Match Number 20 : Australia vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 09.05.10 : Australia won by 81 runs

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game providing the 16^th occasion of a three figure partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the record stand for the sixth wicket in ICC WT20 and also provides the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket. The previous best stand for the sixth wicket was 73 runs stand between CD McMillan and JDP Oram of New Zealand vs India at Jo’burg on 16.09.07. Australia’s best stand for the sixth wicket was the 30 run stand between Hussey brothers – MEK and DJ – against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership by Australian batssmen in ICC WT20. The four occasions are – 104 runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07, 102* runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 104 runs for the first wicket between SR Watson and DA Warner vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 and 101* runs for the sixth wicket between CL White and MEK Hussey vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

The following are the three three figure partnerships posted against Sri Lanka in ICC WT20 – 102* runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 101* runs for the sixth wicket between CL White and MEK Hussey of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 09.05.10 and 101 runs for the fourth wicket between Shoiab Malik and Younis Khan of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 17.09.07

DJ Hussey was dismissed first ball for zero in this game providing the 48h occasion of a batsmen collecting the first ball duck in ICC WT20. DJ Hussey is the fifth Australian batsman to collect the first ball duck – The other four are – MJ Clarke vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 16,09.07, RT Ponting vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09, MG Johnson vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and SPD Smith vs Pakistan at The Oval on 02.05.10.

DJ Hussey became the second batsman to be dismissed stumped of the first ball in ICC WT20 after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka who was dismissed stumped of the first ball against Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

DJ Hussey’s dismissal for zero in this game provides the 114^th occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. DJ Hussey became the eighth Australian batsman to score zero in ICC WT20

DLS van Bunje of Nethelands {vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09}, KA Pollard of West Indies {vs England at Providence on 03.05.10} and DJ Hussey of Australia {vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 09.05.10} are the four batsmen who were dismissed stumped for zero in ICC WT20.

DJ Hussey was playing his 100^th innings of his T20 career in this game and he scored zero. It was his 11^th zero. HH Gibbs {14} and MJ Lumb {12} have scored more zeroes than DJ Hussey in T20 games. DJ Hussey became the first batsman in T20 games to play 100 innings. His career record read thus – 105 matches, 100 innings, 17 not outs, 2546 runs, 100 not out as his highest score, has an average of 30.67 runs per innings, He has scored one century, 13 half centuries and 11 zeroes. He has scored 171 boundary fours and 119 boundary sixes

DPMD Jayawardene’s run aggregate at the end of this game in ICC WT20 stood at 601 and he earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in ICC WT20 to total 600 plus runs

DPMD Jayawardene {601}, KP Pietersen {491}, CH Gayle {438}, TM Dilshan {411} and G Gambhir {401} are the five batsmen who have aggregated 400 plus runs in ICC WT20. TM Dilshan reaching the milestone in this game

TM Dilshan with two boundary fours in his knock of 20 has an an aggregate of 51 boundary fours in ICC WT20. He became the third batsman to score 50 plus boundary fours after DPMD Jayawardene {60} and KP Pietersen {53}

At the end of this game TM Dilshan had an aggregate of 76 boundary fours in T20I. He is the fifth batsman after – BB McCullum {106}, GC Smith {93}, KP Pietersen {83} and ST Jayasuriya {75} – to aggregate 75 plus boundary fours in T20I

CL White’s 85 not out in this game represent the 85^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. His knock represents the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty and also represents the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman. The previous best was 81 by SR Watson against Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10. CL White’s knock of 85 not out in this game represents the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in ICC WT20. ML Hayden’s 58 not out at Cape Town on 20.09.07 was the other occasion.

CL White’s 85 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in ICC WT20. It represents the highest score by a batsman against Sri Lanka. CH Gayle’s 63 not out at The Oval on 19.06.09 was the previous best.

Sri Lanka’s 87 in this game represent the tenth occasion of a team being all out for a score less than 100 in ICC WT20. Sri Lanka were dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs for the first time in ICC WT20.

Sri Lanka’s 87 all out in this game provide the 26^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20. It also represents the second occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out, the first occasion being its 101 all out vs Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07. Thus Sri Lanka’s 87 all out in this game represents its lowest total in a completed innings in ICC WT20

Australia has dismissed the opposition all out on six occasions –England for 135 at Cape Town on 20.09.07, Sri Lanka for 101 at Cape Town on 20.09.07, Pakistan for 157 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, Bangladesh for 114 at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, India for 135 at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 and Sri Lanka for 87 at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Australia holds the record for dismissing the opposition on most occasions {six} in ICC WT20. Pakistan is the other team which has dismissed the opposition on five occasions.

It is interesting to note that Australia has played four games in this edition of ICC WT20 and on all the four occasions it has dismissed the opposition all out. The four occasions are – Pakistan all out for 157 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, Bangladesh for 114 at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, India for 135 at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 and Sri Lanka for 87 at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Australia’s victory margin of 81 runs in this game provides the 12^th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – Sri Lanka won by 172 runs vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, South Africa won by 130 runs vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09, New Zealand won by 83 runs vs Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, Pakistan won by 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, Australia won by 81 runs vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 09.05.10, West Indies won by 70 runs vs Ireland at Providence on 30.04.10, Sri Lanka won by 64 runs vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, South Africa won by 59 runs vs Afghanisthan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, Sri Lanka won by 57 runs vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, Sri Lanka won by 57 runs vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05,20, Pakistan won by 51 runs vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and England won by 50 runs vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07