ICC World T20 – Descriptive Statistics of the earlier five editions
The sixth edition of the ICC World T20 Championship is all set to start from 08.03.2016 in India. Here are some of the key stats of the five editions played earlier
There is no consistency of a team winning the Championship with the game itself being unpredictable. The results were also unpredictable as the five editions are won by different teams. The first edition was won by India, second by Pakistan, third by England, fourth by West Indies and ehe fifth by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is going to defend the sixth championship to be played in India. The following table lists out the winners in each of the five editions
| Series/Tournament | Venue | Season | Winner |
| ICC World Twenty20 | South Africa | 2007/08 | India |
| ICC World Twenty20 | England | 2009 | Pakistan |
| ICC World Twenty20 | West Indies | 2010 | England |
| ICC World Twenty20 | Sri Lanka | 2012/13 | West Indies |
| ICC World Twnety20 | Bangladesh | 2013/14 | Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka has played most games in the tournament – 31 and is followed by Pakistan which has played 30 games. These are the only two teams which have played 30 plus games in the tournament
Sri Lanka owns the record for most wins in the tournament. It has won 21 games and is the only team to win 20 plus games. Bangladesh with fifteen losses holds the record for most losses by a team in the tournament. Bangladesh is closely followed by England which has lost 14 game
The tournament has witnessed seven occasions of a team posting 200 plus runs in the tournament. Sri Lanka’s 260 for 6 against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07 is the highest team total by a team in the tournament. It also represents the only occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs in the tournament.
There are twenty occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the tournament. Netherland’s 39 all out against Sri Lanka at Chittagong on 24.03.14 is the lowest total by a team in a completed innings
DPMD Jayawardene’s 1016 runs in the tournament represent the most run aggregate by a batsman in the tournament. He is the only batsman to score 1000 runs in the tournament.
DPMD Jayawardene also holds the record for most boundary fours scored by a batsman in the tournament. He has scored 111 boundary fours. He is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the tournament
CH Gayle with 807 runs to his credit occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in the tournament. TM Dilshan is the other batsman to score 700 plus runs {764},
DPMD Jayawardene {1016}, CH Gayle {807} and TM Dilshan {764} are the only three batsmen to total 700 plus runs in the tournament
CH Gayle with 49 boundary sixes to his credit owns the record for most boundary sixes scored by a batsman in the tournament. He needs one more boundary six to become the first batsman to score 50 boundary sixes in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed six centuries the details of which are furnished below in the chronological order. BB McCulllum’s 123 in the game between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Pallekele on 21.09.12 is the highest individual score registered by a batsman the tournament.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Team | Oppn | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 117 | 7 | 10 | Win | RSA | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | SK Raina | 101 | 9 | 5 | Ind | RSA | Gros Islet | 02 May 2010 |
| 3 | DPMD Jayawardene | 100 | 10 | 4 | Srl | Zim | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 4 | BB McCullum | 123 | 11 | 7 | NZl | Ban | Pallekele | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 5 | AD Hales | 116* | 11 | 6 | Eng | Srl | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 6 | Ahmed Shehzad | 111* | 10 | 5 | Pak | Ban | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
There are six occasions of batsman scoring nineties in the tournament. The six batsmen list is furnished below. LJ Wright of England is the only batsman to score 99 in the tournament. He was not out on 99 against Afghanistan at Col-RPS on 21.09.12
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Tem | Oppn | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | LJ Wright | 99* | 8 | 6 | Eng | Afg | Col-RPS | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | 98* | 9 | 4 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 98 | 5 | 7 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan | 96* | 12 | 2 | Srl | Win | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 5 | Umar Akmal | 94 | 9 | 4 | Pak | Aus | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | 90* | 14 | 2 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
CH Gayle and DPMD Jayawardene are the two batsmen to score a hundred and ninety in two separate games of the tournament
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Team | Oppn | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 117 | 7 | 10 | Win | RSA | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| CH Gayle | 98 | 5 | 7 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 | |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | 100 | 10 | 4 | Srl | Zim | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 98* | 9 | 4 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
CH Gayle of West Indies owns the record for most fifties in the tournament with eight fifties {01 C + 07 HC}. He is closely followed by DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka who has scored seven fifties {01C + 06 C}. RG Sharma and V Kohli of India have six fifties {all half centuries}
CH Gayle also holds the record for most half centuries in the tournament. He has scored seven half centuries. DPMD Jayawardene. RG Sharma and V Kohli are the have scored six half centuries in the tournament.
The ‘maverick’ batsman Shahid Afridi of Pakistan and TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka share the record for most ducks in the tournament. Both the batsmen have been dismissed without scoring on five occasions. LJ Wright of England and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka are the other two batsmen who have collected four ducks in the tournament. It is interesting to note that Shahid Afridi’s five ducks in the tournament are first ball dismissals.
As many as 84 occasions of a batsman collecting the first ball ducks are witnessed in the tournament. The tournament has witnessed eleven occasions of a batsman dismissed run out first ball and six occasions of batsmen dismissed for a duck without facing a delivery.
The tournament has witnessed 80 occasions of batsmen dismissed stumped in the tournament of which two batsmen were dismissed stumped after scoring a half century. There are eleven occasions of batsmen dismissed stumped without scoring. It is interesting to note that only one batsman was dismissed stumped off a wide ball in the tournament. {KA Pollard for a duck – dismissed stumped of the bowling of GP Swann – West Indies vs England at Providence on 03.05.10}
Eleven batsmen have been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament, while eighteen batsmen have been dismissed run out without scoring.
DL Vettori and Shahid Afridi are the two captains to be dismissed run out without scoring in the tournament. CH Gayle remains the only captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. He was run out for 98 in the game between West Indies and India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10
There are nineteen occasions of a captain scoring fifties in the tournament and also thirteen occasions of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in the tournament. BB McCullum of New Zealand is the only wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred in the tournament. He scored 123 in the game between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Pallekele on 21.09.12.
Kamran Akmal of Pakistan and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka are the two wicket keepers to score fifties on three or more occasions. The following table lists out their performances.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Kamran Akmal | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ire | The Oval | 15 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | 73 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ban | Gros Islet | 01 May 2010 |
| 3 | Kamran Akmal | 50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Pal | Aus | Gros Islet | 14 May 2010 |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 55* | 4 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | 64* | 7 | 0 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 68 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 52* | 6 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Dhaka | 06 Apr 2014 |
Thus KC Sangakkara with his four fifties holds the record for most fifties by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed eleven occasions of a captain dismissed without scoring and ten occasions of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed for a duck.
There are 19 occasions of a captain scoring fifties and CH Gayle and KC Sangakkara share the record for most fifties by a captain in the tournament. Both have scored three fifties. The following table lists out their performances.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 88 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Win | Aus | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 63* | 8 | 2 | 2 | Win | Srk | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 98 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 55* | 4 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | 64* | 7 | 0 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 68 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
There are 167 occasion of batsmen scoring fifties in the tournament – six centuries and 161 half centuries. Indian batsmen have scored 24 fifties {01 C plus 23 HC}. Australia {21 – all HCs}. Pakistan {21 – 01 C plus 20 HC}, And Sri Lanka {21 – 01C plus 20 HC} are the other three teams to score 20 plus fifties in the tournament.
India also holds the record for most half centuries. Its batsmen have scored 23 half centuries in the tournament.
Australia is the only team to score 150 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. It has scored 155 boundary fours in the tournament. The following table lists the teams which have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in the tournament
| No | Team | Players | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 6s |
| 1 | Australia | 35 | 25 | 186 | 45 | 3495 | 85* | 24.78 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 155 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 28 | 30 | 240 | 50 | 4299 | 111* | 22.62 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 137 |
| 3 | West Indies | 28 | 25 | 191 | 41 | 3268 | 117 | 21.78 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 136 |
| 4 | India | 34 | 28 | 192 | 49 | 3889 | 101 | 27.19 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 127 |
| 5 | England | 37 | 26 | 217 | 48 | 3830 | 116* | 22.66 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 121 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 32 | 31 | 234 | 55 | 4299 | 100 | 24.01 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 117 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 36 | 25 | 198 | 39 | 3179 | 123 | 19.99 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 115 |
| 8 | South Africa | 31 | 26 | 196 | 48 | 3671 | 90* | 24.80 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 113 |
Sri Lanka owns the record for most boundary fours in the tournament. It has scored 421 boundary fours and is the only team to score 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. The following table lists the teams which has scored 100 plus boundary fours in the tournament.
| No | Team | Players | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 32 | 31 | 234 | 55 | 4299 | 100 | 24.01 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 421 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 28 | 30 | 240 | 50 | 4299 | 111* | 22.62 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 372 |
| 3 | India | 34 | 28 | 192 | 49 | 3889 | 101 | 27.19 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 342 |
| 4 | England | 37 | 26 | 217 | 48 | 3830 | 116* | 22.66 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 341 |
| 5 | South Africa | 31 | 26 | 196 | 48 | 3671 | 90* | 24.80 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 317 |
| 6 | Australia | 35 | 25 | 186 | 45 | 3495 | 85* | 24.78 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 289 |
| 7 | West Indies | 28 | 25 | 191 | 41 | 3268 | 117 | 21.78 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 286 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 36 | 25 | 198 | 39 | 3179 | 123 | 19.99 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 257 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 33 | 18 | 159 | 28 | 2218 | 84 | 16.93 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 198 |
| 10 | Ireland | 23 | 12 | 98 | 22 | 1312 | 60 | 17.26 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 118 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 20 | 9 | 73 | 15 | 1115 | 72* | 19.22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 104 |
The tournament has witnessed 38 occasions of a bowler capturing four or more wickets which includes five occasions of five or more wickets. The five occasions are furnished below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
| 5 | MAA Jamil | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | RSA | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
The tournament’s best bowling figures is credited to BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka who took six wickets conceding eight runs {4.2-2-8-6} against Zimbabwe at Hambnatota on 18.09.12.
The following table shows the list of bowlers who have captured four wickets conceding single digit runs in the tournament.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | MR Gillespie | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Ken | Durban | 12 Sep 2007 |
| 4 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh, LN Onyango and SJC Broad of England are the four bowlers to concede 60 plus runs in the tournament. It is interesting to note that these three bowlers have conceded 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 4.0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Johannesburg | 17 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Mashrafe Mortaza | 4.0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | LN Onyango | 4.0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | Ken | Srl | Johannesburg | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | SCJ Broad | 4.0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with his figures of 4.0-0-64-0 against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07 gets the tag of most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 24 occasions of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs capturing a wicket of which thirteen are the occasions in which the bowler has gone wicket less conceding 50 plus runs
There are 29 occasions of three figure partnerships posted by batsmen in the tournament. The break up wicket wise read thus – 1st wkt – 12 : 2nd wkt – 06 : 3rd wkt – 05 : 4th wkt – 04 : 5th wkt – 01 and 6th wkt – 01. The break up team wise read thus – Aus {06}: Pakistan {04}: England {05} : Sri Lanka {04} : West Indies {03} : India {03} : Bangladesh {02} : Ireland {01} and South Africa {01}
166 runs partnership between DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara in the game between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 is the highest partnership registered in the tournament. AD Hales and EJG Margan of England added 152 runs for the third wicket against Sri Lanka at Chittagong on 27 Mar 2014 to provide the second occasion of 150 plus runs partnership of the tournament.