West Indian cricket team in India in 2021–22
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The West Indian cricket team toured India in February 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4] In September 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour.[5][6]
West Indian cricket team in India in 2021–22 | |||
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India | West Indies | ||
Dates | 6 – 20 February 2022 | ||
Captains | Rohit Sharma | Kieron Pollard[n 1] | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Suryakumar Yadav (104) | Jason Holder (65) | |
Most wickets | Prasidh Krishna (9) | Alzarri Joseph (6) | |
Player of the series | Prasidh Krishna (Ind) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Suryakumar Yadav (107) | Nicholas Pooran (184) | |
Most wickets | Harshal Patel (5) | Roston Chase (6) | |
Player of the series | Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) |
In January 2022, to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 affecting the series, the BCCI limited the number of venues to be used, with Ahmedabad and Kolkata hosting the ODI and T20I matches respectively.[7] The date of the third ODI was also moved forward by one day to avoid clashing with the 2022 IPL auction.[8]
The opening fixture of the tour was India's 1,000th ODI match,[9] becoming the first team to play one thousand matches in that format.[10] India went on to win the match by six wickets.[11] India won the second ODI by 44 runs, giving them an unassailable lead in the series.[12] It was India's eleventh consecutive bilateral ODI series victory against the West Indies, a streak going back to January 2007.[13] India won the third ODI by 96 runs to win the series 3–0.[14]
India won the opening T20I match by six wickets.[15] They went on to win the second T20I by eight runs, winning the series with a match to play.[16] The win was also India's 100th victory in Twenty20 International cricket.[17] India won the final match of the tour by 17 runs, to also win the T20I series 3–0.[18]