Statistical highlights of the second T20I between New Zealand and India at Auckland on Jan 26 2020

RG Sharma was making his 75^th appearance in this game as an opening batsman in T20Is. He became the second opening batsman in T20Is to appear in 75 plus games after Tamim Iqbal. Tamim Iqbal has played 77 T20Is

RG Sharma was making his 75^th appearance in this game as an opening batsman in T20Is. He became the first opening batsman in T20Is to appear in 75 plus games representing a country. Tamim Iqbal is close behind with 73 appearances for Bangladesh. His 77 appearances include four games representing World Eleven.  PR Sterling is another opening  batsman who has made 71 appearances for Ireland.

Tamim Iqbal (77}, RG Sharma {75} and PR Sterling {71} are the three opening batsmen who have made 70 plus appearances in the history of T20Is.

KL Rahul scored 57 not out in this game which represents his tenth fifty as opening batsmen in T20Is. He became the 12^th opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50+
1	RG Sharma	Ind	75	74	5	2248	118	32.57	19
2	MJ Guptill	NZl	67	67	5	2172	105	35.03	17
3	PR Stirling	Ire	71	70	6	1975	95	30.85	17
4	CH Gayle	Win	57	54	4	1627	117	32.54	15
5	DA Warner	Aus	69	69	8	1911	100*	31.32	15
6	TM Dilshan	Srl	66	66	9	1720	104*	30.17	14
7	AJ Finch	Aus	51	51	4	1728	172	36.76	12
8	SR Watson	Aus	38	38	3	1172	124*	33.48	11
9	Babar Azam	Pak	21	21	4	894	97*	52.58	10
10	S Dhawan	Ind	61	59	3	1588	92	28.35	10
11	Masakadza	Zim	56	56	1	1471	93*	26.74	10
12	KL Rahul	Ind	22	21	2	911	91	47.94	10

KL Rahul scored 57 not out in this game which represents his tenth fifty as opening batsmen in T20Is. He became the third Indian opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50+
1	RG Sharma	Ind	75	74	5	2248	118	32.57	19
2	S Dhawan	Ind	61	59	3	1588	92	28.35	10
3	KL Rahul	Ind	22	21	2	0911	91	47.94	10

KL Rahul scored 57 not out in this game which represents his 13th fifty in T20Is. He is one of the 25^th batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. He is also one of the fourth Indian batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50+
1	V Kohli	80	74	21	2745	094*	51.79	24
2	RGSharma	106	98	14	2648	118	31.52	23
3	KL Rahul	39	35	6	1350	110*	46.55	13
4	S Dhawan	61	59	3	1588	092	28.35	10

KL Rahul’s 57 not out in this game provide the 112^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is.

KL Rahul’s 57 not out in this game provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

KL Rahul’s 57 not out in this game provide the 57th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is.

KL Rahul’s 57 not out in this game represent his highest individual score as a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. Previous best was his 56 against New Zealand in the first T20I of the ongoing series at Auckland on 24 Jan 20.

JJ Bumrah’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 55 wickets. He is now the leading wicket taker in T20Is for India. Next best is YS Chahal who has an aggregate of 53 wickets. JJ Bumrah also holds the record for most wickets captured by an Indian Pace bowler in the history of T20Is. Incidentally JJ Bumrah’s T20I debut was on the same date and month, but four years ago – 26 Jan 2016 – against Australia at Adelaide.

India won this game by seven wickets to carve its 82^nd win in T20Is. Only Pakistan has won more matches than India – 92 matches. Pakistan and India are the two  teams  which have won 80 plus  matches  in the history of T20Is

India won this game by seven wickets to carve its 31st win in T20Is on away soil. Only Pakistan has won more matches than India – 32 matches. Pakistan and India are the two teams which have won 30 plus matches on away soil in the history of T20Is

India posted its fifth win against New Zealand in T20Is. India became the sixth team to  post  five or more wins against New Zealand in T20Is. Others are – Pakistan {13}, England {12}, South Africa {11}, Australia {07} and Sri Lanka {07}