Australia wins the second T20I at Bangalore and with it the series Two-Nil
V Kohli became the first batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 2500 runs on a single ground. His T20 run aggregate read 2519 at the end of the second T20I against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. His run aggregate prior to the start of this match read 2447. He completed 2500 runs when he was on 53 during his knock of 72 in this game.
GJ Maxwell was playing his 58th T20 game when he taok the field today against India at Bengaluru. He became the second most capped T20I cricketer for Australia. DA Warner has played 70 T20I games for Australia.
AJ Finch has led Australia in 24 T20I games prior to the start of the match. Bengaluru match is his 25th match in which he is leading Australia. He became the second captain to lead Australia in 25 or more matches after GJ Bailey. GJ Bailey has led Australia in 28 T20Is. He also became the 22nd captain to lead a team in 25 or more T20Is
MS Dhoni has scored 49 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game. One more boundary six would fetch him his 50th boundary six. He scored three boundary sixes in this game which gave him a total of 52 boundary sixes. He become the fourth Indian batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is taking into account that V Kohli has scored 50 plus sixes. Others are – RG Sharma {102}, Yuvraj Singh {74} and SK Raina {58}. He became the 30th batsman in the history of T20Is to scored 50 plus boundary sixes.
V Kohli has scored 48 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him his 50th boundary six. He scored six boundary sixes in this game which fetched him a total of 54 boundary sixes he became the fifth Indian batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {102}, Yuvraj Singh {74} and SK Raina {58} and MS Dhoni {52} He became the 31st batsman in the history of T20Is to scored 50 plus boundary sixes.
MS Dhoni has scored 49 boundary sixes as a wicket keeper batsman prior to the start of the game. One more boundary six would fetch him his 50th boundary six. He scored three boundary sixes in this game which gave him a total of 52 boundary sixes. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are – Mohd Shahzad {74}, BB McCullum {58} and JC Buttler {50}
AJ Finch has played 24 T20I innings prior to the start of the match as captain of Australia. Bengaluru innings is his 25th innings in which he is leading Australia. He became the second captain play in 25 or more innings after GJ Bailey. GJ Bailey has played 25 T20I innings while leading Australia. He would also become the 15th captain to play 25 or more T20I innings.
AJ Finch has scored 74 boundary fours while leading Australia. His lone boundary four in this game fetched him his 75th boundary four. He became the first Australian captain to score 75 or more boundary fours and also the sixth captain in the history of T20Is to score 75 plus boundary fours. Others are – F du Plessis {117}, WTS Porterfield {114}, KS Williamson {110}. GC Smith {99} and MS Dhoni {75}
V Kohli has a run aggregate of 2191 in T20Is. He needs nine more runs for his 2200 runs. He scored 72 runs in this game which fetched him a total of 2263 rund. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2200 plus runs. Others are – RG Sharma {2331}, MJ Guptill {2272} and Shoaib Malik {2263}
AJ Finch has an aggregate of 397 runs against India in T20Is. He scored eight rund in this game which fetched him a total of 405 runs. He became the first batsman in the history of T20I to score 400 plus runs against India
AJ Finch and GJ Maxwell have played 12 T20Is against India. Bengaluru game will be the 13th game for them. AJ Finch, GJ Mawell and NLTC Perera share the record for most T20I appearances against India. All the three cricketers have played 13 T20I against India at the end of Bengaluru game.
V Kohli has scored 19 fifties in T20Is prior to the start of this game. His 72 not out in this game is his 20th fifty and with it he became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 fifties in T20Is. RG Sharma has scored 20 fifties.
V Kohli has scored 19 half centuries in T20Is prior to the start of this game. His 72 not out in this game is his 20th half century and with it he became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 half centuries.
V Kohli of India and NLTC Perera of Sri Lanka were the only two batsmen in the history of T20Is to score five fifties against a specific opposition prior to the start of this game. V Kohli has scored five fifties against Australia and NLTC Perera against Bangladesh. V Kohli’s 72 not out in this game will fetched him his sixth fifty against Australia and with it the record for most fifties against an opposition in the history of T20Is.
MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 273 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. He 40 runs in this game gave him a total of 313 runs and he now occupied the second place in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most runs against Australia. He went past Q de Kock who has an aggregate of 274 runs. Kamran Akmal occupies the first place with 366 runs.
MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 273 T20I runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. He 40 runs in this game gave him a total of 313 runs and he became the second wicket keeper to score 300 plus runs against Australia. Kamran Akmal has scored 366 runs.
GJ Maxwell has scored 69 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game. He scored nine boundary sixes in this game which fetched him 78 boundary sixes. He became the fourth Australian batsman to score 75 plus boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are SR Watson {83}, AJ Finch {79} and DA Warner {79}
GJ Maxwell scored 113 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 156 | 1 | v England | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | GJ Maxwell | 145* | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 06 Sep 2016 |
| 4 | GJ Maxwell | 103* | 2 | v England | Hobart | 07 Feb 2018 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | 172 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 6 | GJ Maxwell | 113* | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India in T20Is after SR Watson. SR Watson had scored 124 not out at Sydney on 31.01.16
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 6 | GJ Maxwell | 113* | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2019 |
GJ Maxwell with his 113 not out holds the record for most centuries by an Australian batsman in T20I. It was his third century in T20Is. He went past AJ Finch who has scored two centuries to own the record.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 156 | 1 | v England | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 172 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Jul 2018 |
| 1 | GJ Maxwell | 145* | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 06 Sep 2016 |
| 2 | GJ Maxwell | 103* | 2 | v England | Hobart | 07 Feb 2018 |
| 3 | GJ Maxwell | 113* | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2019 |
GJ Maxwell’s 113 not out represent the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman against India in India. The previous best was 89 by AJ Finch at Rajkot on 10.10.13.
GJ Maxwell’s T20I run aggregate read 1514 at the end of this game. He became the third Australian batsman to amass 1500 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – DA Warner {1792} and AJ Finch {1671}. He also became the 24th batsman to amass 1500 plus runs in the history of T20Is.
GJ Maxwell’s nine boundary sixes in this game is a record for most sixes by an Australian batsman against India. The previous record was seven boundary sixes scored by two batsmen – DA Warner and SR Watson. DA Warner had scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 72 at Bridgetown on 07.05.10. SR Watson had scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 72 at Col-RPS on 28.09.12
India fielded four wicket keepers in this game. MS Dhoni kept the wickets. KD Karthik,RR Pant and KL Rahul who had kept the wickets for India in other games were used as batsmen. This is the first game in T20Is when a team fielded four wicket keepers