Both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I – Some interesting derivatives

Both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I – Some interesting derivatives

The only occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a T20I was witnessed when Czech Republic openers S Davizi and D Steyn scored 115 not out and 106 against Bulgaria at Marsa on 12 May 2022

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
01S Davizi115*Czech RepublicBulgariaMarsa12.05.22
 D Steyn106Czech RepublicBulgariaMarsa12.05.22

The following table lists the 17 occasions of one of the opener scoring a half century and the other a century.

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
1J Charles79West IndiesIndiaLauderhill27.08.16
 E Lewis100West IndiesIndiaLauderhill27.08.16
       
2R G Sharma118IndiaSri LankaIndore22.12.17
 K L Rahul89IndiaSri LankaIndore22.12.17
       
3M J Guptill63New ZealandWest IndiesMt Maunganui03.01.18
 C Munro104New ZealandWest IndiesMt Maunganui03.01.18
       
4M J Guptill105New ZealandAustraliaAuckland16.02.18
 C Munro76New ZealandAustraliaAuckland16.02.18
       
5Hazratullah Zazai162*AfghanistanIrelandDehradun23.02.19
 Usman Ghani73AfghanistanIrelandDehradun23.02.19
       
6P D Hennessy71SpainMaltaCartagena30.03.19
 Awais Ahmed102SpainMaltaCartagena30.03.19
       
7H G Munsey127*ScotlandNetherlandsDublin-M16.09.19
 K J Coetzer89ScotlandNetherlandsDublin-M16.09.19
       
8A J Finch64AustraliaSri LankaAdelaide27.10.19
 D A Warner100*AustraliaSri LankaAdelaide27.10.19
       
9P Khadka57NepalBhutanKirtipur05.12.19
 G Malla107NepalBhutanKirtipur05.12.19
       
10Mohd Rizwan73*PakistanSouth AfricaCenturion14.04.21
 Babar Azam122PakistanSouth AfricaCenturion14.04.21
       
11B A Pai107*GibraltarBulgariaMarsa23.10.21
 L Bruce73GibraltarBulgariaMarsa23.10.21
       
12J Bulele59MozambiqueCameroonAbu Dhabi 
 F Damiao Couana104MozambiqueCameroonAbu Dhabi03.11.21
       
13R Pathan107*CanadaPanamaCoolidge13.11.21
 N S Dhaliwal65CanadaPanamaCoolidge13.11.21
       
14R Pathan73CanadaPhilippinesAl Amerat18.02.22
 M Spoors108*CanadaPhilippinesAl Amerat18.02.22
       
15R Sateeshan53RomaniaCzech RepublicMarsa13.05.22
 Taranjeet Singh110RomaniaCzech RepublicMarsa13.05.22
       
16K L Rahul63IndiaAfghanistanDub-DSC08.09.22
 V Kohli122IndiaAfghanistanDub-DSC08.09.22
       
17Mohd Rizwan88*PakistanEnglandKarachi22.09.22
 Babar Azam110*PakistanEnglandKarachi22.09.22

The following table lists the twelve occasions of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in the history of T20Is.

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
1G C Smith71*South AfricaPakistanJohannesburg02.02.07
 L L Bosman53*South AfricaPakistanJohannesburg02.02.07
       
2D O Obuya65*KenyaScotlandNairobi-G04.02.10
 S O Tikolo56*KenyaScotlandNairobi-G04.02.10
       
3A D Hales62*EnglandWest IndiesThe Oval23.09.11
 C Kieswetter58*EnglandWest IndiesThe Oval23.09.11
       
4M J Lumb53*EnglandNew ZealandWellington15.02.13
 A D Hales80*EnglandNew ZealandWellington15.02.13
       
5M J Guptill87*New ZealandPakistanHamilton17.01.16
 K S Williamson72*New ZealandPakistanHamilton17.01.16
       
6Taranjeet Singh57*RomaniaSerbiaSouthampton26.06.21
 R Satheesan56*RomaniaSerbiaSouthampton26.06.21
       
7R R Hendricks56*South AfricaSri LankaCol-RPS14.09.21
 Q de Kock59*South AfricaSri LankaCol-RPS14.09.21
       
8Aqib Ilyas50*OmanPNGAl Amerat17.10.21
 Jatinder Singh73*OmanPNGAl Amerat17.10.21
       
9Mohd Rizwan79*PakistanIndiaDub-DSC24.10.21
 Babar Azam68*PakistanIndiaDub-DSC24.10.21
       
10B A Pai87*GibraltarBulgariaMarsa13.05.22
 L Bruce99*GibraltarBulgariaMarsa13.05.22
       
11A J Finch61*AustraliaSri LankaMarsa07.06.22
 D A Warner70*AustraliaSri LankaMarsa07.06.22
       
12Mohd Rizwan88*PakistanEnglandKarachi22.09.22
 Babar Azam110*PakistanEnglandKarachi22.09.22

Twenty20 Internationals has witnessed four occasions of both the openers from rival teams scoring fifties. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
1D A Warner59AustraliaNew ZealandAuckland16.02.18
2D J M Short76AustraliaNew ZealandAuckland16.02.18
3M J Guptill105New ZealandAustraliaAuckland16.02.18
4C Munro76New ZealandAustraliaAuckland16.02.18
       
1H G Munsey50ScotlandIrelandAl Amerat15.02.19
2K J Coetzer74ScotlandIrelandAl Amerat15.02.19
3P R Stirling56IrelandScotlandAl Amerat15.02.19
4K J O’Brien65IrelandScotlandAl Amerat15.02.19
       
1Mohd Rizwan73*PakistanSouth AfricaCenturion14.04.21
2Babar Azam122PakistanSouth AfricaCenturion14.04.21
3J N Malan55South AfricaPakistanCenturion14.04.21
4A K Markram62South AfricaPakistanCenturion14.04.21
       
1S Davizi115*Czech RepublicBulgariaMarsa12.05.22
2D Steyn106Czech RepublicBulgariaMarsa12.05.22
3H Lakov51BulgariaCzech RepublicMarsa12.05.22
4I A D Silva50BulgariaCzech RepublicMarsa12.05.22

Twenty20 Internationals has witnessed five occasions of openers scoring identical runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
1Kamran Akmal73PakistanBangladeshGros Islet01.05.10
 Salman Butt73PakistanBangladeshGros Islet01.05.10
       
2Sharjeel Khan59PakistanEnglandManchester07.09.16
 Khalid Latif59*PakistanEnglandManchester07.09.16
       
3R G Sharma80IndiaNew ZealandDelhi01.11.17
 S Dhawan80IndiaNew ZealandDelhi01.11.17
       
4M P O’Dowd58NetherlandsBermudaDub-DSC26.10.19
 B N Cooper58NetherlandsBermudaDub-DSC26.10.19
       
5Chirag Suri51UAEKuwaitAl Amerat24.02.20
 Rohan Mustafa53UAEKuwaitAl Amerat24.02.20

Twenty20 Internationals has witnessed five occasions of one of the openers scoring a half century and another ninety in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayersScoreTeamOppositionGroundDate
1G C Smith83South AfricaEnglandCenturion15.11.09
 L L Bosman94South AfricaEnglandCenturion15.11.09
       
2R G Sharma97IndiaIrelandDublin-M27.06.18
 S Dhawan74IndiaIrelandDublin-M27.06.18
       
3R G Sharma71IndiaWest IndiesWankhede11.12.19
 K L Rahul91IndiaWest IndiesWankhede11.12.19
       
4B A Pai86*GibraltarBulgariaMarsa13.05.22
 L Bruce99*GibraltarBulgariaMarsa13.05.22
       
5Zubaidi Zulkifle96MalaysiaBhutanVizag02.07.22
 Virandeep Singh54MalaysiaBhutanVizag02.07.22
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