Captain wicketkeeper’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

Captain wicketkeeper’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

Q de Kock’s 52 against India at Mohali T20I on 18.09.19 was in a losing cause to provide the tenth occasion of a captain wicketkeeper’s fifty going in vain in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Col-RPS 10 Feb 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
3 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Col-RPS 04 Sep 2009
4 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
5 A Bagai 53 1 Can Afg Col-SSC 04 Feb 2010
6 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
7 A Bagai 67* 2 Can Ire Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2013
8 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
9 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
10 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019

It als provides the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s fifty in a losing cause  against India in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Col-RPS 10 Feb 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
3 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019

Col-RPS and Mohali are the two grounds to witness captain wicket keeper’s fifty in a losing cause on two occasions. It is interesting to note that KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka has witnessed his fifty going in vain on both the grounds.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Col-RPS 10 Feb 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Col-RPS 04 Sep 2009
               
1 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
2 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
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