Statistical highlights of the third T20I between New Zealand and India at Hamilton on 29 Jan 2020

Statistical highlights of the third T20I between New Zealand and India at Hamilton on 29 Jan 2020

This game ended in a tie with both teams scoring identical runs of 179 to provide the 17th occasion of a tied game in the history of T20Is.

It also provides the seventh occasion of a tied game involving New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand tied v West Indies Auckland 16 Feb 2006
2 New Zealand tied v West Indies Auckland 26 Dec 2008
3 New Zealand tied v Australia Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
4 New Zealand tied v Sri Lanka Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
5 New Zealand tied v West Indies Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
6 New Zealand tied v England Auckland 10 Nov 2019
7 New Zealand tied v India Hamilton 29 Jan 2020

It also provides the the second occasion involving India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India tied v Pakistan Durban 14 Sep 2007
2 India tied v New Zealand Hamilton 29 Jan 2020

RG Sharma scored 65 in this game to post his 24th fifty in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties in the history of T20Is with V Kohli. V Kohli has also scored 24 fifties.

RG Sharma scored 65 in this game to post his 20th half century in T20Is. He became the second batsman to score 20 plus half centuries in the history of T20Is with V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 24 half centuries.

RG Sharma scored 65 in this game to post his 20th fifty in T20Is as an opening batsman. He became the first opening batsman to score 20 plus fifties in the history of T20Is

RG Sharma scored 65 in this game to post his 16th half century in T20Is. He is one of the three opening batsmen who have scored 15 plus half centuries in the history of T20Is. Others are – PR Sterling {17} and MJ Guptill {15}

RG Sharma scored three boundary sixes in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 107 boundary sixes when he was opening the innings. He went past CH Gayle of West Indies who has scored 105 boundary fours as an opening batsman to own the record for most boundary sixes by an opening batsman at  the end of Indian innings in this match.

But this joy was short-lived as MJ Guptill – with his three boundary sixes in New Zealand innings which gave him an aggregate of 108 boundary sixes – went past RG Sharma’s 107 boundary sixes to own the record for most boundary sixes by an opening batsman in the history of T20Is.

MJ Guptill {108}, RG Sharma {107} and CH Gayle {105} are the three opening batsmen who have scored 100 plus sixes in the history of T20Is.

RG Sharma’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 2313 and he became the first opening batsman in the history of T20Is to amass 2300 runs. MJ Guptill’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 2203 and he became the second opening batsman in the history of T20Is to amass 2200 runs.{2203}

MJ Guptill’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 2530. He became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2500 plus runs. Others are – V Kohli {2783} and RG Sharma {2713}

RG Sharma’s scored six boundary fours in this game which gave him an aggregate of 242 boundary fours in T20Is. He now holds the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20Is. V Kohli with 256 boundary fours occupy the first place. RG Sharma went past PR Sterling who has an aggregate of 241 boundary fours to occupy the second place.

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