Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20 2016, Group 1, Bangalore March 20, 2016

Fletcher's rise, and spinners on a roll

Stats highlights from West Indies' seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Bangalore

Andre Fletcher's unbeaten 84 is the fourth-highest score by a West Indian batsman in a run-chase in T20Is © ESPNcricinfo Ltd

84* Andre Fletcher's score, which is the highest by a West Indies opener not named Chris Gayle in a T20I. The top six scores are all by Gayle, while Johnson Charles also scored 84, but was dismissed, against England in Pallekele in 2012. It's also the fourth highest by a West Indies batsman in a chase, and the second best ever in a run-chase against Sri Lanka behind Alex Hales' 116* for England in the 2014 World T20.

12 Runs conceded by Samuel Badree in his four overs, his second best in terms of economy rate in 24 T20Is. His best, in terms of economy, is 3 for 10 from four overs against Pakistan in Dhaka in 2014.

3.12 The combined economy rate for the West Indies spinners, which equals their best in a T20I in which they have bowled at least five overs.

3 Instances of three spinners bowling their full quota of four overs in a T20I and conceding less than 3.50 runs per over. In addition to Badree and Benn from the West Indies, Sri Lanka's Jeffrey Vandersay went for less than 3.50.

122 Sri Lanka's total, their fifth lowest when batting first in a T20I. The only one of those five games which Sri Lanka won came defending 119 against New Zealand in Chittagong at the 2014 World T20. Their lowest is 82, against India in Visakhapatnam last month.

4 Instances of Sri Lanka losing their fifth wicket for fewer than 47, which was the total at which they lost their fifth today. The lowest is 21, in that Visakhapatnam game.

9.58 Jeffrey Vandersay's economy rate in four previous T20Is: in 12 overs he had leaked 115 runs and taken just one wicket. Today he was outstanding, conceding just 11 runs in four overs.

4.80 Economy rate for spinners in this match: they conceded 96 from 120 balls and took six wickets, an average of 16 runs per wicket. Seamers went at 7.96 runs per over, conceding 146 runs in 110 balls for, four wickets, an average of 36.50 runs per wicket.

S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats

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