India in Twenty20 Internationals
India has played 99 T20Is so far. It has won 61 games, lost 35, one game was tied and 2 games have ended as No result games. India’s game against Ireland is at Dublin on 27 Jun 28 will be its 100th T20Is.
India will become 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’s 61 wins in 99 games has made it as the second team to win most T20Is. Pakistan has won 79 games and is in in the top of the list.
India’s highest team total in T20Is is 260 for 5 against Sri Lanka at Indore on 22 Dec 17. This total is one of the three team totals in excess of 260 runs posted by a team in the history of T20 Internationals. Other two are – Australia’s 263 for 3 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 06 Sep 16 and Sri Lanka’s 260 for 6 against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14 Sep 07.
India’s lowest team total in a completed innings in 74 against Australia at Melbourne on 01 Feb 2018. This total is one of three team totals less than 100 runs in a completed innings by India in T20 internationals. Other two are – 92 against South Africa at Cuttack on 05 Oct 2015 and 79 against New Zealand at Nagpur on 15 Mar 16
V Kohli has amassed 1983 runs in T20Is and is the top run getter in T20Is. He is also one of the five Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs. Others are – RG Sharma {1628}, MS Dhoni {1444}, SK Raina {1398} and Yuvraj Singh {1177}
V Kohli has an aggregate of 1983 runs prior the T20I against Ireland on 27 Jun 18. He needs 17 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the third batsman in the history of 20Is to total 2000 plus runs. Others are – MJ Guptill {2271} and BB McCullum {2140}.
There are 74 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is which contains four centuries. The centuries are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Mins | BF | 4s | 6s | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 118 | 61 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 110* | 84 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 106 | 79 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | SK Raina | 101 | 85 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Gros Islet | 02 May 2010 |
V Kohli has scored 18 fifties which is a record for most fifties by a batsman in the history of T20 Internationals. It is also a record for most half centuries by a batsman in T20Is
RG Sharma is one of the seven batsmen to score two or more centuries in T20Is. Others are – C Munro {03}, CH Gayle {02}, MJ Guptil {02}, E Lewis {02}, BB McCulllum {02} and GJ Maxwell {02}. He is the only Indian batsman to achieve the feat of scoring two centuries in T20Is.
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 52 wickets in T20Is and is the only Indian bowler who has captured 50 plus wickets in T20Is. He is one of the 23 bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in T20 Internationals.
There are 147 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. Indian bowlers have performed the feat on 13 occasions. YS Chahel has captured four plus wickets on three occasions, while R Ashwin has captured four plus wickets on two occasions.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Visakhapatnam | 14 Feb 2016 |
| 1 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | v England | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 20 Dec 2017 |
| 3 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
YS Chahal’s 6 for 25 against England at Bengaluru on 01 Feb 17 is the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler in T20Is. He is also the only Indian bowler to capture four plus wickets on three occasions in T20Is. He is also one of the ten bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on three or more occasions in the history of T20Is.
YS Chahal is the second bowler to capture six wickets in an innings in T20Is after BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka. His effort of 6 for 25 against England at Bengaluru on 01 Feb 17 provides the third occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 08 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 2 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 08 Aug 2011 |
| 3 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
MS Dhoni of India is one of the five batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He has an aggregate of 1444 runs which is the highest aggregate by an Indian batsman
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Mohammad Shahzad | Afg | 62 | 62 | 3 | 1888 | 118* | 32.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 212 | 70 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 89 | 78 | 39 | 1444 | 56 | 37.02 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 46 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | 56 | 53 | 9 | 1382 | 78 | 31.40 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 139 | 20 |
| 4 | BB McCullum | NZl | 42 | 42 | 6 | 1352 | 123 | 37.55 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 124 | 58 |
| 5 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Ban | 67 | 59 | 11 | 1042 | 72* | 21.70 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 28 |
MS Dhoni will become the third batsman in the history of T20Is to appear in 90 plus games. Tomorrow’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 will become the first wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to appear in 90 plus games. Tomorrow’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 tomorrow. Tomorrow’s game will be his 80th game. He will become 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 {89}, Umar Akmal {82}, Mohammad Hafeez {81}, LRPL Taylor {81} and TM Dilshan {80}
As many as 121 three figure partnerships have been posted by batsmen of various teams in T20Is. Indian batsmen have posted 12 three figure partnerships. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
| 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 | 158 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
| 3 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 138 | 1 | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 136 | 1 | v England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 5 | V Kohli, SK Raina | 3 | 134 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2016 |
| 6 | V Kohli, MK Pandey | 3 | 119 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 06 Sep 2017 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni, KL Rahul | 4 | 107 | 2 | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 8 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 106 | 2 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 9 | Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul | 1 | 103* | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Jun 2016 |
| 10 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 102* | 2 | v Australia | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 11 | SK Raina, RG Sharma | 2 | 102 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
| 12 | V Kohli, RG Sharma | 2 | 100 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
Indian basmen have posted two partnerships of 150 plus runs in T20Is. Such partnerships are listed below. It is interesting to note that these two partnerships are for the opening wicket.
| 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 | 158 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
The 165 runs partnership between KL Rahul and RG Sharma against Sri Lanka at Indore is the best partnership posted by Indian batsmen in T20Is.
It also represents the 46th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. It also represents the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs for the first wicket in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated 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 | 158 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 01 Nov 2017 |
SK Raina with 40 catches to his credit holds the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman. He is one of the four fieldsmen who have pouched 40 plus catches in T20Is. Others are – AB de Villiers {44}, LRPL Taylor {44} and DA Warner {41}
MS Dhoni of India holds the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in T20Is. He is one of the five wicket keepers who have effected 50 plus dismissals in T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal {60}, Mohammad Shahzad {54}, D Ramdin {53} and Mushfiqur Rahim {52}
MS Dhoni has pouched 49 catches prior to the game against Ireland tomorrow. He needs one more catch for his 50 catches. If he pouches one catch, he would then become the first ever wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to pouch 50 catches.
MS Dhoni has effected 29 stumping dismissals prior to the game against Ireland tomorrow. He needs one more stumping dismissal for 30 stumping dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the second wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals. Kamran Akmal of Pakistan has effected 32 stumping dismissals.