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Rashid Khan – the Afghan spinner and his exploits in one day internationals

Rashid Khan – the Afghan spinner and his exploits in one day internationals

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the seventh occasion of an Afghan bowler to capture five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Rahmat Shah 5.3 0 32 5 2 v U.A.E Kuala Lumpur 02 May 2014
2 Hamid Hassan 10.0 1 45 5 1 v U.A.E. ICCA Dubai 04 Dec 2014
3 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 v Ireland Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
4 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
5 Rashid Khan 8.3 1 24 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 13 Feb 2018
6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10.0 0 50 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 16 Feb 2018
7 Rashid Khan 9.0 0 41 5 1 v U.A.E. Harare 20 Mar 2018

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 v Ireland Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
3 Rashid Khan 8.3 1 24 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 13 Feb 2018
4 Rashid Khan 9.0 0 41 5 1 v U.A.E. Harare 20 Mar 2018

Rashid Khan is one of the twelve bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WW Davis 10.3 0 51 7 2 Win Aus Leeds 11 Jun 1983
2 Aaqib Javed 10.0 1 37 7 2 Pak Ind Sharjah 25 Oct 1991
3 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Srl Ind Sharjah 27 Oct 2000
4 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 36 7 1 Pak Eng Leeds 17 Jun 2001
5 WPUJC Vaas 8.0 3 19 8 1 Srl Zim Colombo (SSC) 8 Dec 2001
6 GD McGrath 7.0 4 15 7 2 Aus Nam Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
7 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng Port Elizabeth 2 Mar 2003
8 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013
9 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20 Feb 2015
10 Imran Tahir 9.0 0 45 7 2 RSA Win Basseterre 15 Jun 2016
11 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 9 Jun 2017
12 TA Boult 10.0 3 34 7 2 NZl Win Christchurch 23 Dec 2017

Rashid Khan is one of the four spin bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below. His figures of 7 for 12 against West Indies at Gros Islet on 09.06.07 represent the second best bowling figures in an innings in the history of one-day internationals.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 9 Jun 2017
3 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Srl Ind Sharjah 27 Oct 2000
4 Imran Tahir 9.0 0 45 7 2 RSA Win Basseterre 15 Jun 2016

Rashid Khan is one of the three spin bowlers to capture six or more wickets on two or more occasions in the history of one-day internationals. Other two are BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 8.0 1 13 6 2 Srl Ind Karachi 06 Jul 2008
2 BAW Mendis 9.0 0 29 6 1 Srl Zim Harare 28 Nov 2008
                     
1 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
                     
1 Shahid Afridi 10.0 0 38 6 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Apr 2009
2 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013

The wily leg-spinner has captured 96 wickets as on 20.03.18 and requires four more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he captures four wickets, he would then become the second Afghan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets after Mohammad Nabi who has taken 102 wickets. Seven more  wickets would  fetch  him  the record  of  most wicket  taker amongst  Afghan bowlers

No Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 Mohammad Nabi 96 93 748.0 30 3206 102 4/30 31.43 2 0
2 Rashid Khan 42 40 344.3 20 1358 96 7/18 14.14 4 4

 

South African bowlers with ten wicket haul in test with five plus wickets in both innings

South African bowlers with ten wicket haul in test with five plus wickets in both innings

K Rabada of South Africa captured 11 wickets conceding 150 runs {5 for 96 and 6 for 54} in the Port Elizabeth Test against Australia to provide the 19th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test comprising of five plus wickets in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
2 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
3 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
4 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
6 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
7 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
8 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
9 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
10 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
11 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
12 PM Pollock 47.5 23 87 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
13 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
14 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
15 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
15 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
17 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
18 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
19 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003

K Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to capture ten  or more wickets with five plus in both innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
2 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
3 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008

DW Steyn {03}. K Rabada {03} and M Ntini {03} are the three South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test with five plus in both innings on three occasions.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
2 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
                 
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
                 
1 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
2 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
3 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

K Rabada of South Africa captured 11 wickets conceding 150 runs in the Port Elizabeth test against Australia to provide the 32nd occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
7 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
8 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
9 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
10 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
12 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
13 AA Donald 50.1 15 113 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Oct 1995
14 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
15 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
17 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
18 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
19 A Nel 37.4 6 088 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
21 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
23 DW Steyn 24.3 6 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
24 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
25 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
26 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 VD Philander 30.5 6 114 10 v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
28 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
30 K Rabada 29.0 5 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
31 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
32 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
3 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
4 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
5 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
5 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Australia at home. All such occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada’s match figures represent the best match figures by a South African bowler against Australia at home

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
3 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

DW Steyn {05}, K Rabada {04} and M Ntini {04} are the three South African bowlers who have captured ten wicket hauls on four or more occasions. K Rabada joined the elite list with his ten wicket haul against Australia at Port Elizabeth.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 DW Steyn 24.3 6 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
4 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
5 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
                 
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 29.0 5 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
4 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
                 
1 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
2 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
3 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
4 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006

The following table lists  the  21 occasions of South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test against various oppositions on home soil.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
7 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
8 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
9 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
10 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
11 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
12 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
13 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
14 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
15 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
16 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
17 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
17 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
19 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
20 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
21 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

K Rabada with four  ten wicket hauls at home holds the record for  most  ten wicket hauls by a South African bowlers at home. He went past DW Steyn  who had three ten  wicket hauls  at home. K Rabada’s 11 for 150 against Australia at Port Elizabeth was  his  fourth ten  wicket  haul at home.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
4 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
                 
1 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
Twenty20 Internationals won with a last ball boundary six

Twenty20 Internationals won with a last ball boundary six

Out of the  20 T20I games which were on the last ball of the match, only five matches have been won with a last-ball boundary six. The following table lists all such games which include India’s win with a last-ball six against Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 18.03.18. The table contains the name of the batsman who scored the boundary six and the name of the bowler who was hit for a boundary six off the last ball. It is interesting to note that India has been at the receiving end on two occasions. 

No Winner Margin Target Oppn Ground Date Batsman Bowler LB
1 Srl 5 wkts 164 Ind Gros Islet 11.05.10 CK Kapugadera A Nehra 6
2 Eng 6 wkts 178 Ind Mumbai 22.12.12 EJG Morgan AB Dinda 6
3 Pak 2 wkts 153 Win Kingstown 27.07.13 Zulfiqar Babar MN Samuels 6
4 Zim 5 wkts 141 Net Sylhet 19.03.14 V Sibanda Ahsan Malik 6
5 Ind 4 wkts 167 Ban Col (RPS) 18.03.18 KD Karthik S Sarkar 6

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in Irani Trophy

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in Irani Trophy

The following are the occasions of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an Irani Trophy. It is noted that there are 35 occasions.

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 W Jaffer 286 Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
2 M Vijay 266 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Bengaluru 21 Sep 2012
3 PK Amre 246 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
4 S Amarnath 235* Delhi v Rest of Ind Delhi 23 Oct 1980
5 RJ Shastri 217 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
6 PH Sharma 206 Rest of Ind v Bombay Mumbai 27 Jan 1978
7 Yuvraj Singh 204* Rest of Ind v Mumbai Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
8 WP Saha 203* Rest of Ind v Gujarat Mumbai (BS) 20 Jan 2017
9 GR Viswanath 200* Karnataka v Rest of Ind Ahmedabad 25 Oct 1974
10 RD Parkar 195 Bombay v Rest of Ind Pune 28 Oct 1972
11 AM Rahane 191 Mumbai v Rest of Ind Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
12 WV Raman 184 Rest of Ind v Delhi Delhi 27 Sep 1992
13 GH Vihari 183 Rest of Ind v Vidarbha Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
14 PA Patel 179 Rest of Ind v Mumbai Rajkot 06 Oct 2007
15 VN Sundaram 177 Rest of Ind v Bombay Mumbai 27 Jan 1978
16 S Dhawan 177 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
17 SG Adhikari 173 Bombay v Rest of Ind Mumbai (BS) 05 Apr 1963
18 GK Bose 170 Rest of Ind v Bombay Bengaluru 09 Nov 1973
19 CJ Gandhi 169 Gujarat v Rest of Ind Mumbai (BS) 20 Jan 2017
20 VVS Laxman 167 Rest of Ind v Mumbai Mumbai 13 Oct 2000
21 SJ Kalyani 165 Rest of Ind v Delhi Jodhpur 07 Nov 1986
22 J Arun Lal 164* Bengal v Rest of Ind Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
23 ZM Bharucha 164* Bombay v Rest of Ind Mumbai 12 Oct 1994
24 AL Wadekar 164 Bombay v Rest of Ind Kolkata 19 Dec 1970
25 GR Viswanath 161* Rest of Ind v Bombay Pune 28 Oct 1972
26 A Mukund 161 Rest of Ind v Mumbai Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
27 RMH Binny 158 Karnataka v Rest of Ind Rajkot 01 Sep 1983
28 AV Wankhede 157* Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
29 SM Gavaskar 156* Rest of Ind v Karnataka Ahmedabad 25 Oct 1974
30 AT Rayudu 156* Rest of Ind v Mumbai Mumbai 06 Feb 2013
31 SA Yadav 156 Mumbai v Rest of Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Mar 2016
32 S Dhawan 155 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
33 A Mukund 154 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
34 AM Rahane 152 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
35 DB Vengsarkar 151 Rest of Ind v Karnataka Bengaluru 16 Sep 1978

W Jaffer {286} and A Wankhede {157*} scored 150 plus runs for Vidharba against Rest of India at Nagpur to provide the fourth occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the first ever occasion of Ranji Trophy Champions batsmen performing such a feat

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 PH Sharma 206 Rest of Ind v Bombay Mumbai 27 Jan 1978
2 VN Sundaram 177 Rest of Ind v Bombay Mumbai 27 Jan 1978
             
1 PK Amre 246 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
2 RJ Shastri 217 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
             
1 A Mukund 154 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
2 AM Rahane 152 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
             
1 W Jaffer 286 Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
2 AV Wankhede 157* Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018

A Mukund, AM Rahane, GR Viswanath and S Dhawan are the four batsmen to score 150 plus runs in an innings on two occasions in the tournament. GR Viswanath is the only batsman to score 200 and 150 plus runs, while S Dhawan’s 150 plus scores have come in the same match – 150 plus  runs in both innings of a match

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 A Mukund 161 Rest of Ind v Mumbai Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
2 A Mukund 154 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
             
1 AM Rahane 191 Mumbai v Rest of Ind Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
2 AM Rahane 152 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
             
1 GR Viswanath 200* Karnataka v Rest of Ind Ahmedabad 25 Oct 1974
2 GR Viswanath 161* Rest of Ind v Bombay Pune 28 Oct 1972
             
1 S Dhawan 177 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
2 S Dhawan 155 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011

The following Irani Trophy matches have witnessed three or more batsmen scoring 150 plus runs. Four Rest of India batsmen have scored centuries against Rajasthan at  Jaipur in Oct 2011.

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 PK Amre 246 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
2 RJ Shastri 217 Rest of Ind v Bengal Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
3 J Arun Lal 164* Bengal v Rest of Ind Bengaluru 02 Nov 1990
             
1 Yuvraj Singh 204* Rest of Ind v Mumbai Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
2 AM Rahane 191 Mumbai v Rest of Ind Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
3 A Mukund 161 Rest of Ind v Mumbai Jaipur 01 Oct 2010
             
1 S Dhawan 177 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
2 S Dhawan 155 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
3 A Mukund 154 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
4 AM Rahane 152 Rest of Ind v Rajasthan Jaipur 01 Oct 2011
             
1 W Jaffer 286 Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
2 AV Wankhede 157* Vidarbha v Rest of Ind Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
3 GH Vihari 183 Rest of Ind v Vidarbha Nagpur 14 Mar 2018
RG Sharma completes 7000 Twenty20 runs

RG Sharma completes 7000 Twenty20 runs

RG Sharma’s run-aggregate at the end of the finals of Nidahas Trophy against Bangladesh on 18.03.18 read 1852. He now occupies the fifth position among the highest run-getters in T20Is. MJ Guptill {2271}, BB McCullum {2140}, V Kohli {1983} and TM Dilshan {1889} are the four batsmen who have scored more than RG Sharma in T20Is.

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to total 1800 runs in T20Is after V Kohli. V Kohli has an aggregate of 1983 runs.

RG Sharma registered his 16th fifty in T20Is when he scored 56 in this game.He now shares the second place with MJ Guptill for most fifties in T20Is. The first place is occupied by V Kohli with 18 fifties.

RG Sharma registered his 14th half century in T20Is when he scored 56 in this game.He now shares the second place with MJ Guptill for most half-centuries in T20Is. The first place is occupied by V Kohli with 18 half centuries

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to score 16 or more fifties in T20Is after V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 18 fifties.

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to score 14 or more half-centuries in T20Is after V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 18 half centuries.

RG Sharma’s 56 in this game represent his 10th half century as an opening batsman in T20Is. He became the sixth opening batsman to score ten or more half-centuries in T20Is. Others are – MJ Guptill {14}. CH Gayle {13}, TM Dilshan {13}, DA Warner {12} and SR Watson {10}

RG Sharma’s aggregate of boundary sixes as an opening batsman read 61 at the end of this game. He became the sixth opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score 60 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {103}, MJ Guptill {92}, DA Warner {72}. SR Watson {72} and Mohammad Shahzad {61|

YS Chahal’s aggregate of wickets in T20Is read 35 wickets including the three wickets he took in this game. He became the third Indian bowler to capture 35 plus wickets in T20Is. Others are R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {41}

With the win against Bangladesh, India carved its 61st win in T20Is. India now occupies the second place in the list  of teams which have won most T20I games. The first place is occupied by Pakistan which has won 74 games. India went past South Africa which has won 60 games to occupy the second place.

India won its eighth game against Sri Lanka by winning this game. India and Pakistan share the record for winning most games against Bangladesh in T20Is. Pakistan has also won eight games against Bangladesh in 20Is

RG Sharma completed 7000 runs in T20s when he was on 26 during his knock of 56 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 7030. He became the tenth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 7000 plus runs. The following table lists all the batsmen who have accomplished the feat

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2018 323 316 44 11068 175* 40.69 20 67 20 835 819
2 BB McCullum 2005-2018 329 324 33 8992 158* 30.90 7 47 18 846 439
3 KA Pollard 2006-2018 413 371 104 8048 89* 30.14 0 40 14 518 521
4 Shoaib Malik 2005-2018 303 284 77 7674 95* 37.07 0 46 8 599 223
5 DA Warner 2007-2018 243 242 25 7668 135* 35.33 6 59 15 765 319
6 DR Smith 2006-2018 318 310 26 7603 110* 26.77 5 45 27 726 367
7 BJ Hodge 2003-2018 277 261 60 7406 106 36.84 2 48 14 709 248
8 SK Raina 2006-2018 276 262 41 7378 126* 33.38 4 42 11 654 283
9 V Kohli 2007-2018 228 215 40 7095 113 40.54 4 52 8 662 220
10 RG Sharma 2007-2018 270 258 41 7030 118 32.39 4 49 15 607 290

He also became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 7000 plus runs after SK Raina and V Kohli. SK Raina and V Kohli has aggregated 7378 and 7095 runs respectively.

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 2006-2018 276 262 41 7378 126* 33.38 4 42 11 654 283
2 V Kohli 2007-2018 228 215 40 7095 113 40.54 4 52 8 662 220
3 RG Sharma 2007-2018 270 258 41 7030 118 32.39 4 49 15 607 290

KD Karthik has effected 50 stumping dismissals in T20 games at the end of this tournament. He became the fourth wicketkeeper to effect 50 plus stumping dismissals in the history of T20 games. Others are – Kamran Akmal {92}, MS Dhoni {70} and KC Sangakkara {60}

 

 

Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

India won the finals of the Nidahas Trophy against Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 18.03.18 on the last ball of the match to provide the 20th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wickets 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wickets 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wickets 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wicket 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wickets 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wickets 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wicket 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wickets 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wickets 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wickets 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wickets 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wickets 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wickets 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wickets 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (M) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wickets 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
16 South Africa 3 wickets 135 20.0 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016
17 Australia 5 wickets 205 20.0 v South Africa Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
18 Sri Lanka 5 wickets 169 20.0 v Australia Melbourne 17 Feb 2017
19 Sri Lanka 2 wickets 174 20.0 v Australia Geelong 19 Feb 2017
20 India 4 wickets 167 20.0 v Bangladesh Col (RPS) 18 Mar 2018

India’s win on the last ball of the match against Bangladesh at   Col-RPS on 18.03.18 provide the second occasion of  India winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The other occasion was India winning by seven wickets against Australia at Sydney on 31.01.16. India was set a target of 198.

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 India 7 wickets 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 India 4 wickets 167 20.0 v Bangladesh Col (RPS) 18 Mar 2018

India’s win on the last ball of the match against Bangladesh at   Col-RPS on 18.03.18 provides the third occasion of  Bangladesh losing a T20I on the last ball of the match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Netherlands 1 wicket 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
2 Sri Lanka 3 wickets 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
3 India 4 wickets 167 20.0 v Bangladesh Col (RPS) 18 Mar 2018

 

 

Batsmen dismissed run out for a first ball duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Batsmen dismissed run out for a first ball duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh was dismissed run out for a first ball duck against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 16.03.18  in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for a first ball duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Jayawardene 0 1 1 Srl Eng Southampton 15 Jun 2006
2 JS Patel 0 1 1 NZl Ind Johannesburg 16 Sep 2007
3 MJ Clarke 0 1 1 Aus Pak Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
4 Abdur Razzak 0 1 1 Ban Pak Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
5 MEK Hussey 0 1 1 Aus RSA Johannesburg 27 Mar 2009
6 CJ Ferguson 0 1 2 Aus RSA Centurion 29 Mar 2009
7 NS Poonia 0 1 2 Sco RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
8 PC Connell 0 1 2 Ire Afg Dubai-DSC 09 Feb 2010
9 SPD Smith 0 1 1 Aus Pak Gros Islet 02 May 2010
10 LE Bosman 0 1 1 RSA Afg Bridgetown 05 May 2010
11 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Eng Bridgetown 06 May 2010
12 D Bishoo 0 1 1 Win Eng The Oval 23 Sep 2011
13 DA Warner 0 1 2 Aus RSA Cape Town 13 Oct 2011
14 RW Price 0 1 2 Zim NZl Harare 17 Oct 2011
15 Ziaur Rahman 0 1 2 Ban Ire Belfast 21 Jul 2012
16 PP Chawla 0 1 1 Ind Eng Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
17 Saeed Ajmal 0 1 2 Pak Win Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
18 Nawroz Mangal 0 1 1 Afg Ban Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
19 SP Gauchan 0 1 1 Nep HKG Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
20 MC Sorensen 0 1 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
21 D Ramdin 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
22 HG Munsey 0 1 2 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
23 SR Thompson 0 1 2 Ire HKG Dublin-M 17 Jul 2015
24 Tanwir Afzal 0 1 2 HKG Afg Dublin-M 21 Jul 2015
25 AR Cusack 0 1 1 Ire Net Dublin-M 25 Jul 2015
26 AT Rayudu 0 1 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
27 RAS Lakmal 0 1 1 Srl RSA Delhi 28 Mar 2016
28 MK Pandey 0 1 1 Ind Zim Harare 22 Jun 2016
29 Rubel Hossain 0 1 1 Ban Ind Col-RPS 08 Mar 2018
30 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0 1 2 Ban Srl Col-RPS 16 Mar 2018

Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh was dismissed run out for a first ball duck against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 16.03.18  in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy to provide the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman dismissed run out for a first ball duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdur Razzak 0 1 1 Ban Pak Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 Ziaur Rahman 0 1 2 Ban Ire Belfast 21 Jul 2012
3 Rubel Hossain 0 1 1 Ban Ind Col-RPS 08 Mar 2018
4 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0 1 2 Ban Srl Col-RPS 16 Mar 2018

 

Captain openers who have scored fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain openers who have scored fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

India’s RG Sharma scored 89 against Sri Lanka on 14.03.18 at Col-RPS in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy to provide the 31st occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 61 1 RSA NZl Johannesburg 21 Oct 2005
2 GC Smith 89* 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 24 Feb 2006
3 GC Smith 71* 2 RSA Pak Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
4 CH Gayle 61 1 Win Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2007
5 RR Watson 54 2 Sco Ken Belfast 04 Aug 2008
6 CH Gayle 67 2 Win NZl Auckland 26 Dec 2008
7 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 10 Feb 2009
8 CH Gayle 88 2 Win Aus The Oval 06 Jun 2009
9 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl RSA Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
10 CH Gayle 63* 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
11 GC Smith 88 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
12 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
13 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
14 WTS Porterfield 56* 2 Ire Ken Dubai (DSC) 14 Mar 2012
15 M Jayawardene 65* 2 Srl Win Pallekele 29 Sep 2012
16 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
17 CO Obuya 60* 1 Ken Afg Sharjah 11 Oct 2013
18 KS Williamson 53 1 NZl Srl Mt Maunganui 07 Jan 2016
19 KS Williamson 70 2 NZl Pak Auckland 15 Jan 2016
20 KS Williamson 72* 2 NZl Pak Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
21 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
22 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
23 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16 Feb 2016
24 LD Chandimal 58 1 Srl Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2016
25 Rohan Mustafa 58 2 UAE Afg ICCA Dubai 18 Dec 2016
26 KS Williamson 73* 2 NZl Ban Napier 03 Jan 2017
27 KS Williamson 60 1 NZl Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
28 AJ Finch 53 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 22 Feb 2017
29 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
30 DA Warner 59 2 Aus NZl Auckland 16 Feb 2018
31 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. The first occasion was also by RG Sharma who scored a century against Sri Lanka at Indore on 22.12.17. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
2 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018

RG Sharma’s 89 provide the third occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty against Bangladesh in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the second captain opener to score a fifty against Bangladesh in T20is

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KS Williamson 73* 2 NZl Ban Napier 03 Jan 2017
2 KS Williamson 60 1 NZl Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
3 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018

TM Dilshan, SR Watson and RG Sharma are the three captain openers who have scored a century in Twenty20 Internationals.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017

 

Captain openers dismissed runout after scoring a fifty in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain openers dismissed runout after scoring a fifty in Twenty20 Internationals

RG Sharma was dismissed for 89 against Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 14.03.18 in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy to provide the fifth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
2 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
3 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
4 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16 Feb 2016
5 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018