First Twenty 20i – India vs Sri Lanka at Cuttack – 20 Dec 2017 – India won by 93 runs

RG Sharma became the sixth cricketer to lead India in T20Is. He also became the 43^rd captain overall to lead a team against Sri Lanka in T20Is. He also became the third Indian captain to lead against Sri Lanka in T20Is.

NLTC Perera became the eighth Sri Lankan cricketer to lead Sri Lanka against India in T20Is. He also became the 43^rd captain overall to lead a team against India in T20Is

RG Sharma became the 41^st captain in the history of T20Is to open the innings for a team. He also became the first Indian captain to open the innings against Sri Lanka in a T20I. He also became the eleventh captain opener to lead a team against Sri Lanka in a T20I.

MS Dhoni scored 39 not out  in  this game which fetched him an aggregate of 1320 runs in T20Is. He became  the fourth wicket keeper batsman to total 1300 plus  runs in T20is. Others are – Mohd Shahzad of Afghanistan {1761}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {1382} and BB McCullum {1352}

MS Dhoni with his aggregate of 1320 runs occupies the third place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. Others to score more runs than MS Dhoni are – V Kohli {1956} and RG Sharma {1502}

MS Dhoni’s run aggregate as a wicket keeper batsman against Sri Lanka read 169 at the end of this game. He now owns the record for most runs as a wicket keeper batsman against Sri Lanka. He went past JC Butler of Engalnd who has an aggregate of 167 runs as wicket keeper batsman against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1502 at the end of this game. He became the second Indian batsman to total 1500 plus runs  in T20Is. V Kohli  has an aggregate of 1956 runs.

RG Sharma became the 14^th batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 1500 plus runs. The following table lists all the fourteen batsmen.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
01	BB McCullum	NZl	71	70	10	2140	123	35.66	2	13	03	199	091
02	V Kohli	Ind	55	51	14	1956	090*	52.86	0	18	01	208	040
03	TM Dilshan	Srl	80	79	12	1889	104*	28.19	1	13	10	223	033
04	MJ Guptill	NZl	64	62	07	1856	101*	33.74	1	10	02	173	079
05	Shoaib Malik	Pak	92	86	24	1821	075	29.37	0	06	01	152	043
06	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	58	58	03	1779	118*	32.34	1	12	03	200	066
07	JP Duminy	RSA	73	67	21	1700	096*	36.95	0	09	06	124	059
08	DA Warner	Aus	65	65	03	1696	090*	27.35	0	12	05	164	074
09	Umar Akmal	Pak	82	77	14	1690	094	26.82	0	08	08	122	055
10	AB de Villiers	RSA	78	75	11	1672	079*	26.12	0	10	05	140	060
11	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	81	78	05	1658	086	22.71	0	09	05	178	039
12	CH Gayle	Win	52	49	04	1577	117	35.04	2	13	02	134	103
13	EJG Morgan	Eng	70	68	13	1576	085*	28.65	0	08	03	118	069
14	RG Sharma	Ind	69	62	12	1502	106	30.04	1	12	03	134	056

MS Dhoni effected two stumping dismissals in this game which fetched him a total of 27 stumping dismissals in T20Is. He now shares the second place with Mohd Shahzad for most stumping dismissals in T20Is. Mohd Shahzad has also effected 27 stumping dismissals in T20Is. Kamran Akmal with 32 stumping dismissals occupies the first place.

MS Dhoni effected four dismissals in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals in an innings in a T20I. He also became the second wicket keeper to effect four dismissals against Sri Lanka in a T20I. N O’Brien of Ireland is the other wicket keeper to accomplish the feat against Sri Lanka. He effected four dismissals at Lord’s on 14.06.09

MS Dhoni’s four dismissals in this game gave him a T20I record. It was his third occasion of effecting four dismissals in a T20I game. He now owns the record for most occasions of effecting four dismissals in a T20I game. Other wicket keepers to accomplish the feat on two occasions are – Q de Kock of South Africa, AB de Villiers of South Africa and AC Gilchrist of Australia

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	Ind	Afg	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
2	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	Ind	Pak	Colombo (RPS)	30 Sep 2012
3	MS Dhoni	4	2	2	Ind	Srl	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017
1	Q de Kock	4	2	2	RSA	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
2	Q de Kock	4	3	1	RSA	Afg	Mumbai	20 Mar 2016
1	AB de Villiers	4	2	2	RSA	Win	North Sound	19 May 2010
2	AB de Villiers	4	4	0	RSA	Zim	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
1	AC Gilchrist	4	4	0	Aus	Zim	Cape Town	12 Sep 2007
2	AC Gilchrist	4	4	0	Aus	NZl	Perth	11 Dec 2007

MS Dhoni has effected 16 dismissals against Sri Lanka at the end of this game. He became the only wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 15 or more dismissals against a specific opposition. The next best his  own 14 dimissals against Australia.

MS Dhoni has pouched nine catches against Sri Lanka at the end of this game. He became the only wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to pouch nine catches against three oppositions. He has pouched nine catches against Australia and Pakistan

KL Rahul scored 61 in this game to provide the 65^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in T20Is.

It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in T20Is.

KL Rahul-SS Iyer added 63 runs for the second wicket and MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to  provide the 85^th and 86^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in T20Is. They also provide the 17^th and 18^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in T20Is.

KL Rahul-SS Iyer added 63 runs for the second wicket to provide the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in T20Is. It also provides the 25^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in T20Is.

MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to  provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in T20Is. It also provides the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is.

MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the record for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in T20Is. The previous best was 59 runs partnership between HH Pandya and SK Raina at Ranchi on 12.02.16.

YS Chahal captured 4 for 23 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an  Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Dinda	3.0	1	19	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
2	R Ashwin	4.0	1	08	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
3	YS Chahal	4.0	0	23	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017

YS Chahal’s 4 for 23 in this game represent his second four plus wicket haul in T20Is. He had  captured 6 for 25  against England at Bengaluru on 01.02.17. He became the second Indian bowler to  capture four or more  wickets  on two occasions in T20Is after R Ashwin. The bowling feats of these two bowlers are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	3.2	0	11	4	2	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
2	R Ashwin	4.0	1	08	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
1	YS Chahal	4.0	0	25	6	2	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017
2	YS Chahal	4.0	0	23	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 87 in this game to provide the 19^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in a T20I game. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India in a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	116	18.0	2	v India	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
2	Sri Lanka	82	18.0	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
3	Sri Lanka	87	16.0	2	v India	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017

India won this game by 93 runs to provide the third occasion of India winning a T20I game by 75 plus runs margin. All the three wins are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	93 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017
2	India	won	90 runs	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23 Sep 2012
3	India	won	75 runs	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017

India won this game by 93 runs to provide its record win in terms of runs margin in a T20I. The previous best was its 90 runs win against England at Col-RPS on 23.09.12.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	93 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017
2	India	won	90 runs	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23 Sep 2012

India won this game by 93 runs to provide its record win in terms of runs margin on home soil in a T20I. The previous best was its 75 runs win against England at Bengaluru on 01.02.17.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	93 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017
2	India	won	90 runs	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23 Sep 2012
3	India	won	75 runs	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017

MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished partnership for  the fourth  wicket in this game to provide  the 20th occasion  of MS Dhoni partnering a 50 plus runs partnership in T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Yuvraj Singh	4	61	1	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
2	RG Sharma	5	85	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Sep 2007
3	G Gambhir	2	53	1	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	06 Jun 2009
4	YK Pathan	6	63*	2	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 2009
5	G Gambhir	2	61	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	09 Dec 2009
6	Yuvraj Singh	3	80	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
7	V Sehwag	2	50	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
8	R Ashwin	7	59*	2	v Australia	Sydney	01 Feb 2012
9	SK Raina	6	60	1	v England	Mumbai	22 Dec 2012
10	Yuvraj Singh	4	97	1	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	28 Dec 2012
11	Yuvraj Singh	5	102*	2	v Australia	Rajkot	10 Oct 2013
12	Yuvraj Singh	5	84	1	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
13	V Kohli	5	67*	2	v Australia	Mohali	27 Mar 2016
14	V Kohli	3	64*	1	v West Indies	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
15	MK Pandey	5	53	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Jun 2016
16	KL Rahul	4	107	2	v West Indies	Lauderhill	27 Aug 2016
17	Yuvraj Singh	4	57	1	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017
18	SK Raina	3	55	1	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017
19	V Kohli	5	56	2	v New Zealand	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
20	MK Pandey	4	68*	1	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017

MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished partnership for  the fourth  wicket in this game to provide  the fifth occasion of MS Dhoni partnering a 50 plus runs partnership for the  fourth wicket in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Yuvraj Singh	4	61	1	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
2	Yuvraj Singh	4	97	1	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	28 Dec 2012
3	KL Rahul	4	107	2	v West Indies	Lauderhill	27 Aug 2016
4	Yuvraj Singh	4	57	1	v England	Bengaluru	01 Feb 2017
5	MK Pandey	4	68*	1	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017

MS Dhoni-MK Pandey added 68 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth  wicket in this game to provide  the fourth occasion  of MS Dhoni partnering a 50 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gambhir	2	61	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	09 Dec 2009
2	Yuvraj Singh	3	80	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
3	V Sehwag	2	50	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
4	MK Pandey	4	68*	1	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	20 Dec 2017