Captain openers who have scored fifties in Twenty20 Internationals
India’s RG Sharma scored 89 against Sri Lanka on 14.03.18 at Col-RPS in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy to provide the 31st occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 61 | 1 | RSA | NZl | Johannesburg | 21 Oct 2005 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 89* | 1 | RSA | Aus | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 71* | 2 | RSA | Pak | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 61 | 1 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 29 Jun 2007 |
| 5 | RR Watson | 54 | 2 | Sco | Ken | Belfast | 04 Aug 2008 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 67 | 2 | Win | NZl | Auckland | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 7 | TM Dilshan | 61 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Feb 2009 |
| 8 | CH Gayle | 88 | 2 | Win | Aus | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 9 | BB McCullum | 57 | 2 | NZl | RSA | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2009 |
| 10 | CH Gayle | 63* | 2 | Win | Srl | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 11 | GC Smith | 88 | 1 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 98 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 13 | TM Dilshan | 104* | 1 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 06 Aug 2011 |
| 14 | WTS Porterfield | 56* | 2 | Ire | Ken | Dubai (DSC) | 14 Mar 2012 |
| 15 | M Jayawardene | 65* | 2 | Srl | Win | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
| 16 | MR Swart | 89 | 1 | Net | Ken | Windhoek | 19 Apr 2013 |
| 17 | CO Obuya | 60* | 1 | Ken | Afg | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2013 |
| 18 | KS Williamson | 53 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Mt Maunganui | 07 Jan 2016 |
| 19 | KS Williamson | 70 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 15 Jan 2016 |
| 20 | KS Williamson | 72* | 2 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 21 | AJ Finch | 74 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 29 Jan 2016 |
| 22 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 23 | WTS Porterfield | 72 | 2 | Ire | UAE | Abu Dhabi | 16 Feb 2016 |
| 24 | LD Chandimal | 58 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 04 Mar 2016 |
| 25 | Rohan Mustafa | 58 | 2 | UAE | Afg | ICCA Dubai | 18 Dec 2016 |
| 26 | KS Williamson | 73* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Napier | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 27 | KS Williamson | 60 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt Maunganui | 08 Jan 2017 |
| 28 | AJ Finch | 53 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 22 Feb 2017 |
| 29 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 30 | DA Warner | 59 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 16 Feb 2018 |
| 31 | RG Sharma | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. The first occasion was also by RG Sharma who scored a century against Sri Lanka at Indore on 22.12.17. Both the occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
RG Sharma’s 89 provide the third occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty against Bangladesh in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the second captain opener to score a fifty against Bangladesh in T20is
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 73* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Napier | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | KS Williamson | 60 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt Maunganui | 08 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Mar 2018 |
TM Dilshan, SR Watson and RG Sharma are the three captain openers who have scored a century in Twenty20 Internationals.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 104* | 1 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 06 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 118 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |