South Africa vs India – Only T20I – at Durban on 09.01.11: India won by 21 runs

India capped MM Patel for this game. He became the 34^th cricketer to represent India in T20 games. He is the 13^th Indian cricketer to make T20I debut against South Africa.

RG Sharma became the fifth Indian cricketer to appear in 20 or T20I games. Others are – MS Dhoni {26} : G Gambhir {23} : Yuvraj Singh {23} and Harbhajan Singh {22}.

In a rare statistical coincidence, both rival captains – MS Dhoni and J Botha – were appearing in their 26^th T20I games

MS Dhoni became the first Indian cricketer to play 25 T20I innings, He is the 19^th cricketer in the history of T20I to appear in 25 T20I innings.

At the end of this game, MS Dhon’s T20I run aggregate stood at 451. He became the 29^th cricketer to total 450 T20I runs. He became the fourth Indian cricketer to total 450 T20I runs. Others are – G Gambhir {621} : Yuvraj Singh {567} and SK Raina {509}

SK Raina completed 500 T20I runs when he was on 32 during his innings of 41 in this game. At the end of this game, his total stood at 509. He is the third Indian cricketer to total 500 plus T20I runs. Others are – G Gambhir {621} and Yuvraj Singh {567}

Yuvraj Singh was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman to be dismissed run out in a T20I game. His run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman to be dismissed run out against South Africa. Others are – V Sehwag for 34 at Johannesburg on 01.12.06: MS Dhoni for 45 at Durban on 20.09.87 and MS Dhoni for 5 at Nottingham on 16.06.09

RG Sharma’s 53 in this game provide the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20I game.

RG Sharma scored his fourth T20I fifty when he scored 53 in this game. The other three occasions are – 50* vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07: 52* vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09 and 79* vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

RG Sharma became the fourth Indian batsman to score four or more fifties. Others are G Gambhir {06} : Yuvraj Singh {05} and SK Raina {04}

Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers were run out in this game providing the first occasion of rival batsmen batting at number four run out in a T20I game.

AB de Villiers’ run out in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a South African batsman run out in T20I games. His run out provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against India. Others are – RJ Peterson for 08 at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : T Henderson for zero at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : JM Kemp for 05 at Durban on 20.09.07 and GC Smith for 36 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

AB de Villiers’ run out in this game represent his third run out in T20I games. Other occasions are – for 15 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and for 24 vs England at Centurion on 15.11.09

AB de Villiers became the second South African batsman to be dismissed run out on three occasions after JA Morkel who was also run out on three occasions – for 1 vs West Indies at North Sound on 20.05.10 : for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and for 40 vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

MH van Wyk scored 67 in this game providing the 24^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in T20I games. He became the third South African batsman to score a fifty in a T20I game against India. Others are – 63 by AB de Villiers at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and 73 by JH Kallis at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.

MH van Wyk became the first South African batsman to score a fifty in South Africa against India when he scored 67 in this game. He wrested the previous best of 36 by MV Boucher at Durban on 20.09.07 and 36 by JA Morkel at Durban on 20.09.07

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games. This stand provides the third such occasion against India. The other two occasions are – 69 runs for the sixth wicket between MV Boucher and JA Morkel at Durban on 20.09.07 and 97 runs for the second wicket between GC Smith and JH Kallis at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games against India at Durban. The other occasions was 69 runs for the sixth wicket between MV Boucher and JA Morkel on 20.09.07

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record stand for the third wicket by South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games against India. The previous best was the 39 runs stand between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy at Nottingham on 16.06.09.

AB de Villiers completed 600 T20I runs when he was on 10 during his innings of 14 in this game. At the end of this hie aggregate stood at 604. He became the third South African batsman to total 600 plus runs in T20I games. The other two are – GC Smith {958} and JP Duminy {648}

AB de Villiers completed 600 T20I runs when he was on 10 during his innings of 14 in this game. At the end of this hie aggregate stood at 604. He became the 17th batsman to total 600 plus runs in T20I games. The complete list read thus – BB McCullum {1100} : GC Smith {958} : KP Pietersen {911} : DPMD Jayawardene {784} : KC Sangakkara {777} : TM Dilshan {758} : Kamran Akmal {704} : Shahid Afridi {671} : LRPL Taylor {659} : JP Duminy {648} : DA Warner {646} : Misbah-ul-Haq {637} : Shoaib Malik {636} : G Gambhir {621} : ST Jayasuriya {621} : CH Gayle {617} and AB de Villiers {604}

In this game India deployed six bowlers and each of them captured a wicket providing the eleventh occasion of six or more bowlers who bowled in an innings captured at least one wicket in T20I games. Indian bowlers performed such a feat for the first time.

India’s win in this game represents its 15^th win in T20I and also its fourht win over South Africa. The other three are – by six wickets at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : by 37 runs at Durban on 22.09.07 : by 14 runs at Gros Islet on 02.05.10