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Opening batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is

Opening batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is

C Munro of New Zealand was dismissed run out for 64 against India at Wellington on 31 Jan 20 to provide the 36th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Date
1 ME Trescothick 72 2 Eng Srl Southampton 15.06.06
2 DL Maddy 50 2 Eng NZl Durban 18.09.07
3 H Masakadza 53 1 Zim Pak King City-NW 12.10.08
4 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09.05.10
5 H Masakadza 72 1 Zim RSA Bloemfontein 08.10.10
6 MJ Guptill 54 2 NZl Pak Auckland 26.12.10
7 LMP Simmons 65 1 Win Pak Gros Islet 21.04.11
8 JEC Franklin 60 2 NZl Zim Hamilton 14.02.12
9 DA Warner 58 2 Aus Win Bridgetown 30.03.12
10 SR Watson 51 2 Aus Ire Col-RPS 19.09.12
11 TM Dilshan 76 2 Srl NZl Pallekele 27.09.12
12 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19.04.13
13 MDKJ Perera 84 1 Srl Pak Dubai-DSC 13.12.13
14 SJ Myburgh 55 2 Net UAE Sylhet 17.03.14
15 MJ Guptill 58 1 NZl Srl Mt Maunganui 07.01.16
16 H Masakadza 79 1 Zim Ban Khulna 15.01.16
17 RG Sharma 60 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 29.01.16
18 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29.01.16
19 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16.02.16
20 Nizakat Khan 59 1 HKG Net Dubai-DSC 18.01.17
21 M Klinger 62 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 22.02.17
22 Ahmed Shehzad 89 1 Pak Wor Lahore 15.09.17
23 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Col-RPS 14.03.18
24 ADS Fletcher 52 1 Win Pak Karachi 03.04.18
25 R Sandaruwan 103 2 Kuw Bah Al Amerat 23.01.19
26 Babar Azam 65 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 05.05.19
27 MP O’Dowd 65 2 Net UAE The Hague 06.08.19
28 A Ferguson 51 1 Arg Chi Cortijo PC Pitch A 05.10.19
29 TP Visee 68 1 Net HKG Al Amerat 10.10.19
30 S Davizi 91 1 CZR Mal Marsa 18.10.19
31 PR Stirling 72 1 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 19.10.19
32 S Davizi 101 1 CZR Mal Marsa 20.10.19
33 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05.11.19
34 Irfan Bhima 52 2 MWI Moz Lilongwe 06.11.19
35 Tamim Iqbal 65 1 Ban Pak Lahore 25.01.20
36 C Munro 64 2 NZl Ind Wellington 31.01.20
Couple of landmarks for RG Sharma at Mount Maunganui

Couple of landmarks for RG Sharma at Mount Maunganui

RG Sharma of India scored 60 not out and retired against New Zealand at Mt Maunganui on 02 Feb20 to post his 25th fifty in T20Is. He now owns the record for most fifties in T20Is. He went past V Kohli who has scored 24 fifties in T20Is. He also became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to score 25 fifties. All his 25 fifties  are tabulated below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 50* 5 not out 1 RSA Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 52* 2 not out 2 Ire Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
3 79* 4 not out 2 Aus Bridgetow0n 07 May 2010
4 53 3 caught 1 RSA Durban 09 Jan 2011
5 55* 4 not out 1 Eng Col-RPS 23 Sep 2012
6 62* 1 not out 2 Win Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
7 56 1 caught 2 Ban Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
8 106 1 caught 1 RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
9 60 1 run out 1 Aus Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
10 52 1 caught 2 Aus Sydney 31 Jan 2016
11 83 1 caught 1 Ban Dhaka 24 Feb 2016
12 62 1 caught 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
13 80 1 caught 1 NZl Delhi 01 Nov 2017
14 118 1 caught 1 Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
15 89 1 run out 1 Ban Col-RPS 14 Mar 2018
16 56 2 caught 2 Ban Col-RPS 18 Mar 2018
17 97 1 bowled 1 Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
18 100* 1 not out 2 Eng Bristol 08 Jul 2018
29 111* 1 not out 1 Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
20 50 1 caught 2 NZl Auckland 08 Feb 2019
21 67 1 caught 1 Win Lauderhill 04 Aug 2019
22 85 1 caught 2 Ban Rajkot 07 Nov 2019
23 71 1 caught 1 Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019
24 65 1 caught 1 NZl Hamilton 29 Jan 2020
25 60* 3 retd no 1 NZl Mt Maunganui 02 Feb 2020

RG Sharma achieved few more land marks in this game. He was playing his 100th T20I innings in this game. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play 100 plus innings after Shoaib Malik of Pakistan. Shoaib Malik has played 105 T20I innings.

He became the twelfth batsman to retire hurt not out in the history of T20Is. He also became the second batsman to retire hurt not out after scoring a fifty in T20Is. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 V Vijh 64* 1 Lux Rom Ilfov County 30 Aug 2019
2 RG Sharma 60* 1 Ind NZ Mt Maunganui 02 Feb 2020

He also became the third captain to retire hurt not out in the history of T20Is. He also became the first captain to retire hurt not out after scoring a fifty in T20Is. The following table lists all the three captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 RG Sharma 60* 1 Ind NZl Mt Maunganui 02 Feb 2020
2 LRPL Taylor 10* 2 NZl Win Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
3 Rizwan Cheema 03* 1 Can Net Dubai-DSC 09 Feb 2010