 | 7 | 1 | 435 | 79 | 7 |
| 4 | N Pooran | Win | 7 | 7 | 2 | 421 | 64 | 7 |
| 5 | DA Warner | Aus | 7 | 7 | 2 | 442 | 90* | 7 |
N Pooran became the seconf wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20I to witness five fifties in losing cause after JC Buttler. JC Buttler has also scored five fifties in losing cause.
India won this game by eight runs to provide its 98th win in T20Is and also its 13th win against West Indies. All the thirteen 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 |
| 12 | 08 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 13 | 17 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
It also provides India’s sixth victory by runs margin against West Indies. All such occasions are detailed below
| No | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 16 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Trinidad | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 2 | 71 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 3 | 22 runs | won | 1st | Win | Lauderhill | 04 Aug 2019 |
| 4 | 67 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 5 | 08 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 6 | 17 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
SK Yadav’s 65 in this game represent his fourth fifty in T20Is. All his fifties are tabulated below
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 57 | 1 | Eng | Ahmedabad | 18 Mar 2021 |
| 2 | 50 | 1 | Srl | Col-RPS | 25 Jul 2021 |
| 3 | 62 | 2 | NZl | Jaipur | 17 Nov 2021 |
| 4 | 65 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
SK Yadav’s 65 in this game represent his highest individual score in T20Is. His previous best was 62 against New Zealand at Jaipur on 17.11.21
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 65 | 1 | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
| 2 | 62 | 2 | NZl | Jaipur | 17 Nov 2021 |
SA Yadav’s 65 in this game represent 133rd fifty by Indian batsman in T20Is. It also represent 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in T20Is
West Indies scored 167 for 9 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of West Indies posting a team total of 150 plus runs against India in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Win | 156/3 | 18.4 | 2 | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Win | 169/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 3 | Win | 196/3 | 19.4 | 2 | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 4 | Win | 245/6 | 20.0 | 1 | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 5 | Win | 194/1 | 18.3 | 2 | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 |
| 6 | Win | 181/3 | 20.0 | 1 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 7 | Win | 207/5 | 20.0 | 1 | Hyd-RGS | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 8 | Win | 173/2 | 18.3 | 2 | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 9 | Win | 173/8 | 20.0 | 2 | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 10 | Win | 157/7 | 20.0 | 1 | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 11 | Win | 178/3 | 20.0 | 2 | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 12 | Win | 167/9 | 20.0 | 2 | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
West Indies scored 167 for 9 in this game batting second to provide the 12th occasion of West Indies posting a team total of 150 plus runs against India while batting second in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Win | 156/3 | 18.4 | 2 | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Win | 196/3 | 19.4 | 2 | Mumbai | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 3 | Win | 194/1 | 18.3 | 2 | Kingston | 09 Jul 2017 |
| 4 | Win | 173/2 | 18.3 | 2 | Trivandrum | 08 Dec 2019 |
| 5 | Win | 173/8 | 20.0 | 2 | Mumbai | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 6 | Win | 178/3 | 20.0 | 2 | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 7 | Win | 167/9 | 20.0 | 2 | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
India’s win by 17 runs against West Indies at Kolkata on 20.02.22 provides its ninth consecutive win in T20Is starting from its win against Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi on 03.11.21. All such wins are tabulated below
| No | Team | Margin | Opp | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Ind | 66 runs | Afg | A Dhabi | 03 Nov 2021 |
| 2 | Ind | 08 wkts | Sco | Dub-DSC | 05 Nov 2021 |
| 3 | Ind | 09 wkts | Nam | Dub-DSC | 08 Nov 2021 |
| 4 | Ind | 05 wkts | NZl | Jaipur | 17 Nov 2021 |
| 5 | Ind | 07 wkts | NZl | Ranchi | 19 Nov 2021 |
| 6 | Ind | 73 runs | NZl | Kolkata | 21 Nov 2021 |
| 7 | Ind | 06 wkts | Win | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 8 | Ind | 08 runs | Win | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 9 | Ind | 17 runs | Win | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
India became the sixth team to post nine or more consecutive wins in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. Others are Afghanistan {12}, Romania {12}, Afghanistan {11}, Uganda {11} and Pakistan {09}
India has won the following three match T20I bilateral series 3-0.
| No | Team | Opp | Series | M | W | L | T | NR |
| 1 | Ind | Aus | 2015/16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ind | Srl | 2017/18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ind | Win | 2018/19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ind | Win | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ind | NZl | 2021/22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ind | Win | 2021/22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |