West Indian cricket team in India in 2018–19
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The West Indies cricket team toured India from September to November 2018 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3][4][5] Ahead of the Test series, there was a two-day practice match in Vadodara.[6]
West Indian cricket team in India in 2018–19 | |||
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India | West Indies | ||
Dates | 29 September – 11 November 2018 | ||
Captains |
Virat Kohli (Tests and ODIs) Rohit Sharma (T20Is) |
Jason Holder[n 1] (Tests and ODIs) Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | India won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Prithvi Shaw (237) | Roston Chase (185) | |
Most wickets | Umesh Yadav (11) | Jason Holder (5) | |
Player of the series | Prithvi Shaw (Ind) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | India won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
Most runs | Virat Kohli (453) | Shimron Hetmyer (259) | |
Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (9) | Ashley Nurse (5) | |
Player of the series | Virat Kohli (Ind) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (138) | Darren Bravo (71) | |
Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (5) | Oshane Thomas (3) | |
Player of the series | Kuldeep Yadav (Ind) |
Jason Holder was ruled out of the first Test due to an injury, with Kraigg Brathwaite captaining the West Indies in his place.[7] India won the match, their 100th win in Tests at home.[8] India went on to win the second Test by 10 wickets, winning the series 2–0.[9] It was India's tenth consecutive series win at home in Tests.[10]
The second ODI was the 950th ODI to be played by India, becoming first team to achieve the milestone.[11] During the match, India's captain Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs, taking 205 innings, beating the previous record of 259 innings set by Sachin Tendulkar.[12][13] India went on to win the five-match ODI series 3–1, after the second ODI ended in a tie.[14]
India's regular wicket-keeper for limited overs matches, MS Dhoni, was not named in the side's squad for the T20I fixtures for this series and the ones against Australia.[15] Instead, India's Test wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant, was selected in Dhoni's place.[16] Rohit Sharma was also named as India's captain for the T20I matches against the West Indies, with Virat Kohli being rested.[16] India won the T20I series 3–0.[17]