Match Number 8 : West Indies vs England at Providence on 03.05.10 : West Indies won by eight wickets under Duckworth Lewis Method

EJG Morgan scored 55 in this game providing the 75^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

It also represents the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. Other five occasions are – 79 by KP Pietersen vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 71 by LJ Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 58 by KP Pietersen vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in ICC WT20. RS Bopara’s 55 at The Oval on 15.06.09 was the other occasion

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in T20I

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in T20I. Other occasions are – 79 by PD Collingwood at The Oval on 28.06.07, 55* by OA Shah at The Oval on 29.06.07 and 55 by RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent his third fifty in T20I. The other two fifties are – 85* vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 13.11.09, 67* vs Pakistan at Dubai on 19.02.10.

With his three fifties, EJ Morgan became the third England batsman to score three fifties in T20I. The other two batsmen are – PD Collingwood and KP Pietersen.

PD Collingwood’s fifties read thus – 79 vs West Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07, 54 vs New Zealand at Christchuch on 07.02.08 and 57 vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13.11.09

KP Pietersen’s fifies read thus – 79 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 58 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 62 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 20.02.10

This game was 25^th T20I for PD Collingwood. He became the 13^th cricketer to appear in 25 plus T20Is. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {34}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {30}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {30}, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {29}, LRPL Taylor of New Zealand {28}, Umar Gul of Pakistan {26}, MJ Clarke of Australia {25}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {25}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {25}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {25}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {25} and JA Morkel of South Africa {25|

PD Collingwood earned the distinction of becoming the first England cricketer to appear in 25 T20Is.

KP Pietersen took his aggregate of T20I runs to 687 with his 24 in this game and now occupies the second place among the most run getters in T20I. BB McCullum with 987 runs occupies the first place. KP Pietersen moved the second place displacing GA Smith who had an aggregate of 678 runs.

KP Pietersen’s lone six in his knock of 24 gave him the record for most sixes by an England batsman in ICC WT20. It was his eleventh six and he wrested the record from OA Shah who had an aggregate of 10 sixes

KP Pitersen became the seventh batsman in ICC WT20 to score eleven or more sixes. Others are – Yuvraj Singh of India {24}, CH Gayle of West Indies {20}, CD McMillan of New Zealand {13}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {13}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {12} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {12}

CH Gayle’s two sixes in this game gave him an aggregate of 20 sixes in ICC WT20. He became the second batsman in ICC WT20 to score 20 plus sixes. Yuvraj Singh of India with 24 sixes to his credit is the other batsman who has an aggregate of 20 plus sixes

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 99^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the eighth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in ICC WT20. The eight occasions are – 119* runs between Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik {Pakistan vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 95 runs between EJG Morgan and LJ Wright {England vs West Indies at Providence on 03.05.10}, 85 runs between MS Dhoni and RG Sharma {India vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07}, 77 runs between DJ Bravo and RR Sarwan {West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 10.06.09}, 64 runs between YK Pathan and Yuvraj Singh {India vs West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09}, 63 runs between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey {Australia vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 60 runs between CD McMillan and SB Styris {New Zealand vs England at Durban on 18.09.07} and 53 runs between H Mazkadza and BRM Taylor {Zimbabwe and Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket by England batsmen in ICC WT20 and hence a record stand. The previous best was 24 runs between A Flintoff and KP Pietersen vs Australia at Cape Town on 14.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of a ninety plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20. The other four are – 98 runs for the third wicket between SR Watson and DJ Hussey – Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 97 runs for the second wicket between JH Kallis and GC Smith – South Africa vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 95 runs for the second wicket between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith – West Indies vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and 91 runs for the third wicket between Mohd Ashraful and Shakib Ali Hasan – Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

It is interesting to note that four of the captioned five partnerships of 90 plus runs have been posted in the ongoing edition of ICC WT20.

EJG Morgan’s 55 was in a losing cause providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. His knock which went in vain provides the fourth occasion of an England batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. The other three occasions are – 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07, 71 by LG Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game which was in a losing cause provides the fourth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 63 by DA Warner of Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, 67 by Yuvraj Singh of India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and 55 by RS Bopara of England at The Oval on 15.06.09

It is interesting to note that identical knocks of 55 by two England batsmen – RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09 and EJG Morgan at Providence on 03.05.10 – have gone in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20

KA Pollard was dismissed stumped for zero in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsmen dismissed stumped in ICC WT20. He is the third batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped without scoring. Ohers are DLS van Bunge of Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

KA Pollard’s dismissal stumped in this game is his second such dismissal in ICC WT20. He was dismissed stumped for 3 against Sri Lanka at The Oval n 19.06.09

KA Pollard is the second batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped on two occasions. His team mate DJ Bravo is the other batsman {for 2 vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and for 18 vs England at The Oval on 15.06.09} is the other batsman who has been dismissed stumped on two occasions.