Captain openers scoring fifties in a Twenty20 international – Babar Azam of Pakistan joins the list
Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 59 not out against Australia at Sydney on 03.11.19 to provide the 60th occasion of a captain opener scoring fifty in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below. Babar Azam became the first Pakistan captain opener to score a fifty in a T20I.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 61 | 1 | RSA | NZl | Johannesburg | 21 Oct 2005 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 89* | 1 | RSA | Aus | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 71* | 2 | RSA | Pak | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 61 | 1 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 29 Jun 2007 |
| 5 | RR Watson | 54 | 2 | Sco | Ken | Belfast | 04 Aug 2008 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 67 | 2 | Win | NZl | Auckland | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 7 | TM Dilshan | 61 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Feb 2009 |
| 8 | CH Gayle | 88 | 2 | Win | Aus | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 9 | BB McCullum | 57 | 2 | NZl | RSA | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2009 |
| 10 | CH Gayle | 63* | 2 | Win | Srl | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 11 | GC Smith | 88 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 98 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 13 | TM Dilshan | 104* | 1 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 06 Aug 2011 |
| 14 | WTS Porterfield | 56* | 2 | Ire | Ken | Dubai (DSC) | 14 Mar 2012 |
| 15 | DPMD Jayawardene | 65* | 2 | Srl | Win | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
| 16 | MR Swart | 89 | 1 | Net | Ken | Windhoek | 19 Apr 2013 |
| 17 | CO Obuya | 60* | 1 | Ken | Afg | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2013 |
| 18 | KS Williamson | 53 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Mt Maunganui | 07 Jan 2016 |
| 19 | KS Williamson | 70 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 15 Jan 2016 |
| 20 | KS Williamson | 72* | 2 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 21 | AJ Finch | 74 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 29 Jan 2016 |
| 22 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 23 | WTS Porterfield | 72 | 2 | Ire | UAE | Abu Dhabi | 16 Feb 2016 |
| 24 | LD Chandimal | 58 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 04 Mar 2016 |
| 25 | Rohan Mustafa | 58 | 2 | UAE | Afg | ICCA Dubai | 18 Dec 2016 |
| 26 | KS Williamson | 73* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Napier | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 27 | KS Williamson | 60 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt Maunganui | 08 Jan 2017 |
| 28 | AJ Finch | 53 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 22 Feb 2017 |
| 29 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 30 | DA Warner | 59 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 16 Feb 2018 |
| 31 | RG Sharma | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
| 32 | RG Sharma | 56 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Mar 2018 |
| 33 | KJ Coetzer | 54 | 1 | Sco | Ire | Deventer | 17 Jun 2018 |
| 34 | AJ Finch | 84 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 35 | AJ Finch | 68* | 2 | Aus | Pak | Harare | 02 Jul 2018 |
| 36 | AJ Finch | 172 | 1 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 37 | RG Sharma | 111* | 1 | Ind | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 38 | Inam-ul-Haq | 73* | 2 | Qat | Mal | Al Amerat | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 39 | RG Sharma | 50 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Auckland | 08 Feb 2019 |
| 40 | PR Stirling | 71 | 1 | Ire | Oman | Al Amerat | 13 Feb 2019 |
| 41 | PR Stirling | 56 | 1 | Ire | Sco | Al Amerat | 15 Feb 2019 |
| 42 | KJ Coetzer | 74 | 2 | Sco | Ire | Al Amerat | 15 Feb 2019 |
| 43 | PR Stirling | 91 | 2 | Ire | Afg | Dehradun | 23 Feb 2019 |
| 44 | SJ Baard | 52* | 2 | Nam | Ghan | Kampala | 20 May 2019 |
| 45 | P Khadka | 86* | 2 | Nep | Mal | Kuala Lumpur | 13 Jul 2019 |
| 46 | NG Collins | 53 | 2 | Fin | Den | Brondby | 13 Jul 2019 |
| 47 | G Malla | 51 | 2 | Nep | Man | Singapore | 24 Jul 2019 |
| 48 | P Khadka | 68 | 2 | Nep | Kuw | Singapore | 27 Jul 2019 |
| 49 | NG Collins | 56 | 1 | Fin | Spa | Kerava | 18 Aug 2019 |
| 50 | K Motlhanka | 59 | 2 | Bots | Nam | Windhoek | 20 Aug 2019 |
| 51 | KJ Coetzer | 89 | 1 | Sco | Net | Dublin (Malahide) | 16 Sep 2019 |
| 52 | Q de Kock | 52 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mohali | 18 Sep 2019 |
| 53 | H Masakadza | 71 | 2 | Zim | Afg | Chattogram | 20 Sep 2019 |
| 54 | Q de Kock | 79* | 2 | RSA | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Sep 2019 |
| 55 | P Khadka | 106* | 2 | Nep | Sing | Singapore | 28 Sep 2019 |
| 56 | A Vala | 53* | 2 | PNG | Ber | ICCA Dubai | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 57 | KJ Coetzer | 54 | 1 | Sco | PNG | ICCA Dubai | 21 Oct 2019 |
| 58 | NS Dhaliwal | 69 | 1 | Can | Ire | Abu Dhabi | 23 Oct 2019 |
| 59 | AJ Finch | 64 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 27 Oct 2019 |
| 60 | Babar Azam | 59* | 1 | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 03 Nov 2019 |
The following list tabulates the captain openers who have scored centuries in a T20I. There are six occasions. RG Sharma of India is the only captain opener to score century two occasions.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 104* | 1 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 06 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 4 | AJ Finch | 172 | 1 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 111* | 1 | Ind | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 6 | P Khadka | 106* | 2 | Nep | Sing | Singapore | 28 Sep 2019 |
AJ Finch {06}, CH Gayle {05}, KS Williamson {05} and RG Sharma {05} are the four captain openers to score fifties on five or more occasions. The following table lists the performance of these four captains
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 74 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 29 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 53 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 22 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | AJ Finch | 84 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 4 | AJ Finch | 68* | 2 | Aus | Pak | Harare | 02 Jul 2018 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | 172 | 1 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | 64 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 27 Oct 2019 |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 61 | 1 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 29 Jun 2007 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 67 | 2 | Win | NZl | Auckland | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 88 | 2 | Win | Aus | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 63* | 2 | Win | Srl | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 98 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 53 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Mt Maunganui | 07 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | KS Williamson | 70 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 15 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | KS Williamson | 72* | 2 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 4 | KS Williamson | 73* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Napier | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 5 | KS Williamson | 60 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt Maunganui | 08 Jan 2017 |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 56 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Mar 2018 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 111* | 1 | Ind | Win | Lucknow | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 50 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Auckland | 08 Feb 2019 |