Three T20I world records in the same game

Three T20I world records in the same game

The third T20I between South Africa and England at Cape Town on 01 Dec 20 witnessed the following three world records.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen from rival teams scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen from scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in South African innings and  JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in England’s innings in this game to provide very first occasion of rival teams posting unbroken three figure partnerships in a T20I game.

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