Match Number 25: First Semi Final: England vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 13.05.10: England won by seven wickets

KC Sangakkara completed 700 runs in T20I when he was on 5 during his knock of 16 in this game and at the end of the game his aggregate stood at 711 runs. He became the fifth batsman in T20I to aggregate 700 plus runs. The complete list read thus – BB McCullum {1081}, KP Pietersen {864}, GC Smith {751}, DPMD Jayawardene {743} and KC Sangakkara {711}. KC Sangakkara became the second Sri Lankan batsman to total 700 runs.

KP Pietersen boosted his aggregate to 864 with his 42 not out in this game. He is the second batsman to total 850 plus runs in T20I after BB McCullum who has an aggregate of 1081 runs

KC Sangakkara {711} became the first wicket keeper batsman to complete 700 runs in T20I.

DPMD Jayawardene’s aggregate in ICC WT20 stood at 615 at the end of this game. He is the only batsman to complete 600 runs in ICC WT20. His 615 runs have come from 18 matches, 18 innings of which three were not outs. His highest score is 100 and has an average of 41.00 runs per innings. He has scored one century and four half centuries. He has scored 62 bounary fours and 17 boundary sixes. His run aggregate of 615 runs, his five fifties and 62 boundary fours are all records in their respective categories in ICC WT20

His performance in ICC WT20 read thus – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, 35* vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 15.09.07, 28 vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 17.09.07, 30 vs Bangladesh vs Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 1 vs Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 9 vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09, 4 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09, 19 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 12.06.09, 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s o 14.06.09, 41* vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 2 vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, 1 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 81 vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10, 100 vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 03.05.10, 98* vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10, 9 vs Australia at Bridgetown on 09.05.10, 4 vs India at Gros Islet on 11.05.10 and 10 vs England at Gros Islet on 13.05.10

DPMD Jayawardene completed 300 runs in 2010 edition of ICC WT20 when he was on 8 during his knock of 10 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 302. His performance in this edition read thus – 81 vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10, 100 vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 03.05.10, 98* vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10, 9 vs Australia at Bridgetown on 09.05.10, 4 vs India at Gros Islet on 11.05.10 and 10 vs England at Gros Islet on 13.05.10

DPMD Jayawardene became the second batsman to aggregate 300 plus runs in a single edition of ICC WT20. He totalled 302 runs in 2010 edition. His team mate TM Dilshan has aggregated 317 runs in 2009 edition.

KC Sangakkara is one of four captains to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICC WT20. The four captains are – GC Smith of South Africa {352}, MS Dhoni of India {325}, CH Gayle of West Indies {325} and KC Sangakkara {316}.

AD Mathews was run out for 58 in this game. He became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring fifty plus runs in ICC WT20. The other three batsmen are – Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan for 53 vs India at Durban on 14.09.07, DL Maddy of England for 50 vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07 and CH Gayle of West Indies for 98 vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10.

AD Mathews’s dismissal run out for 58 in this game provide the 88^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal in this game provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. The five occasions are – LPC Silve for 5 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, J Mubarak for 5 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 12.06.09, S Randiv for 2 vs Australia at Bridgetown on 09.05.10, AD Mathews for 46 vs India at Gros Islet on 11.05.10 and AD Mathews for 58 vs England at Gros Islet on 13.05.10

AD Mathews became the first Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in ICC WT20. He is the 18^th batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions.

AD Mathews’s 58 in this game represent the 89^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. It also represents the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

AD Mathews registered his highest individual score in ICC WT20 when he scored 58 in this game. It was his maiden fifty. His previous best was 46 vs India at Gros Islet on 11.05.10. By a coincidence on both occasions he was dismissed run out

GP Swann’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 70 wickets in T20 games. The following is the list of bowlers who have captured 70 plus wickets in T20 games – DP Nannes {97}, JA Morkel {93}, Yasir Arafat {90}, GR Napier {88}, Umar Gul {86}, T Hendersen {84}, M Muralitharan {83}, AD Mascarenhas {80}, IK Pathan {78}, AJ Hall {75}, RP Singh {74}, SL Malinga {73}, CK Langveldt {72}, Azhar Mahmood {71}, PP Ojha {70}, CM Willouhby {70} and GP Swann {70}

C Kieswetter and MJ Lumb added 68 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 117^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents 33^rd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the 15^th occasion of England batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for various wickets in ICC WT20. This stand provides the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. The four occasions are – 62 runs between DL Maddy and VS Solanki vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07, 53 runs between DL Maddy and VS Solanki vs India at Durban on 19.09.07, 102 runs between RS Bopara and LG Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09 and 68 runs between C Kieswetter and MJ Lumb vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 13.05.10

C Kieswetter and MJ Lumb added 68 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by England batsmen against Sri Lanka in ICC WT20

KP Pietersen completed 500 runs in ICC WT20 when he was on 9 during his knock of 42 not out in this game. At the end of the game, his aggregate stood at 533. He became the second batsman to total 500 plus runs in ICC WT20 after DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka who has an aggregate of 615 runs.

KC Sangkkara took a catch to dismiss PD Collingwood of NLTC Perera for 10 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 16 dismissals in ICC WT20 {09 ct plus 07 st}. He shares the joint second place with MV Boucher of South Africa in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in ICC WT20. MV Boucher has also effected 16 dismissals {15 ct plus 01 st}. Kamran Akmal of Pakistan leads the table with 18 dismissals {07 ct plus 11 ct}