First T20I – Ireland vs India at Dublin {M} – India won by 76 runs
India became the seventh team to play 100 T20Is. Others are – Pakistan {128), New Zealand {111}, Sri Lanka {108}, South Africa {103}, Australia {100} and England {100}
India posted 208 for 5 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of India posting a total of 200 plus in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 260/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | 244/4 | 20.0 | 2 | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 3 | 218/4 | 20.0 | 1 | v England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 4 | 211/4 | 19.1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 12 Dec 2009 |
| 5 | 208/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 6 | 203/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v South Africa | Jo’burg | 18 Feb 2018 |
| 7 | 202/4 | 19.4 | 2 | v Australia | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 8 | 202/6 | 20.0 | 1 | v England | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 9 | 202/3 | 20.0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
| 10 | 200/3 | 20.0 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
India became the second team to post a total of 200 plus runs against Ireland in T20Is. Prior to this, Afghanistan had posted 233 for 8 at Greater Noida on 12 Mar 17
India’s 208 for 5 in this game is its highest team total against Ireland in T20Is. Its previous best was 113 for 2 at Nottingham on 10 Jun 09.
S Dhawan and RG Sharma posted 160 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 122nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 47th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership fo the first wicket in T20Is.
S Dhawan and RG Sharma posted 160 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 13th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul, RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin {M} | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 158 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
| 4 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 138 | 1 | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 5 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 136 | 1 | v England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 6 | V Kohli, SK Raina | 3 | 134 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2016 |
| 7 | V Kohli, MK Pandey | 3 | 119 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 06 Sep 2017 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni, KL Rahul | 4 | 107 | 2 | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 9 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 106 | 2 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 10 | Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul | 1 | 103* | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Jun 2016 |
| 11 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 102* | 2 | v Australia | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 12 | SK Raina, RG Sharma | 2 | 102 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
| 13 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 100 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership fo the first wicket in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul, RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin {M} | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 158 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
| 4 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 136 | 1 | v England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 5 | Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul | 1 | 103* | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Jun 2016 |
RG Sharma has partnered seven three figure partnerships out of the 13 posted by Indian batsman. He has partnered three three figure partnerships for the first wicket and four for the second wicket. The following table lists the three figure partnerships partnered by RG Sharma
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul, RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin {M} | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 158 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
| 4 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 138 | 1 | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 5 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 106 | 2 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 6 | SK Raina, RG Sharma | 2 | 102 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
| 7 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 100 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
S Dhawan and RG Sharma posted 160 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of batsmen posting 160 plus runs partnerships in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MJ Guptill/KS Williamson | 1 | 171* | 2 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | LE Bosman/GC Smith | 1 | 170 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 3 | MJayawardene/KCSangakkara | 2 | 166 | 1 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 4 | KL Rahul/RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 5 | GJ Maxwell/DAWarner | 4 | 161 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Johannesburg | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 6 | S Dhawan/RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | Ind | Ire | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
S Dhawan and RG Sharma posted 160 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 160 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MJ Guptill/KS Williamson | 1 | 171* | 2 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | LE Bosman/GC Smith | 1 | 170 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 3 | KL Rahul/RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 4 | S Dhawan/RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | Ind | Ire | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
S Dhawan and RG Sharma posted 160 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second Indian occasion of batsmen posting 160 plus runs partnerships in the history of T20Is. Both such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that these two partnerships are for the first wicket.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul/RG Sharma | 1 | 165 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | S Dhawan/RG Sharma | 1 | 160 | 1 | Ind | Ire | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
SR Thompson of Ireland took three catches in Indian innings to provide the 67th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Ireland fieldsman taking three catches in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Ct | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DT Johnston | 3 | 1 | v Kenya | Mombasa | 22 Feb 2012 |
| 2 | PR Stirling | 3 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Nov 2013 |
| 3 | GH Dockrell | 3 | 2 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
| 4 | GH Dockrell | 3 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | SR Thompson | 3 | 1 | v India | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
RG Sharma scored 97 in this game to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring ninety in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in T20Is
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 90* | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 90 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 06 Mar 2018 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 97 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin (M | 27 Jun 2018 |
RG Sharma scored 97 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of an opening batsman scoring ninety in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in T20Is
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan | 90 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 06 Mar 2018 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 97 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin (M | 27 Jun 2018 |
RG Sharma {97} and S Dhawan {74} scored fifties in this game to provide the 35th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an in the history of T20Is. It also provides the fourth such occasion by Indian batsmen.
RG Sharma {97} and S Dhawan {74} scored half centuries in this game to provide the 31st occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third such occasion by Indian batsmen.
PKD Chase of Ireland captured four for 35 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Ireland bowler capturing four wickets in T20I. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Feb 2014 |
| 2 | J Mulder | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | AR Cusack | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | GH Dockrell | 3.3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | v Netherlands | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Feb 2010 |
| 5 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v Scotland | Belfast | 02 Aug 2008 |
| 6 | DT Johnston | 4.0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (PSS) | 01 Feb 2010 |
| 7 | BJ McCarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 10 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | KJ O’Brien | 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
| 9 | PKD Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | v India | Dublin {M} | 27 Jun 2018 |
PKD Chase became the tenth bowler to capture four wickets against India in T20Is. The performance of these ten bowlers is shown 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 | DJG Sammy | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 5 | JW Dernbach | 3.4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Manchester | 31 Aug 2011 |
| 6 | Umar Gul | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Ahmedabad | 28 Dec 2012 |
| 7 | MJ Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Nagpur | 15 Mar 2016 |
| 8 | JP Behrendorff | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Guwahati | 10 Oct 2017 |
| 9 | TA Boult | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Rajkot | 04 Nov 2017 |
| 10 | PKD Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | Ire | Ind | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
MS Dhoni became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to appear in 90 plus games. Today’s game against Ireland will be his 90th game. Others to appear in 90 plus T20Is are – Shahid Afridi {99} and Shoaib Malik {98}
MS Dhoni became the first wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to appear in 90 plus games. Today’s game against Ireland will be his 90th game as wicket keeper batsman
RG Sharma has played 79 games prior to the game against Ireland. Today’s game will be his 80th game. He became the second Indian batsman to appear in 80 plus T20Is after MS Dhoni. RG Sharma will become the eighth cricketer to appear in 80 plus T20Is. Others are – Shahid Afridi {99}, Shoaib Malik {98}, MS Dhoni {90}, Umar Akmal {82}, Mohammad Hafeez {81}, LRPL Taylor {81} and TM Dilshan {80}
RG Sharma’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1949 at the end of this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1900 plus runs. Others are – MJ Guptil {2271}, BB McCullum {2140}, Shoaid Malik {1989}, V Kohli {1983} and Mohammad Shazad {1906}.
RG Sharma’s boundary fours aggregate read 175 at the end of this game. He became the seventh batsman in the history of T20Is to score 175 plus boundary fours. Others are – TM Dilshan {223], Mohammad Shaszad {216}, V Kohli {210}, MJ Guptil {200}, BB McCullum {199} and Mohammad Hafeez {178}
RG Sharma’s boundary sixes aggregate read 83 the end of this game. He became the fifth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 80 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {103}, MJ Guptil {103}, BB McCullum {91} and SR Watson {83}. RG Sharma owns the record for most boundary sixes by a batsman in T20Is.
V Kohli scored a duck in this game to provide the 80th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in T20Is. Other two occasions are – V Kohli against Australia at Guwahati on 10 Oct 2017 and RG Sharma against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 06 Mar 18
V Kohli’s two ducks as captain provides the 21st occasion of a captain scoring two or more ducks in the history of T20Is. He became the first Indian captain to collect two ducks in T20Is.
Yadav captured four for 21 in this game to provide the occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | v England | Bengaluru | 1 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 2018 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Visakhapatnam | 14 Feb 2016 |
| 4 | BB Sran | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Jun 2016 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | v Australia | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Sep 2012 |
| 7 | RP Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Sep 2007 |
| 8 | Z Khan | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | v Ireland | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 9 | AB Dinda | 3.0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 07 Aug 2012 |
| 10 | PP Ojha | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 11 | K Yadav | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 12 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 20 Dec 2017 |
| 13 | SN Thakur | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Mar 2018 |
| 15 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
PKD Chase of Ireland captured four for 35 for Ireland and K Yadav captured 4 for 21 for India in this game to provide the seventh occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the same game in the history of T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets n the same game in the history of T20Is
PKD Chase’s four for 35 this game was in a losing cause to provide the 31st occasion of a bowler’s four or more wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is. It also provides the occasion of a bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain against India in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DJG Sammy | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 04 Jun 2011 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Ahmedabad | 28 Dec 2012 |
| 3 | PKD Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | Ire | Ind | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
PKD Chase’s 4 for 34 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of an Ireland bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AR Cusack | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Feb 2014 |
| 3 | BJ McCarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 10 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | KJ O’Brien | 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | PKD Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | v India | Dublin (Malahide) | 27 Jun 2018 |
JNK Shannon scored 60 in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. JNK Shannon’s 60 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of an Ireland batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20IS.
MS Dhoni effected two stumping dismissals in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 31 stumping dismisslas in T20Is. He became the second wicket keeper in the history of T20I to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals. Kamran Akmal is the other wicket keeper who had effected 32 stumping dismissals.
MS Dhoni effected two stumping dismissals in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 80 dismissals in T20Is. He became the first wicket keeper in the history of T20I to effect 80 dismissals.
India won this game by 76 runs to provide the ninth occasion of India winning a T20I game by 50 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 93 runs | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 20 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | India | won | 90 runs | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Sep 2012 |
| 3 | India | won | 88 runs | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 4 | India | won | 76 runs | v Ireland | Dublin (M) | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 5 | India | won | 75 runs | v England | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 6 | India | won | 73 runs | v Australia | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 7 | India | won | 69 runs | v Sri Lanka | Ranchi | 12 Feb 2016 |
| 8 | India | won | 54 runs | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 17 Jul 2015 |
| 9 | India | won | 53 runs | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |