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Hat tricks in T20 Internationals – DL Chahar of India joins the elite list

Hat tricks in T20 Internationals – DL Chahar of India joins the elite list

DL Chahar of India became the first Indian bowler and eleventh overall to perform a “Hat trick” in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. His  “Hat trick” against Bangladesh  at Nagpur on 10.11.19  provides  the 12th occasion of a bowler to perform the Hat trick in T20Is

No Player Team Opp Venue Season Victims
1 B Lee Aus Ban Cape Town 2007/08 Shakib Al Hasan, MMortaza , Alok Kapali
2 JDP Oram NZl Srl Col-RPS 2009 AD Mathews, CM Bandara, K Kulasekara
3 TG Southee NZl Pak Auckland 2010/11 Younis Khan, MohD Hafeez, Umar Akmal
4 NLTC Perera Srl Ind Ranchi 2015/16 HH Pandya, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh
5 SL Malinga Srl Ban Colombo 2016/17 M Rahim,M Mortaza, Mh Miraz
6 F Ashraf Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 2017/18 I Udana, ML Udawatte, MD Shanaka
7 Rashid Khan Afg Ire Dehradun 2018/19 KJ O’Brien, G Dockrell,  Getkate, SSingh
8 SL Malinga Srl NZl Pallekele 2019 C Munro, H R’ford, G” homme, Ross Taylor
9 Mohd Hasnain Pak Srk Lahore 2019/20 P Rajapaksa, MD Shanaka, G Jayasuriya
10 Khawar Ali Oma Net Al Amerat 2019/20 AJ Staal, CN Ackermann, van der Merwe
11 N Vanua PNG Ber ICCA Dubai 2019/20 DC Stovell, KS Leverock, DAP Darrell
12 DL Chahar Ind Ban Nagpur 2019/20 Shafiul Islam, M Rahman, Aminul Islam

*Rashid Khan (at Dehradun) and SL Malinga (at Pallekele) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.

150 plus runs partnerships in T20I – DJ Malan and EJG Morgan script a record partnership for the third wicket in T20I

150 plus runs partnerships in T20I – DJ Malan and EJG Morgan script a record partnership for the third wicket in T20I

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan of England posted 182 runs partnership for the third wicket against New Zealand at Napier on 08.11.19 to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below chronically.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LE Bosman, GC Smith 1 170 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
2 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 2 166 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
3 RS Bopara, AD Hales 2 159 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
4 AD Hales, EJG Morgan 3 152 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
5 CH Gayle, MN Samuels 2 152 2 Win RSA Jo’burg 11 Jan 2015
6 MJ Guptill, KS Williamson 1 171* 2 NZl Pak Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
7 GJ Maxwell, DA Warner 4 161 2 Aus RSA Jo’burg 06 Mar 2016
8 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 158 1 Ind NZl Delhi 01 Nov 2017
9 KL Rahul, RG Sharma 1 165 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
10 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 160 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
11 AJ Finch, DJM Short 1 223 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
12 Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghan 1 236 1 Afg Ire Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
13 Awais Ahmed, PD Hennessy 1 155 1 Esp Mal Cartagena 30 Mar 2019
14 Adnan Idrees, R Sandaruwan 2 156 1 Kuw Qat Doha 06 Jul 2019
15 KJ Coetzer, HG Munsey 1 200 1 Sco Net Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
16 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan of England  posted 182 runs  partnership for the third wicket against New Zealand at Napier on 08.11.19 to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 175 plus runs in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below chronically.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghan 1 236 1 Afg Ire Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
2 AJ Finch, DJM Short 1 223 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
3 KJ Coetzer, HG Munsey 1 200 1 Sco Net Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
4 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus  runs partnerships in T20I. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RS Bopara, AD Hales 2 159 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
2 AD Hales, EJG Morgan 3 152 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
3 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also represents the highest partnership by England batsmen for  any wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 159 runs partnership for the second wicket against West Indies at Nottingham on 24.06.12

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019
2 RS Bopara, AD Hales 2 159 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012

It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus  runs partnerships against New Zealand in T20I.  Both the occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest partnership by any team against New Zealand in T20I

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 158 1 Ind NZl Delhi 01 Nov 2017
2 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also represents the second occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs for the third wicket in a T20I. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales, EJG Morgan 3 152 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
2 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also represents the highest partnership for the third wicket in T20I. The previous best was the 152 runs partnershop between AD Hales and EJG Morgan against Sri Lanka at Chattogram on 27.03.14.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Malan, EJG Morgan 3 182 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019
2 AD Hales, EJG Morgan 3 152 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
Approaching milestones ahead of the third T20I at Nagpur between India and Bangladesh

Approaching milestones ahead of the third T20I at Nagpur between India and Bangladesh

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets. Others are – R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {51}

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the second Indian spin bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin had captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets.  If he gets them he would then become the 31st bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 17th spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. His 49 wickets have come in 33 matches. If he takes one wicket at Nagpur, it would be his 50th wickets in 34 matches. He would then become India’s “Fastest bowler to 50 wickets in T20Is”. JJ Bumrah’s 50 wickets have come in 41 matches, while R Ashwin’s 50 wickets came in 42 matches.  

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 49 T20I wickets prior to the start of the third T20I. His 49 wickets have come in 33 matches. If he takes one wicket at Nagpur, it would be his 50th wickets in 34 matches. He would then become fifth “Fastest bowler to 50 wickets in T20Is”. The following four bowlers have reached 50 wickets in less than 34 matches.

No Player Team Mat
1 BAW Mendis Srl 26
2 Imran Tahir RSA 31
3 Rashid Khan Afg 31
4 Mustafizur Rahman Ban 33

RG Sharma and V Kohli share the record for most fifties in T20Is prior to the start of third T20I. Both batsmen have scored 22 fifties. One more fifty for RG Sharma, would fetch him his 23rd fifty and with it the record for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is.

RG Sharma has scored 8406 runs in T20 games prior to the start of third T20I.  35 more runs would fetch him 8441 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to score most runs. Other three batsmen are – CH Gayle {13068}, DA Warner {9090} and BB McCullum {8556}. RG Sharma would go past AJ Finch {8440} to occupy the fourth place

RG Sharma had scored 63 fifties in T20 games prior to the start of the third T20I. One more fifty would fetch him 64 fifties. He would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score most fifties. CH Gayle {102}, DA Warner {81} and V Kohli {67} occupy the first three places.  RG Sharma would go past AJ Finch {63} to occupy the fourth place.

RG Sharma had scored 349 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the third T20I. If he scores one more boundary six, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma had scored 349 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the third T20I. If he scores one more boundary six, he would then become the ninth batsman in the history of T20I games to score 350 plus boundary sixes.  Others are – CH Gayle {960}, KA Pollard {636}, BB McCullum {485}, SR Watson {431}, AD Russell {394}, AB de Villiers {380}, DR Smith {375} and DA Warner {354}

RG Sharma had scored 743 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the third T20I. If he scores seven more boundary fours, he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {807}. V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma had scored 743 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the third T20I. If he scores seven more boundary fours, he would become the tenth batsman to score 750 boundary fours in the history of T20 games. The other nine batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 394 386 48 13051 175* 38.61 22 80 1005
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 924
3 DA Warner 2007-2019 276 275 35 9090 135* 37.71 8 73 891
4 AJ Finch 2009-2019 272 267 31 8388 172 35.76 7 56 819
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 250 248 26 7104 97* 32.00 0 53 807
6 LJ Wright 2004-2019 314 291 27 7587 153* 28.73 7 40 786
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 257 47 8556 113 40.74 5 62 785
8 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 303 46 8392 126* 32.65 4 51 760
9 DR Smith 2006-2019 337 327 27 7870 110* 26.23 5 47 759
Records galore at Napier in T20I between New Zealand and England

Records galore at Napier in T20I between New Zealand and England

DJ Malan of England scored 103 not out against New Zealand at Napier on 08.11.19 to provide the 54th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in T20Is. Prior to DJ Malan, AD Hales had scored 116 not out against Sri Lanka at Chattogram on 27.03.14

It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to DJ Malan, RE Levi of South Africa had scored 117 not out at Hamilton on 19.02.12

EJG Morgan scored 91 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 99 2 v West Indies Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
2 LJ Wright 99* 1 v Afghanistan Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
3 JE Root 90* 2 v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
4 AD Hales 94 1 v Australia Chester-le-Street 31 Aug 2013
5 EJG Morgan 91 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to EJG Morgan, RT Ponting of Australia had scored 98 not out at Auckland on 17.02.05

EJG Morgan scored 91 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring a ninety in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to EJG Morgan, RT Ponting of Australia had scored 98 not out at Auckland on 17.02.05

DJ Malan {103 not out} and EJG Morgan {91} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen scoring century and ninety in a T20I

England posted a team total of 241 for 3 in this game to provide the 100th occasion of a team posting a team total in excess of 200 runs in a T20I. It also provides the eighth occasion of England posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20I

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 200/6 20.0 2 v India Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 England 202/6 20.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Nov 2009
3 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
4 England 209/6 20.0 2 v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
5 England 200/9 20.0 2 v Australia Hobart 29 Jan 2014
6 England 230/8 19.4 2 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
7 England 221/5 20.0 1 v Australia Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
7 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

England posted a team total of 241 for 3 in this game to provide its highest team total in T20I. Its an improvement over its previous highest total of 230 for 8 against South Africa on 18.03.16

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019
3 England 230/8 19.4 2 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

It also provides the second occasion of England posting a team total of 200 plus runs against New Zealand in T20I. It also represents England’s highest team total against New Zealand in T20I

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
2 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the tenth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs against New Zealand in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 214/5 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 Australia 214/4 20.0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
3 Zimbabwe 200/2 20.0 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
4 West Indies 209/2 20.0 1 v New Zealand Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
5 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
6 India 202/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Delhi 01 Nov 2017
7 Pakistan 201/4 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 25 Jan 2018
8 Australia 245/5 18.5 2 v New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 2018
9 India 208/6 20.0 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Feb 2019
10 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

England’s 241 for 3 in this game represent the second best team total against New Zealand in T20Is. The best total is Australia’s 245 for 5 at Auckland on 16.02.18

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 245/5 18.5 2 v New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 2018
2 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the 243rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 203rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in a T20I. It also provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I against New Zealand.

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets against New Zealand in a T20I

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 167th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 31st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the highest partnership for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 152 runs partnership between AD Hales and EJG Morgan in the game between England and Sri Lanka at Chhatogram on 27.03.14

Teams winning a T20I without losing a wicket

Teams winning a T20I without losing a wicket

Australia won the Perth T20I against Pakistan on 08.11.19 to provide the 20th occasion of a team winning a T20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 10 wickets v Pakistan Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 Australia won 10 wickets v Sri Lanka Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 Kenya won 10 wickets v Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
4 New Zealand won 10 wickets v Bangladesh Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
5 Kenya won 10 wickets v Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
6 England won 10 wickets v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
7 New Zealand won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Harare 15 Oct 2011
8 Ireland won 10 wickets v Kenya Dubai (DSC) 14 Mar 2012
9 Ireland won 10 wickets v Canada Dubai (DSC) 22 Mar 2012
10 South Africa won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
11 England won 10 wickets v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
12 New Zealand won 10 wickets v Pakistan Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
13 India won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
14 Afghanistan won 10 wickets v Ireland Dubai (DSC) 20 Jan 2017
15 P.N.G. won 10 wickets v Vanuatu Port Moresby 24 Mar 2019
16 Namibia won 10 wickets v Botswana Kampala 22 May 2019
17 Austria won 10 wickets v Turkey Ilfov County 31 Aug 2019
18 Greece won 10 wickets v Serbia Corfu 15 Oct 2019
19 P.N.G. won 10 wickets v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019
20 Australia won 10 wickets v Pakistan Perth 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a T20I by ten wickets margin. Prior to this, Australia had scripted a ten wickets win against South Africa at Cape Town on 20.09.07 – twelve years ago.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 10 wickets v Sri Lanka Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 Australia won 10 wickets v Pakistan Perth 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a T20I by ten wickets against Pakistan. Pakistan and Zimbabwe are the only two teams in the history of T20Is to lose a T20I by ten wickets margin on three occasions. The following  list such occasions.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 10 wickets v Pakistan Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 New Zealand won 10 wickets v Pakistan Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
3 Australia won 10 wickets v Pakistan Perth 08 Nov 2019
             
1 New Zealand won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Harare 15 Oct 2011
2 South Africa won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
3 India won 10 wickets v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
AJ Finch of Australia owns the record of most half-centuries by a captain opener in Twenty20 Internationals

AJ Finch of Australia owns the record of most half-centuries by a captain opener in Twenty20 Internationals

AJ Finch’s 52 not out against Pakistan at Perth on 08.11.19 represented his sixth half-century as captain opener in T20Is. He now owns the record for most half-centuries by a captain opener in T20Is. He went past CH Gayle of West Indies and KS Williamson of New Zealand who have scored five half-centuries in T20Is as captain openers. The following table lists the half-centuries scored by these three captain openers.

No Player Runs Pos Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 1 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 AJ Finch 53 1 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 22 Feb 2017
3 AJ Finch 84 2 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
4 AJ Finch 68* 2 2 Aus Pak Harare 02 Jul 2018
5 AJ Finch 64 1 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
6 AJ Finch 52* 2 2 Aus Pak Perth 08 Nov 2019
                 
No Player Runs Pos Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 61 1 1 Win Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2007
2 CH Gayle 67 1 2 Win NZl Auckland 26 Dec 2008
3 CH Gayle 88 1 2 Win Aus The Oval 06 Jun 2009
4 CH Gayle 63* 1 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
5 CH Gayle 98 1 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
                 
No Player Runs Pos Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KS Williamson 53 2 1 NZl Srl Mt Maunganui 07 Jan 2016
2 KS Williamson 70 2 2 NZl Pak Auckland 15 Jan 2016
3 KS Williamson 72* 2 2 NZl Pak Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
4 KS Williamson 73* 2 2 NZl Ban Napier 03 Jan 2017
5 KS Williamson 60 1 1 NZl Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
AJ Finch of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a captain opener in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

AJ Finch of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a captain opener in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

RG Sharma’s 85 in the second T20I against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 was his sixth score of fifty as captain opener in T20Is. He emulated AJ Finch of Australia who had also scored six fifties as captain opener in T20Is. The following table list the fifties scored by these two batsmen.  But the very next day, that is on 08.11.19, AJ Finch owned the record for most fifties by captain openers in T20Is with his seventh fifty – 52 not out against Pakistan at Perth. This is clear example of how the records are obliterated so fast the game of cricket. This is mainly due to many teams are involved in the  games across the world

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
7 AJ Finch 52* 2 Aus Pak Perth 08 Nov 2019
               
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
6 RG Sharma 85 2 Ind Ban Rajkot 07 Nov 2019
India owns the record of winning most T20Is while batting second.

India owns the record of winning most T20Is while batting second.

India won the second T20I against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 to provide its 41st T20I win when it has batted second. With this win,  India has won most T20I games, while batting second. It went past Australia which had won 40 T20I games while batting second. India and Australia are the only two teams to win 40 plus games while batting second in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. India’s 41 wins are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin BR Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 6 wickets 01 2nd v South Africa Johannesburg 01 Dec 2006
2 India won 7 wickets 11 2nd v Australia Mum-BS 20 Oct 2007
3 India won 3 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 10 Feb 2009
4 India won 8 wickets 15 2nd v Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
5 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 12 Dec 2009
6 India won 7 wickets 31 2nd v Afghanistan Gros Islet 01 May 2010
7 India won 6 wickets 30 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 12 Jun 2010
8 India won 7 wickets 12 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Jun 2010
9 India won 8 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Melbourne 03 Feb 2012
10 India won 8 wickets 18 2nd v Pakistan Col-RPS 30 Sep 2012
11 India won 5 wickets 13 2nd v England Pune 20 Dec 2012
12 India won 6 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
13 India won 7 wickets 09 2nd v Pakistan Dhaka 21 Mar 2014
14 India won 7 wickets 02 2nd v West Indies Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
15 India won 8 wickets 09 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
16 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
17 India won 7 wickets 00 2nd v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
18 India won 9 wickets 37 2nd v Sri Lanka Vizag 14 Feb 2016
19 India won 5 wickets 27 2nd v Pakistan Dhaka 27 Feb 2016
20 India won 5 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Dhaka 01 Mar 2016
21 India won 9 wickets 59 2nd v U.A.E. Dhaka 03 Mar 2016
22 India won 8 wickets 07 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 Mar 2016
23 India won 6 wickets 13 2nd v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016
24 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v Australia Mohali 27 Mar 2016
25 India won 10 wickets 41 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
26 India won 7 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 06 Sep 2017
27 India won 9 wickets 03 2nd v Australia Ranchi 07 Oct 2017
28 India won 5 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Mumbai 24 Dec 2017
29 India won 6 wickets 08 2nd v Bangladesh Col-RPS 08 Mar 2018
30 India won 6 wickets 09 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 12 Mar 2018
31 India won 4 wickets 00 2nd v Bangladesh Col-RPS 18 Mar 2018
32 India won 8 wickets 10 2nd v England Manchester 03 Jul 2018
33 India won 7 wickets 08 2nd v England Bristol 08 Jul 2018
34 India won 5 wickets 13 2nd v West Indies Kolkata 04 Nov 2018
35 India won 6 wickets 00 2nd v West Indies Chennai 11 Nov 2018
36 India won 6 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Sydney 25 Nov 2018
37 India won 7 wickets 07 2nd v New Zealand Auckland 08 Feb 2019
38 India won 4 wickets 16 2nd v West Indies Lauderhill 03 Aug 2019
39 India won 7 wickets 05 2nd v West Indies Providence 06 Aug 2019
40 India won 7 wickets 06 2nd v South Africa Mohali 18 Sep 2019
41 India won 8 wickets 26 2nd v Bangladesh Rajkot 07 Nov 2019

Post Script – Australia won the Perth T20I against Pakistan on 08.11.19 by ten wickets to post its 41st win while batting second. Thus on the day  of posting the captioned article, Inda and Australia share the record for most wins while batting second

S Dhawan-RG Sharma owns the record for most three-figure partnerships for the first wicket in T20Is

S Dhawan-RG Sharma owns the record for most three-figure partnerships for the first wicket in T20Is

S Dhawan and RG Sharma of India posted 118 runs partnership for the first wicket against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 to provide the 63rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of  Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket.

Of these seven partnerships, S Dhawan-RG Sharma pair has partnered four partnerships which are tabulated below.

S Dhawan-RG Sharma owns the record for most three-figure partnerships for the first wicket in T20Is as a pair. They went past DA Warner-SR Watson pair who held the previous record with three three-figure partnerships for the first wicket.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 158 1 Ind NZl Delhi 01 Nov 2017
2 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 160 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
3 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 123 1 Ind Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
4 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 118 2 Ind Ban Rajkot 07 Nov 2019
                 
1 DA Warner, SR Watson 1 104 1 Aus Ind Bridgetown 07 May 2010
2 DA Warner, SR Watson 1 111 1 Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 10 Sep 2012
3 DA Warner, SR Watson 1 133 2 Aus Ind Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
Statistical highlights of second T20I at Rajkot between India and Bangladesh

Statistical highlights of second T20I at Rajkot between India and Bangladesh

RG Sharma became the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is when he played the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19. It was the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Other cricketer to appear in 100 plus T20Is is Shoaib Malik. He had played 111 T20Is

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 2452 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He required 48 more runs for his 2500 runs.. He scored 85 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 2537 runs. He became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2500 runs.

RG Sharma became the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is for a specific team when he played the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19 will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Others are Shoaib Malik who had played 110 games for Pakistan,

RG Sharma had scored 21 fifties prior to the start of the second T20I. His 85 in this game was fetched him  22 fifties and with it  he now shares the  record for most fifties in T20Is with V Kohli. Two more fifties for RG Sharma would fetch him 23 fifties and with him he would own the record of most fifties in T20Is. V Kohli had scored 22 fifties.

RG Sharma had played 91 innings in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  Rajkot innings was his 92nd inninngs he became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play most innings. Shaib Malik with 104 innings occupies the first place.

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets. Others are – R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {51}

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the second Indian spin bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin had captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets.  If he gets them he would then become the 31st bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 17th spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. He conceded 28 runs in this game and conceded 1024 runs in his T20I career. He become the fourth Indian bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Other three are – R Ashwin {1193}, RA Jadeja {1041} and JJ Bumrah {1029}

YS Chahal had conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. He conceded 28 runs in this game and conceded 1024 runs in his T20I career. He become the fourth Indian bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He became the 14th spin bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is.

Mahmudullah had scored 1392 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He required eight more runs for his 1400 runs. He scored 30 runs in this game which fetched him a total of 1422 runs in his T20I career. He  became the third Bangladesh batsman to total 1400 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shakib Al Hadan and Tamim Iabal who have scored 1567 and 1556 runs respectively.

RG Sharma had pouched 35 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed one more catch to share the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli. He took a catch in this game and shares the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli. V Kohli had pouched 36 catches in T20Is. SK Raina with 42 catches occupy the first place.

RG Sharma had played 319 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. The second T20I game at Rajkot was  his 320th T20 game. He now owns the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer. He went past SK Raina who had played 319 T20 games.

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 8321 runs in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 72 runs more to go past SK Raina who  had an aggregate of 8392 runs to occupy the  second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. He scored 85 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 8406 runs and with it the record of occupying the second place among the Indian batsman who have scored most runs in T20Is.

V Kohli with an aggregate of 8556 runs occupy the first place.

RG Sharma had scored 62 fifties in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I. One more fifty would fetch him 63 fifties. He would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score most fifties. CH Gayle {102}, DA Warner {80} and V Kohli {67} occupy the first three places

RG Sharma had scored five fifties as captain opener in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more fifty would fetch him his sixth fifty. His 85 in this game was his sixth fifty. He became the second captain opener in the history of T20Is to score six fifties after AJ Finch of Australia.

RG Sharma had scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. He scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 349 boundary sixes. If he scores one more boundary six, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma had scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. He scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 85 in this game  which fetched him an aggregate of 349 boundary sixes. If he scores one more boundary six, he would then become the ninth batsman in the history of T20I games to score 350 plus boundary sixes.  Others are – CH Gayle {960}, KA Pollard {636}, BB McCullum {485}, SR Watson {431}, AD Russell {394}, AB de Villiers {380}, DR Smith {375} and DA Warner {354}

RG Sharma had scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours.  He scored eight boundary fours in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 745 boundary fours. If he scores five more boundary fours. he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {807}. V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma had scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, He scored eight boundary fours in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 745 boundary fours. If he scores five more boundary fours. he would become the tenth batsman to score 750 boundary fours in the history of T20 games. The other nine batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 394 386 48 13051 175* 38.61 22 80 1005
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 924
3 DA Warner 2007-2019 275 274 34 9022 135* 37.59 8 73 883
4 AJ Finch 2009-2019 271 266 30 8388 172 35.54 7 55 815
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 250 248 26 7104 97* 32.00 0 53 807
6 LJ Wright 2004-2019 314 291 27 7587 153* 28.73 7 40 786
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 257 47 8556 113 40.74 5 62 785
8 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 303 46 8392 126* 32.65 4 51 760
9 DR Smith 2006-2019 337 327 27 7870 110* 26.23 5 47 759

S Dhawan had played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot was be his 250th T20 game. He would become 45th cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games.

S Dhawan had played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot was his 250th T20 game. He became tenth Indian cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games. The following table lists the nine Indian cricketers who have appeared in 250 plus T20 games.

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 RG Sharma 2007-2019 320 8406 118 32.00 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 127 0
2 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 8392 126* 32.65 4 53 4/26 34.60 0 164 0
3 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 317 6621 84* 39.88 0 0 0 170 83
4 KD Karthik 2006-2019 276 5407 97* 27.44 0 1 1/10 10.00 0 167 55
5 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 8556 113 40.74 5 8 2/25 82.62 0 123 0
6 Harbhajan Singh 2005-2019 265 1508 78 14.64 0 235 5/18 26.08 1 82 0
7 YK Pathan 2007-2019 264 4716 100 27.41 1 96 4/10 28.95 0 78 0
8 G Gambhir 2007-2018 251 6402 93 28.96 0 51 0
9 RV Uthappa 2007-2019 250 6365 92 28.93 0 0 0 118 39