Port of Spain ODI records and highest innings total: Queen’s Park Oval will be hosting an international match after almost three years.
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From playing an ODI against England in Manchester on Sunday, India have traveled to a totally different part of the world to be in readiness for another ODI against West Indies in Port of Spain on Friday.
The first of the three ODIs, all to be played at the Queen’s Park Oval, will mark the return of international cricket in Trinidad. It is worth mentioning that the last international match at this venue was also a West Indies vs India ODI played almost three years ago.
West Indies, who’ve played 57 out of 69 Port of Spain ODIs, have won 27 and lost 25 over the years. India, on the other hand, have a slightly better win percentage than the hosts as they’ve won 11 and lost nine out of their 21 ODIs at this venue. Readers must note that India’s last ODI loss in Trinidad had come during the infamous ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match against Sri Lanka.
Port of Spain ODI records (updated)
Highest run-scorers in Port of Spain ODIs are Brian Lara (1,276), Desmond Haynes (828), Richie Richardson (652), Chris Gayle (612) and Phil Simmons (599). A list of best ODI batters at this venue among active cricketers is given below:
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 21 | 612 | 84 | 29.14 | 81.27 | 0 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 9 | 571 | 120 | 81.57 | 97.1 | 3 | 2 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 10 | 439 | 97 | 43.9 | 88.32 | 0 | 5 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 7 | 255 | 68* | 63.75 | 67.28 | 0 | 2 |
| Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 4 | 253 | 71 | 63.25 | 106.75 | 0 | 4 |
| Shai Hope (WI) | 6 | 232 | 115 | 46.4 | 76.56 | 1 | 1 |
Highest ODI wicket-takers at Queen’s Park Oval are Curtly Ambrose (24), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (15), Mervyn Dillon (15), Gayle (15) and Courtney Walsh (15). A list of best ODI bowlers at this venue among active cricketers is given below:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | SR |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) | 7 | 15 | 9.93 | 3.72 | 16 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 21 | 15 | 26 | 4.19 | 37.2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 5 | 10 | 12.5 | 4.33 | 17.3 |
| Alzarri Joseph (WI) | 4 | 7 | 33.28 | 6.47 | 30.8 |
| Angelo Mathews (SL) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3.13 | 23 |
Since a lot of cricketers taking part in this series haven’t played many ODIs here, there aren’t a lot of records with respect to them.
Highest innings total at Queen’s Park Oval (updated)
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 413/5 | 50 | India | Bermuda | 2007 |
| 338/7 | 50 | Zimbabwe | Bermuda | 2006 |
| 321/6 | 50 | Sri Lanka | Bermuda | 2007 |
| 318/4 | 50 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| 315/4 | 47 | West Indies | Pakistan | 1988 |
Post the 2007 World Cup, there had only been one 300+ ODI innings total at the Port of Spain until the start of this series where both the teams have scored in excess of 300 runs each time they’ve batted.
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Interestingly, a 300+ target had never been achieved at this venue in this format with West Indies chasing a 272-run target in 40.1 overs against Pakistan 34 years ago remaining the highest run-chase. Even that changed in the last ODI when India sealed a 312-run target in the last over.
