Similarities in West Indies’ triple World titles
West Indies completed a treble, winning the Under-19 World Cup in February and followed that up with the World T20 titles in both men’s and women’s events. In all these triumphs, there were some eerie similarities that marked the way West Indies play their cricket. Cricwizz looks at these statistical coincidences.
In all the three finals, West Indies chased down the target to emerge Champions. West Indies U-19 cricket team chased down 146 against India, West Indies men’s team chased down 156 against England, while in the women’s event West Indies chased down 149 against Australia.
In a strange coincidence, West Indies chased down the target in each of the three finals in the last over of the match.
In all the three finals, at least one batsman from the opposition cracked a fifty. In the U-19 final, Sarfaraz Khan of India cracked 51, in the women’s final, Australian EJ Villani and MM Lanning cracked 55 each, while in the men’s event, England’s Joe Root cracked 54.
In each of the West Indies innings in the three finals, at least one player from the Caribbean struck a fifty. In the Under-19 World Cup final, KU Carty made a match-winning 52, while in the men’s World T20, Marlon Samuels made a brilliant unbeaten 85, and in the women’s final, HK Matthews made 66 and SR Taylor scored 59.
In each of these finals, at least one opener from the opposition was dismissed for single-digit score. In U-19 World Cup final, Indian openers RR Pant (1) and Ishant (4) were dismissed for a score of less than 10. In the women’s final, Australian opener AJ Healy was dismissed for 4, while in the men’s final, England openers Jason Roy (0) and Alex Hales (1) were out for single-digit scores.
In the U-19 World Cup final and men’s World T20 final, two West Indian bowlers took three wickets each. In the U-19 final, AS Joseph took 3/39 and RD John took 3/38. In the men’s World 20, Dwayne Bravo took 3/37 and Carlos Brathwaite took 3/23.
In each of the World T20 finals, there was a useful cameo by a West Indian batsman that carried the team home. In the U-19 final, KMA Paul played a useful cameo of 40 not out batting at No 7, in the women’s World T20 final, DJS Dottin’s made 18 not out to carry the team through, while in the men’s World T20 final, Carlos Brathwaite made 34 not out off just 10 balls.
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