Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First T20 International : Col-RPS on 02.09.09 : New Zealand won by three runs

BB McCullum was run out for 9 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in T20I games. BB McCullum’s run out in this game was his third run out as an opening batsman in T20I games. Other two occasions are – for 28 vs Sri Lanka at Auckland on 26.12.06 and for 18 vs Scotland at The Oval on 06.06.09

BB McCullum and V Sehwag share the record for most run outs as an opening batsman in T20I games. Both these batsmen have been dismissed run out on three occasions.

BB McCullum’s run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman dimissed run out in T20I games. Apart from the three runs of BB McCullum, JD Ryder was the other New Zealand opening batsman who was dimissed run out in a T20I game – for 22 vs England at Auckland on 05.02.08.

BB McCullum and PD McGlashan were dismissed run out in this game providing the 26^th and 27^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed run out in a T20I game. Their dismissals of run out also provide the seventh and eighth occasion of a New Zealand batsman run out against Sri Lanka in T20I games.

PD McGlashan’s run out in this game provide the 15^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman run out in T20I games. He is the first New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in T20I games. He is third wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out against Sri Lanka in T20I games. The other two are – Mushfiqar Rahim of Bangladesh for 1 at Jo’burg on 18.09.07 and Kamran Akmal for 5 at Lord’s on 12.06.09.

LRPL Taylor registered 60 in this game providing the 119^th occasion of a batsman registering a fifty in T20I games. His 60 in this game provide the 14^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman registering a fifty in T20I games.

LRPL Taylor registered his third T20I fifty when he made 60 in this game. The other two occasions are – 62 vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 15.09.07 and 63 vs West Indies at Auckland on 26.12.08.

DL Vettori collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 80^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20I games.

DL Vettori with his first ball duck in this game became the eighth captain to collect the first ball duck in T20I games. The others are – MP Vaughan of England {vs Australia at Southampton on 13.06.05}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {vs England at Southampton on 15.06.06}, PD Collingwood of England {vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, DJ Bravo of West Indies {vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 16.12.07}, RR Watson of Scotland {vs Bermuda at Belfast on 03.08.08},

TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {vs Pakistan at King City {NW} on 11.10.08}, RT Ponting of Australia {vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09}

DL Vettori becomes the eighth New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck in T20I games. He also becomes the seventh batsman from various countries to collect the first ball duck against Sri Lanka in T20I games

TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game provide the 120^th occasion of a batsman registering a fifty in T20I games. As far as TM Dilshan is concerned it was his fifth fifty in T20I games. He now shares the record for most fifties in T20I games – five – with three other batsmen – BB McCulllum of New Zealand, G Gambhir of India and CH Gayle of West Indies.

TM Dilshan scored his 50 in 23 balls and becomes the ninth batsman to register a fifty in 23 balls and less than 23 balls. This fifty was the fastest fifty of his T20 career and was an improvement over his 26 ball fifty against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09.

TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, AJ Redmond and CH Gayloe are the four batsmen who have scored the fifty in 23 balls in T20 games – ST Jayasuriya accomplishing the feat against New Zealand at Wellington on 22.12.06, AJ Redmond against Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and CH Gayle against Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09.

DPMD Jayawardene has to his credit registering the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman – he completed the fifty in 21 balls against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07.

Sri Lanka lost the game by three runs providing the eleventh occasion of a team winning a T20I game by a single digit run margin. The following table enlists all the eleven occasions

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	1 run	151	NZl	Sydney	15.01.09
2	SAF	1 run	129	NZl	Lord’s	09.06.09
3	SAF	2 runs	202	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
4	Srl	2 runs	164	Eng	Southampton	15.06.06
5	Eng	3 runs	154	Ind	Lord’s	14.06.09
6	NZl	3 runs	142	Srl	Col-RPS	02.09.09
7	Ire	4 runs	046	Ber	Belfast	03.08.08
8	NZl	5 runs	165	Eng	Durban	18.09.07
9	Ind	5 runs	158	Pak	Jo’burg	24.09.07
10	Pak	7 runs	150	SAF	Nottingham	18.06.09
11	Srl	9 runs	145	Ire	Lord’s	14.06.09

New Zealand’s three run win in this game provides the second occasion of a team winning a T20I game by exact three run margin – the other occasion being England winning by three runs against India at Lord’s on 14.06.09.

TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 39^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in a T20I game. It also represent the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause – The other two occasions are – 61 by TM Dilshan vs India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09 and 64 not out by KC Sangakkara vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.

TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the seventh occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against New Zealand in T20I game.