ICC WT20 : DJ Sammy's all round effort floors Ireland as they register the lowest completed innings total in ICC WT20
Match Number 02: West Indies vs Ireland at Providence on 01.05.10: West Indies won by 70 runs
DJ Bravo led West Indies in this game. He became the 22nd captain to lead a team in ICC WT20. He is the fourth captain to lead West Indies in ICC WT20. Others are RR Sarwan, CH Gayle and D Ramdin
West Indies were restricted to 138 for 9 in 20 overs as G Dockrel captured 3 for 16. At the age of 17 years and 204 days, he became the youngest cricketer to appear in ICC WT20
DJ Sammy took four catches in Ireland’s innings to become the first fieldsman to pouch four catches in ICC WT20. Other fieldsmen who have taken three catches in an innings are – B Lee of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, SJ Benn of West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, LMP Simmons of West Indies vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09, AB de Villiers of South Africa vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and NL McCullum of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10.
Ireland’s 68 all out in this game provide the seventh occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in ICC WT20. Other occasions are – – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, 81 in 15.4 overs by Scotland vs South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.08, 83 in 15.5 overs by Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 18.09.07, 88 in 19.3 overs by Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 14.09.06, 93 in 17.5 overs by Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and 99 in 18.3 overs by New Zealand vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09
Ireland’s 68 all out in this game represent the lowest team total in ICC WT20. The previous lowest team total was – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07
ICC WT20 witnessed for the first time the instance of Extras being the highest scorer in a completed innings in this game. In Ireland’s total of 68 all out, there were 19 extras which was the highest.
ICC WT20 witnessed the second instance of lone batsman reaching double figures. In this game, in Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, GC Wilson scored 17. The other such occasion was in the game between West Indies and Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09. In West Indies’ innings of 101 all out, CH Gayle had scored 63 not out.
In Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, two West Indian bowlers – R Rampaul {3 for 17} and DJ Sammy {3 for 08} captured three wickets providing the 20th occasion of two bowlers from the same team capturing three or more wickets in T20I.
The feat by R Rampaul and DJ Sammy in this game provide the third occasion of West Indies bowlers performing such a feat in T20I. The other two occasions are – vs Zimbabwe at Trinidad on 28.02.10 {SJ Benn – 4 for 6 and DJ Sammy – 5 for 26} and vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 {FH Edwards – 3 for 24 and DJ Bravo – 4 for 38}.
In Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, two West Indian bowlers – R Rampaul {3 for 17} and DJ Sammy {3 for 08} captured three wickets providing the eighth occasion of two bowlers from the same team capturing three or more wickets in ICC WT20.
The feat by R Rampaul and DJ Sammy in this game provide the second occasion of West Indies bowlers performing such a feat in ICC WT20, The other occasion was against India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 {FH Edwards – 3 for 24 and DJ Bravo – 4 for 38}.
DJ Sammy with his 3 for 8 in this game became the fourth bowler in ICC WT20 to capture three or more wickets conceding single digit runs. Others are – MR Gillespie of New Zealand {four for 7 vs Kenya at Durban on 12.09.07}, Umar Gul of Pakistan {5 for 6 vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09} and BAW Mendis {3 for 9 vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09}
DJ Sammy became the first cricketer in ICC WT20 to score 30 runs, pouch four catches and capture three wickets. He is the first cricketer in ICC WT20 to excel in all the three departments of the game – batting, bowling and fielding.
Ireland’s 68 all out in this game provide the 18th occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, 81 in 15.4 overs by Scotland vs South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.08, 83 in 15.5 overs by Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 18.09.07, 88 in 19.3 overs by Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 14.09.06, 93 in 17.3 overs by Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09, 99 in 18.3 overs by New Zealand vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09, 101 in 19.3 overs by Sri Lanka vs Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 101 in 17.4 overs by West Indies vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09, 110 in 17.0 by New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 111 in 19.5 overs by England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 11.06.09, 115 in 16.4 overs by Ireland vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 120 in 19.5 overs by Scotland vs Pakistan at Durban on 12.09.07, 135 in 20.0 overs by England vs Australia at Cape Town on 14.09.07, 140 in 19.4 overs by Bangladesh vs South Africa at Cape Town on 15.09.07 and 152 in 19.3 overs by Pakistan vs India at Johannesburg on 24.09.07
Ireland has been dismissed all out on two occasions in ICC WT20 – 115 vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 68 vs West Indies at Providence on 30.04.10
Ireland became the sixth team to be dismissed all out on two or more occasions in ICC WT20. Others are – Bangladesh {03}, New Zealand {03}, England {02}, Kenya {02} and Scotland {02}
West Indies victory by 70 runs margin in this game provide the ninth occasion of a team winning an ICC WT20 game by 50 plus runs margin. Other occasions are – Sri Lanka won by 172 runs vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, South Africa won by 130 runs vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09, New Zealand won by 83 runs vs Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, Pakistan won by 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, Sri Lanka won b y 64 runs vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, Sri Lanka won by 57 runs vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, Pakistan won by 51 runs vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and England won by 50 runs vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07
Ireland is the only team to suffer the defeat by 50 plus runs margin on two occasions in ICC WT20 {lost by 83 runs to New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and lost by 70 runs to West Indies at Providence on 30.04.10}
West Indies carved its first 50 plus runs margin victory in ICC WT20 when it trounced Ireland by 70 runs in this game.
D Ramdin effected three dismissals in this game {all caught} and took his aggregate of dismissals in ICC WT20 to 10. He became the fourth wicket keeper in ICC WT20 to effect ten or more dismissals. Others are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {13}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {12} and MV Boucher of South Africa {11}