Both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Mohammad Naim {63 not out} and Soumya Sarkar {50} of Bangladesh score fifties against Zimbabwe at Harare on 22 Jul 2021 to provide the 58th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayersTeamOppGroundDate
1GC Smith (71*)    
 LL Bosman (53*)RSAPakJohannesburg02.02.07
2G Gambhir (58)    
 V Sehwag (68)IndEngDurban19.09.07
3JD Ryder (62)    
 BB McCullum (59)NZlWinHamilton28.12.08
4CH Gayle (88)    
 ADS Fletcher (53)WinAusThe Oval06.06.09
5TM Dilshan (74)    
 ST Jayasuriya (81)SrlWinNottingham10.06.09
6GC Smith (88)    
 LL Bosman (94)RSAEngCenturion15.11.09
7DO Obuya (65*)    
 SO Tikolo (56*)KenScoNairobi (Gym)04.02.10
8AA Obanda (79)    
 SO Tikolo (50*)KenCanDubai (DSC)10.02.10
9SR Watson (62*)    
 DA Warner (67)AusWinSydney23.02.10
10Kamran Akmal (73)    
 Salman Butt (73)PakBanGros Islet01.05.10
11SR Watson (54)    
 DA Warner (72)AusIndBridgetown07.05.10
12AD Hales (62*)    
 C Kieswetter (58*)EngWinThe Oval23.09.11
13BB McCullum (64)    
 MJ Guptill (67)NZlZimHarare17.10.11
14RJ Nicol (56)    
 JEC Franklin (60)NZlZimHamilton14.02.12
15J Charles (84)    
 CH Gayle (58)WinEngPallekele27.09.12
16SR Watson (72)    
 DA Warner (63*)AusIndColombo (RPS)28.09.12
17MJ Lumb (53*)    
 AD Hales (80*)EngNZlWellington15.02.13
18CL White (75)    
 AJ Finch (52)AusEngHobart29.01.14
19Mukhtar Ahmed (83)            
 Ahmed Shehzad (55)PakZimLahore22.05.15
20Sikandar Raza (59)            
 CJ Chibhabha (54)ZimAfgBulawayo26.10.15
21MJ Guptill (58)    
 KS Williamson (53)NZlSrlMt Maunganui07.01.16
22MJ Guptill (87*)    
 KS Williamson (72*)NZlPakHamilton17.01.16
23AB de Villiers (71)    
 HM Amla (69*)RSAEngJohannesburg21.02.16
24D Chandimal (58)    
 TM Dilshan (75*)SrlPakDhaka04.03.16
25HM Amla (58)    
 Qde Kock (52)RSAEngMumbai18.03.16
26JCharles (79)    
 E Lewis (100)WinIndLauderhill27.08.16
27Sharjeel Khan (59)    
 Khalid Latif (59*)PakEngManchester07.09.16
28AJ Finch (53)    
 M Klinger (62)AusSrlAdelaide22.02.17
29RG Sharma (80)    
 S Dhawan (80)IndNZlDelhi01.11.17
30RG Sharma (118)    
 KL Rahul (89)IndSrlIndore22.12.17
31MJ Guptill (63)    
 C Munro (104)NZlWinMt Maunganui03.01.18
32DA Warner (59)    
 DJM Short (76)AusNZlAuckland16.02.18
33MJ Guptill (105)    
 C Munro (76)NZlAusAuckland16.02.18
34MJ Guptill (62)    
 C Munro (57)NZlEngHamilton18.02.18
35RG Sharma (97)    
 S Dhawan (74)IndIreDublin-M27.06.18
36HG Munsey (50)    
 KJ Coetzer (74)ScoIreAl Amerat15.02.19
37PR Stirling (56)    
 KJ O’Brien (65)IreScoAl Amerat15.02.19
38H Zazai (162*)    
 Usman Ghani (73)AfgIreDehradun23.02.19
39PD Hennessy (71)    
 Awais Ahmed (102*)SpaMalCartagena30.03.19
40HG Munsey (127*)    
 KJ Coetzer (89)ScoNetDublin-M16.09.19
41IA Karim (71*)    
 AR Gandhi (50)KenSinICCA 2 Dubai23.10.19
42MP O’Dowd (58)    
 BN Cooper (58)NetBerDubai (DSC)26.10.19
43AJ Finch (64)    
 DA Warner (100*)AusSrlAdelaide27.10.19
44P Khadka (57)    
 GMalla (107)NepNetKirtipur05.12.19
45RG Sharma (71)    
 KL Rahul (91)IndWinMumbai11.12.19
46KL Rahul (54)    
 S Dhawan (52)IndSrlPune10.01.20
47Chirag Suri (51)    
 Rohan Mustafa (51)UAEKuwAl Amerat24.02.20
48DA Warner (57)    
 AJ Finch (55)AusRSAAl Amerat26.02.20
49R Sandaruwan (67)    
 Usman Patel (58)KuwBahCape Town26.02.20
50VB Chikkannaiah (51)    
 AS Rahimzei (59)GerSpaAlmeria08.03.20
51RG Sharma (64)    
 V Kohli (80*)IndEngAhmedabad20.03.21
52Mohd Rizwan (73*)    
 Babar Azam (122)PakRSACenturion14.04.21
53JN Malan (55)    
 AK Markram (63)RSAPakCenturion14.04.21
54K Bhurtel (62)    
 Aasif Sheikh (54*)NepNetKirtipur17.04.21
55JM Bairstow (51)    
 DJ Malan (76)EngSrlSofia26.06.21
56T Singh (57*)    
 R Satheesan (56*)RomSerSouthampton26.06.21
57Mohd Rizwan (63)    
 Babar Azam (85)PakEngNottingham16.07.21
58Mohd Naim (63*)    
 Soumya Sarkar (50)BanZimHarare22.07.21

It also provides the first occasion of Bangladesh openers performing such a feat in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of openers of a team performing such a feat in T20Is against Zimbabwe. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayersTeamOppGroundDate
1BB McCullum (64)    
 MJ Guptill (67)NZlZimHarare17.10.11
2RJ Nicol (56)    
 JEC Franklin (60)NZlZimHamilton14.02.12
3Mukhtar Ahmed (83)            
 Ahmed Shehzad (55)PakZimLahore22.05.15
4Mohd Naim (63*)    
 Soumya Sarkar (50)BanZimHarare22.07.21
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