South Africa go past Sri Lanka – HM Amla completes 1000 runs and F du Plessis completes 1000 runs as captain in T20Is

South Africa go past Sri Lanka – HM Amla completes 1000 runs and F du Plessis completes 1000 runs as captain in T20Is

32nd Match, Super 10 Group 1: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Delhi – Mar 28, 2016 – Sri Lanka 120 (19.3/20 ov); South Africa 122/2 (17.4/20 ov) – South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 120 to provide the 55th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in WT20. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in WT20. Sri Lanka became the third team to be dismissed all out on five or more occasions in WT20. Others are Bangladesh {07} and Afghanistan {05}. Sri Lanka’s five innings in which it has been dismissed all out are furnished below

No Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 101 19.3 v Australia Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 87 16.2 v Australia Bridgetown 09 May 2010
3 101 18.4 v West Indies Colombo (RPS) 07 Oct 2012
4 119 19.2 v New Zealand Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
5 120 19.3 v South Africa Delhi 28 Mar 2016

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 120 in the first innings of this game to provide the 19th occasion of a team dismissed all out while batting first in WT20. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out while batting first in WT20. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh share the record for most all out dismissals while batting first in WT20. The following table details the two team’s performances

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 144 19.3 1 v South Africa Cape Town 15 Sep 2007
2 Bangladesh 140 19.4 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 Bangladesh 108 16.3 1 v Hong Kong Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
               
1 Sri Lanka 101 19.3 1 v Australia Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 Sri Lanka 119 19.2 1 v New Zealand Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
3 Sri Lanka 120 19.3 1 v South Africa Delhi 28 Mar 201

HDRL Thirimanne and RAS Lakmal were dismissed for a first ball duck to provide the ninth and tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in WT20. It also provides the 96th and 9th occasion of a batsman colleting the first ball duck in WT20

TAM Siriwardene and RAS Lakmal were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 22nd and 23rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen dismissed run out in WT20.  It also provides the 195th and 196th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20

RAS Lakmal was dismissed run out for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out first ball for a duck in WT20, He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed in such a manner in WT20. All the twelve occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JS Patel 0 1 1 NZl Ind Jo’burg 16 Sep 2007
2 MJ Clarke 0 1 1 Aus Pak Jo’burg 18 Sep 2007
3 Abdur Razzak 0 1 1 Ban Pak Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
4 NS Poonia 0 1 2 Sco RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
5 SPD Smith 0 1 1 Aus Pak Gros Islet 02 May 2010
6 LE Bosman 0 1 1 RSA Afg Bridgetown 05 May 2010
7 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Eng Bridgetown 06 May 2010
8 Nawroz Mangal 0 1 1 Afg Ban Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
9 SP Gauchan 0 1 1 Nep HKG Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
10 MC Sorensen 0 1 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
11 D Ramdin 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
12 RAS Lakmal 0 1 1 Srl RSA Delhi 28 Mar 2016

Q de Kock was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the first occasion of such a dismissal for a South African batsman in WT20. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the first such occasion for a South African wicket keeper opening batsman. It also provides the 197th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the 14th such occasion for a South African batsman

HM Amla scored 56 not out in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It represents the third fifty by him in WT20. He became the third South African batsman to score three or more fifties in WT20. Others are – AB de Villiers {05} and JH Kallis {03}

HM Amla’s 56 not out also provides the ninth such occasion by a South African opening batsman in WT20. HM Amla and JH Kallis share the record for most fifties by a South African opening batsman in WT20. Both the batsmen have scored three fifties.

HM Amla’s 56 not out provides the 27th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fifth fifty by HM Amla in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties by a South African opening batsman in T20Is with GC Smith. GC Smith has also scored five fifties in T20Is

HM Amla’s 56 not out in this game provides the 58th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. HM Amla became the sixth South African batsman to score five or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {09}, AB de Villiers {08}, F du Plessis {08}, JH Kallis {05} and GC Smith {05}

HM Amla completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 48 during his knock of 56 not out in this game. His run aggregate read 1008 at the end of this game. He became the fourth South African batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {1654}, AB de Villiers {1368} and F du Plessis {1008}. He also became the 32nd batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 1000 plus runs

HM Amla became the eleventh opening batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20Is and also became the first South African opening batsman to accomplish the feat

F du Plessis completed 1000 runs when he was leading South Africa in T20Is. He reached the land mark when he was on 28 during his knock of 31 in this game. He became the second captain after MS Dhoni to total 1000 plus runs as captain in T20Is. MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 1026 runs while leading India.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 MS Dhoni Ind 66 58 30 1026 48* 36.64 0 0 0 70 32
2 F du Plessis RSA 31 31 6 1003 119 40.12 1 6 0 94 30

DW Steyn’s lone wicket {1 for 33} in this game fetched him an aggregate of 30 wickets in WT20. He became the eighth bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in WT20. The following table lists the bowlers who have captured 30 plus wickets in WT20

No Player Team M I Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 Shahid Afridi Pak 34 34 135.0 1 907 39 4/11 23.25 2 0
2 SL Malinga Srl 31 31 102.4 0 763 38 5/31 20.07 0 1
3 Saeed Ajmal Pak 23 23 89.2 1 607 36 4/19 16.86 3 0
4 BAW Mendis Srl 21 21 78.3 3 526 35 6/8 15.02 1 1
5 Umar Gul Pak 24 24 82.4 0 604 35 5/6 17.25 1 1
6 SCJ Broad Eng 26 25 86.5 2 671 30 3/17 22.36 0 0
7 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 25 24 88.1 0 586 30 4/15 19.53 2 0
8 DW Steyn RSA 23 23 83.1 1 579 30 4/17 19.30 1 0

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 60 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provides the sixth such occasion for the second wicket by South African batsmen in WT20. This stand provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in WT20, the first being the exact 50 runs partnership between HM Amla and JP Duminy at Chittagong on 22.03.14. These are the only two fifty plus runs partnerships posted by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka in WT20. Thus the 60 runs partnership between HM Amla and F du Plessis in this game not only represent the record stand by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka for any wicket in WT20 but also represent the record stand for the second wicket by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka

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