Wicket keeper opening batsmen’s fifties in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals
Q de Kock’s 60 went in vain in the T20I game between South Africa and West Indies at St George’s on 01 Jul 21 to provide the 21st occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 61 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 10 Feb 2009 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 61 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 3 | NJ O’Brien | 50 | 2 | Ire | Can | Col-SSC | 03 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | 50 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Gros Islet | 14 May 2010 |
| 5 | ADS Fletcher | 57 | 2 | Win | Srl | Pallekele | 09 Nov 2015 |
| 6 | JJ Atkinson | 53 | 2 | HKG | Zim | Nagpur | 08 Mar 2016 |
| 7 | Q de Kock | 52 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 8 | JC Buttler | 69 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Manchester | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 9 | Imran Ali Butt | 53 | 1 | Bah | Kuw | Al Amerat | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 10 | TP Visee | 78 | 1 | Net | Ire | Al Amerat | 17 Feb 2019 |
| 11 | K Motlhanka | 59 | 2 | Bot | Nam | Windhoek | 20 Aug 2019 |
| 12 | Q de Kock | 52 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mohali | 18 Sep 2019 |
| 13 | R Gurbaz | 61 | 1 | Afg | Zim | Chattogram | 20 Sep 2019 |
| 14 | IA Karim | 51 | 2 | Ken | Sco | ICCA 2 Dubai | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 15 | Q de Kock | 65 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Durban | 14 Feb 2020 |
| 16 | MDKJ Perera | 66 | 2 | Srl | Win | Pallekele | 04 Mar 2020 |
| 17 | JM Bairstow | 55 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 08 Sep 2020 |
| 18 | MS Wade | 58 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 06 Dec 2020 |
| 19 | Mohd Rizwan | 51 | 1 | Pak | RSA | Lahore | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 20 | JC Buttler | 52 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | 20 Mar 2021 |
| 21 | Q de Kock | 60 | 2 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 01 Jul 2021 |
Q de Kock is the second wicket keeper opening batsman to witness his fifty in a losing cause after MDKJ Perera of Sri Lanka. MDKJ Perera’s 66 was in a losing casue against West Indies at Pallekele on 04.03.20
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MDKJ Perera | 66 | 2 | Srl | Win | Pallekele | 04 Mar 2020 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 60 | 2 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 01 Jul 2021 |
JC Buttler of England and Q de Kock of South Africa are the two wicketkeeper opening batsmen who have witnessed their fifties going in vain on two or more occasions. Q de Kock has scored four fifties which have gone in vain.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JC Buttler | 69 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Manchester | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 2 | JC Buttler | 52 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | 20 Mar 2021 |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 52 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 52 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mohali | 18 Sep 2019 |
| 3 | Q de Kock | 65 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Durban | 14 Feb 2020 |
| 4 | Q de Kock | 60 | 2 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 01 Jul 2021 |