R Ashwin captured 4 for 8 in this game to provide the 108th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in a T20I

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	RP Singh	4.0	0	13	4	2	RSA	Durban	20.09.07
2	PP Ojha	4.0	0	21	4	2	Ban	Nottingham	06.06.09
3	Z Khan	3.0	0	19	4	1	Ire	Nottingham	10.06.09
4	AB Dinda	3.0	1	19	4	2	Srl	Pallekele	07.08.12
5	Harbhajan Singh	4.0	2	12	4	2	Eng	Colombo (RPS)	23.09.12
6	R Ashwin	3.2	0	11	4	2	Aus	Dhaka	30.03.14
7	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Srl	Visakhapatnam	14.02.16

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against Sri Lanka after AB Dinda. AB Dinda had captured 4 for 19 at Pallekele on 07.08.12. Thus R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka.

R Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I on two occasions. Prior to this performance, he had captured 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14. Thus R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 in this game represent his best bowling effort in T20I

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	R Ashwin	3.2	0	11	4	2	Aus	Dhaka	30.03.14
2	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Srl	Vizag	14.02.16

 Ashwin with his 4 for 8 in this game provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs {Zero to nine}. R Ashwin is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat in this elite list which is furnished below. R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 in this game represent the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler in a T20I. The previous best was his own 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	BAW Mendis	4.0	2	8	6	2	Srl	Zim	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012
2	HMRKB Herath	3.3	2	3	5	2	Srl	NZl	Chittagong	31 Mar 2014
3	Umar Gul	3.0	0	6	5	1	Pak	NZl	The Oval	13 Jun 2009
4	Umar Gul	2.2	0	6	5	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	03 Mar 2013
5	SO Tikolo	1.2	0	2	4	2	Ken	Sco	ICCA Dubai	19 Nov 2013
6	SJ Benn	4.0	2	6	4	1	Win	Zim	Port of Spain	28 Feb 2010
7	MR Gillespie	2.5	0	7	4	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12 Sep 2007
8	Mudassar Bukhari	4.0	2	7	4	2	Net	UAE	ICCA Dubai	03 Feb 2016
9	Umar Gul	4.0	0	8	4	1	Pak	Aus	Dubai (DSC)	07 May 2009
10	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Ind	Srl	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
11	DW Steyen	3.0	0	9	4	2	RSA	Win	Port Elizabeth	16 Dec 2007

R Ashwin became the fifth spin bowler who opened the bowling to capture four wickets in a T20I.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SJ Benn	4.0	2	6	4	1	Win	Zim	Port of Spain	28 Feb 2010
2	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Ind	Srl	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
3	Imad Wasim	4.0	0	11	4	2	Pak	Zim	Harare	27 Sep 2015
4	SO Ngoche	3.0	0	14	4	1	Ken	Ire	Mombasa	24 Feb 2012
5	S Badree	4.0	0	15	4	2	Win	Ban	Dhaka	25 Mar 2014

He also became the second spin bowler who opened the bowling to capture four wickets conceding single digit runs after SJ Benn of West Indies. SJ Benn had figures of 4 for 6 against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain on 28.02.10

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SJ Benn	4.0	2	6	4	1	Win	Zim	Port of Spain	28 Feb 2010
2	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Ind	Srl	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja bowled maiden overs in this game to provide the 216th and 217th occasion of a bowler bowling maiden over in a T20I. It also provides the 15^th and 16th occasion of an Indian bowler bowling a maiden over in a T20I

R Ashwin with his 4-11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14 and 4-8 in today’s game earned the distinction of becoming the 16^th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture four or more wickets on two or more occasions. He is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat.

R Ashwin became the 17^th bowler in the history of one day games to bowl a maiden over while capturing four or more wickets. He is the third Indian bowler in this elite list. Others are AB Dinda {4.0-1-19-4 vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 07.08.12 and Harbhajan Singh {4.0-2-12-4 vs England at Col-RPS on 23.09.12}

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of two or more bowlers bowling a maiden over in an innings of a T20I in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No	No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	1	PJ Ongondo	4.0	1	7	0	2	Ken	Ire	Belfast	04.08.08
	2	RG Aga	4.0	1	12	2	2	Ken	Ire	Belfast	04.08.08
	3	AO Suji	3.1	1	26	0	2	Ken	Ire	Belfast	04.08.08
	4	JK Kamande	4.0	1	11	2	2	Ken	Ire	Belfast	04.08.08
2	1	Tanwir Afzal	4.0	1	8	2	1	HKG	Nep	Col-PSS	24.11.14
	2	Haseeb Amjad	4.0	1	20	1	1	HKG	Nep	Col-PSS	24.11.14
	3	Aizaz Khan	4.0	1	4	2	1	HKG	Nep	Col-PSS	24.11.14
	4	Nadeem Ahmed	4.0	1	11	2	1	HKG	Nep	Col-PSS	24.11.14
3	1	DP Nannes	4.0	1	27	1	2	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	05.02.10
	2	MG Johnson	4.0	1	24	0	2	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	05.02.10
	3	SR Watson	4.0	1	24	2	2	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	05.02.10
4	1	SE Bond	4.0	1	12	2	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12.09.07
	2	CS.03.tin	4.0	1	14	2	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12.09.07
5	1	EP Thompson	3.0	1	18	1	2	NZl	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
	2	JS Patel	2.0	1	12	2	2	NZl	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
6	1	TT Bresnan	4.0	1	19	2	1	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	29.10.11
	2	RS Bopara	3.0	1	16	2	1	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	29.10.11
7	1	JF Mooney	4.0	1	11	2	1	Ire	Ken	Dubai (DSC)	14.03.12
	2	GH Dockrell	4.0	1	14	2	1	Ire	Ken	Dubai (DSC)	14.03.12
8	1	DT Johnston	4.0	1	9	2	1	Ire	Can	Dubai (DSC)	22.03.12
	2	MC Sorensen	4.0	1	20	3	1	Ire	Can	Dubai (DSC)	22.03.12
9	1	KMDN Kulasekara	4.0	1	13	2	1	Srl	Pak	Hambantota	03.06.12
	2	I Udana	4.0	1	18	0	1	Srl	Pak	Hambantota	03.06.12
10	1	Raza Hasan	3.0	1	12	0	1	Pak	RSA	Col-RPS	28.09.12
	2	Saeed Ajmal	4.0	1	26	1	1	Pak	RSA	Col-RPS	28.09.12
11	1	RJ Peterson	4.0	1	15	2	2	RSA	Pak	Col-RPS	28.09.12
	2	J Botha	2.0	1	10	1	2	RSA	Pak	Col-RPS	28.09.12
12	1	Sohag Gazi	4.0	1	28	0	2	Ban	Zim	Bulawayo	12.05.13
	2	Abdur Razzak	4.0	1	18	2	2	Ban	Zim	Bulawayo	12.05.13
13	1	Zulfiqar Babar	4.0	1	21	2	2	Pak	Zim	Harare	24.08.13
	2	Mohd Hafeez	4.0	1	30	3	2	Pak	Zim	Harare	24.08.13
14	1	Hamid Hassan	3.0	1	4	3	2	Afg	Ken	Sharjah	30.09.13
	2	Mirwais Ashraf	3.0	1	6	2	2	Afg	Ken	Sharjah	30.09.13
15	1	MJG Rippon	4.0	1	11	3	2	Net	Nep	Amstelveen	01.07.15
	2	PA van Meekeren	3.0	1	8	2	2	Net	Nep	Amstelveen	01.07.15
16	1	Nadeem Ahmed	4.0	1	22	0	1	HKG	Oman	Abu Dhabi	26.11.15
	2	Aizaz Khan	4.0	1	15	2	1	HKG	Oman	Abu Dhabi	26.11.15
17	1	Amir Hamza	3.1	1	15	2	2	Afg	Zim	Sharjah	10.01.16
	2	Mohammad Nabi	2.0	1	10	1	2	Afg	Zim	Sharjah	10.01.16
18	1	R Ashwin	4.0	1	8	4	1	Ind	Srl	Vizag	14.02.16
	2	RA Jadeja	4.0	1	11	1	1	Ind	Srl	Vizag	14.02.16

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for a total of 82 in this game to provide the 55^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a T20I

Sri Lanka’s 82 in this game represent its all-time lowest total in a completed innings in a T20I. Its previous lowest total was 87 against Australia at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Sri Lanka’s 82 in this game provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a T20I. Other two occasions are – Australia’s 86 all out at Dhaka on 30.03.14 and England’s 80 all out at Col-RPS on 23.09.12

It is interesting to note that in each of these three occasions, when a team has been dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs against India,  an Indian bowler has captured four wickets.

No	Team	Score	Ground	Date	Bowler	Figures
1	Australia	86	Dhaka	30.03.14	R Ashwin	4 for 11
2	Sri Lanka	82	Vizag	14.02.16	R Ashwin	4 for 09
3	England	80	Col-RPS	23.09.12	Harbhajan Singh	4 for 12

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in T20Is read 42 at the end of this game. He is the first Indian bowler an 26^th overall to capture 40 plus wickets in the history of T20Is.

India won this game by nine wickets to provide the 28th occasion of a team winning a T20I game by nine or more wickets in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides India’s first win by nine wickets in a T20I

No	Team	Result	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	10 wickets	51	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	02 Feb 2007
2	New Zealand	won	09 wickets	74	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
3	Australia	won	09 wickets	37	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	16 Sep 2007
4	Australia	won	10 wickets	58	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
5	Australia	won	09 wickets	52	v India	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
6	England	won	09 wickets	15	v New Zealand	Manchester	13 Jun 2008
7	Scotland	won	09 wickets	11	v Kenya	Belfast	04 Aug 2008
8	Kenya	won	10 wickets	45	v Scotland	Nairobi (Gym)	01 Feb 2010
9	New Zealand	won	10 wickets	70	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	03 Feb 2010
10	Kenya	won	10 wickets	33	v Scotland	Nairobi (Gym)	04 Feb 2010
11	Kenya	won	09 wickets	31	v Canada	Dubai (DSC)	10 Feb 2010
12	Sri Lanka	won	09 wickets	16	v England	Bristol	25 Jun 2011
13	England	won	10 wickets	28	v West Indies	The Oval	23 Sep 2011
14	New Zealand	won	10 wickets	39	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Oct 2011
15	Ireland	won	10 wickets	76	v Kenya	Dubai (DSC)	14 Mar 2012
16	Ireland	won	10 wickets	63	v Canada	Dubai (DSC)	22 Mar 2012
17	South Africa	won	10 wickets	44	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
18	Australia	won	09 wickets	31	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
19	Sri Lanka	won	09 wickets	28	v West Indies	Pallekele	29 Sep 2012
20	England	won	10 wickets	44	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Feb 2013
21	South Africa	won	09 wickets	33	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
22	Bangladesh	won	09 wickets	48	v Afghanistan	Dhaka	16 Mar 2014
23	Sri Lanka	won	09 wickets	90	v Netherlands	Chittagong	24 Mar 2014
24	Scotland	won	09 wickets	60	v U.A.E.	Edinburgh	09 Jul 2015
25	New Zealand	won	09 wickets	60	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
26	New Zealand	won	10 wickets	14	v Pakistan	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
27	Hong Kong	won	09 wickets	22	v Scotland	Mong Kok	30 Jan 2016
28	India	won	09 wickets	37	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016

India won this game by nine wickets to represent its largest win by wickets margin in a T20I.  Prior to this it had won four games by eight wickets margin. All these five wins are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	9 wickets	37	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
2	India	won	8 wickets	9	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
3	India	won	8 wickets	18	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	30 Sep 2012
4	India	won	8 wickets	15	v Ireland	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
5	India	won	8 wickets	2	v Australia	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012