1. West Indies have lost two consecutive matches in Chennai, both chasing a total less than 300.
2. Zaheer Khan (3-26) has now claimed 15 wickets in the tournament so far and is now the second leading wicket-taker in this tournament, behind Afridi’s 17 wickets.
3. India lost its last seven wickets for just 50 runs. While West Indies lost their last seven for just 39 runs.
4. Ravi Rampaul (5-51) in his first World cup match claimed his career best figures and his first career five wicket haul.
5. Rampaul has claimed 9 wickets in four matches against India in one-dayers.
6. R. Ashwin and Suresh Raina made their World cup debuts for India. Both were among the wickets.
7. Wicket-keepers in the match had their personal revenge. Dhoni was stumped by Thomas and Thomas was in turn stumped by Dhoni.
8. Suleiman Benn has now opened the bowling for the West Indies in all their six matches.
9. Darren Sammy in just his tenth completed match as captain of the West Indies has won just five of those matches in charge and which includes just 2 wins against a Test playing nation.
10. In the last three matches West Indies has played, six or more of the 20 batsmen dismissed were bowled.
11. Indian’s 268 is the highest score recorded in the four matches played in Chennai in this World cup.
12. Benn, who was once among the leading wicket takers has not been among the wickets in the last 2 matches.
13. Keiron Pollard’s wicket of Yuvraj Singh was just his second in this World cup. It has been more than a year since Pollard completed his full quota of 10 overs in an one day match, which he was able to complete in this match.
14. Yuvraj Singh’s 113 is his 13^th career 100 and his first in this tournament. He has already scored three fifties in this tournament. He has also claimed 9 wickets in this tournament so far.
15. Virat Kohli (59) scored his thirteenth limited overs half century already. He has now scored 50 or more runs in an innings on 18 occasions of his 48 innings career so far. He also averages 46 in his 51 match career so far.
16. As many as 12 batsmen were dismissed in single digit scores in this match.

– Sharath