Wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

Wicket keeper batsman’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 33rd occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman’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 BB McCullum 61 2 NZl Aus Sydney 15 Feb 2009
3 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
4 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Col-RPS 04 Sep 2009
5 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
6 NJ O’Brien 50 2 Ire Can Col-SSC 03 Feb 2010
7 A Bagai 53 1 Can Afg Col-SSC 04 Feb 2010
8 Kamran Akmal 64 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 05 Feb 2010
9 Kamran Akmal 50 1 Pak Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
10 Mohd Shahzad 77 1 Afg Ire Dubai (DSC 24 Mar 2012
11 JC Buttler 54 2 Eng NZl Hamilton 12 Feb 2013
12 KC Sangakkara 59* 2 Srl RSA Col-RPS 02 Aug 2013
13 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
14 A Bagai 67* 2 Can Ire Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2013
15 W Barresi 70* 2 Net Sco ICCA Dubai 22 Nov 2013
16 D Ramdin 55* 1 Win NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2014
17 JC Buttler 67 1 Eng Win Bridgetown 11 Mar 2014
18 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
19 ADS Fletcher 57 2 Win Srl Pallekele 09 Nov 2015
20 JC Buttler 54 1 Eng RSA Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016
21 Sarfaraz Ahmed 58* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 02 Mar 2016
22 JJ Atkinson 53 2 HKF Zim Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
23 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
24 GC Wilson 59 2 Ire Afg Greater Noida 12 Mar 2017
25 Mushfiqur Rahim 66* 1 Ban Srl Dhaka 15 Feb 2018
26 MS Dhoni 52* 1 Ind RSA Centurion 21 Feb 2018
27 Mushfiqur Rahim 72* 2 Ban Ind Col-RPS 14 Mar 2018
28 MDKJ Perera 61 1 Srl Ban Col-RPS 16 Mar 2018
29 JC Buttler 69 1 Eng Ind Manchester 03 Jul 2018
30 Imran Ali Butt 53 1 Bah Kuw Al Amerat 23 Jan 2019
31 TP Visee 78 1 Net Ire Al Amerat 17 Feb 2019
32 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
33 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman’s fifty going in vain against India 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 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
3 Mushfiqur Rahim 72* 2 Ban Ind Col-RPS 14 Mar 2018
4 JC Buttler 69 1 Eng Ind Manchester 03 Jul 2018
5 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019

KC Sangakkara {04}. JC Buttler {04}. Mushfiqur Rahim {03}, A Bagai {02}, Kamran Akmal {02} and Q de Kock {02} are the six wicket keeper batsmen to witness their fifties going in vain on two or more occasions. The last named Q de Kock is the latest entrant into this list.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
  2 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Col-RPS 04 Sep 2009
  3 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
  4 KC Sangakkara 59* 2 Srl RSA Col-RPS 02 Aug 2013
                 
2 1 JC Buttler 54 2 Eng NZl Hamilton 12 Feb 2013
  2 JC Buttler 67 1 Eng Win Bridgetown 11 Mar 2014
  3 JC Buttler 54 1 Eng RSA Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016
  4 JC Buttler 69 1 Eng Ind Manchester 03 Jul 2018
                 
3 1 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
  2 Mushfiqur Rahim 66* 1 Ban Srl Dhaka 15 Feb 2018
  3 Mushfiqur Rahim 72* 2 Ban Ind Col-RPS 14 Mar 2018
                 
4 1 A Bagai 53 1 Can Afg Col-SSC 04 Feb 2010
  2 A Bagai 67* 2 Can Ire Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2013
                 
5 1 Kamran Akmal 64 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 05 Feb 2010
  2 Kamran Akmal 50 1 Pak Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
                 
6 1 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
  2 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
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