Statistical highlights of First T20I between England and Australia at Southampton
England won this game by two runs to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I by two runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RSA | won | 2 runs | Aus | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 06 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Eng | Southampton | 15 Jun 06 |
| 3 | Aus | won | 2 runs | Pak | Melbourne | 05 Feb 10 |
| 4 | Ire | won | 2 runs | Ken | Mombasa | 24 Feb 12 |
| 5 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Aus | Melbourne | 28 Jan 13 |
| 6 | Ire | won | 2 runs | Can | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 13 |
| 7 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Ban | Chattogram | 12 Feb 14 |
| 8 | RSA | won | 2 runs | NZl | Chattogram | 24 Mar 14 |
| 9 | Zim | won | 2 runs | Ind | Harare | 18 Jun 16 |
| 10 | Eng | won | 2 runs | NZl | Hamilton | 18 Feb 18 |
| 11 | Pak | won | 2 runs | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 31 Oct 18 |
| 12 | Peru | won | 2 runs | Bra | CP Club Pitch A | 03 Oct 19 |
| 13 | Sin | won | 2 runs | Sco | ICCA Dubai | 18 Oct 19 |
| 14 | Eng | won | 2 runs | RSA | Durban | 14 Feb 20 |
| 15 | Eng | won | 2 runs | Aus | Southampton | 04 Sep 20 |
It also provides the third occasion of England winning a T20I by two runs margin. It also provides England’s first win by two runs margin against Australia.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Eng | won | 2 runs | NZl | Hamilton | 18 Feb 18 |
| 2 | Eng | won | 2 runs | RSA | Durban | 14 Feb 20 |
| 3 | Eng | won | 2 runs | Aus | Southampton | 04 Sep 20 |
England became the second team to win T20I games by two runs margin on three occasions after Sri Lanka. The following table lists the wins by these two teams
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Eng | won | 2 runs | NZl | Hamilton | 18 Feb 18 |
| 2 | Eng | won | 2 runs | RSA | Durban | 14 Feb 20 |
| 3 | Eng | won | 2 runs | Aus | Southampton | 04 Sep 20 |
| 1 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Eng | Southampton | 15 Jun 06 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Aus | Melbourne | 28 Jan 13 |
| 3 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Ban | Chattogram | 12 Feb 14 |
England won this game by two runs to provide the third occasion of a a team winning a T20I by two runs margin against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RSA | won | 2 runs | Aus | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 06 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Aus | Melbourne | 28 Jan 13 |
| w | Eng | won | 2 runs | Aus | Southampton | 04 Sep 20 |
England’s win in this game at Southampton provide the fourth occasion of a ground witnessing a team winning a T20I by two runs margin. Other grounds are Abu Dhabi, Chattogram and Melbourne. The following table list all these four grounds.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ire | won | 2 runs | Can | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 13 |
| 2 | Pak | won | 2 runs | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 31 Oct 18 |
| 1 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Ban | Chattogram | 12 Feb 14 |
| 2 | RSA | won | 2 runs | NZl | Chattogram | 24 Mar 14 |
| 1 | Aus | won | 2 runs | Pak | Melbourne | 05 Feb 10 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Aus | Melbourne | 28 Jan 13 |
| 1 | Srl | won | 2 runs | Eng | Southampton | 15 Jun 06 |
| 2 | Eng | won | 2 runs | Aus | Southampton | 04 Sep 20 |
JC Buttler opened the innings for England in this game and also kept wickets. It was his tenth T20I game in which he has opened the innings and also kept wickets. He became the second England wicket keeper opener to don the dual role of opening and also keeping wickets after C Kieswetter. C Kieswetter has appeared in dual role for England on 23 occasions.
JC Buttler became the twelfth batsman to appear in dual role in the history of T20Is. The following table lists all the twelve batsmen
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS |
| 1 | Mohd Shahzad | Afg | 51 | 51 | 2 | 1505 | 118* |
| 2 | Q de Kock | RSA | 40 | 40 | 3 | 1183 | 79* |
| 3 | C Kieswetter | Eng | 23 | 23 | 1 | 504 | 63 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 22 | 22 | 0 | 466 | 73 |
| 5 | BB McCullum | NZl | 22 | 22 | 5 | 762 | 81* |
| 6 | N Dickwella | Srl | 13 | 13 | 0 | 184 | 38 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 13 | 13 | 1 | 272 | 48 |
| 8 | MDKJ Perera | Srl | 13 | 13 | 0 | 288 | 77 |
| 9 | JC Buttler | Eng | 10 | 10 | 1 | 382 | 73* |
| 10 | R Gurbaz | Afg | 10 | 10 | 0 | 332 | 79 |
| 11 | BRM Taylor | Zim | 10 | 10 | 1 | 257 | 60* |
| 12 | CAK Walton | Win | 10 | 09 | 0 | 138 | 40 |
DA Warner’s aggregate T20I runs read 2265 at the end of this game. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have xcored most runs in the history of T20Is. Others are – V Kohli {2794}, RG Sharma {2773}, MJ Guptill {2536} and Shoaib Malik {2336}
DA Warner’s 58 in this game represent his 19th fifty in T20Is. He now occupies the third place for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is. RG Sharma {25} and V Kohli {24} occupy the first two places.
DA Warner’s aggregate T20I runs read 2097 at the end of this game as an opening batsman. He now stands third in the list of opening batsmen who have scored most runs in the history of T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {2313} and MJ Guptill {2209}.
AJ Finch scored seven boundary fours in his knock of 46 in this game which fetched him 203 boundary fours. He became the ninth batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in T20Is. The following table lists all these batsmen
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | 4s |
| 1 | V Kohli | Ind | 82 | 76 | 21 | 2794 | 94* | 258 |
| 2 | PR Stirling | Ire | 78 | 77 | 6 | 2124 | 95 | 251 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 108 | 100 | 15 | 2773 | 118 | 245 |
| 4 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 88 | 85 | 7 | 2536 | 105 | 225 |
| 5 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 80 | 79 | 12 | 1889 | 104* | 223 |
| 6 | Mohd Shahzad | Afg | 65 | 65 | 3 | 1936 | 118* | 218 |
| 7 | DA Warner | Aus | 80 | 80 | 9 | 2265 | 100* | 218 |
| 8 | Mohd Hafeez | Pak | 94 | 90 | 10 | 2147 | 86* | 217 |
| 9 | AJ Finch | Aus | 62 | 62 | 9 | 2035 | 172 | 203 |
AJ Finch became the second Australian batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in T20Is after DA Warner. DA Warner has scored 218 boundary fours
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | 4s |
| 1 | DA Warner | Aus | 80 | 80 | 9 | 2265 | 100* | 218 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | Aus | 62 | 62 | 9 | 2035 | 172 | 203 |
DA Warner’s 58 in this game represent his 18th fifty as an opening batsman. He now shares the second place for most fifties by an opening batsman in T20Is with PR Sterling of Ireland. PR Sterling has also scored 18 fifties as an opening batsman. RG Sharma of India occupies the first place with 20 fifties to his credit.
DA Warner scored four boundaries in his knock of 58 which fetched him 203 boundary fours while opening the innings. He became the fourth opening batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is. Others are – PR Sterling {244}, RG Sharma {212} and TM Dilshan {209}
DA Warner scored four boundaries in his knock of 58 which fetched him 906 boundary fours in T20 games. He is one of the three batsmen who have scored 900 plus boundary fours in the history of T20 games. Others are – CH Gayle {1026} and BB McCullum {924}
This game was 50th T20I game for CJ Jordan. He became the sixth England cricketer to appear in 50 plus T20Is. Others are – EJG Morgan [93}, JC Buttler {70}, AD Hales {60}, SJC Broad {56} and LG Wright {51}
This game was 70th T20I game for JC Buttler. He became the second England cricketer to appear in 70 plus T20Is after EJG Morgan. EJG Morgan has appeared in 93 T20Is including this game.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 391st occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 36th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 383rd occasion of a batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Australian batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 36th occasion of a batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 156th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 17th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 152nd occasion of an opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is.
DA Warner’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 17th occasion of an opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England.