Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : Second T20 International : Col-RPS on 04.09.09 : New Zealand won by 22 runs and also the series 2-0

BB McCullum became the first batsman in T20 International to aggregate 700 runs. He reached the milestone of the very first ball he faced in this game. He took three runs of KMDN Kulasekhara. Prior to this game he had an aggregate of 698 runs and he needed two more runs for 700. At the end of this game, he had amassed 747 runs. He made 49 runs in this game.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the second best opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against various oppositions. The best is 130 runs between BB McCullum and JD Ryder against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the best opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against Sri Lanka. This stand was an improvement over the previous best of 80 runs between BB McCullum and SP Fleming at Wellington on 22.12.06.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the not only the highest opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against Sri Lanka but also the highest opening stand for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which represent the sixth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets against Sri Lanka which are listed below.

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Wkt	Runs	Ground	Date
1	BB McCullum	JD Ryder	1	84	Col-RPS	04.09.09
2	SP Fleming	BB McCullum	1	80	Wellington	22.12.06
3	PG Fulton	LRPL Taylor	3	70	Jo’burg	15.09.07
4	MJ Guptill	LRPL Taylor	3	53	Col-RPS	02.09.09
5	SP Fleming	BB McCullum	1	51	Auckland	26.12.06
6	JDP Oram	LRPL Taylor	6	51	Jo’burg	15.09.07

JD Ryder scored 52 in this game providing the 15^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman registering a half century in a T20I game against various oppositions. JD Ryder’s 52 in this game represent his second T20I half century, the other one being his 62 against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08

JD Ryder earns the distinction of becoming the fourth New Zealand batsman to register two or more T20I fifties. Others are BB McCullum {05}, LRPL Taylor {03} and JDP Oram {02},

JD Ryder becomes the second batsman to register a half century against Sri Lanka in T20I games and his 52 in this game represent the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a half century against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 62 by LRPL Taylor at Jo’burg on 15.09.07 and 60 by LRPL Taylor at Col-RPS on 02.09.09.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which represent the 23rd occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions. It is interesting to note that in these 23 partnerships, BB McCullum has been one of the partners in 17 partnerships. The following table lists out all these 17 partnerships.

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JD Ryder	1	130	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
2	JD Ryder	1	84	Srl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
3	SP Fleming	1	80	Srl	Wellington	22.12.06
4	L Vincent	1	68	RSA	Durban	19.09.07
5	NT Broom	3	61	Aus	Sydney	15.02.09
6	JDP Oram	4	*60	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
7	PG Fulton	2	58	Ind	Jo’burg	16.09.07
8	GD Elliott	4	58	Aus	Sydney	15.02.09
9	LRPL Taylor	3	56	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
10	LRPL Taylor	3	56	RSA	Lord’s	09.06.09
11	MJ Guptill	2	54	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
12	JD Ryder	1	53	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
13	SP Fleming	1	51	Srl	Auckland	26.12.06
14	JD Ryder	1	51	Sco	The Oval	06.06.09
15	AJ Redmond	1	51	Ire	Nottingham	11.06.09
16	L Vincent	1	50	Pak	Cape Town	22.09.07
17	LRPL Taylor	3	50	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09

BB McCullum has partnered another New Zealand batsman in nine opening stands which has yielded 50 plus runs. The complete list read thus

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JD Ryder	1	130	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
2	JD Ryder	1	84	Srl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
3	SP Fleming	1	80	Srl	Wellington	22.12.06
4	L Vincent	1	68	RSA	Durban	19.09.07
5	JD Ryder	1	53	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
6	SP Fleming	1	51	Srl	Auckland	26.12.06
7	JD Ryder	1	51	Sco	The Oval	06.06.09
8	AJ Redmond	1	51	Ire	Nottingham	11.06.09
9	L Vincent	1	50	Pak	Cape Town	22.09.07

New Zealand’s 170 for 4 in 20.0 overs in this game provide the fifth occasion of New Zealand posting a total in excess of 170 runs in T20I games. The other four are – 198 for 5 against Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, 191 for 9 against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08, 190 all out against India at Jo’burg on 16.09.07 and 170 all out against Australia at Auckland on 17.02.05.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 20^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against various oppositions. The other three are – 53 runs between DPMD Jayawardne and LPC Silva against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07, 50 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkar against New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.09.09 and 50 runs between TM Dilshan and LPC Silva against West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the fourth wicket against various oppositions. The previous best was 53 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and LPC Silva against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the fourth wicket against New Zealand. The previous best was 50 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara against New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.09.09.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against New Zealand for various wickets. The five partnerships are listed below.

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Wkt	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	Jayasuriya	Tharanga	1	82	Jo’burg	15.09.07
2	Jayasuriya	Jayawardene	3	50	Jo’burg	15.09.07
3	Dilshan	Sangakkara	3	62	Not’ham,	16.06.09
4	Jayawardene	Sangakkara	4	50	Not’ham	16.06.09
5	Jayawardene	Sangakkara	4	67	Col-RPS	04.09.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions on home soil. The other occasion was – 59 runs opening stand between TM Dilhan and ST Jayasuriya at Col-RPS on 10.02.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides the record stand by Sri Lankan batsmen against various oppositions on home soil.

KC Sangakkara scored 69 in this game which represent the 23^rd occasion of a captain registering a half century in T20I games.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent his third T20I half century as captain. The other two occasions are – 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09. This his 69 in this game represent his highest individual score as captain.

KC Sangakkara becomes the third captain in T20I games to register three or more half centuries. The others are CH Gayle of West Indies {04} and GC Smith of South Africa {03}.

KC Sangakkara becomes the third captain in T20I games to register a half century while batting at number five and his 69 in this game provides the fifth occasion of a captain registering a half century while batting at number five. The other four occasions are – PD Collingwood of England {79 vs West Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07}, PD Collingwood of England {54 vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 07.02.08}, Shoiab Malik of Pakistan {57 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 17.09.07} and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {52* vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain registering a half century in T20I games. The other five occasions are – DPMD Jayawardene – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.10.07, TM Dilshan – 61 vs India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09, KC Sangakkara – 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and KC Sangakkara – 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain in T20I games. The previous best was by DPMD Jayawardene who had scored 65 against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.10.07

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game is listed seventh among the captains who have scored most runs in T20I games which are listed below.

No	Captain	Runs	Team	vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	98*	Aus	Vs	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Vs	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
3	CH Gayle	88	Win	Vs	Aus	The Oval	06.06.09
4	PD Collingwood	79	Eng	Vs	Win	The Oval	28.06.07
5	RT Ponting	76	Aus	Vs	Ind	Mum-BS	20.10.07
6	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Vs	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
7	KC Sangakkara	69	Srl	Vs	NZl	Col-RPs	04.09.09

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the tenth occasion of a captain’s half century going in vain in T20I games which are listed below.

No	Captain	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Smith	61	SAF	Vs	NZl	Jo’burg	21.10.05
2	Collingwood	79	Eng	Vs	Win	The Oval	28.06.07
3	Gayle	61	Win	Vs	Eng	The Oval	29.06.07
4	Ponting	76	Aus	Vs	Ind	Mum-BS	20.10.07
5	Dilshan	61	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	10.02.09
6	McCullum	57	NZl	Vs	RSA	Lord’s	09.06.09
7	Younis Khan	50	Pak	Vs	Srl	Lord’s	12.06.09
8	Gayle	63*	Pak	Vs	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
9	Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Vs	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
10	Sangakkara	69	Srl	Vs	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09

KC Sangakkara remains the only captain in T20I games to witness two of his half centuries in a losing cause – 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 69 against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 04.09.09.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the 40th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20I games. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s half century in a losing cause in T20I games. The other three are – 61 by TM Dilshan against India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09, 64* by KC Sangakkara against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 57 by TM Dilshan against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 02.09.09.

Thus KC Sangakkara’s 69 represent the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsaman going in vain.

BB McCullum hit two sixes in this game to take his aggregate of sixes in T20I games to 27. Only Yuvraj Singh of India has more sixes – 30 – than BB McCullum in T20I games.

With two sixes in this game, BB McCullum has now 76 sixes in T20 games. He is the second batsman to aggregate 75 plus sixes in T20 games after DJ Hussey who has 92 sixes to his credit. ST Jayasuriya {74}, Yuvraj Singh {73}, LRPL Taylor {72} and CL White {72} are the other batsmen who have an aggregate of 70 plus sixes in T20 games.

BB McCullum hit four boundary fours in this game to take his aggregate of boundary fours to 163 in T20 games. He became the 11^th batsman in the history of T20 games to have an aggregate of 160 plus boundary fours. The complete list read thus – BJ Hodge {249}, GC Smith {218}, IJ Harvey {202}, HD Ackerman {190}, ST Jayasuriya {173}, M van jaarsvald {173}, AD Brown {172}, G Gambhir {168}, MJ Lumb {166}, BB McCullum {163} and IJL Trott {161}

KMDN Kulasekhara returned with figures of 4.0-0-40-0 in this game providing the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 40 plus runs in a T20I game. It also represent the second occasion in which KMDN Kulasekhara has conceded forty plus runs in a T20I game. The first occasion was his figures of 4.0-0-47-1 against Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

KMDN Kulasekhara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to concede 40 plus runs on two occasions after SL Malinga who had returned with figures of 4.0-0-43-4 against Pakistan at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 4.0-0-45-2 against West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09

KMDN Kulasekhara’s figures – 4.0-0-40-0 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding forty plus runs without a wicket in a T20I game. The five bowlers are tabulated in the following list

No	Bowler	O	M	R	W	Opp	Ground	Date
1	R Perera	4.0	0	49	0	NZl	Auckland	26.12.06
2	Jayasuriya	4.0	0	64	0	Pak	J0’burg	17.09.07
3	Fernando	4.0	0	44	0	Ind	Col-RPS	10.02.09
4	I Udana	4.0	0	44	0	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
5	Kulasekara	4.0	0	40	0	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09