First T20I – India vs Australia at Vizag on 24 Feb 2019 – Australia won by three wickets

First T20I – India vs Australia at Vizag on 24 Feb 2019 – Australia won by three wickets

India capped M Markhande for this game. He became the 79th cricketer to appear in T20Is for India. He also became the eighth Indian cricketer to make his T20I debut against Australia

RG Sharma was making his 19th T20I appearance against Australia in this game. He now holds the record for most appearances against an an opposition in the history of T20Is. He went past LPRL Taylaor’s record of 18 appearances against Pakistan

V Kohli’s run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 512. He became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 500 plus runs against an opposition.  He reached this coveted milestone when he was on 12 during his knock of 24 in this game.

Australia capped PSP Handscomb for this game. He became the 93rd cricketer to appear in T20Is for Australia. He also became the 13th Australian cricketer to make his T20I debut against India

KL Rahul scored 50 in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also represents fifth fifty for KL Rahul.

KL Rahul scored 50 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Australia It also represents second fifty by an Indian opening batsman against Australia at home. G Gambhir had scored 63 at Mum-BS on 20 Oct 2007

AJ Finch collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 48th occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is.

It also provides the second occasion of AJ Finch collecting the first ball duck against India. The other occasion was at Melbourne on 23 Nov 2018. It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck against India.

DJM Short and GJ Maxwell added 84 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against India in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against India in T20Is for the third wicket.

GJ Maxwell scored 56 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against India in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against India in T20Is in India

JJ Bumrah’s T20I wickets tally at the end of this game read 51. He became the 26th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 50 plus wickets. He became the fourth bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 50 plus wickets without a four wicket or a five wicket haul. Others are – NLTC Perera {51 wkts}, Sohail Tanvir {54 wkts} and GP Swann {51 wkts}

JJ Bumrah’s T20I wickets tally at the end of this game read 51. He became the second Indian bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 50 plus wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin has captured 52 wicket. JJ Bumrah became the first Indian bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 50 plus wickets without a four wicket or a five wicket haul.

JJ Bumrah conceded 999 runs for his 51 wickets. He is the fifth bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 50 plus wickets conceding less than 1000 runs. Others are – BAW Mendis {66 wkts – 952 runs}, Imrah Tahir {62 wkts – 927 runs}, Rashid Khan {75 wkts – 867 runs} and GP Swann {51 wkts – 859 runs}

It was India’s fourth T20I loss on the last ball of the match. Other occasions are – against New Zealand at Wellington on 27.02.09, against Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 11.05.10 and against England at Mumbai on 22.12.12

Australia won the match by three wickets on the last ball of the match to provide the 23rd occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. It had won a T20I against South Africa at Johannesburg on 06 Mar 2016 on the last ball of the match.

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