Ranchi became the 13^th venue in India to host a T20I and also the 85^th venue overall to host a T20I.

MS Dhoni earned the distinction of becoming the first captain in the history of T20Is to play 50 innings as captain when he batted in this game. He scored 9 not out in this game.

This game witnessed rival wicket keeper batsmen leading their sides – MS Dhoni for India and LD Chandimal for Sri Lanka – to provide the 17^th occasion of a rival teams led by wicket keeper captains in the history of T20Is.

Sri Lanka inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is and also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka inserting India in T20Is. Sri Lanka lost this game after inserting the opposition to provide the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I after inserting the opposition. Sri Lanka lost its first game against India after it had inserted the opposition. Sri Lanka lost this game by 69 runs to provide its loss by largest margin of runs and also the first occasion of losing a game by 50 plus runs margin when it had inserted the opposition.

Sri Lanka lost this game by 69 runs to provide the 29^th occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I game. It also provides the 14^th occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I game by runs margin and the third occasion of losing by 50 plus runs margin. Sri Lanka’s loss in this game provides second loss by largest margin of runs. It has lost a game by 81 runs against West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Sri Lanka’s loss in this game provide its fourth loss against India – two losses by runs margin and two losses by wickets margin.

India registered its 35^th win in T20Is when it beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs in this game. It provides India’s 18^th win by runs margin and fourth win by 50 plus runs margin.

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket and SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 56th and 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in a T20I

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in a T20I. SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a T20I

It is interesting to note that these two fifty plus runs partnerships represent the record partnerships by Indian batsmen for the first and fourth wickets against Sri Lanka in a T20I. The previous record for the first wicket was the 58 runs partnership between G Gambhir and V Sehwag at Mohali on 12.12.09. The previous best for the fourth wicket was 26 runs unfinished partnership between SK Raina and MS Dhoni at Pallekele on 07.08.12

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket and SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting two 50 plus runs partnerships in the same innings of a T20I. It also provides the fourth such occasion against Sri Lanka.

The first and fourth fifty plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships for the first and fourth wicket in an innings. The two occasions are listed below. Indian batsmen had posted 136 runs for the first wicket and 61 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Durban on 19.09.07

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	136	1	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
	MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh	4	61	1	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
2	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	75	1	v Sri Lanka	Ranchi	12 Feb 2016
	HH Pandya, SK Raina	4	59	1	v Sri Lanka	Ranchi	12 Feb 2016

NLTC Perera performed a hat trick in this game. He captured the wickets of HH Pandya {29}, SK Raina {30} and Yuvraj Singh {0} in the 19^th over of the Indian innings {fourth, fifth and sixth deliveries}. It was NLTC Perera’s third over.

NLTC Perera became the fourth bowler in the history of T20Is to perform the hat trick. Others are B Lee, JDP Oram and TG Southee

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	B Lee	Australia	Bangladesh	Cape Town	2007/08
2	JDP Oram	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2009
3	TG Southee	New Zealand	Pakistan	Auckland	2010/11
4	NLTC Perera	Sri Lanka	Indis	Ranchi	2015/16

Yuvraj Singh collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the first such occasion against Sri Lanka in a T20I. His duck in this game provides the 30th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a duck in a T20I and provides the fourth such occasion against Sri Lanka in a T20I

TM Dilshan and NLTC Perera collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the 17^th an 18th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman collecting a first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the third such occasion against India in a T20I.

TM Dilshan collected his fifth first ball duck in T20Is. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to collect five or more first ball ducks after Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. Shahid Afridi has collected six first ball ducks in his T20I career.

No	Player	Runs	BF	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Shahid Afridi	0	1	2	Pak	Ind	Johannesburg	24 Sep 2007
2	Shahid Afridi	0	1	2	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009
3	Shahid Afridi	0	1	1	Pak	Eng	Bridgetown	06 May 2010
4	Shahid Afridi	0	1	1	Pak	Aus	Birmingham	05 Jul 2010
5	Shahid Afridi	0	1	2	Pak	RSA	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
6	Shahid Afridi	0	1	2	Pak	Srl	Colombo (RPS)	04 Oct 2012
1	TM Dilshan	0	1	1	Srl	Pak	King City (NW)	11 Oct 2008
2	TM Dilshan	0	1	2	Srl	Ind	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
3	TM Dilshan	0	1	1	Srl	RSA	Chittagong	22 Mar 2014
4	TM Dilshan	0	1	2	Srl	NZl	Mount Maunganui	07 Jan 2016
5	TM Dilshan	0	1	2	Srl	Ind	Ranchi	12 Feb 2016

TM Dilshan’s and NLTC Perera’s first ball ducks in this game provide the 14^th and 15^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck against India in a T20I. TM Dilshan with two first ball ducks own the record of most first ball ducks against India in a T20I

TM Dilshan and LD Chandimal were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 15^th and 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I. It also provides the first and second such occasion against India in a T20I

LD Chandimal’s stumped dismissal in this game provide the fourth stumped dismissal of his T20I career. He now own the record for a Sri Lankan batsman who has been dismissed stumped on most occasions. TM Dilshan has been dismissed stumped on three occasions.

TM Dilshan was stumped of the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a batman dismissed stumped of the first ball for a duck in the history of T20I. It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman stumped of the first ball for a duck in a T20I.

MS Dhoni’s two stumping dismissals in this game gave him a total of 15 stumping dismissals in T20Is. He became the fifth wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 15 or more stumping dismissals. Others are – Kamran Akmal {32}, Mushfiqur Rahim {21}, KC Sangakkara {20} and D Ramdin {18}

MS Dhoni effected three dismissals in this game which represent the fifth occasion of his effecting three or more dismissals in a T20I. He became the third wicket keeper in the history of T20I to effect three or more dismissals on five or more occasions. Others are – Kamran Akmal (seven occasions} and AB de Villiers {five occasions}

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Kamran Akmal	3	3	0	1	Pak	Eng	Bristol	28 Aug 2006
2	Kamran Akmal	3	0	3	1	Pak	Ken	Nairobi (Gym)	04 Sep 2007
3	Kamran Akmal	3	2	1	1	Pak	Zim	King City (NW)	12 Oct 2008
4	Kamran Akmal	4	0	4	2	Pak	Net	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
5	Kamran Akmal	3	2	1	2	Pak	NZl	Dubai (DSC)	12 Nov 2009
6	Kamran Akmal	3	0	3	2	Pak	Aus	Gros Islet	14 May 2010
7	Kamran Akmal	3	2	1	2	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
1	AB de Villiers	3	3	0	1	RSA	Pak	Johannesburg	02 Feb 2007
2	AB de Villiers	3	2	1	2	RSA	Ban	Johannesburg	05 Nov 2008
3	AB de Villiers	4	2	2	2	RSA	Win	North Sound	19 May 2010
4	AB de Villiers	4	4	0	1	RSA	Zim	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
5	AB de Villiers	3	1	2	2	RSA	Pak	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
1	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	1	Ind	Afg	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
2	MS Dhoni	3	2	1	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012
3	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	1	Ind	Pak	Colombo (RPS)	30 Sep 2012
4	MS Dhoni	3	1	2	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	29 Jan 2016
5	MS Dhoni	3	1	2	2	Ind	Srl	Ranchi	12 Feb 2016

TM Dilshan, NLTC Perera. SMSM Senanayake and PVD Chameera failed to score in Sri Lanka’s innings to provide the 18th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings of a T20I in the history of T20Is, It also provides the second such occasion by Sri Lankan batsmen in a T20I. The first such occasion was against South Africa at Col-RPS on  02.08.13 when four Sri Lankan batsmen – BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perere, SMSM Senanayake and SL Malinga – had failed to open their accounts. It is interesting to note that NLTC Perera and SMSM Senanayake were part of both the occasions.

NLTC Perera returned with figures of 3 for 33 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of  a bowler captring 3 for 33 in the history of T20Is. NLTC Perera became the second bowler to capture 3 for 33 in a T20I after CB Mpofu of Zimbabwe. CB Mpofu had figures of 4.0-0-33-3 at Harare on 17.07.15.

R Ashwin captured 3 for 14 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets against Sri Lanka in a T20I. It also represents the second best bowling figures against Sri Lanka in a T20I. The best figure is by AB Dinda who had captured 4 for 19 at Pallekele on 07.08.12