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Records galore at Napier in T20I between New Zealand and England

Records galore at Napier in T20I between New Zealand and England

DJ Malan of England scored 103 not out against New Zealand at Napier on 08.11.19 to provide the 54th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in T20Is. Prior to DJ Malan, AD Hales had scored 116 not out against Sri Lanka at Chattogram on 27.03.14

It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to DJ Malan, RE Levi of South Africa had scored 117 not out at Hamilton on 19.02.12

EJG Morgan scored 91 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 99 2 v West Indies Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
2 LJ Wright 99* 1 v Afghanistan Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
3 JE Root 90* 2 v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
4 AD Hales 94 1 v Australia Chester-le-Street 31 Aug 2013
5 EJG Morgan 91 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to EJG Morgan, RT Ponting of Australia had scored 98 not out at Auckland on 17.02.05

EJG Morgan scored 91 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring a ninety in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against New Zealand in T20Is. Prior to EJG Morgan, RT Ponting of Australia had scored 98 not out at Auckland on 17.02.05

DJ Malan {103 not out} and EJG Morgan {91} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen scoring century and ninety in a T20I

England posted a team total of 241 for 3 in this game to provide the 100th occasion of a team posting a team total in excess of 200 runs in a T20I. It also provides the eighth occasion of England posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20I

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 200/6 20.0 2 v India Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 England 202/6 20.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Nov 2009
3 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
4 England 209/6 20.0 2 v Australia Southampton 29 Aug 2013
5 England 200/9 20.0 2 v Australia Hobart 29 Jan 2014
6 England 230/8 19.4 2 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
7 England 221/5 20.0 1 v Australia Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
7 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

England posted a team total of 241 for 3 in this game to provide its highest team total in T20I. Its an improvement over its previous highest total of 230 for 8 against South Africa on 18.03.16

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019
3 England 230/8 19.4 2 v South Africa Mumbai 18 Mar 2016

It also provides the second occasion of England posting a team total of 200 plus runs against New Zealand in T20I. It also represents England’s highest team total against New Zealand in T20I

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
2 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

It also provides the tenth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs against New Zealand in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 214/5 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 Australia 214/4 20.0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
3 Zimbabwe 200/2 20.0 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
4 West Indies 209/2 20.0 1 v New Zealand Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
5 England 214/7 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Feb 2013
6 India 202/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Delhi 01 Nov 2017
7 Pakistan 201/4 20.0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 25 Jan 2018
8 Australia 245/5 18.5 2 v New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 2018
9 India 208/6 20.0 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Feb 2019
10 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

England’s 241 for 3 in this game represent the second best team total against New Zealand in T20Is. The best total is Australia’s 245 for 5 at Auckland on 16.02.18

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 245/5 18.5 2 v New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 2018
2 England 241/3 20.0 1 v New Zealand Napier 08 Nov 2019

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the 243rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 203rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in a T20I. It also provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I against New Zealand.

MW Parkinson of England returned with 4 for 47 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets against New Zealand in a T20I

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 167th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 31st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 182 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the highest partnership for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 152 runs partnership between AD Hales and EJG Morgan in the game between England and Sri Lanka at Chhatogram on 27.03.14

AJ Finch of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a captain opener in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

AJ Finch of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a captain opener in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

RG Sharma’s 85 in the second T20I against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 was his sixth score of fifty as captain opener in T20Is. He emulated AJ Finch of Australia who had also scored six fifties as captain opener in T20Is. The following table list the fifties scored by these two batsmen.  But the very next day, that is on 08.11.19, AJ Finch owned the record for most fifties by captain openers in T20Is with his seventh fifty – 52 not out against Pakistan at Perth. This is clear example of how the records are obliterated so fast the game of cricket. This is mainly due to many teams are involved in the  games across the world

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 AJ Finch 53 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 22 Feb 2017
3 AJ Finch 84 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
4 AJ Finch 68* 2 Aus Pak Harare 02 Jul 2018
5 AJ Finch 172 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
6 AJ Finch 64 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
7 AJ Finch 52* 2 Aus Pak Perth 08 Nov 2019
               
1 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
2 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018
3 RG Sharma 56 2 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 18 Mar 2018
4 RG Sharma 111* 1 Ind Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
5 RG Sharma 50 2 Ind NZl Auckland 08 Feb 2019
6 RG Sharma 85 2 Ind Ban Rajkot 07 Nov 2019
India owns the record of winning most T20Is while batting second.

India owns the record of winning most T20Is while batting second.

India won the second T20I against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 to provide its 41st T20I win when it has batted second. With this win,  India has won most T20I games, while batting second. It went past Australia which had won 40 T20I games while batting second. India and Australia are the only two teams to win 40 plus games while batting second in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. India’s 41 wins are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin BR Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 6 wickets 01 2nd v South Africa Johannesburg 01 Dec 2006
2 India won 7 wickets 11 2nd v Australia Mum-BS 20 Oct 2007
3 India won 3 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 10 Feb 2009
4 India won 8 wickets 15 2nd v Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
5 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 12 Dec 2009
6 India won 7 wickets 31 2nd v Afghanistan Gros Islet 01 May 2010
7 India won 6 wickets 30 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 12 Jun 2010
8 India won 7 wickets 12 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Jun 2010
9 India won 8 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Melbourne 03 Feb 2012
10 India won 8 wickets 18 2nd v Pakistan Col-RPS 30 Sep 2012
11 India won 5 wickets 13 2nd v England Pune 20 Dec 2012
12 India won 6 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
13 India won 7 wickets 09 2nd v Pakistan Dhaka 21 Mar 2014
14 India won 7 wickets 02 2nd v West Indies Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
15 India won 8 wickets 09 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
16 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
17 India won 7 wickets 00 2nd v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
18 India won 9 wickets 37 2nd v Sri Lanka Vizag 14 Feb 2016
19 India won 5 wickets 27 2nd v Pakistan Dhaka 27 Feb 2016
20 India won 5 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Dhaka 01 Mar 2016
21 India won 9 wickets 59 2nd v U.A.E. Dhaka 03 Mar 2016
22 India won 8 wickets 07 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 Mar 2016
23 India won 6 wickets 13 2nd v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016
24 India won 6 wickets 05 2nd v Australia Mohali 27 Mar 2016
25 India won 10 wickets 41 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
26 India won 7 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 06 Sep 2017
27 India won 9 wickets 03 2nd v Australia Ranchi 07 Oct 2017
28 India won 5 wickets 04 2nd v Sri Lanka Mumbai 24 Dec 2017
29 India won 6 wickets 08 2nd v Bangladesh Col-RPS 08 Mar 2018
30 India won 6 wickets 09 2nd v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 12 Mar 2018
31 India won 4 wickets 00 2nd v Bangladesh Col-RPS 18 Mar 2018
32 India won 8 wickets 10 2nd v England Manchester 03 Jul 2018
33 India won 7 wickets 08 2nd v England Bristol 08 Jul 2018
34 India won 5 wickets 13 2nd v West Indies Kolkata 04 Nov 2018
35 India won 6 wickets 00 2nd v West Indies Chennai 11 Nov 2018
36 India won 6 wickets 02 2nd v Australia Sydney 25 Nov 2018
37 India won 7 wickets 07 2nd v New Zealand Auckland 08 Feb 2019
38 India won 4 wickets 16 2nd v West Indies Lauderhill 03 Aug 2019
39 India won 7 wickets 05 2nd v West Indies Providence 06 Aug 2019
40 India won 7 wickets 06 2nd v South Africa Mohali 18 Sep 2019
41 India won 8 wickets 26 2nd v Bangladesh Rajkot 07 Nov 2019

Post Script – Australia won the Perth T20I against Pakistan on 08.11.19 by ten wickets to post its 41st win while batting second. Thus on the day  of posting the captioned article, Inda and Australia share the record for most wins while batting second

Statistical highlights of second T20I at Rajkot between India and Bangladesh

Statistical highlights of second T20I at Rajkot between India and Bangladesh

RG Sharma became the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is when he played the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19. It was the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Other cricketer to appear in 100 plus T20Is is Shoaib Malik. He had played 111 T20Is

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 2452 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He required 48 more runs for his 2500 runs.. He scored 85 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 2537 runs. He became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2500 runs.

RG Sharma became the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is for a specific team when he played the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19 will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Others are Shoaib Malik who had played 110 games for Pakistan,

RG Sharma had scored 21 fifties prior to the start of the second T20I. His 85 in this game was fetched him  22 fifties and with it  he now shares the  record for most fifties in T20Is with V Kohli. Two more fifties for RG Sharma would fetch him 23 fifties and with him he would own the record of most fifties in T20Is. V Kohli had scored 22 fifties.

RG Sharma had played 91 innings in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  Rajkot innings was his 92nd inninngs he became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play most innings. Shaib Malik with 104 innings occupies the first place.

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets. Others are – R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {51}

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the second Indian spin bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin had captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets.  If he gets them he would then become the 31st bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He took two wickets at Rajkot which fetched him 49 wickets. He needs one more wicket for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 17th spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal had conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. He conceded 28 runs in this game and conceded 1024 runs in his T20I career. He become the fourth Indian bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Other three are – R Ashwin {1193}, RA Jadeja {1041} and JJ Bumrah {1029}

YS Chahal had conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. He conceded 28 runs in this game and conceded 1024 runs in his T20I career. He become the fourth Indian bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He became the 14th spin bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is.

Mahmudullah had scored 1392 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He required eight more runs for his 1400 runs. He scored 30 runs in this game which fetched him a total of 1422 runs in his T20I career. He  became the third Bangladesh batsman to total 1400 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shakib Al Hadan and Tamim Iabal who have scored 1567 and 1556 runs respectively.

RG Sharma had pouched 35 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed one more catch to share the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli. He took a catch in this game and shares the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli. V Kohli had pouched 36 catches in T20Is. SK Raina with 42 catches occupy the first place.

RG Sharma had played 319 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. The second T20I game at Rajkot was  his 320th T20 game. He now owns the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer. He went past SK Raina who had played 319 T20 games.

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 8321 runs in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 72 runs more to go past SK Raina who  had an aggregate of 8392 runs to occupy the  second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. He scored 85 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 8406 runs and with it the record of occupying the second place among the Indian batsman who have scored most runs in T20Is.

V Kohli with an aggregate of 8556 runs occupy the first place.

RG Sharma had scored 62 fifties in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I. One more fifty would fetch him 63 fifties. He would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score most fifties. CH Gayle {102}, DA Warner {80} and V Kohli {67} occupy the first three places

RG Sharma had scored five fifties as captain opener in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more fifty would fetch him his sixth fifty. His 85 in this game was his sixth fifty. He became the second captain opener in the history of T20Is to score six fifties after AJ Finch of Australia.

RG Sharma had scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. He scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 349 boundary sixes. If he scores one more boundary six, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma had scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. He scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 85 in this game  which fetched him an aggregate of 349 boundary sixes. If he scores one more boundary six, he would then become the ninth batsman in the history of T20I games to score 350 plus boundary sixes.  Others are – CH Gayle {960}, KA Pollard {636}, BB McCullum {485}, SR Watson {431}, AD Russell {394}, AB de Villiers {380}, DR Smith {375} and DA Warner {354}

RG Sharma had scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours.  He scored eight boundary fours in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 745 boundary fours. If he scores five more boundary fours. he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {807}. V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma had scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needed 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, He scored eight boundary fours in his knock of 85 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 745 boundary fours. If he scores five more boundary fours. he would become the tenth batsman to score 750 boundary fours in the history of T20 games. The other nine batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 394 386 48 13051 175* 38.61 22 80 1005
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 924
3 DA Warner 2007-2019 275 274 34 9022 135* 37.59 8 73 883
4 AJ Finch 2009-2019 271 266 30 8388 172 35.54 7 55 815
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 250 248 26 7104 97* 32.00 0 53 807
6 LJ Wright 2004-2019 314 291 27 7587 153* 28.73 7 40 786
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 257 47 8556 113 40.74 5 62 785
8 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 303 46 8392 126* 32.65 4 51 760
9 DR Smith 2006-2019 337 327 27 7870 110* 26.23 5 47 759

S Dhawan had played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot was be his 250th T20 game. He would become 45th cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games.

S Dhawan had played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot was his 250th T20 game. He became tenth Indian cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games. The following table lists the nine Indian cricketers who have appeared in 250 plus T20 games.

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 RG Sharma 2007-2019 320 8406 118 32.00 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 127 0
2 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 8392 126* 32.65 4 53 4/26 34.60 0 164 0
3 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 317 6621 84* 39.88 0 0 – – 0 170 83
4 KD Karthik 2006-2019 276 5407 97* 27.44 0 1 1/10 10.00 0 167 55
5 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 8556 113 40.74 5 8 2/25 82.62 0 123 0
6 Harbhajan Singh 2005-2019 265 1508 78 14.64 0 235 5/18 26.08 1 82 0
7 YK Pathan 2007-2019 264 4716 100 27.41 1 96 4/10 28.95 0 78 0
8 G Gambhir 2007-2018 251 6402 93 28.96 0 – – – – 51 0
9 RV Uthappa 2007-2019 250 6365 92 28.93 0 0 – – 0 118 39
RG Sharma emulates AJ Finch in scoring six fifties in T20Is as captain opener

RG Sharma emulates AJ Finch in scoring six fifties in T20Is as captain opener

RG Sharma’s 85 in the second T20I against Bangladesh at Rajkot on 07.11.19 was his sixth score of fifty as captain opener in T20Is. He emulated AJ Finch of Australia who has also scored six fifties as captain opener in T20Is. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two captain openers.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 AJ Finch 53 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 22 Feb 2017
3 AJ Finch 84 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
4 AJ Finch 68* 2 Aus Pak Harare 02 Jul 2018
5 AJ Finch 172 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
6 AJ Finch 64 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
               
1 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
2 RG Sharma 89 1 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 14 Mar 2018
3 RG Sharma 56 2 Ind Ban Colombo (RPS) 18 Mar 2018
4 RG Sharma 111* 1 Ind Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
5 RG Sharma 50 2 Ind NZl Auckland 08 Feb 2019
6 RG Sharma 85 2 Ind Ban Rajkot 07 Nov 2019
Bangladesh becomes the first team to deploy eight bowlers in a T20I innings against India

Bangladesh becomes the first team to deploy eight bowlers in a T20I innings against India

Bangladesh deployed eight bowlers in India’s innings in the T20I at Delhi on 03.11.19 to provide the 36th occasion of a team deploying eight or more bowlers in an innings in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by any team against India in T20Is

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 India 1 v South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009 8
2 Canada 2 v Kenya Dubai (DSC) 10 Feb 2010 8
3 Zimbabwe 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010 8
4 West Indies 1 v South Africa North Sound 19 May 2010 8
5 Bangladesh 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 29 Nov 2011 8
6 New Zealand 1 v Zimbabwe Hamilton 14 Feb 2012 8
7 India 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012 8
8 Netherlands 2 v Bangladesh The Hague 25 Jul 2012 8
9 India 2 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 8
10 West Indies 2 v Zimbabwe North Sound 03 Mar 2013 8
11 Kenya 1 v Afghanistan Sharjah 24 Nov 2013 8
12 Kenya 2 v Canada Sharjah 26 Nov 2013 8
13 Netherlands 1 v Ireland Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 8
14 Netherlands 2 v Nepal Amstelveen 30 Jun 2015 8
15 Australia 1 v England Cardiff 31 Aug 2015 8
16 Oman 2 v Hong Kong Abu Dhabi 26 Nov 2015 8
17 Sri Lanka 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 04 Mar 2016 8
18 Sri Lanka 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2017 8
19 Sri Lanka 2 v Bangladesh Sylhet 18 Feb 2018 8
20 Ireland 1 v Netherlands Al Amerat 17 Feb 2019 8
21 Ireland 1 v Afghanistan Dehradun 23 Feb 2019 8
22 Spain 2 v Malta Cartagena 30 Mar 2019 8
23 Panama 1 v Costa Rica Naucalpan 25 Apr 2019 8
24 Norway 1 v Jersey Castel 16 Jun 2019 8
25 Thailand 2 v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 24 Jun 2019 8
26 Qatar 1 v Kuwait Doha 06 Jul 2019 8
27 Czech Republic 1 v Luxembourg Ilfov County 01 Sep 2019 8
28 Czech Republic 1 v Austria Ilfov County 01 Sep 2019 8
29 Netherlands 2 v Hong Kong Al Amerat 10 Oct 2019 8
30 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9
31 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
32 Namibia 1 v Papua New Guinea                                ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
33 Papua New Guinea 1 v Scotland ICCA Dubai 21 Oct 2019 8
34 Spain 1 v Gibraltar Cartagena 27 Oct 2019 8
35 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia Dubai (DSC) 01 Nov 2019 8
36 Bangladesh 1 v India Delhi                                03 Nov 2019 8

It also provides the second occasion of Bangladesh deploying eight or more bowlers in a T20I innings. The first such occasion was against Pakistan at Dhaka on 27.09.11.

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Bangladesh 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 29 Nov 2011 8
2 Bangladesh 1 v India Delhi                                03 Nov 2019 8

Papua New Guinea deployed nine  bowlers against Bermuda at ICCA Dubai on 19.10.19 to provide  the first and only occasion of a team deploying nine bowlers in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9

Netherlands {04}, Papua New Guinea {04}, India {03} and Sri Lanka {03} are the four teams in the history of T20Is to deploy eight or bowlers on three or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Bowl
1 Netherlands 2 v Bangladesh The Hague 25 Jul 2012 8
2 Netherlands 1 v Ireland Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 8
3 Netherlands 2 v Nepal Amstelveen 30 Jun 2015 8
4 Netherlands 2 v Hong Kong Al Amerat 10 Oct 2019 8
         
1 Papua New Guinea 1 v Bermuda ICCA Dubai 19 Oct 2019 9
2 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia ICCA 2 Dubai 20 Oct 2019 8
3 Papua New Guinea 1 v Scotland ICCA Dubai 21 Oct 2019 8
4 Papua New Guinea 2 v Namibia Dubai (DSC) 01 Nov 2019 8
         
1 India 1 v South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009 8
2 India 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012 8
3 India 2 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 8
         
1 Sri Lanka 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 04 Mar 2016 8
2 Sri Lanka 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2017 8
3 Sri Lanka 2 v Bangladesh Sylhet 18 Feb 2018 8
England’s opening batsmen scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International

England’s opening batsmen scoring fifties in a Twenty20 International

DJ Malan of England scored 55 against New Zealand in the third T20I at Nelson on 05.11.19 to provide the 30th occasion of an England’s opening batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 72 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 15 Jun 2006
2 ME Trescothick 53 1 v Pakistan Bristol 28 Aug 2006
3 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
4 IR Bell 60* 2 v New Zealand Manchester 13 Jun 2008
5 LJ Wright 71 1 v Netherlands Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
6 RS Bopara 55 1 v West Indies The Oval 15 Jun 2009
7 C Kieswetter 63 2 v Australia Bridgetown 16 May 2010
8 AD Hales 62* 2 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
9 C Kieswetter 58* 2 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
10 KP Pietersen 62* 1 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 27 Feb 2012
11 AD Hales 99 2 v West Indies Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
12 C Kieswetter 50 1 v South Africa Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
13 AD Hales 68 2 v West Indies Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
14 AD Hales 56 1 v India Pune 20 Dec 2012
15 MJ Lumb 50 2 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
16 MJ Lumb 53* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
17 AD Hales 80* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
18 AD Hales 94 1 v Australia Chester-le-Street 31 Aug 2013
19 MJ Lumb 63 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 13 Mar 2014
20 AD Hales 116* 2 v Sri Lanka Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
21 AD Hales 66 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 20 May 2014
22 JJ Roy 78 2 v New Zealand Delhi 30 Mar 2016
23 JC Buttler 73* 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 05 Jul 2016
24 JJ Roy 67 2 v South Africa Taunton 23 Jun 2017
25 JC Buttler 61 1 v Australia Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
26 JC Buttler 69 1 v India Manchester 03 Jul 2018
27 JJ Roy 67 1 v India Bristol 08 Jul 2018
28 JJ Roy 69 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Oct 2018
29 JM Bairstow 68 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 05 Mar 2019
20 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below.  It is interesting to note that all these six fifties have been scored when England is batting second in a game

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
2 IR Bell 60* 2 v New Zealand Manchester 13 Jun 2008
3 MJ Lumb 53* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
4 AD Hales 80* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
5 JJ Roy 78 2 v New Zealand Delhi 30 Mar 2016
6 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019
England opening batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause in T20Is

England opening batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause in T20Is

DJ Malan of England scored 55 against New Zealand in the third T20I at Nelson on 05.11.19 which went in vain. DJ Malan’s 55 provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20I.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 72 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 15 Jun 2006
2 ME Trescothick 53 1 v Pakistan Bristol 28 Aug 2006
3 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
4 LJ Wright 71 1 v Netherlands Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
5 RS Bopara 55 1 v West Indies The Oval 15 Jun 2009
6 AD Hales 68 2 v West Indies Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
7 AD Hales 56 1 v India Pune 20 Dec 2012
8 AD Hales 66 2 v Sri Lanka The Oval 20 May 2014
9 JJ Roy 67 2 v South Africa Taunton 23 Jun 2017
0 JC Buttler 69 1 v India Manchester 03 Jul 2018
11 JJ Roy 67 1 v India Bristol 08 Jul 2018
12 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of an England opener’s fifty in a losing cause against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Maddy 50 2 v New Zealand Durban 18 Sep 2007
2 DJ Malan 55 2 v New Zealand Nelson 05 Nov 2019
Captain’s fifties in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain’s fifties in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s 50 against Australia at Canberra on 05.11.19 was in a losing cause to provide the 68th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause 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 PD Collingwood 79 2 Eng Win The Oval 28 Jun 2007
3 CH Gayle 61 1 Win Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2007
4 RT Ponting 76 1 Aus Ind Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2007
5 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 10 Feb 2009
6 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl RSA Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
7 Younis Khan 50 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
8 CH Gayle 63* 2 Win Srl The Oval 19 Jun 2009
9 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
10 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Colombo (RPS) 04 Sep 2009
11 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
12 A Bagai 53 1 Can Afg Colombo (SSC) 04 Feb 2010
13 BRM Taylor 50* 1 Zim NZl Harare 15 Oct 2011
14 BRM Taylor 75* 1 Zim NZl Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
15 CO Obuya 50 2 Ken Sco ICCA Dubai 13 Mar 2012
16 KJ Coetzer 62 2 Sco Ire Dubai (DSC) 18 Mar 2012
17 GJ Bailey 63 2 Aus Win Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
18 F du Plessis 63 1 RSA NZl East London 23 Dec 2012
19 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
20 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
21 F du Plessis 85 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 06 Aug 2013
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
23 A Bagai 67* 2 Can Ire Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2013
24 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
25 F du Plessis 58 1 RSA Ind Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
26 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
27 E Chigumbura 54 1 Zim Pak Lahore 22 May 2015
28 PL Mommsen 68* 2 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
29 WTS Porterfield 57* 1 Ire PNG Belfast 15 Jul 2015
30 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
31 Asghar Afghan 51 1 Afg HKG Abu Dhabi 28 Nov 2015
32 KS Williamson 70 2 NZl Pak Auckland 15 Jan 2016
33 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
34 Tanwir Afzal 56 2 HKG Sco Mong Kok 31 Jan 2016
35 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
36 PL Mommsen 56 2 Sco UAE ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
37 WTS Porterfield 72 2 Ire UAE Abu Dhabi 16 Feb 2016
38 LD Chandimal 58 1 Srl Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2016
39 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
40 Asghar Afghan 62 1 Afg Srl Kolkata 17 Mar 2016
41 AD Mathews 73* 2 Srl Eng Delhi 26 Mar 2016
42 LD Chandimal 58 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
43 Rohan Mustafa 58 2 UAE Afg ICCA Dubai 18 Dec 2016
44 AB de Villiers 65* 1 RSA Eng Southampton 21 Jun 2017
45 V Kohli 65 2 Ind NZl Rajkot 04 Nov 2017
46 JP Duminy 55 2 RSA Ind Cape Town 24 Feb 2018
47 NLTC Perera 58 1 Srl Ban Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2018
48 AJ Finch 84 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 27 Jun 2018
49 NLTC Perera 57 2 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 27 Oct 2018
50 KS Williamson 60 2 NZl Pak Dubai (DSC) 04 Nov 2018
51 Shakib Al Hasan 61 1 Ban Win Sylhet 17 Dec 2018
52 PR Stirling 56 1 Ire Sco Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
53 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
54 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
55 J Butler 65* 1 Gue Jer Castel 15 Jun 2019
56 DP Michael 55* 2 Sam Van Apia (No 3) 12 Jul 2019
57 NG Collins 53 2 Fin Den Brondby 13 Jul 2019
58 Muhammad Kashif 51 2 Kuw Mal Singapore 22 Jul 2019
59 NG Collins 56 1 Fin Spa Kerava 18 Aug 2019
60 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
61 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net Sco Dublin (Malahide) 16 Sep 2019
62 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
63 RD Berrington 76 2 Sco Ire Dublin (Malahide) 20 Sep 2019
64 TH David 64* 1 SGP Nep Singapore 28 Sep 2019
65 SC Williams 66 2 Zim Sin Singapore 29 Sep 2019
66 Zeeshan Maqsood 56 2 Oman Jer Abu Dhabi 27 Oct 2019
67 MG Erasmus 51 2 Nam Ire Dubai (DSC) 02 Nov 2019
68 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019


It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Younis Khan 50 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
2 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
3 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in a T20I against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
2 LD Chandimal 58 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
3 V Kohli 72* 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 27 Feb 2019
4 Babar Azam 50 1 Pak Aus Canberra 05 Nov 2019

F du Plessis of South Africa {05}, BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe {03} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {03} are the three captains in the history of T20Is to witness three or more fifties in a losing cause. The following table lists the fifties by these three batsmen’s fifties in a losing cause

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 63 1 RSA NZl East London 23 Dec 2012
2 F du Plessis 85 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 06 Aug 2013
3 F du Plessis 58 1 RSA Ind Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
4 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
5 F du Plessis 79 1 RSA Aus Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
               
1 BRM Taylor 50* 1 Zim NZl Harare 15 Oct 2011
2 BRM Taylor 75* 1 Zim NZl Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
3 BRM Taylor 59 1 Zim Ire Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
               
1 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 69 2 Srl NZl Colombo (RPS) 04 Sep 2009
3 KC Sangakkara 59 1 Srl Ind Mohali 12 Dec 2009
Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh second Twenty20 International at Rajkot

Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh second Twenty20 International at Rajkot

RG Sharma will become the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is when he plays the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19. It will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Other cricketer to appear in 100 plus T20Is is Shoaib Malik. He has played 111 T20Is

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 2452 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He requires 48 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he scored them,then he would become the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2500 runs.

RG Sharma will become the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is for a specific team when he plays the second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19 will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Others are Shoaib Malik who has played 110 games for Pakistan,

RG Sharma has scored 21 fifties prior to the start of the second T20I. One more fifty would fetch him  22 fifties and with it he would share the record for most fifties in T20Is with V Kohli. Two more fifties for RG Sharma would fetch him 23 fifties and with him, he would own the record of most fifties in T20Is. V Kohli has scored 22 fifties.

RG Sharma has played 91 innings in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.   If RG Shama bats at Rajkot, it would be his 92nd innings he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play most innings. Shaib Malik with 104 innings occupies the first place.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets. Others are – R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {51}

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the second Indian spin bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin has captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 31st bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 47 T20I wickets prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 17th spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal has conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. If he concedes four more runs, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Other three are – R Ashwin {1193}, RA Jadeja {1041} and JJ Bumrah {1029}

YS Chahal has conceded 996 runs in T20Is. He is all set for “Bowler’s 1000 runs” if he concedes four more runs. If he concedes four more runs, then he would become the 38th bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He would become the 14th spin bowler to concede 1000 plus runs in T20Is.

Mahmudullah has scored 1392 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He requires eight more runs for his 1400 runs. If he gets them, he would become the third Bangladesh batsman to total 1400 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iabal who have scored 1567 and 1556 runs respectively.

Mahmuduallah has scored 48 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires tw0 more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the first Bangladesh batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

Mahmuduallah has scored 48 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the 36th batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

RG Sharma has pouched 35 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs one more catch to share the the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli and two more catches to become the second Indian fieldsman to pouch most catches in T20Is. V Kohli has pouched 36 catches in T20Is. SK Raina with 42 catches occupy the first place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I.  He now occupies the third place jointly with D Ramdin in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of T20Is.  One more dismissal would fetch him 59 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then occupy the third place in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of T20Is. MS Dhoni {91} and Kamran Akmal {60} occupy the first and second places.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 60 plus dismissals  after MS Dhoni {91} and Kamran Akmal {60}

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires three more dismissals which would fetch him 61 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the second wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect most dismissals.  MS Dhoni with 91 dismissals occupies the first place. Mushfiqur Rahim would go  past Kamran Akmal who had effected 60 dismissals on his way to second place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 28 stumping dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the second T20I. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 30 stumping dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals after MS Dhoni {34} and Kamran Akmal {32}

RG Sharma has played 319 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. The second T20I game at Rajkot would be RG Sharma’s 320th T20 game. He would own the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer. He would go past SK Raina who has played 319 T20 games.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 8321 runs in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 72 runs more to go past SK Raina who  has an aggregate of 8392 runs to occupy the  second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. V Kohli with an aggregate of 8556 runs occupy the first place.

RG Sharma has scored 62 fifties in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I. One more fifty would fetch him 63 fifties. He would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score most fifties. CH Gayle {102}, DA Warner {80} and V Kohli {67} occupy the first three places

RG Sharma has scored five fifties as captain opener in T20I games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more fifty would fetch him his sixth fifty. He would then become the second captain opener in the history of T20Is to score six fifties.

RG Sharma has scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma has scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would then become the ninth  batsman in the history of T20 games to  score 350 boundary sixes, Others are – CH Gayle {960}, KA Pollard {636}, BB McCullum {485}, SR Watson {431}, AD Russell {394}, AB de Villiers {380}, DR Smith {375} and DA Warner {354}

RG Sharma has scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {800} V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma has scored 737 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I. He needs 13 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, he would become the tenth batsman to score 750 boundary fours in the history of T20 games. The other nine batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 394 386 48 13051 175* 38.61 22 80 1005
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 924
3 DA Warner 2007-2019 275 274 34 9022 135* 37.59 8 73 883
4 AJ Finch 2009-2019 270 265 30 8371 172 35.62 7 55 812
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 249 247 26 7073 97* 32.00 0 53 803
6 LJ Wright 2004-2019 314 291 27 7587 153* 28.73 7 40 786
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 257 47 8556 113 40.74 5 62 785
8 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 303 46 8392 126* 32.65 4 51 760
9 DR Smith 2006-2019 337 327 27 7870 110* 26.23 5 47 759

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more duck would fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games after PP Chawla. PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Two more ducks would fetch him his 21st duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then, own the dubious record for most ducks by an Indian batsmen in T20 games. He would go past the present record holder PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  One more duck would fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the twenty-second batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games.

S Dhawan has played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot would be his 250th T20 game. He would become 45th cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games.

S Dhawan has played 249 T20 games prior to the start of the second T20I.  Second T20I at Rajkot would be his 250th T20 game. He would become tenth Indian cricketer to appear in 250 plus T20 games. The following table lists the nine Indian cricketers who have appeared in 250 plus T20 games.

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 8392 126* 32.65 4 53 4/26 34.60 0 164 0
2 RG Sharma 2007-2019 319 8321 118 32.00 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 126 0
3 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 317 6621 84* 39.88 0 0 – – 0 170 83
4 KD Karthik 2006-2019 276 5407 97* 27.44 0 1 1/10 10.00 0 167 55
5 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 8556 113 40.74 5 8 2/25 82.62 0 123 0
6 Harbhajan Singh 2005-2019 265 1508 78 14.64 0 235 5/18 26.08 1 82 0
7 YK Pathan 2007-2019 264 4716 100 27.41 1 96 4/10 28.95 0 78 0
8 G Gambhir 2007-2018 251 6402 93 28.96 0 – – – – 51 0
9 RV Uthappa 2007-2019 250 6365 92 28.93 0 0 – – 0 118 39