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West Indies tame Sri Lanka without the services of CH Gayle – CH Gayle was injured during the match

West Indies tame Sri Lanka without the services of CH Gayle – CH Gayle was injured during the match

21st Match, Super 10 Group 1: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Bangalore – Mar 20, 2016 – Sri Lanka 122/9 (20/20 ov); West Indies 127/3 (18.2/20 ov) – West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

LD Chandimal was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provide the fifth such occasion for a Sri Lankan opening batsman. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the first such occasion for a Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsman. It also provides the 17th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the third such occasion for a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman

LD Chandimal and HMRKB Herath were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 19th and 20th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen dismissed run out in WT20.

CK Kapugedera of Sri Lanka and MN Samuels of West Indies were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 98th and 99th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20. CK Kapuedera’s stumped dismissal provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and MN Samuels’s stumped dismissal provides the eleventh occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed stumped in WT20

CK Kapugedera of Sri Lanka and MN Samuels of West Indies were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 18th occasion of two or more batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 game

S Badree captured three wickets in this game to take his tally of wickets to 34 while opening the bowling as a spinner in T20I. With these three wickets his tally of wickets read 18 in WT20 while opening the bowling as a spinner. He holds the record for most wickets by a bowler in T20Is and also in WT20 amongst the spins bowlers who have shared the new ball.

D Ramadin effected two dismissals in this game which fetched him 50 dismissals in T20I. He became the third wicket keeper in the history of T20I to effect 50 or more dismissals. Others are – Kamran Akmal {60} and MS Dhoni {55}

D Ramdin and KC Sangakkara share the third position amongst the wicket keepers who have effected most dismsssals in WT20. Both the wicket keepers have effected 26 dismissals. Kamran Akmal {30} and MS Dhoni {27} occupy the first two places.

ADS Fletcher scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It also provides the 14th such occasion by a West Indies opening batsman in WT20. It also provides his second fifty in WT20. The first was his 53 not out against Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09

South Africa prevail over Afghanistan to win by 37 runs

South Africa prevail over Afghanistan to win by 37 runs

20th Match, Super 10 Group 1: Afghanistan v South Africa at Mumbai – Mar 20, 2016 – South Africa 209/5 (20/20 ov); Afghanistan 172 (20/20 ov) – South Africa won by 37 runs

South Africa posted 209 for 5 in this game to provide the 48th occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in T20I. It also provides the tenth occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in T20I – the most by any team in WT20. South Africa is the only team to post 200 plus runs in T20I on ten occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 201/4 20.0 1 v Australia Johannesburg 24 Feb 2006
2 208/2 17.4 2 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 211/5 20.0 1 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
4 241/6 20.0 1 v England Centurion 15 Nov 2009
5 219/4 20.0 1 v India Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
6 231/7 20.0 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
7 200/3 19.4 2 v India Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
8 204/7 20.0 1 v Australia Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
9 229/4 20.0 1 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
10 209/5 20.0 1 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in WT20. All the eleven occasions are listed below in the descending order of runs scored

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 260/6 20.0 1 v Kenya Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
2 England 230/8 19.4 2 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
3 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
4 India 218/4 20.0 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
5 South Africa 211/5 20.0 1 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
6 South Africa 209/5 20.0 1 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016
7 South Africa 208/2 17.4 2 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
8 West Indies 205/6 20.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
9 West Indies 205/4 20.0 1 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
10 Pakistan 201/5 20.0 1 v Bangladesh Kolkata 16 Mar 2016
11 England 200/6 20.0 2 v India Durban 19 Sep 2007

It also provides the fourth such occasion by South Africa. South Africa’s four such occasions represent the most occasions of a team posting 200 plus runs in WT20. All the four occasions are listed below in the descending order of runs scored

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 208/2 17.4 2 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 South Africa 211/5 20.0 1 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
3 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
4 South Africa 209/5 20.0 1 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

South Africa scored 229 for 4 against England at Mumbai on 18.03.16 and 209 for 5 against Afghanistan at Mumbai on 20.03.16 in this game to provide the first occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs on two occasions in a single edition of WT20. South Africa is the only team to score 200 plus runs in consecutive games in any editions of WT20.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
2 South Africa 209/5 20.0 1 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

F du Plessis was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the second occasion of a South African captain dismissed run out in WT20. The first such occasion was – GC Smith dismissed run out against India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

AB de Villiers scored 64 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in WT0. It also represents the fifth fifty for AB de Villiers and the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in WT20. All the five fifties are furnished below

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 79* 1 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
2 63 1 v India Nottingham 16 Jun 2009
3 53 2 v Pakistan Gros Islet 10 May 2010
4 69* 1 v England Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
5 64 1 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

AB de Villers became the second batsman in WT20 to score exact 29 runs in an over. J Mubarak of Sri Lanka had performed this feat against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07. J Mubarak has socred 29 runs of the bowling of LN Onyangao while Rashid Khan was the bowler who conceded to 29 runs to AB de Villiers

No Runs Batsmen Runs scored Bowler Match Venue Date
1 29 J Mubarak (666461) LN Onyango Srl Vs Ken Jo’burg 14.09.07
2 29 AB de Villiers (646661) Rashid Khan RSA Vs Afgg Mumbai 20.03.16

AB de Villier’s 64 in this game represent the eighth fifty of his T20I career and he shares the second place amongst the South African batsmen who have scored most fifties in T20I with F du Plesssis. JP Duminy with nine fifties to his credit occupies the first place.

Rashid Khan returned with figures of none for 51 in this game to provide the 27th occasion of a bowler leaking 50 plus runs in an innings of a WT20 game and the second such occasion by an Afghanistan bowler in WT20. The first such occasion was – Izatullah’s Dawlatzai’s  2 for 56 against England at Col-RPS on 21.09.12

Rashid Khan’s none for 51 in this game provides the 15th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket in an innings of a WT20 game and the first such occasion by an Afghanistan bowler in WT20.

Afghanistan was dismissed all out for 172 in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings of a WT20 game and the fifth such occasion by Afghanistan. All the five occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Afghanistan 80 16.0 2 v South Africa Bridgetown 05 May 2010
2 Afghanistan 136 19.3 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 19 Sep 2012
3 Afghanistan 80 17.2 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
4 Afghanistan 72 17.1 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
5 Afghanistan 172 20.0 2 v South Africa Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

Bangladesh holds the record for most timed dismissed all out in WT20. It has been dismissed all out on six occasions. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are the only two teams to be dismissed all out on five or more occasions in WT20.

The following table lists the occasions when a team has been dismissed all out after posting a total of 150 plus runs in WT20. Afghanistan’s 172 all out provides the eight such occasion

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 191 20.0 1 v Pakistan Gros Islet 02 May 2010
2 New Zealand 190 20.0 1 v India Johannesburg 16 Sep 2007
3 Australia 175 20.0 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
4 Afghanistan 172 20.0 2 v South Africa Mumbai 20 Mar 2016
5 Pakistan 157 20.0 2 v Australia Gros Islet 02 May 2010
6 Pakistan 152 19.3 2 v India Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
7 South Africa 151 19.5 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
8 UAE 151 19.5 1 v Netherlands Sylhet 17 Mar 2014

Noor Ali Zadran was dismissed stumped this game to provide the first occasion of an Afghanistan opening batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and the 23rd opening batsman overall to be dismissed in such a manner in WT20

Q de Kock effected four dismissals in this game provide the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting four dismissals in an innings of a WT20 game. The following table lists all the wicket keepers who have performed such a feat in WT20

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 4 4 0 2 Aus Zim Cape Town 12 Sep 2007
2 MJ Prior 4 4 0 1 Eng RSA Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
3 Kamran Akmal 4 0 4 2 Pak Net Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
4 NJ O’Brien 4 3 1 1 Ire Srl Lord’s 14 Jun 2009
5 MS Dhoni 4 4 0 1 Ind Afg Gros Islet 01 May 2010
6 AB de Villiers 4 4 0 1 RSA Zim Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
7 MS Dhoni 4 4 0 1 Ind Pak Col-RPS 30 Sep 2012
8 D Ramdin 4 0 4 2 Win Pak Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
9 R Mutumbami 4 1 3 2 Zim Sco Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
10 Q de Kock 4 3 1 2 RSA Afg Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

Q de Kock became the second wicket keeper to effect four dismissals in WT20 after AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers had effected four dismissals against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 20.09.12.

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 4 4 0 1 RSA Zim Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
2 Q de Kock 4 3 1 2 RSA Afg Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

CH Morris captured four for 27 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a South African bowler capturing four wickets in WT20 and his feat provides the 44th such occasion in WT20

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WD Parnell 4.0 0 13 4 2 v West Indies The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 JH Kallis 4.0 1 15 4 1 v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
3 M Morkel 4.0 0 17 4 1 v New Zealand Durban 19 Sep 2007
4 DW Steyn 4.0 0 17 4 2 v New Zealand Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
5 CK Langeveldt 4.0 0 19 4 1 v Pakistan Gros Islet 10 May 2010
6 M Morkel 3.0 0 20 4 2 v Afghanistan Bridgetown 05 May 2010
7 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 21 4 2 v Netherlands Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
8 CH Morris 4.0 0 27 4 2 v Afghanistan Mumbai 20 Mar 2016

CH Marris’s four for 27 provides the second occasion of a South bowler capturing four wickets in WT20 – the first occasion was – M Morkel’s 4 for 20 against Bridgetown on 05.05.10. These are the only two occasions of a bowler capturing four wickets against Afghanistan in WT20

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Morkel 3.0 0 20 4 2 RSA Afg Bridgetown 05 May 2010
2 CH Morris 4.0 0 27 4 2 RSA Afg Mumbai 20 Mar 2016
India posts a comfortable win against traditional rivals Pakistan – wins by six wickets

India posts a comfortable win against traditional rivals Pakistan – wins by six wickets

19th Match, Super 10 Group 2: India v Pakistan at Kolkata – Mar 19, 2016 – Pakistan 118/5 (18/18 ov); India 119/4 (15.5/18 ov) – India won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Rains prevented the match to start on time and after many inspections, it was agreed to play a 18 overs a side game

India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of india doing so in T20Is and also provides the tenth such occasions in WT20. India stands third in the list of teams which have inserted the opposition on most occasions in T20Is. New Zealand {28} and England {23} are the two teams which are ahead of India. It provides the tenth occasion of India inserting the opposition in WT20. England and India share the record for inserting the opposition on most occasion in WT20. England has also inserted the opposition on ten occasions in WT20.

Shahid Afridi’s lone boundary in his knock of eight runs gave him 100 boundary fours in T20Is. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in T20Is at the end of this game. Others are – Mohammad Hafeez {175}, Shoaib Malik {122}, Umar Akmal {119} and Ahmed Shahzad {113}

V Kohli scored seven boundary fours in his knock of 55 not out which game him an aggregate of 153 boundary fours in T20is. He became the first Indian batsman to aggregate 150 plus boundary fours in T20Is and also the seventh batsman overall to perform such a feat. Others are  – TM Dilshan {217}, BB McCullum {175}, DPMD Jayawardene {173}, MJ Guptill {156} and DA Warner {151}

V Kohli’s seven boundary fours in this game fetched him a total of 53 boundary fours in WT20. He became the tenth batsman to score ten or more boundary fours in WT20

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s
1 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 31 31 5 1016 100 39.07 1 6 1 111
2 TM Dilshan Srl 32 31 5 847 96* 32.57 0 6 5 96
3 CH Gayle Win 24 23 3 907 117 45.35 2 7 1 72
4 BB McCullum NZl 25 25 3 637 123 28.95 1 2 2 67
5 KC Sangakkara Srl 31 30 4 661 68 25.42 0 4 2 63
6 G Gambhir Ind 21 20 0 524 75 26.20 0 4 2 61
7 KP Pietersen Eng 15 15 2 580 79 44.61 0 4 0 60
8 RG Sharma Ind 25 22 8 600 79* 42.85 0 6 0 54
9 V Kohli Ind 13 13 5 582 78* 72.75 0 7 0 53
10 Kamran Akmal Pak 30 28 3 524 73 20.96 0 3 3 50

V Kohli became the third Indian batsman to score fifty plus boundary fours in WT20 after G Gambhir and RG Sharma. G Gambhir has scored 61 boundary fours while RG Sharma has scored 54 boundary fours

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s
1 G Gambhir Ind 21 20 0 524 75 26.20 0 4 2 61
2 RG Sharma Ind 25 22 8 600 79* 42.85 0 6 0 54
3 V Kohli Ind 13 13 5 582 78* 72.75 0 7 0 53

V Kohli’s run aggregate while batting second in a T20I read 836 at the end of this game. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 800 plus runs while batting second. Others are – BB McCullum {1006}, MJ Guptill {882} and DA Warner {850}

V Kohli’s seven boundary fours in this game fetched him a total of 84 boundary fours while batting second in a T20I. He became the fifth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 80 plus boundary fours while batting in the second innings. Others are – BB McCullum {94}, TM Dilshan {88}, DA Warner {86} and MJ Guptill {81}

V Kohli’s 55 not out in this game represents his 14th half century in T20Is. He now owns the record for most half centuries in T20Is. He went past TM Dilshan, CH Gayle and BB McCullum who had scored 13 half centuries in T20Is.

V Kohli and TM Dilshan share the second place for most fifties in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored 14 fifties. The first place is shared by CH Gayle and BB McCullum who have scored 15 fifties

SK Raina collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in WT20. All the four occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KD Karthik 0 1 1 v South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 M Vijay 0 1 1 v South Africa Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 A Nehra 0 1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 SK Raina 0 1 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016

SK Raina’s first ball duck provides the 90th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in WT20 and also provides the eleventh such occasion against Pakistan in WT20. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is and the third such occasion against Pakistan. It also provides the 37th occasion of batsmen from various team suffer such an ignominy against Pakistan in T20Is.

V Kohli and Yuvraj Singh added 61 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 65th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provide the ninth such occasion against Pakistan. It also provides the ninth such occasion for the fourth wicket and the fourth such occasion against Pakistan for the fourth wicket in WT20. It is interesting to note that Yuvraj Singh has been one of the partners on seven occasions out of the nine occasions. All such seven occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 61 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 97 1 v Pakistan Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
3 SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh 4 53* 2 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
4 RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh 4 55 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Feb 2016
5 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 68 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 27 Feb 2016
6 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 51 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 01 Mar 2016
7 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 61 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016

Indian batsmen have posted fifty plus runs for the fourth wicket on nine occasions. Out of these nine occasions, six occasion have come in the calendar year 2016. All the six occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh 4 53* 2 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 HH Pandya, SK Raina 4 59 1 v Sri Lanka Ranchi 12 Feb 2016
3 RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh 4 55 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Feb 2016
4 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 68 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 27 Feb 2016
5 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 51 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 01 Mar 2016
6 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 4 61 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016

With this win, India has won all its ICC event games against Pakistan. Six World Cup one day games and five WT20 games.

 

England chase highest team total of 229 in WCT20 to beat South Africa – Many records tumble

England chase highest team total of 229 in WCT20 to beat South Africa – Many records tumble

18th Match, Super 10 Group 1: England v South Africa at Mumbai – Mar 18, 2016 – South Africa 229/4 (20/20 ov); England 230/8 (19.4/20 ov) – England won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

England won this game by two wickets with two balls to spare chasing 229 runs in this game. It is the third occasion of a team winning a game after chasing 200 plus runs in WT20. England won this game by chasing the highest ever total in a WT20.

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Win 205/6 20.0 1 lost RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 Eng 200/6 20.0 2 lost Ind Durban 19 Sep 2007
3 RSA 229/4 20.0 1 lost Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

South African innings contained three fifties –  HM Amla {58}, Q de Kock {52} and JP Duminy {52} – to provide the second occasion of three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings of a T20I. The first such occasion was by Indian batsmen against England at Durban on 19.09.07 when G Gambhir {58}, V Sehwag {68} and Yuvraj Singh {58} had scored fifties. Incidentally, these two are World T20 games. It is by pure coincidence that in both the games, batsmen batting at number 01, 02 and 05 had scored fifties.

South Africa lost this game despite three of its batsmen scoring fifties to provide the very first occasion of a team losing a game when three batsmen scored fifties in the history of T20Is and also in WT20

HM Amla {58} and Q de Kock {52} scored fifties in this game to provide the 25th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings of a T20I game. It also provides the fourth occasion by South African openers. It also provides the eighth such occasion in WT20 and the first occasions by South African openers in WT20

South Africa lost this game despite its openers scoring fifties to provide the third occasion of a team losing a T20I when both the openers scored fifties and the first such occasion in a WT20

Q de Kock’s 52 in this game provide the 16t occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and the first such occasion by a South African wicket keeper batsman in WT20. It also represents the best score by a South African wicket keeper batsman in WT20. The previous best was 36 by MV Boucher against India at Durban on 20.09.07

South Africa posted 229 for 4 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of South Africa posting a total of 200 plus runs in WT20. South Africa now owns the record for posting 200 plus runs in WT20 on most occasions,

HM Amla and Q de Kock added 96 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of South African batsmen posting an opening partnership of 50 plus runs in WT20. It also represents the record stand by South African batsmen for the first wicket in WT20. The previous best was the 94 runs unfinished partnership between HM Amla and RE Levi against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 20.09.12

JP Duminy and DA Miller added 60 runs in an unfinished stand for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs for the fifth wicket in WT20. It also represents the record fifth wicket stand by South African batsmen in WT20. The previous best was 48 runs unfinished partnership between SM Pollock and JM Kemp against New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07.

HM Amla-Q de Kock added 96 runs for the first wicket and JP Duminy-DA Miller added 60 runs in an unfinished stand for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 21st and 22nd occasion of South African batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnerships in WT20. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting two 50 plus runs partnerships in an innings of a WT20 game. It also provides the second such occasion against England in WT20. The first such occasion was witnessed at Chittagong on 29.03.14. HM Amla-Q de Kock added 90 runs for the first wicket in this game which was followed by 54 runs stand for the fourth wicket between AB de Villiers and DA Miller. These two fifty plus runs partnerships by South African batsmen provide the 36th occasion of batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings in the history of WT20

F du Plessis completed 1000 runs in T20I when he was on 5 during his knock of 17 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 1012. He became the third South African batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20I. Others are JP Duminy {1625} and AB de Villiers {1274}. He also became the 27th batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the history of T20Is.

JE Root scored 83 for England in this game to provide the 17th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in WT20

This game witnessed four fifties – three by South African batsmen and one by England batsman – to provide the third occasion of a WT20 game witnessing four fifties. Other games are –  England vs West Indies at Palekkele on 27.09.12 and England vs Sri Lanka at Chittagong on 27.03.14. It is interesting to note on all the three occasions; England is one of the participating teams.

K Rabada returned with figures of 2 for 50 to provide the 26th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings of a WT20 game and also provides the fifth such occasion by a South African bowler in a WT20 games. All the five occasions are listed below. Of the five South African bowlers who have leaked 50 plus runs in a WT20 game, K Rabada is the most successful bowler with a bag of two wickets

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Pollock 4.0 0 52 1 1 Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 DW Steyn 4.0 0 50 0 1 Eng Bridgetown 08 May 2010
3 M Morkel 3.0 0 50 0 2 NZl Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
4 BE Hendricks 4.0 0 50 1 2 Eng Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
5 K Rabada 4.0 0 50 2 2 Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

K Rabada became the third South African bowler to concede 50 plus runs in an innings of WT20 game against England after DL Steyn and BE Hendricks

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 4.0 0 50 0 1 Eng Bridgetown 08 May 2010
2 BE Hendricks 4.0 0 50 1 2 Eng Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
3 K Rabada 4.0 0 50 2 2 Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

JC Butler was dismissed stumped for 21 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provides the first such occasion for an England wicket keeper batsman.

DJ Willey was dismissed run out for a duck without facing a delivery in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for a duck without facing a delivery in WT20. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman dismissed in such a manner inn WT20. Prior to DJ Willey’s dismissal, MH Yardey was dismissed without scoring and without facing a delivery against Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10

K Rabada became the seventh South African bowler to leak 50 plus runs in an innings of a T20I game. The performance of these seven bowlers are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Pollock 4.0 0 52 1 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 DW Steyn 4.0 0 50 0 1 v England Bridgetown 08 May 2010
3 M Morkel 3.0 0 50 0 2 v New Zealand Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
4 BE Hendricks 4.0 0 50 1 2 v England Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
5 KJ Abbott 4.0 0 68 1 2 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
6 D Wiese 4.0 0 58 0 2 v Australia Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
7 K Rabada 4.0 0 50 2 2 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

South Africa lost this game despite posting 200 plus runs to provide the tenth occasion of a team losing a game despite posting 200 plus runs in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below. It was England’s first win  chasing 200 plus runs in T20Is and also in WT20

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 205/6 20.0 1 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 England 200/6 20.0 2 lost v India Durban 19 Sep 2007
3 Sri Lanka 206/7 20.0 1 lost v India Mohali 12 Dec 2009
4 Zimbabwe 200/2 20.0 1 lost v New Zealand Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
5 England 209/6 20.0 2 lost v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
6 Australia 201/7 20.0 1 lost v India Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
7 England 200/9 20.0 2 lost v Australia Hobart 29 Jan 2014
8 South Africa 231/7 20.0 1 lost v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
9 South Africa 204/7 20.0 1 lost v Australia Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
10 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 lost v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

South Africa and England are the two teams in the history of T20Is to lose three games after posting 200 plus runs. The details are furnished below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 200/6 20.0 2 lost v India Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 England 209/6 20.0 2 lost v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
3 England 200/9 20.0 2 lost v Australia Hobart 29 Jan 2014
                 
1 South Africa 231/7 20.0 1 lost v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
2 South Africa 204/7 20.0 1 lost v Australia Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
3 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 lost v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

South Africa is the only team to lose two games after posting 200 plus runs in a span of 13 days in the history of T20I games.  It had lost to Australia at Johannesburg on 06.03.16 after posting 204 for 7

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 204/7 20.0 1 lost v Australia Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
2 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 lost v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

England’s win by chasing 229 runs provides the second highest chase in the history of T20Is. The highest chase is credited to West Indies when it chased the target 231 for 7 set by South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.01.15

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 231/7 20.0 1 lost v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
2 South Africa 229/4 20.0 1 lost v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

England won this game by two wickets to provide the eleventh occasion of a team winning a T20I game by a margin of exact two wickets. It also provides England’s first two wickets win in T20I. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 2 wickets 1 136 19.5 v Sri Lanka Providence 30 Apr 2010
2 Bangladesh 2 wickets 0 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
3 Pakistan 2 wickets 2 134 19.4 v South Africa Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012
4 Pakistan 2 wickets 0 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
5 Hong Kong 2 wickets 2 109 19.4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
6 Australia 2 wickets 1 146 19.5 v South Africa Sydney 09 Nov 2014
7 Hong Kong 2 wickets 1 73 19.5 v Nepal Colombo (PSS) 24 Nov 2014
8 Pakistan 2 wickets 2 176 19.4 v Zimbabwe Lahore 24 May 2015
9 P.N.G. 2 wickets 7 124 18.5 v Ireland Belfast 15 Jul 2015
10 Oman 2 wickets 2 155 19.4 v Ireland Dharamsala 09 Mar 2016
11 England 2 wickets 2 230 19.4 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

England won this game with two balls to spare to provide the sixth occasion of a team winning a T20I game by with exact two balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below. It was England’s first win with two balls to spare in T20Is

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Pak 2 wickets 2 134 19.4 RSA Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012
2 HKG 2 wickets 2 109 19.4 Ban Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
3 Pak 2 wickets 2 176 19.4 Zim Lahore 24 May 2015
4 Oman 2 wickets 2 155 19.4 Ire Dharamsala 09 Mar 2016
5 Eng 2 wickets 2 230 19.4 RSA Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
6 Nep 3 wickets 2 140 19.4 Net Rotterdam 03 Jul 2015

 

Australia lose by three runs as New Zealand defend 142

Australia lose by three runs as New Zealand defend 142

17th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Australia v New Zealand at Dharamsala – Mar 18, 2016 – New Zealand 142/8 (20/20 ov); Australia 134/9 (20/20 ov) – New Zealand won by 8 runs

This is the first game between Australia and New Zealand in WT20 snd the sixth game between the two teams in T20Is. New Zealand won this game by eight runs. It was its first win against Australia in T20Is, though it had won a tied game at Christchurch on 28.02.10 by one over eliminator. The interval between the fifth game and the sixth game was six years and 18 days

Australia has played 26 WT20 games and New Zealand has played 27 WT20 games. Australia hos lost 12 games, while New Zealand has won 13 games

MJ Guptill and KS Williamson added 61 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and the eighth such occasion for the first wicket in WT20. This stand represents the second best stand for the first wicket by New Zealand batsmen in WT20. The highest first wicket stand by New Zealand in WT20 is 68 runs between BB McCullum and L Vincent against South Africa at Durban on 19.09.07

MJ Guptill and KS Williamson added 61 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership against Australia in T20Is and the first such occasion for the first wicket in T20Is.  This stand represents the record stand for the first wicket by New Zealand batsmen against Australia in T20Is. The previous best was the 49 runs partnership between SP Fleming and BB McCullum at Auckland on 17.02.05. This stand represents New Zealand’s first fifty plus stand against Australia for any wicket in WT20

GD Elliot and MJ Santner were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 30th and 31st occasion of New Zealand batsman dismissed run out in a WT20 game.

UT Khwaja was dismissed run out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the 41st occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20

SPD Smith was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in WT20. He is the second Australian captain to be dismissed stumped in WT20 after MJ Clarke. MJ Clarke was dismissed stumped for 17 against Pakistan at Gros Islet on 14.05.10

 

TM Dilshan stars in Sri Lanka’s win over Afghanistan – Asghar Stanikzai’s captain’s knock in vain

TM Dilshan stars in Sri Lanka’s win over Afghanistan – Asghar Stanikzai’s captain’s knock in vain

16th Match, Super 10 Group 1: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka at Kolkata – Mar 17, 2016 – Afghanistan 153/7 (20/20 ov); Sri Lanka 155/4 (18.5/20 ov) – Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Asghar Stanikzai scored 62 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in WT20 and also the second such occasion by an Afghanistan captain. It also represents his second fifty in WT20 – the first being his – 55 not out against Scotland at Nagpur on 08.03.16. He became the sixth captain to score two or more fifties in WT20, Others are – CH Gayle {03}, KC Sangakkara {03}, DPMD Jayawardene {02}, BB McCullum {02} and Shoaib Malik {02}

Asghar Stanikzai became the fourth captain in the history of WT0 to score two fifties in a single edition of WT20. Others are CH Gayle of West Indies in 2009, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in 2009 and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan in 2007. The performance of these four captains are furnished below

CH Gayle of West Indies
Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
88 1 2 v Australia The Oval 06 Jun 2009
63* 1 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 19 Jun 2009
KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka
Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
55* 3 2 v Australia Nottingham 08 Jun 2009
64* 4 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
Shoaib Malik of Pakistan
Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
57 5 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 17 Sep 2007
52* 5 2 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
Ashar Stanikzai of Afghanisthan
Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
55* 3 1 v Scotland Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
62 3 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 17 Mar 2016

Asghar Stanikzai’s 62 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of the runs scored

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
2 CH Gayle 63* 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 GJ Bailey 63 2 Aus Win Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
4 Asghar Stanikzai 62 1 Afg Srl Kolkata 17 Mar 2016
5 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
6 F du Plessis 58 1 RSA Ind Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
7 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl RSA Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
8 Younis Khan 50 2 Pal Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009

Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari added 61 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Afghanistan batsman posting a 50 plus runs partnership in WT20. This stand also represents the second fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20. The first occasion was the 98 runs partnership between Mohammad Nabi and Samiullah Shenwari against Zimbabwe at Nagpur on 12.03.16

Karim Sadiq failed to score in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an Afghanistan batsman scoring a duck in a WT20 game. It also represents his second duck in WT20, the first being his duck against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10. He became the second Afghanistan batsman to soore two ducks in WT20 after Mohammad Nabi

KMDN Kulasehara returned with figures of one for 43 to provide the 17thoccasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 40 plus runs in a WT20 games.

TM Dilshan scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It also represents his sixth fifty in WT20. Only DPMD Jayawardene has scored more fifties amongst Sri Lankan batsmen in WT20. He has scored seven fifties.

TM Dilshan’s 83 not out in this game represents his sixth half century in WT20. He now shares the record for most half centuries by a Sri Lankan batsman in WT20 with DPMD Jayawardene. DPMD Jayawardene has scored six half centuries in WT20.

TM Dilshan became the fifth batsman in the history of WT20 to score six or more fifties. Others are – CH Gayle {09}, DPMD Jayawardene {07}, V Kohli {06} and RG Sharma {06}

TM Dilshan’s 83 not out in this game represents his 14th fifty in T20Is. Only CH Gayle and BB McCullum have scored more fifties than TM Dilshan in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored 15 fifties. TM Dilshan’s knock represent his 13th half century in T20Is. He shares the record for most half centuries in T20Is with CH Gayle, BB McCullum and V Kohli

This game was Sri Lanka’s 33rd game and the win was its 22nd win in WT20 – both are records in WT20 for most matches played and most wins by a team.

West Indies crush England as CH Gayle explodes – few records for the master batsman

West Indies crush England as CH Gayle explodes – few records for the master batsman

15th Match, Super 10 Group 1: England v West Indies at Mumbai – Mar 16, 2016 – England 182/6 (20/20 ov); West Indies 183/4 (18.1/20 ov) – West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

It was CH Gayle all the way in this game. He scored 100 not out while his opening partner J Charles scored a duck to provide the fourth occasion of an opener scoring a duck and another scoring a fifty in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CH Gayle 0 1 Win Ban Johannesburg 13 Sep 2007
  2 DS Smith 51 1 Win Ban Johannesburg 13 Sep 2007
                 
2 1 SR Watson 0 1 Aus Win The Oval 06 Jun 2009
  2 DA Warner 63 1 Aus Win The Oval 06 Jun 2009
                 
3 1 XM Marshall 0 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
  2 CH Gayle 63* 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
                 
4 1 J Charles 0 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
  2 CH Gayle 100* 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016

J Charles duck and CH Gayle’s 100 not out in this game provide the first ever occasion of an opener scoring a duck and another scoring a hundred in WT20.

CH Gayle scored eleven boundary sixes in his knock of 100 not out in this game. His first boundary six gave him his 50th boundary six in WT20. At the end of this game his aggregate of boundary sixes read 60.

CH Gayle scored eleven boundary sixes in his knock of 100 not out in this game. His third boundary six gave him his 90th boundary six in T20I. At the end of this game his aggregate of boundary sixes read 98. He became the second batsman to total 90 plus boundary sixes in the history of T20Is after BB McCullum. BB McCullum has an aggregate of 91 boundary sixes to his credit.

CH Gayle’s 100 came in 47 deliveries and represents the fastest century in WT20. The previous fastest hundred was also in the name of CH Gayle who had scored the century in 50 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07.  The fastest centuries scored under less than 50 balls in T20I are listed below

No Player Balls Match Venue Date
1 RE Levi 45 South Africa v New Zealand Hamilton 19/02/2012
2 F du Plessis 46 West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg 11/01/2015
3 AJ Finch 47 Australia v England Southampton 29/08/2013
4 CH Gayle 47 West Indies v England Mumbai 16/03/2016
5 CH Gayle 50 West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg 11/09/2007
6 BB McCullum 50 New Zealand v Australia Christchurch 28/02/2010
7 Babar Hayat 50 Hong Kong v Oman Fatullah 19/02/2016

CH Gayle’s 100 not out in this game provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in WT20. All the eight occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 CH Gayle 117 West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 SK Raina 101 India v South Africa Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 M Jayawardene 100 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Providence 03 May 2010
4 BB McCullum 123 New Zealand v Bangladesh Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
5 AD Hales 116* England v Sri Lanka Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
6 Ahmed Shehzad 111* Pakistan v Bangladesh Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
7 Tamim Iqbal 103* Bangladesh v Oman Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
8 CH Gayle 100* West Indies v England Mumbai 16 Mar 2016

CH Gayle’s 100 not out in this game provide the second occasion of his scoring a century in WT20. Both occasions are listed below. He is the only batsman in WT20 to score two centuries.

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 CH Gayle 117 West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 CH Gayle 100* West Indies v England Mumbai 16 Mar 2016

CH Gayle’s run aggregate in WT20 read 907 at the end of this game. He became the second batsman in WT20 to total 900 plus runs. DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 1016 runs.

CH Gayle scored eleven boundary sixes in this game. He now owns the record for most boundary sixes in an innings in a WT20 game. The previous record was ten boundary sixes and was credited to CH Gayle himself. He had scored ten boundary sixes during his knock of 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07. CH Gayle remains the only batsman to score ten or more sixes in two separate innings in WT20.

CH Gayle completed 1500 runs in T20Is when he was on 94 during his knock of 100 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate in T20Is read 1506. He became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1500 plus runs. The following table lists all the eight batsmen

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 3 199 91
2 TM Dilshan Srl 74 73 11 1751 104* 28.24 1 12 10 209 28
3 MJ Guptill NZl 58 56 7 1672 101* 34.12 1 9 2 154 69
4 Umar Akmal Pak 76 73 13 1611 94 26.85 0 8 8 118 53
5 Mohd Hafeez Pak 76 74 3 1609 86 22.66 0 9 5 175 39
6 DA Warner Aus 57 57 3 1595 90* 29.53 0 12 5 151 73
7 JP Duminy RSA 68 62 19 1571 96* 36.53 0 8 6 117 52
8 CH Gayle Win 46 44 4 1506 117 37.65 2 13 2 127 98

CH Gayle has scored nine fifties in WT20 which includes two centuries. He holds the records for most fifties in WT20. His two centuries and seven fifties are also the records foe most centuries and most fifties in WT20.

BA Stokes returned with figures of none for 42 in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler leaking 40 plus runs without capturing a wicket in WT20 and also provides the sixth such occasion by an England bowler. It also provides the third occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs without a wicket in WT20. Other occasions are – none for 54 by SL Malinga of Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 07.10.12 and none for 41 by Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan at Dhaka on 01.04.14.

Pakistan coast to a comfortable victory against Bangladesh – win by 55 runs

Pakistan coast to a comfortable victory against Bangladesh – win by 55 runs

14th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Kolkata – Mar 16, 2016 – Pakistan 201/5 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 146/6 (20/20 ov) – Pakistan won by 55 runs

Pakistan posted 201 for 5 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in an innings in WT20

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 205/6 20.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 South Africa 208/2 17.4 2 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 Sri Lanka 260/6 20.0 1 v Kenya Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
4 India 218/4 20.0 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
5 England 200/6 20.0 2 v India Durban 19 Sep 2007
6 South Africa 211/5 20.0 1 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
7 West Indies 205/4 20.0 1 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
8 Pakistan 201/5 20.0 1 v Bangladesh Kolkata 16 Mar 2016

Pakistan’s 201 for 5 in this game represent its highest total in WT20. Its previous best was 191 for 6 against Australia at Gros Islet on 14.05.10 and 191 for 5 against Australia at Dhaka on 23.03.14.

Ahmed Shehzad scored 52 in this game to provide the 87th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provide the ninth such occasion by a Pakistan opening batsman

It was the second fifty for Ahmed Shehzad in WT20. He had scored 111 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 30.03.14. Ahmed Shehzad became the fourth Pakistan opening batsman to score two or more fifties in WT20

No No Player Runs Inns Opp, Ground Start Date
1 1 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
  2 Ahmed Shehzad 52 1 Ban Kolkata 16 Mar 2016
               
2 1 Imran Nazir 59 2 NZl Cape Town 22 Sep 2007
  2 Imran Nazir 72 2 Ban Pallekele 25 Sep 2012
               
3 1 Kamran Akmal 57 1 Ire The Oval 15 Jun 2009
  2 Kamran Akmal 73 1 Ban Gros Islet 01 May 2010
  3 Kamran Akmal 50 1 Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
               
4 1 Salman Butt 73 1 Ban Gros Islet 01 May 2010
  2 Salman Butt 67* 2 NZl Bridgetown 08 May 2010

Ahmed Shehzad {52} and Mohammad Hafeez {64] scored fifties in this game to provide the 176th and 177th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It also provides the 22nd and 23rd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in WT20.

Mohammad Hafeez’s 64 in this game represent his maiden fifty in WT20 and thus his highest score in WT20. His previous best was 45 against Bangladesh at Pallekele on 25.09.12

Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez added 95 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in WT20. The first occasion was the 76 runs stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed against New Zealand at Pallekele on 09.06.09. Thus the 95 runs partnership between Ahmead Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez in this game represent the highest second wicket partnership in WT20

Shahid Afridi scored four boundary sixes in this game which gave him an aggregate of 70 boundary sixes in T20Is. He became the fifth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 70 plus boundary sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {91}, CH Gayle {87}, SR Watson {79} and DA Warner {73}

Mohammad Hafeez’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1609 at the end of this game. He became the second Pakistan batsman to total 1600 plus runs in T20Is after Umar Akmal. Umar Akmal has an aggregate of 1611 runs in T20Is. Mohammad Hafeez became the fifth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1600 plus runs. Others are – BB McCullum {2140}, TM Dilshan {1751}, MJ Guptil {1672} and Umar Akmal {1611}

Umar Akmal failed to score in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring s duck in WT20. It also represents his third duck in WT20. He became the third Pakistan batsman to score three or more ducks in WT20. Others are – Shahid Afridi {05} and  Kamran Akmal {03}

Shakib Al Hasan scored 50 not out in this game to provide the 26th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. His 50 not out in this game represent his sixth fifty in T20I. He now owns the record for most fifties by a Bangladesh batsman in WT20. He went past Tamim Iqbal who has scored five fifties in T20I. Shakib Ali Hasan’s 50 not out represent his third fifty in WT20. He has now scored more fifties by a Bangladesh batsman in WT20. Mohammad Ashraful and Tamim Iqbal have scored two fifties in WT20.

Shakib Al Hasan’s 50 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 58th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in WT20. It was Shakib Al Hasan’s third fifty in a losing cause in WT20. He now shares the record for most fifties in a losing cause with CH Gayle of West Indies. Both these batsmen have witnessed three fifties in losing cause.

CH Gayle of West Indies
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 117 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 63* 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 54 1 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2012
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 84 1 v Pakistan Pallekele 25 Sep 2012
2 66 1 v Australia Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
3 50* 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2016

At the end of this game, Pakistan and Sri Lanka share the record for playing most games in WT20. Both the teams have played 31 games each

Pakistan won this game by 55 runs to provide its fourth win by 50 plus runs margin in WT20. Other three wins are – by 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, by 51 runs vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and by 50 runs vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 30.03.14

Bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on WT20 debut – MJ Santner of New Zealand joins the elite list

Bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on WT20 debut – MJ Santner of New Zealand joins the elite list

MJ Santner of New Zealand who captured four for 11 against India at Nagpur on 15.03.16 joined the select band of bowlers to capture four plus wickets on World Cup T20 debut. He is the eighth bowler to perform such a feat in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 MR Gillespie 2.5 0 7 4 1 NZl Ken Durban 12.09.07
2 Umar Gul 4.0 0 25 4 2 Pak Sco Durban 12.09.07
3 Shahid Afridi 4.0 0 19 4 2 Pak Sco Durban 12.09.07
4 Shakib Al Hasan 4.0 0 34 4 1 Ban Win Johannesburg 13.09.07
5 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06.06.09
6 LMP Simmons 3.0 0 19 4 1 Win Srl Nottingham 10.06.09
7 T Panyangara 4.0 1 37 4 2 Zim Ire Sylhet 17.03.14
8 MJ Santner 4.0 0 11 4 2 NZl Ind Nagpur 15.03.16

India loses to New Zealand by 47 runs – India dismissed all out for 79

India loses to New Zealand by 47 runs – India dismissed all out for 79

13th Match, Super 10 Group 2: India v New Zealand at Nagpur – Mar 15, 2016 – New Zealand 126/7 (20/20 ov); India 79 (18.1/20 ov) – New Zealand won by 47 runs

MS Dhoni owned the record of leading a single team in all the six editions of WT20. He led India in all the six editions. At the end of this game, his captaincy record in WT20 read – Capatined – 29 : Won – 17 : Lost 10 : Tied – 01 and No Result – 01. He now  owns the record for leading a tema on most occasions, winning on most occasions and losing on most occasions in WT20

KS Williamson became the fourth captain to lead New Zealand and 49th captain overall to lead a team in WT20. Others to lead New Zealand in WT20 are – DL Vettori, BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor

KS Williamson was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 92nd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and provide the fifth such occasion for a New Zealand batsman. His stumped dismissal also provides the 14th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in WT20. He became the second New Zealand captain to be dismissed stumped in WT20 and his dismissal provide the fourth occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed stumped in WT20. BB McCullum was the other captain to be dismissed stumped on three occasions.

MS Dhoni effected two dismissals in this game to take his aggregate of dismissals in WT20 to 26. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals in WT20. Others are – Kamran Akmal {30} and KC Sangakkara {26}

MS Dhoni now owns the record for most catches by a wicket keeper in WT20. He has pouched 18 catches. He is one of the three wicket keepers to pouch 15 or more catches in WT20. Others are – D Ramdin {16} and MV Boucher {15}

LRPL Taylor and GD Elliott were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 28th and 29th   occasion of New Zealand batsman dismissed run out in WT20. LRPL Taylor’s run out dismissal in this game provide his third run out dismissal in WT20. He became the third New Zealand batsman to be dismissed run out on three or more occasions. Others are – DL Vettori {05} and KS Williamson {03}

R Ashwin conceded 32 runs for his solitary wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of his leaking 32 runs in WT20 game. The first such occasion was his 4.0-0-32-0 against Australia at Col-RPS on 20.09.12. These two figures represent Ashwin’s expensive figures in terms of runs conceded in WT20.

RG Sharma and R Ashwin were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 93rd and 94th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provides the third such occasion for Indian batsmen. RG Sharma’s stumped dismissal in this game is his third stumped dismissal in T20Is. RG Sharma became the 25th batsman to be dismissed stumped on three or more occasions.

India was dismissed all out for 79 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kenya 73 16.5 1 v New Zealand Durban 12 Sep 2007
2 Kenya 88 19.3 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
3 Bangladesh 83 15.5 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
4 Scotland 81 15.4 2 v South Africa The Oval 07 Jun 2009
5 Netherlands 93 17.3 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
6 New Zealand 99 18.3 1 v Pakistan The Oval 13 Jun 2009
7 Ireland 68 16.4 2 v West Indies Providence 30 Apr 2010
8 Zimbabwe 84 15.1 1 v New Zealand Providence 04 May 2010
9 Afghanistan 80 16.0 2 v South Africa Bridgetown 05 May 2010
10 Sri Lanka 87 16.2 2 v Australia Bridgetown 09 May 2010
11 Afghanistan 80 17.2 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
12 England 80 14.4 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
13 Afghanistan 72 17.1 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 69 17.0 2 v Nepal Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
15 Netherlands 39 10.3 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
16 Bangladesh 98 19.1 2 v West Indies Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
17 Australia 86 16.2 2 v India Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
18 England 88 17.4 2 v Netherlands Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
19 New Zealand 60 15.3 2 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
20 Pakistan 82 17.5 2 v West Indies Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
21 India 79 18.1 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 15 Mar 2016

India’s all out for 79 in this game provides the very first occasion of India dismissed all out in WT20 for a total less than 100 runs.  India’s all out for 79 provides the 58th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in T20I and the third such occasion by India in T20Is

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 74 17.3 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 2008
2 India 92 17.2 1 v South Africa Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
3 India 79 18.1 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 15 Mar 2016

MJ Santner captured four for 11 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in WT20 and the third such occasion by a New Zealand bowler in WT20. The other two occasions are – 4 for 7 by MR Gillespie against Kenya at Durban on 12.09.07 and 4 for 20 by DL Vettori against India at Johannesburg on 16.09.07

MJ Santner became the fourth bowler to capture four wickets against India in WT20. The list of bowlers who have performed the feat is furnished below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Asif 4.0 0 18 4 1 Pak Ind Durban 14 Sep 2007
2 DL Vettori 4.0 0 20 4 2 NZl Ind Johannesburg 16 Sep 2007
3 DJ Bravo 4.0 0 38 4 1 Win Ind Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
4 MJ Santner 4.0 0 11 4 2 NZl Ind Nagpur 15 Mar 2016