India in Twenty20 Internationals

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.

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