Second T20I – India vs New Zealand at Rajkot on 04 Nov 2017 – New Zealand won by 40 runs

India capped  Mohammad Siraj for this game. He became the 71st^h Indian cricketer to appear in T20Is. He also became the third Indian cricketer to make his T20I debut against New Zealand. L Balaji and Shreyas Iyer are the  other two Indian cricketers to make their T20I debut against New Zealand. L Balaji had made his T20I debut against New Zealand at Chennai on 11.09.12, while Shreyas Iyer  had made his debut at Delhi on 01.11.17

MJ Guptill and C Munro added 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 113^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 42nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20Is

MJ Guptill and C Munro added 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the  eleventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum, JD Ryder	1	130	1	v West Indies	Hamilton	28 Dec 2008
2	MJ Guptill, BB McCullum	1	127*	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Oct 2011
3	MJ Guptill, BB McCullum	1	120	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	17 Oct 2011
4	MJ Guptill, KS Williamson	3	137	2	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	11 Feb 2012
5	JEC Franklin, RJ Nicol	1	103	2	v Zimbabwe	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
6	BB McCullum, HD Rutherford	2	114	1	v England	The Oval	25 Jun 2013
7	MJ Guptill, KS Williamson	1	101	1	v Sri Lanka	Mt Maunganui	07 Jan 2016
8	MJ Guptill, KS Williamson	1	171*	2	v Pakistan	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
9	TC Bruce, C Munro	4	123	1	v Bangladesh	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
10	CJ Anderson, KS Williamson	4	124	1	v Bangladesh	Mt Maunganui	08 Jan 2017
11	MJ Guptill, C Munro	1	105	1	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum, JD Ryder	1	130	1	v West Indies	Hamilton	28 Dec 2008
2	MJ Guptill, BB McCullum	1	127*	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Oct 2011
3	MJ Guptill, BB McCullum	1	120	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	17 Oct 2011
4	JEC Franklin, RJ Nicol	1	103	2	v Zimbabwe	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
5	MJ Guptill, KS Williamson	1	101	1	v Sri Lanka	Mt Maunganui	07 Jan 2016
6	MJ Guptill, KS Williamson	1	171*	2	v Pakistan	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
7	MJ Guptill, C Munro	1	105	1	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

It also provides the  first occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three  figure partnership against India  in T20Is and hence a record partnership for any wicket against India. The previous best was the 90 runs partnership for the third wicket between BB McCullum and KS Williamson at Chennai on 11.09.12

This stand represents the record stand for the first wicket by New Zealand batsmen against India. The previous best was the 53 runs partnership between BB McCullum and JD Ryder at Wellington on 27.02.09.

C Munro scored 109 not out in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20I. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	116*	1	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
2	BB McCullum	123	1	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
3	MJ Guptill	101*	2	v South Africa	East London	23 Dec 2012
4	C Munro	101	1	v Bangladesh	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
5	C Munro	109*	1	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro scored 109 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century in T20I. Prior to this  knock, he  had scored 101 against Bangladesh at Mr Maunaganui on 06.01.17. He became the  second New Zealand batsman after BB McCullum – to score centuries  on two occasions in T20Is. The exploits of these two batsmen are detailed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	116*	1	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
2	BB McCullum	123	1	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
1	C Munro	101	1	v Bangladesh	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
2	C Munro	109*	1	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro with his  109 not out in  this game became the third batsman to score a century against India  in T20Is. His century provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a century against  India in T20Is. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Watson	124*	1	Aus	Ind	Sydney	31 Jan 2016
2	E Lewis	100	1	Win	Ind	Lauderhill	27 Aug 2016
3	E Lewis	125*	2	Win	Ind	Kingston	09 Jul 2017
4	C Munro	109*	1	NZl	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro scored 109 not out in this game represents his best knock in T20Is. His previous best was 101 against Bangladesh at Mt Maunaganui on 06.01.17. Both his centuries are listed below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	C Munro	101	1	Ban	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
2	C Munro	109*	1	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro became the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score centuries on two occasions. Others are – CH Gayle, E Lewis and BB McCullum. The performance of these four batsmen are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	117	1	Win	RSA	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007
2	CH Gayle	100*	2	Win	Eng	Mumbai	16 Mar 2016
1	E Lewis	100	1	Win	Ind	Lauderhill	27 Aug 2016
2	E Lewis	125*	2	Win	Ind	Kingston	09 Jul 2017
1	BB McCullum	116*	1	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
2	BB McCullum	123	1	NZl	Ban	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
1	C Munro	101	1	NZl	Ban	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
2	C Munro	109*	1	NZl	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the highest score by a New Zealand batsman against India. The previous best was 91 by KS Williamson at Chennai on 11.09.12. It also represents the fourth century against India and 48^th fifty by a batsman against India in T20Is.

C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century on away soil in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	117	1	Win	RSa	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007
2	RE Levi	117*	2	RSA	NZl	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012
3	MJ Guptill	101*	2	NZl	RSA	East London	23 Dec 2012
4	AJ Finch	156	1	Aus	Eng	Southampton	29 Aug 2013
5	Ahmed Shehzad	111*	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
6	GJ Maxwell	145*	1	Aus	Srl	Pallekele	06 Sep 2016
7	C Munro	109*	1	NZl	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the second occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century on away soil in T20Is. Both occasions are tabulated below. C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the highest score by a New Zealand opening batsman in T20Is. The previous best was MJ Guptill’s 101 not out against South Africa at East London on 23.12.12.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Guptill	101*	2	NZl	RSA	East London	23 Dec 2012
2	C Munro	109*	1	NZl	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the third occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	116*	I	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
2	MJ Guptill	101*	2	NZl	RSA	East London	23 Dec 2012
3	C Munro	109*	1	NZl	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

C Munro’s 109 not out in this game represent the 20th occasion of a opening batsman scoring a century in the history of T20Is.

New Zealand posted a team total of 196 for 2 in this game. This total represent New Zealand’s highest team total against India in a T20I. Its previous best was 190 at Johannesburg on 16.09.07

V Kohli’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1943 at the end of this game. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to amass 1900 plus runs. BB McCullum of New Zealand has scored 2140 runs

V Kohlis boundary fours aggregate read 207 at the end of this game. He became the third batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is. Others are TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {223} and Mohd Shahzad of Afghanistan {200}

V Kohli  was  playing his 50^th innings  in this game. He became the 36^th batsman in the history of T20Is to play 50 plus innings. He also became the fifth Indian batsman to play 50 plus innings. Others are – MS Dhoni {71}, RG Sharma {60}, SK Raina {55} and Yuvraj Singh {51}

V Kohli’s 65 in this game provides the 18^th occasion of his scoring a fifty in a T20I. He holds the record for most 50s scored by a batsman in T20Is.

V Kohli’s 65 in this game provides the 98^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SK Raina	72*	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Jun 2010
2	V Kohli	82	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	06 Sep 2017
3	V Kohli	65	2	v New Zealand	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

V Kohli’s 65 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the 45th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty in a losing cause in a T20I.

TA Boult captured 4 for 34 in this game to provide the 141^st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more  wickets in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MR Gillespie	2.5	0	7	4	1	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	DL Vettori	4.0	0	20	4	2	v India	Johannesburg	16 Sep 2007
3	TG Southee	4.0	1	18	5	1	v Pakistan	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
4	NL McCullum	4.0	0	16	4	2	v Pakistan	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
5	JEC Franklin	3.3	0	15	4	2	v England	Hamilton	12 Feb 2013
6	NL McCullum	4.0	0	24	4	2	v West Indies	Auckland	11 Jan 2014
7	GD Elliott	4.0	0	22	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
8	AF Milne	4.0	0	37	4	1	v Pakistan	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
9	MJ Santner	4.0	0	11	4	2	v India	Nagpur	15 Mar 2016
10	TA Boult	4.0	0	34	4	2	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

TA Boult’s four for 34 in this game provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against India  in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand bowler accomplishing such a feat against India. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DL Vettori	4.0	0	20	4	2	v India	Johannesburg	16 Sep 2007
2	MJ Santner	4.0	0	11	4	2	v India	Nagpur	15 Mar 2016
3	TA Boult	4.0	0	34	4	2	v India	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017

New Zealand won this game by  40 runs to  record  its 50^th win in T20Is. It became the fifth team  in the history of T20Is to post 50 plus victories. Others are – Pakistan {72}, South Africa {59}, India {51} and Sri Lanka {51}

No	Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
1	Pakistan	2006-2017	120	72	45	3	0
2	South Africa	2005-2017	100	59	40	0	1
3	India	2006-2017	87	51	33	1	2
4	Sri Lanka	2006-2017	99	51	46	1	1
5	New Zealand	2005-2017	99	50	42	5	2