India in Twenty20 Internationals and South Africa in Twenty20 Internationals
India in Twenty20 Internationals
V Kohli {972}, Yuvraj Singh {968}, SK Raina {947} and G Gambhir {932} are the four batsman to total 900 plus runs in T20Is.
V Kohli need 28 more runs for his 1000 runs and if he gets it he would become the first Indian batsman to total 1000 runs in T20Is. V Kohli would become the 19th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1000 runs.
V Kohli {105} and G Gambhir {109} are the only two Indian batsmen to score 100 plus boundary fours in T20Is. V Kohli needs five more boundary fours to own the first place among the batsmen who have scored most boundary fours. He would go past G Gambhir who has 109 boundary fours. V Kohli would become the 12th batsman in the history of T20Is to score 110 plus boundary fours.
There are 39 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is which include a hundred – 101 by SK Raina. SK Raina’s 101 remains the only hundred by Indian batsman in T20Is
V Kohli with nine fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by an Indian batsman in T20Is. He is followed by Yuvraj Singh who has scored eight fifties.
V Kohli is all set to become the seventh batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten fifties. He needs one more fifty to join the elite list of BB McCullum {15}, CH Gayle {14}, DA Warner {11}, TM Dilshan {10}, DPMD Jayawardene {10} and SR Watson {10} who have scored ten or more fifties in T20Is.
Irfan Pathan {28}, R Ashwin {25}, Harbhajan Singh {24} and Yuvraj Singh {23} are the four bowlers to capture 20 plus wickets in T20Is. R Ashwin need four more wickets to become India’s most wicket taker in T20Is, while Harbhajan Singh need one more wicket to become the third Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in T20Is.
The following list shows six bowlers who have captured four wickets in T20Is. R Ashwin’s 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in T20Is
Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
R Ashwin | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
Harbhajan Singh | 4.0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | v England | Col-RPs | 23 Sep 2012 |
RP Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Sep 2007 |
Z Khan | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | v Ireland | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
AB Dinda | 3.0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 07 Aug 2012 |
PP Ojha | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2009 |
Indian batsmen have posted four three figure partnership in T20Is. The highest partnership for any wicket by Indian batsmen in T20Is is the 136 runs partnership for the first wicket between G Gambhir and V Sehwag against England at Durban on 19.09.07
Indian batsmen have posted exactly fifty partnerships of 50 plus runs in T20Is – the fiftieth partnership being the 53 runs partnership between M Vijay and RV Uthappa for the second wicket against Zimbabwe at Harare on 19.07.15
South Africa in Twenty20 Internationals
JP Duminy {1430} and AB de Villiers {1097] are the only two South African batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in T20Is. JP Duminy need 70 more runs to become the first South Indian batsman to total 1500 runs in T20Is. He would also become the second batsman to total 1500 plus runs in T20Is after BB McCullum. BB McCullum has an aggregate of 2140 runs in T20Is and also has the distinction of being the only batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2000 plus runs.
AB de Villiers has scored 95 boundary fours in T20Is. He needs five more boundary fours for his 100 boundary fours. If he gets it, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours – the other two being GC Smith {123} and JP Duminy {110]
There are 46 occasions of South African batsmen scoring fifties which includes three hundreds. The three hundreds are listed below
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | F du Plessis | 119 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
2 | RE Levi | 117* | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
3 | MN van Wyk | 114* | 1 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
JP Duminy and F du Plessis share the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored seven fifties. JP Duminy {07}, F du Plessis {07}, AB de Villiers {05}, JH Kallis {05} and GC Smith {05} are the five South African batsmen who have scored five or more fifties in T20Is.
DW Steyn {55}, M Morkel {45}, WD Parnell {38}, J Botha {37} and Imran Tahir {25} are the five South African bowlers who have an aggregate of 25 plus wickets in T20Is. M Morkel needs five more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is. He would also become the tenth bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is.
The following list shows the eleven occasions of South African bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a T20I game. R McLaren’s 5 for 29 against West Indies at North Sound on 19.05.10 represent the best bowling effort by a South African bowler in T20Is
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | R McLaren | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | North Sound | 19 May 2010 |
2 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
3 | DW Steyn | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16 Dec 2007 |
4 | WD Parnell | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
5 | JH Kallis | 4.0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 20 Sep 2012 |
6 | M Morkel | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
7 | DW Steyn | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Chittagong | 24 Mar 2014 |
8 | CK Langeveldt | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Gros Islet | 10 May 2010 |
9 | M Morkel | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Bridgetown | 05 May 2010 |
10 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | v Netherlands | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
11 | J Theron | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 27 Oct 2010 |
DW Steyn and M Morkel are the two South African bowlers to capture four wickets on two occasions in T20Is
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | DW Steyn | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16 Dec 2007 |
2 | DW Steyn | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Chittagong | 24 Mar 2014 |
1 | M Morkel | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
2 | M Morkel | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Bridgetown | 05 May 2010 |
DW Steyn and M Morkel need one more four wicket haul to join the elite list of bowlers who have taken three or more four wicket hauls in T20Is. The list comprises of Umar Gul {06}, BAW Mendis {05}, Saeed Ajmal {04}, AR Cusak {03} and Shahid Afridi {03}
The following table lists the three figure partnerships posted by South African batsmen in T20Is. The 170 runs partnership for the first wicket between LE Bosman and GC Smith against England at Centurion on 15.11.09 not only represent the highest partnership posted by South African batsman for any wicket in T20Is but also represent the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of T20Is
No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | LE Bosman, GC Smith | 1 | 170 | 1 | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
2 | AB de Villiers, RE Levi | 3 | 133* | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
3 | LE Bosman, GC Smith | 1 | 132* | 2 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
4 | Q de Kock, RR Rossouw | 2 | 129 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 05 Nov 2014 |
5 | HH Gibbs, JM Kemp | 3 | 120* | 2 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
6 | CA Ingram, JH Kallis | 2 | 119 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2012 |
7 | JP Duminy, F du Plessis | 3 | 112 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 06 Aug 2013 |
8 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 2 | 111 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
9 | RR Hendricks, MN van Wyk | 1 | 111 | 1 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
10 | F du Plessis, DA Miller | 3 | 105 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
South African batsmen have posted fifty plus runs partnerships for various wickets in T20Is on 63 occasions which includes the above ten three figure partnerships.
JP Duminy {44}, JA Morkel {39}, AB de Villiers {31} are the three South African batsmen to score 30 plus boundary sixes in T20Is. JP Duminy needs six more boundary sixes for his 50 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 50 plus boundary sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {91}, CH Gayle {87}, SR Watson {69}, DA Warner {66}, Yuvraj Singh {63}, Shahid Afridi {56}, MJ Guptill {53} and EJG Morgan {51}.