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RG Sharma emulates AJ Finch in scoring six fifties in T20Is as captain opener

RG Sharma emulates AJ Finch in scoring six fifties in T20Is as captain opener

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 has also scored six fifties as captain opener in T20Is. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two captain openers.

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 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
Twenty or more fifties by wicket keepers in one-day internationals. SD Hope of West Indies joins the elite list

Twenty or more fifties by wicket keepers in one-day internationals. SD Hope of West Indies joins the elite list

SD Hope of West Indies scored 77 not out against Afghanistan at Lucknow on 06.11.19 to provide his 20th fifty  in one-day internationals. He became the first West Indian wicket-keeper to achieve the feat and also 15th wicket-keeper to score 20 or more fifties in the history of one-day internationals. The following table lists the performance of all these wicket keepers

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 360 340 35 13341 169 43.74 23 91 114
2 MS Dhoni Ind 350 297 84 10773 183* 50.57 10 73 083
3 AC Gilchrist Aus 282 274 10 9410 172 35.64 16 53 069
4 A Flower Zim 186 183 14 5845 145 34.58 04 46 050
5 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 203 190 32 5578 144 35.30 05 35 040
6 Q de Kock RSA 114 114 06 4904 178 45.40 14 24 038
7 AJ Stewart Eng 138 132 12 4017 116 33.47 04 26 030
8 JC Buttler Eng 141 116 23 3843 150 41.32 09 20 029
9 MV Boucher RSA 294 220 57 4680 147* 28.71 01 26 027
10 AB de Villiers RSA 059 055 13 2963 149 70.54 10 17 027
11 BRM Taylor Zim 100 099 09 3510 138 39.00 05 22 027
12 RS Kaluwitharana Srl 186 179 14 3691 102* 22.36 02 23 025
13 BB McCullum NZl 184 157 25 4057 131 30.73 03 20 023
14 T Taibu Zim 143 130 21 3309 107* 30.35 02 21 023
15 SD Hope Win 066 061 07 2627 170 48.64 06 14 020
West Indies wicketkeeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in a one day international

West Indies wicketkeeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in a one day international

SD Hope of West Indies scored 77 not out against Afghanistan at Lucknow on 06.11.19 to provide the 18th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in a one day international. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JR Murray 86 2 v Pakistan Adelaide 17 Dec 1996
2 JR Murray 62 2 v Pakistan Perth 10 Jan 1997
3 JR Murray 56 2 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 1997
4 RD Jacobs 68 1 v Australia Bridgetown 24 Apr 1999
5 RD Jacobs 54 2 v Australia Bridgetown 25 Apr 1999
6 RD Jacobs 51 2 v Bangladesh Dublin 21 May 1999
7 RD Jacobs 80* 2 v New Zealand Southampton 24 May 1999
8 RD Jacobs 65 1 v New Zealand Auckland 02 Jan 2000
9 LMP Simmons 51 1 v Pakistan Bridgetown 28 Apr 2011
10 J Charles 60 1 v India The Oval 11 Jun 2013
11 SD Hope 81 2 v India Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
12 SD Hope 146* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 11 Dec 2018
13 SD Hope 108* 1 v Bangladesh Sylhet 14 Dec 2018
14 SD Hope 170 1 v Ireland Dublin 05 May 2019
15 SD Hope 109 1 v Bangladesh Dublin 07 May 2019
16 SD Hope 87 1 v Bangladesh Dublin-M 13 May 2019
17 SD Hope 74 1 v Bangladesh Dublin-M 17 May 2019
18 SD Hope 77* 2 v Afghanistan Lucknow 06 Nov 2019

SD Hope of West Indies scored 77 not out  against Afghanistan at Lucknow on 06.11.19 to provide the eighth occasion of his scoring a fifty as West Indies wicket keeper opening batsman in one day internationals. It also represents most fifties by a West Indies wicket keeper opening batsman in one day internationals. He is the second wicket keeper opening batsman in one day internationals to score  five or more  fifties after RD Jacobs. RD Jacobs has scored five fifties. The following  table lists the fifties scored by these two batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RD Jacobs 68 1 v Australia Bridgetown 24 Apr 1999
2 RD Jacobs 54 2 v Australia Bridgetown 25 Apr 1999
3 RD Jacobs 51 2 v Bangladesh Dublin 21 May 1999
4 RD Jacobs 80* 2 v New Zealand Southampton 24 May 1999
5 RD Jacobs 65 1 v New Zealand Auckland 02 Jan 2000
             
1 SD Hope 81 2 v India Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
2 SD Hope 146* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 11 Dec 2018
3 SD Hope 108* 1 v Bangladesh Sylhet 14 Dec 2018
4 SD Hope 170 1 v Ireland Dublin 05 May 2019
5 SD Hope 109 1 v Bangladesh Dublin 07 May 2019
6 SD Hope 87 1 v Bangladesh Dublin-M 13 May 2019
7 SD Hope 74 1 v Bangladesh Dublin-M 17 May 2019
8 SD Hope 77* 2 v Afghanistan Lucknow 06 Nov 2019
West Indies batsmen scoring a ninety in a one day international

West Indies batsmen scoring a ninety in a one day international

RL Chase of West Indies scored 94 against Afghanistan at Lucknow on 06.11.19 to provide the 56th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a ninety in a one day international. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IVA Richards 97 1 v England Lord’s 28 Aug 1976
2 CG Greenidge 98* 2 v England Sydney 22 Jan 1980
3 DL Haynes 97 1 v India Port of Spain 09 Mar 1983
4 CG Greenidge 90 2 v Australia Lord’s 18 Jun 1983
5 IVA Richards 95* 2 v Australia Lord’s 18 Jun 1983
6 CG Greenidge 96 2 v India Indore 01 Dec 1983
7 IVA Richards 98 1 v Sri Lanka Brisbane 12 Jan 1985
8 RB Richardson 99* 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 15 Nov 1985
9 RB Richardson 92* 1 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 04 Dec 1985
10 RB Richardson 93 2 v England Jaipur 26 Oct 1987
11 RB Richardson 90 2 v Australia Port of Spain 10 Mar 1991
12 RB Richardson 94 1 v Australia Georgetown 20 Mar 1991
13 DL Haynes 93* 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
14 DL Haynes 96 1 v Pakistan Sydney 17 Dec 1992
15 BC Lara 95* 2 v Pakistan Port of Spain 26 Mar 1993
16 PV Simmons 92 2 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 28 Oct 1993
17 PV Simmons 90* 2 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 03 Nov 1993
18 CL Hooper 93* 1 v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1996
19 RB Richardson 93* 2 v Australia Jaipur 04 Mar 1996
20 BC Lara 90 2 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 1997
21 SC Williams 90 1 v Sri Lanka Port of Spain 06 Jun 1997
22 BC Lara 93 1 v England Port of Spain 08 Apr 1998
23 S Chanderpaul 92* 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Oct 1999
24 BC Lara 92 1 v South Africa Bridgetown 09 May 2001
25 WW Hinds 93 2 v India Jamshedpur 06 Nov 2002
26 RR Sarwan 99* 1 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
27 CH Gayle 94 1 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 08 Jun 2003
28 S Chanderpaul 92 2 v South Africa Centurion 01 Feb 2004
29 CH Gayle 99 1 v Bangladesh Southampton 15 Sep 2004
30 S Chanderpaul 93 1 v Zimbabwe Georgetown 07 May 2006
31 CH Gayle 95* 2 v Zimbabwe Gros Islet 10 May 2006
32 RR Sarwan 91 1 v Zimbabwe Port of Spain 14 May 2006
33 RR Sarwan 98* 1 v India Kingston 20 May 2006
34 S Chanderpaul 92 2 v Australia Kuala Lumpur 12 Sep 2006
35 RS Morton 90* 1 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
36 MN Samuels 98 2 v India Chennai 27 Jan 2007
37 RR Sarwan 92 2 v South Africa St George’s 10 Apr 2007
38 RR Sarwan 91* 1 v Bangladesh Bridgetown 19 Apr 2007
39 MN Samuels 98 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 27 Jan 2008
40 DS Smith 91 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 03 Feb 2008
41 CH Gayle 92 2 v Australia Basseterre 04 Jul 2008
42 S Chanderpaul 94 1 v New Zealand Napier 13 Jan 2009
43 KA Pollard 94 1 v Ireland Mohali 11 Mar 2011
44 AD Russell 92* 1 v India North Sound 11 Jun 2011
45 D Ramdin 96 2 v India Indore 08 Dec 2011
46 J Charles 97 2 v India Kingston 30 Jun 2013
47 DR Smith 97 2 v India Delhi 11 Oct 2014
48 MN Samuels 92 2 v Australia Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
49 D Ramdin 91 1 v Australia Bridgetown 21 Jun 2016
40 JN Mohammed 91* 2 v Pakistan Providence 07 Apr 2017
51 CH Gayle 94 2 v England Bristol 24 Sep 2017
52 JO Holder 99* 2 v P.N.G. Harare 08 Mar 2018
53 SO Hetmyer 94 2 v India Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
54 SD Hope 95 1 v India Pune 27 Oct 2018
55 SD Hope 96 1 v Bangladesh Taunton 17 Jun 2019
56 RL Chase 94 2 v Afghanistan Lucknow 06 Nov 2019
Bangladesh becomes the first team to deploy eight bowlers in a T20I innings against India

Bangladesh becomes the first team to deploy eight bowlers in a T20I innings against India

Bangladesh deployed eight bowlers in India’s innings in the T20I at Delhi on 03.11.19 to provide the 36th occasion of a team deploying eight or more bowlers in an innings in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by any team against India in T20Is

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 India 1 v South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009 8
2 Canada 2 v Kenya Dubai (DSC) 10 Feb 2010 8
3 Zimbabwe 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010 8
4 West Indies 1 v South Africa North Sound 19 May 2010 8
5 Bangladesh 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 29 Nov 2011 8
6 New Zealand 1 v Zimbabwe Hamilton 14 Feb 2012 8
7 India 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012 8
8 Netherlands 2 v Bangladesh The Hague 25 Jul 2012 8
9 India 2 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 8
10 West Indies 2 v Zimbabwe North Sound 03 Mar 2013 8
11 Kenya 1 v Afghanistan Sharjah 24 Nov 2013 8
12 Kenya 2 v Canada Sharjah 26 Nov 2013 8
13 Netherlands 1 v Ireland Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 8
14 Netherlands 2 v Nepal Amstelveen 30 Jun 2015 8
15 Australia 1 v England Cardiff 31 Aug 2015 8
16 Oman 2 v Hong Kong Abu Dhabi 26 Nov 2015 8
17 Sri Lanka 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 04 Mar 2016 8
18 Sri Lanka 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2017 8
19 Sri Lanka 2 v Bangladesh Sylhet 18 Feb 2018 8
20 Ireland 1 v Netherlands Al Amerat 17 Feb 2019 8
21 Ireland 1 v Afghanistan Dehradun 23 Feb 2019 8
22 Spain 2 v Malta Cartagena 30 Mar 2019 8
23 Panama 1 v Costa Rica Naucalpan 25 Apr 2019 8
24 Norway 1 v Jersey Castel 16 Jun 2019 8
25 Thailand 2 v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 24 Jun 2019 8
26 Qatar 1 v Kuwait Doha 06 Jul 2019 8
27 Czech Republic 1 v Luxembourg Ilfov County 01 Sep 2019 8
28 Czech Republic 1 v Austria Ilfov County 01 Sep 2019 8
29 Netherlands 2 v Hong Kong Al Amerat 10 Oct 2019 8
30 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9
31 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
32 Namibia 1 v Papua New Guinea                                ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
33 Papua New Guinea 1 v Scotland ICCA Dubai 21 Oct 2019 8
34 Spain 1 v Gibraltar Cartagena 27 Oct 2019 8
35 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia Dubai (DSC) 01 Nov 2019 8
36 Bangladesh 1 v India Delhi                                03 Nov 2019 8

It also provides the second occasion of Bangladesh deploying eight or more bowlers in a T20I innings. The first such occasion was against Pakistan at Dhaka on 27.09.11.

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Bangladesh 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 29 Nov 2011 8
2 Bangladesh 1 v India Delhi                                03 Nov 2019 8

Papua New Guinea deployed nine  bowlers against Bermuda at ICCA Dubai on 19.10.19 to provide  the first and only occasion of a team deploying nine bowlers in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9

Netherlands {04}, Papua New Guinea {04}, India {03} and Sri Lanka {03} are the four teams in the history of T20Is to deploy eight or bowlers on three or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Netherlands 2 v Bangladesh The Hague 25 Jul 2012 8
2 Netherlands 1 v Ireland Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 8
3 Netherlands 2 v Nepal Amstelveen 30 Jun 2015 8
4 Netherlands 2 v Hong Kong Al Amerat 10 Oct 2019 8
         
1 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9
2 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
3 Papua New Guinea 1 v Scotland ICCA Dubai 21 Oct 2019 8
4 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia Dubai (DSC) 01 Nov 2019 8
         
1 India 1 v South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009 8
2 India 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012 8
3 India 2 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 8
         
1 Sri Lanka 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 04 Mar 2016 8
2 Sri Lanka 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2017 8
3 Sri Lanka 2 v Bangladesh Sylhet 18 Feb 2018 8
England’s opening batsmen scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International

England’s opening batsmen scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International

DJ Malan of England scored 55 against New Zealand in the third T20I at Nelson on 05.11.19 to provide the 30th occasion of an England’s opening batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 72 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 15 Jun 2006
2 ME Trescothick 53 1 v Pakistan Bristol 28 Aug 2006
3 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
4 IR Bell 60* 2 v New Zealand Manchester 13 Jun 2008
5 LJ Wright 71 1 v Netherlands Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
6 RS Bopara 55 1 v West Indies The Oval 15 Jun 2009
7 C Kieswetter 63 2 v Australia Bridgetown 16 May 2010
8 AD Hales 62* 2 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
9 C Kieswetter 58* 2 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
10 KP Pietersen 62* 1 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 27 Feb 2012
11 AD Hales 99 2 v West Indies Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
12 C Kieswetter 50 1 v South Africa Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
13 AD Hales 68 2 v West Indies Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
14 AD Hales 56 1 v India Pune 20 Dec 2012
15 MJ Lumb 50 2 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
16 MJ Lumb 53* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
17 AD Hales 80* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
18 AD Hales 94 1 v Australia Chester-le-Street 31 Aug 2013
19 MJ Lumb 63 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 13 Mar 2014
20 AD Hales 116* 2 v Sri Lanka Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
21 AD Hales 66 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 20 May 2014
22 JJ Roy 78 2 v New Zealand Delhi 30 Mar 2016
23 JC Buttler 73* 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 05 Jul 2016
24 JJ Roy 67 2 v South Africa Taunton 23 Jun 2017
25 JC Buttler 61 1 v Australia Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
26 JC Buttler 69 1 v India Manchester 03 Jul 2018
27 JJ Roy 67 1 v India Bristol 08 Jul 2018
28 JJ Roy 69 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Oct 2018
29 JM Bairstow 68 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 05 Mar 2019
20 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below.  It is interesting to note that all these six fifties have been scored when England is batting second in a game

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
2 IR Bell 60* 2 v New Zealand Manchester 13 Jun 2008
3 MJ Lumb 53* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
4 AD Hales 80* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
5 JJ Roy 78 2 v New Zealand Delhi 30 Mar 2016
6 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019
England opening batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause in T20Is

England opening batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause in T20Is

DJ Malan of England scored 55 against New Zealand in the third T20I at Nelson on 05.11.19 which went in vain. DJ Malan’s 55 provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20I.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 72 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 15 Jun 2006
2 ME Trescothick 53 1 v Pakistan Bristol 28 Aug 2006
3 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
4 LJ Wright 71 1 v Netherlands Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
5 RS Bopara 55 1 v West Indies The Oval 15 Jun 2009
6 AD Hales 68 2 v West Indies Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
7 AD Hales 56 1 v India Pune 20 Dec 2012
8 AD Hales 66 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 20 May 2014
9 JJ Roy 67 2 v South Africa Taunton 23 Jun 2017
0 JC Buttler 69 1 v India Manchester 03 Jul 2018
11 JJ Roy 67 1 v India Bristol 08 Jul 2018
12 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of an England opener’s fifty in a losing cause against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
2 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019
Captain’s fifties in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain’s fifties in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s 50 against Australia at Canberra on 05.11.19 was in a losing cause to provide the 68th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 61 1 RSA NZl Johannesburg 21 Oct 2005
2 PD Collingwood 79 2 Eng Win The Oval 28 Jun 2007
3 CH Gayle 61 1 Win Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2007
4 RT Ponting 76 1 Aus Ind Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2007
5 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 10 Feb 2009
6 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl RSA Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
7 Younis Khan 50 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
8 CH Gayle 63* 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
9 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
10 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Colombo (RPS) 04 Sep 2009
11 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
12 A Bagai 53 1 Can Afg Colombo (SSC) 04 Feb 2010
13 BRM Taylor 50* 1 Zim NZl Harare 15 Oct 2011
14 BRM Taylor 75* 1 Zim NZl Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
15 CO Obuya 50 2 Ken Sco ICCA Dubai 13 Mar 2012
16 KJ Coetzer 62 2 Sco Ire Dubai (DSC) 18 Mar 2012
17 GJ Bailey 63 2 Aus Win Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
18 F du Plessis 63 1 RSA NZl East London 23 Dec 2012
19 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
20 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
21 F du Plessis 85 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 06 Aug 2013
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
23 A Bagai 67* 2 Can Ire Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2013
24 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
25 F du Plessis 58 1 RSA Ind Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
26 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
27 E Chigumbura 54 1 Zim Pak Lahore 22 May 2015
28 PL Mommsen 68* 2 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
29 WTS Porterfield 57* 1 Ire PNG Belfast 15 Jul 2015
30 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
31 Asghar Afghan 51 1 Afg HKG Abu Dhabi 28 Nov 2015
32 KS Williamson 70 2 NZl Pak Auckland 15 Jan 2016
33 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
34 Tanwir Afzal 56 2 HKG Sco Mong Kok 31 Jan 2016
35 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
36 PL Mommsen 56 2 Sco UAE ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
37 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16 Feb 2016
38 LD Chandimal 58 1 Srl Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2016
39 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
40 Asghar Afghan 62 1 Afg Srl Kolkata 17 Mar 2016
41 AD Mathews 73* 2 Srl Eng Delhi 26 Mar 2016
42 LD Chandimal 58 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
43 Rohan Mustafa 58 2 UAE Afg ICCA Dubai 18 Dec 2016
44 AB de Villiers 65* 1 RSA Eng Southampton 21 Jun 2017
45 V Kohli 65 2 Ind NZl Rajkot 04 Nov 2017
46 JP Duminy 55 2 RSA Ind Cape Town 24 Feb 2018
47 NLTC Perera 58 1 Srl Ban Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2018
48 AJ Finch 84 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
49 NLTC Perera 57 2 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 27 Oct 2018
50 KS Williamson 60 2 NZl Pak Dubai (DSC) 04 Nov 2018
51 Shakib Al Hasan 61 1 Ban Win Sylhet 17 Dec 2018
52 PR Stirling 56 1 Ire Sco Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
53 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
54 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
55 J Butler 65* 1 Gue Jer Castel 15 Jun 2019
56 DP Michael 55* 2 Sam Van Apia (No 3) 12 Jul 2019
57 NG Collins 53 2 Fin Den Brondby 13 Jul 2019
58 Muhammad Kashif 51 2 Kuw Mal Singapore 22 Jul 2019
59 NG Collins 56 1 Fin Spa Kerava 18 Aug 2019
60 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
61 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net Sco Dublin (Malahide) 16 Sep 2019
62 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
63 RD Berrington 76 2 Sco Ire Dublin (Malahide) 20 Sep 2019
64 TH David 64* 1 SGP Nep Singapore 28 Sep 2019
65 SC Williams 66 2 Zim Sin Singapore 29 Sep 2019
66 Zeeshan Maqsood 56 2 Oman Jer Abu Dhabi 27 Oct 2019
67 MG Erasmus 51 2 Nam Ire Dubai (DSC) 02 Nov 2019
68 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019


It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Younis Khan 50 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
2 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
3 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in a T20I against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
2 LD Chandimal 58 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
3 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
4 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

F du Plessis of South Africa {05}, BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe {03} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {03} are the three captains in the history of T20Is to witness three or more fifties in a losing cause. The following table lists the fifties by these three batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 63 1 RSA NZl East London 23 Dec 2012
2 F du Plessis 85 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 06 Aug 2013
3 F du Plessis 58 1 RSA Ind Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
4 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
5 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
               
1 BRM Taylor 50* 1 Zim NZl Harare 15 Oct 2011
2 BRM Taylor 75* 1 Zim NZl Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
3 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
               
1 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Colombo (RPS) 04 Sep 2009
3 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
Captains scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International – Various Permutations and combinations

Captains scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International – Various Permutations and combinations

Babar Azam of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 50 against Australia at Canberra on 05.11.19 to provide the sixth occasion of a captain opener dismissed run out in a T20I after scoring fifty plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
2 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
3 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
4 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16 Feb 2016
5 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018
6 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring exact fifty runs in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Younis Khan 50 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
2 Shahid Afridi 50 1 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
3 BRM Taylor 50* 1 Zim NZl Harare 15 Oct 2011
4 CO Obuya 50 2 Ken Sco ICCA Dubai 13 Mar 2012
5 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
6 RG Sharma 50 2 Ind NZl Auckland 08 Feb 2019
7 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the 12th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in a T20I innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the 167th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a T20I

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shoaib Malik 57 1 Srl Johannesburg 17 Sep 2007
2 Shoaib Malik 52* 2 Aus Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
3 Younis Khan 50 2 Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
4 Shahid Afridi 50 1 Srl Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
5 Mohammad Hafeez 61 2 Ind Bengaluru 25 Dec 2012
6 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
7 Mohammad Hafeez 86 1 RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013
8 Mohammad Hafeez 54* 1 Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
9 Mohammad Hafeez 63 1 RSA Cape Town 22 Nov 2013
10 Sarfaraz Ahmed 89* 1 Sco Edinburgh 12 Jun 2018
11 Babar Azam 59* 1 Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019
12 Babar Azam 50 1 Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in a T20I innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shoaib Malik 52* 2 Aus Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
2 Babar Azam 59* 1 Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019
3 Babar Azam 50 1 Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the 12th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Australia in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 89* 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 24 Feb 2006
2 Shoaib Malik 52* 2 Pak Aus Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
3 CH Gayle 88 2 Win Aus The Oval 06 Jun 2009
4 KC Sangakkara 55* 2 Srl Aus Nottingham 08 Jun 2009
5 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
6 EJG Morgan 74 1 Eng Aus Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
7 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
8 LD Chandimal 58 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
9 V Kohli 61* 2 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018
10 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
11 Babar Azam 59* 1 Pak Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019
12 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

V Kohli of India and Babar Azam of Pakistan are the only two captains to score fifties against Australia on two occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 61* 2 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018
2 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
               
1 Babar Azam 59* 1 Pak Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019
2 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019
Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh second Twenty20 International at Rajkot

Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh second Twenty20 International at Rajkot

RG Sharma will become the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is when he plays the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19. It will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Other cricketer to appear in 100 plus T20Is is Shoaib Malik. He has played 111 T20Is

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 2452 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He requires 48 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he scored them,then he would become the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2500 runs.

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

RG Sharma has scored 21 fifties prior to the start of the second T20I. One more fifty would fetch him  22 fifties and with it he would share 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 has scored 22 fifties.

RG Sharma has played 91 innings in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.   If RG Shama bats at Rajkot, it would be his 92nd innings he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play most innings. Shaib Malik with 104 innings occupies the first place.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them 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 has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets 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 has captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets 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 has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets 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 has conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. If he concedes four more runs, then he would 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 has conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. If he concedes four more runs, then he would become the 38th bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He would become the 14th spin bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is.

Mahmudullah has scored 1392 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He requires eight more runs for his 1400 runs. If he gets them, he would become the third Bangladesh batsman to total 1400 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iabal who have scored 1567 and 1556 runs respectively.

Mahmuduallah has scored 48 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires tw0 more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the first Bangladesh batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

Mahmuduallah has scored 48 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the 36th batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

RG Sharma has pouched 35 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs one more catch to share the the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli and two more catches to become the second Indian fieldsman to pouch most catches in T20Is. V Kohli has pouched 36 catches in T20Is. SK Raina with 42 catches occupy the first place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He now occupies the third place jointly with D Ramdin in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of T20Is.  One more dismissal would fetch him 59 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then occupy the third place in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of T20Is. MS Dhoni {91} and Kamran Akmal {60} occupy the first and second places.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 60 plus dismissals  after MS Dhoni {91} and Kamran Akmal {60}

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more dismissals which would fetch him 61 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the second wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect most dismissals.  MS Dhoni with 91 dismissals occupies the first place. Mushfiqur Rahim would go  past Kamran Akmal who had effected 60 dismissals on his way to second place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 28 stumping dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 30 stumping dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals after MS Dhoni {34} and Kamran Akmal {32}

RG Sharma has played 319 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. The second T20I game at Rajkot would be RG Sharma’s 320th T20 game. He would own the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer. He would go past SK Raina who has played 319 T20 games.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 8321 runs in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 72 runs more to go past SK Raina who  has an aggregate of 8392 runs to occupy the  second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. V Kohli with an aggregate of 8556 runs occupy the first place.

RG Sharma has 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 has 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. He would then become the second captain opener in the history of T20Is to score six fifties.

RG Sharma has 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. If he scores them, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma has 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. If he scores them, he would then become the ninth  batsman in the history of T20 games to  score 350 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 has scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {800} V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma has scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, 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 270 265 30 8371 172 35.62 7 55 812
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 249 247 26 7073 97* 32.00 0 53 803
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

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more duck would fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games after PP Chawla. PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Two more ducks would fetch him his 21st duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then, own the dubious record for most ducks by an Indian batsmen in T20 games. He would go past the present record holder PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more duck would fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the twenty-second batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games.

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

S Dhawan has played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot would be his 250th T20 game. He would become 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 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 8392 126* 32.65 4 53 4/26 34.60 0 164 0
2 RG Sharma 2007-2019 319 8321 118 32.00 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 126 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