KC Sangakkara registers three consecutive fifties in T20I games
KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka became the fifth batsman in the history of T20I game to register three or more consecutive fifties. His achieved the feat when he made 59 against India at Mohali on 12.12.09. His previous two fifties read thus – 69 vs New Zealand at Col-RPS on 04.09.09 and 78 vs India at Nagpur on 09.12.09.
It is quite interesting to note of the five batsmen who have achieved the feat, three of them are Sri Lankans – TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya and the new entrant KC Sangakkara. BB McCullum of New Zealand and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan complete this elite list of five.
BB McCullum of New Zealand holds the record with four consecutive fifties. He is the only wicket keeper cum opening batsman in T20I games to achieve the feat of registering four consecutive fifties.
KC Sangakkara remains the only captain-cum-wicket keeper to register three consecutive fifties.
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | BBMcCullum | 59 | NZl | Win | Hamilton | 28.12.08 |
| 2 | BBMcCullum | 61 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 15.02.09 |
| 3 | BBMcCullum | 56* | NZl | Ind | Christchurch | 25.02.09 |
| 4 | BBMcCullum | 69* | NZl | Ind | Wellington | 27.02.09 |
| 1 | TMDilshan | 61 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 10.02.09 |
| 2 | TMDilshan | 53 | Srl | Aus | Nottingham | 08.06.09 |
| 3 | TMDilshan | 74 | Srl | Win | Nottingham | 10.06.09 |
| 1 | STJayasuriya | 51* | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 22.12.06 |
| 2 | STJayasuriya | 88 | Srl | Ken | Jo’burg | 14.09.07 |
| 3 | STJayasuriya | 61 | Srl | NZl | Jo’burg | 15.09.07 |
| 1 | KCSangakkara | 69 | Srl | NZl | Col-RPS | 04.09.09 |
| 2 | KCSangakkara | 78 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 09.12.09 |
| 3 | KCSangakkara | 59 | Srl | Ind | Mohali | 12.12.09 |
| 1 | ShahidAfridi | 51 | Pak | RSA | Nottingham | 18.06.09 |
| 2 | ShahidAfridi | 54* | Pak | Srl | Lord’s | 21.06.09 |
| 3 | ShahidAfridi | 50 | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |