16th Match, Super 10 Group 1: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka at Kolkata – Mar 17, 2016 – Afghanistan 153/7 (20/20 ov); Sri Lanka 155/4 (18.5/20 ov) – Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Asghar Stanikzai scored 62 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in WT20 and also the second such occasion by an Afghanistan captain. It also represents his second fifty in WT20 – the first being his – 55 not out against Scotland at Nagpur on 08.03.16. He became the sixth captain to score two or more fifties in WT20, Others are – CH Gayle {03}, KC Sangakkara {03}, DPMD Jayawardene {02}, BB McCullum {02} and Shoaib Malik {02}

Asghar Stanikzai became the fourth captain in the history of WT0 to score two fifties in a single edition of WT20. Others are CH Gayle of West Indies in 2009, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in 2009 and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan in 2007. The performance of these four captains are furnished below

CH Gayle of West Indies
Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
88	1	2	v Australia	The Oval	06 Jun 2009
63*	1	2	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka
Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
55*	3	2	v Australia	Nottingham	08 Jun 2009
64*	4	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
Shoaib Malik of Pakistan
Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
57	5	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	17 Sep 2007
52*	5	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
Ashar Stanikzai of Afghanisthan
Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
55*	3	1	v Scotland	Nagpur	08 Mar 2016
62	3	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	17 Mar 2016

Asghar Stanikzai’s 62 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of the runs scored

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Sangakkara	64*	1	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
2	CH Gayle	63*	2	Win	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
3	GJ Bailey	63	2	Aus	Win	Colombo (RPS)	05 Oct 2012
4	Asghar Stanikzai	62	1	Afg	Srl	Kolkata	17 Mar 2016
5	BRM Taylor	59	1	Zim	Ire	Sylhet	17 Mar 2014
6	F du Plessis	58	1	RSA	Ind	Dhaka	04 Apr 2014
7	BB McCullum	57	2	NZl	RSA	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
8	Younis Khan	50	2	Pal	Srl	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009

Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari added 61 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Afghanistan batsman posting a 50 plus runs partnership in WT20. This stand also represents the second fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20. The first occasion was the 98 runs partnership between Mohammad Nabi and Samiullah Shenwari against Zimbabwe at Nagpur on 12.03.16

Karim Sadiq failed to score in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an Afghanistan batsman scoring a duck in a WT20 game. It also represents his second duck in WT20, the first being his duck against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10. He became the second Afghanistan batsman to soore two ducks in WT20 after Mohammad Nabi

KMDN Kulasehara returned with figures of one for 43 to provide the 17^thoccasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 40 plus runs in a WT20 games.

TM Dilshan scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It also represents his sixth fifty in WT20. Only DPMD Jayawardene has scored more fifties amongst Sri Lankan batsmen in WT20. He has scored seven fifties.

TM Dilshan’s 83 not out in this game represents his sixth half century in WT20. He now shares the record for most half centuries by a Sri Lankan batsman in WT20 with DPMD Jayawardene. DPMD Jayawardene has scored six half centuries in WT20.

TM Dilshan became the fifth batsman in the history of WT20 to score six or more fifties. Others are – CH Gayle {09}, DPMD Jayawardene {07}, V Kohli {06} and RG Sharma {06}

TM Dilshan’s 83 not out in this game represents his 14^th fifty in T20Is. Only CH Gayle and BB McCullum have scored more fifties than TM Dilshan in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored 15 fifties. TM Dilshan’s knock represent his 13^th half century in T20Is. He shares the record for most half centuries in T20Is with CH Gayle, BB McCullum and V Kohli

This game was Sri Lanka’s 33^rd game and the win was its 22^nd win in WT20 – both are records in WT20 for most matches played and most wins by a team.