Match Number 19 : India vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10 ; West Indies won by 14 runs

This game was delayed by half an hour due to overnight rain but still it was a 20 over match

CH Gayle who had earned the distinction of becoming the seventh opening batsman to complete 500 runs in T20I extended his run aggregate to 599 with his 98 in this game. Others are – BB McCullum {1027}, GC Smith {702}, ST Jayasuriya {612}, DA Warner {566}, G Gambhir {570} and TM Dilshan {509}

It is interesting to note that all these seven batsman have scored 50 plus boundary fours – BB McCullum {105}, GC Smith {92}, ST Jayasuriya {75}, DA Warner {51}, G Gambhir {71}, CH Gayle {54} and TM Dilshan {69]

India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 41^st such occasion in ICC WT20. India now holds the record for inserting the opposition on most occasions in ICC WT20. It has done so on six occasions including the one in this game. Pakistan is the other team which has inserted the opposition on five occasions.

The six occasions of India inserting the opposition are listed below – vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09, vs England at Lord’s on 14.06.09, vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10, vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 and vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

CH Gayle and MS Dhoni became the second and third captains in ICC WT20 to score 300 plus runs – GC Smith {339}, CH Gayle {321} and MS Dhoni {302}. CH Gayle and MS Dhoni achieved the milestone in this game.

CH Gayle became the sixth captain in T20I to score 400 plus runs – GC Smith {738}, KC Sangakkara {509}, CH Gayle {472}, PD Collingwood {439}, RT Ponting {401} and Shoaib Malik {401}

CH Gayle scored 98 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. It was his third fifty in the tournament – 88 vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, 63* vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09 and 98 vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

CH Gayle with his three fifties while leading West Indies became the second captain to score three fifties in ICC WT20. KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is the other captain – 55* vs Australia at Nottingham o 08.06.09, 64* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 68 vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent the highest individual score by a captain in ICC WT20. It was an improvement over his own 88 against Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09

CH Gayle became the first captain to score a fifty against India in ICC WT20 when he scored 98 in this game which also represent the highest score by a captain in ICC WT20.

CH Gayle became the second batsman to score a hundred and ninety in ICC WT20 after DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. CH Gayle scored 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07 and 98 vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10. DPMD Jayawardene scored 100 vs Zimbabwe at Providence o 03.05.10 and 98 not out vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10. Incidentally both CH Gayle and DPMD Jayawardene have performed this feat when they were opening the innings for their respective teams

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in ICC WT20 – 98* by DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10, 98 by CH Gayle of West Indies vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10, 96* by TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09 and 90* by HH Gibbs of South Africa vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

CH Gayle became the third batsman to score 400 plus runs in ICC WT20 – DPMD Jayawardene {592}, KP Pietersen {491} and CH Gayle {438}. G Gambhir joined this company with an aggregate of 401 runs when India batted to become the fourth batsman to total 400 plus runs in ICC WT20

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent the 84^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT20. His knock also represents the 46^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT20

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent his fourth fifty as an opening batsman in ICC WT20 – 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07, 88 vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, 63* vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09 and 98 vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10.

CH Gayle became the third opening batsman to score four fifties in ICC WT20. The other two are – G Gambhir of India and ML Hayden of Australia

CH Gayle with his four fifties in ICC WT20 became the fifth batsman to score four or more fifties in T20I. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {05}, G Gambhir {04}, ML Hayden {04} and KP Pietersen {04}

With seven sixes in this game, CH Gayle took his ICC WT20 sixes aggregate to 27 and with it he holds the record for most sixes by a batsman. He wrested the record from Yuvraj Singh of India who had 24 sixes to his credit

CH Gayle’s seven sixes in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring seven or more sixes in an innings. The four occasions are – CH Gayle of West Indies {10 sixes vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07}, Yuvraj Singh of India {7 sixes vs England at Durban on 19.09.07}, DA Warner of Australia {7 sixes vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.09} and CH Gayle of West Indies {7 sixes vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10}

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. CH Gayle with his 98 in this game became the second West Indian batsman to register a fifty against India in ICC WT20. DJ Bravo was the other batsman who had scored 66 not out at Lord’s on 12.06.09

CH Gayle’s 98 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring fifty against India in ICC WT20. It represents highest individual score against India. The previous best was 73 by JH Kaliis of South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

CH Gayle and SC Chanderpaul added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 108^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the 32^nd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the ninth occasion of West Indian batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the third occasion of West Indian batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership against India in ICC WT20. The three occasions are – 58 runs for the third wicket between DJ Bravo and LMP Simmons at Lord’s on 12.06.09, 56* runs for the fourth wicket between DJ Bravo and S Chanderpaul at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and 98 runs for the first wicket between CH Gayle and S Chanderpaul at Bridgetown on 09.05.10. Thus the 98 runs stand for the first wicket between CH Gayle and S Chanderpaul in this game represents the highest partnership by West Indian batsmen against India in ICC WT20.

CH Gayle and SC Chanderpaul added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 12th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership against India in ICC WT20.

RR Sarwan collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 45^th occasion of a batsman scoring a first ball duck in ICC WT20. Sarwan became the fourth West Indian batsman to suffer such an ignominy. The other three are – JE Taylor vs South Africa at The Oval on 13.06.09, LMP Simmons vs England at The Oval on 15.06.09 and XM Marshall vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09

RR Sarwan of West Indies and A Nehra of Indies scored zeroes in this game providing the 112^th and 113^th occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. RR Sarwan’s zero provides the 12^th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. RR Sarwan became the second West Indian batsman to score zero against India, after ADS Flethcer who had scored zero at Lord’s on 12.06.09. A Nehra’s zero in this game provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman to score zero in ICC WT20. Nehra became the first Indian batsman to score zero against West Indies.

CH Gayle and MS Dhoni were dismissed run out in this game providing the 82^nd and 83^rd occasion of a batsmen dismissed run out in ICC WT20. CH Gayle’s run out provides the first occasion of a West Indies batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. MS Dhoni’s run out provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20

MS Dhoni has been dismissed run out on five occasions in ICC WT20 – both as a batsman and as a captain – for 24 vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, for 45 vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07, for 36 vs Australia at Durban on 22.09.07, for 5 vs South Africa at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and for 29 vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

He now shares the record for most run out dismissals as a batsman and as a captain with DL Vettori who also has been dismissed run out on five occasions – both as batsman and as captain – in ICC WT20.

CH Gayle and MS Dhoni were dismissed run out in this game providing the 15^th and 16^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

ICC WT20 witnessed for the first time the rival skippers dismissed run out in this game. CH Gayle was run out for 98 while MS Dhoni was run out for 29

CH Gayle’s run out for 98 in this game provide the first occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. CH Gayle became the third batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty – 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 for 98 vs India at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

At the end of this game MS Dhoni holds the record for most appearances as captain in ICC WT20 games. He had led India on 16 occasions and wrested the record from GC Smith who has led South Africa on 15 occasions.

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal for 29 in this game makes him the only captain wicket keeper to be dismissed run out on five occasions in ICC WT20

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal for 29 in this game provide the 11^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. MS Dhoni with five run out dismissals holds the record for most run out dismissals for a wiket keeper batsman in ICC WT20

India lost this game by 14 runs after inserting the opposition providing the 20^th occasion of a team losing the game after inserting the opposition.

India has lost four games when it has inserted the opposition – lost by 10 runs vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, lost by three runs vs England at Lord’s on 14,06.09, lost by 49 runs vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.09 and lost by 14 runs vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10.

Thus India holds the record of losing most games after it had inserted the opposition. West Indies is the other team which has lost three games after inserting the opposition – lost by 15 runs vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 10.06.09, lost by 57 runs vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09 and lost by 20 runs vs South Africa at The Oval on 13.06.09

India holds the record for inserting the opposition on most occasions {six occasions} and also holds the record for losing most games after inserting the opposition {four games} in ICC WT20