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Wicket keeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

Wicket keeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

JC Butler’s 73 not out in the only T20I between England and Sri Lanka at Southampton on 05.07.16 provide the 34th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BRM Taylor 60* 2 Zim Aus Cape Town 12 Sep 2007
2 BB McCullum 59 1 NZl Win Hamilton 28 Dec 2008
3 TM Dilshan 61 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 10 Feb 2009
4 BB McCullum 61 2 NZl Aus Sydney 15 Feb 2009
5 BB McCullum 56* 2 NZl Ind Christchurch 25 Feb 2009
6 BB McCullum 69* 2 NZl Ind Wellington 27 Feb 2009
7 Kamran Akmal 57 1 Pak Ire The Oval 15 Jun 2009
8 NJ O’Brien 50 2 Ire Can Colombo (SSC) 03 Feb 2010
9 BB McCullum 56* 2 NZl Ban Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
10 Kamran Akmal 73 1 Pak Ban Gros Islet 1 May 2010
11 Kamran Akmal 50 1 Pak Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
12 C Kieswetter 63 2 Eng Aus Bridgetown 16 May 2010
13 C Kieswetter 58* 2 Eng Win The Oval 23 Sep 2011
14 BB McCullum 81* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
15 BB McCullum 64 1 NZl Zim Harare 17 Oct 2011
16 MS Wade 72 1 Aus Ind Sydney 01 Feb 2012
17 C Kieswetter 50 1 Eng RSA Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
18 Mohammad Shahzad 68 2 Afg HKG Chittagong 18 Mar 2014
19 SP Khakurel 56 1 Nep Afg Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
20 Sarfraz Ahmed 76* 2 Pak NZl Dubai (DSC) 04 Dec 2014
21 MN van Wyk 114* 1 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
22 Mohammad Shahzad 74 2 Afg UAE Edinburgh 10 Jul 2015
23 W Barresi 75 1 Net Sco Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
24 Mohammad Shahzad 75 1 Afg Sco Edinburgh 12 Jul 2015
25 AB de Villiers 51 2 RSA Ind Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
26 ADS Fletcher 57 2 Win Srk Pallekele 09 Nov 2015
27 Mohammad Shahzad 60 1 Afg Oman Abu Dhabi 30 Nov 2015
28 Mohammad Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
29 AB de Villiers 71 2 RSA Eng Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016
30 LD Chandimal 50 1 Srl UAE Dhaka 25 Feb 2016
31 JJ Atkinson 53 2 HKG Zim Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
32 Mohammad Shahzad 61 1 Afg Sco Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
33 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Eng Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
34 JC Buttler 73* 2 Eng Srl Southampton 05 Jul 2016

JC Buttler became the second England wicket keeper opening batsman to score a fifty in T20Is. His fifty provides the fourth such occasion by an England wicket keeper opening batsman. It also represents the highest score by an England wicket keeper opener in T20Is . The previous best was 63 by C Kieswetter against Australia at Bridgetown on 16.05.10

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Kieswetter 63 2 Eng Aus Bridgetown 16 May 2010
2 C Kieswetter 58* 2 Eng Win The Oval 23 Sep 2011
3 C Kieswetter 50 1 Eng RSA Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
4 JC Buttler 73* 2 Eng Srl Southampton 05 Jul 2016

JC Buttler became the second wicket keeper opening batsman to score a fifty against Sri Lanka in T20Is. His 73 not out represents the highest score by a wicket keeper opening batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is. The previous best was 57 by ADS Fletcher of West Indies at Pallekele on 09.11.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ADS Fletcher 57 2 Win Srk Pallekele 09 Nov 2015
2 JC Buttler 73* 2 Eng Srl Southampton 05 Jul 2016

Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan and MN van Wyk of South Africa are the only two wicket keeper opening batsman to score centuries  in T20Is

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
2 MN van Wyk 114* 1 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015

The following list shows the wicket keeper openers who have scored seventy plus runs in T20Is. Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan has scored seventy plus runs on three occasions which includes a century

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
2 MN van Wyk 114* 1 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
3 BB McCullum 81* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
4 Sarfraz Ahmed 76* 2 Pak NZl Dubai (DSC) 04 Dec 2014
5 W Barresi 75 1 Net Sco Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
6 Mohammad Shahzad 75 1 Afg Sco Edinburgh 12 Jul 2015
7 Mohammad Shahzad 74 2 Afg UAE Edinburgh 10 Jul 2015
8 JC Buttler 73* 2 Eng Srl Southampton 05 Jul 2016
9 Kamran Akmal 73 1 Pak Ban Gros Islet 01 May 2010
10 MS Wade 72 1 Aus Ind Sydney 01 Feb 2012
11 AB de Villiers 71 2 RSA Eng Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016

BB McCullum of New Zealand {07} and Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan {06} are the only two wicket keeper openers to have scored fifty plus runs on five or more occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two wicket keeper openers

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Shahzad 68 2 Afg HKG Chittagong 18 Mar 2014
2 Mohammad Shahzad 74 2 Afg UAE Edinburgh 10 Jul 2015
3 Mohammad Shahzad 75 1 Afg Sco Edinburgh 12 Jul 2015
4 Mohammad Shahzad 60 1 Afg Oman Abu Dhabi 30 Nov 2015
5 Mohammad Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
6 Mohammad Shahzad 61 1 Afg Sco Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
               
1 BB McCullum 59 1 NZl Win Hamilton 28 Dec 2008
2 BB McCullum 61 2 NZl Aus Sydney 15 Feb 2009
3 BB McCullum 56* 2 NZl Ind Christchurch 25 Feb 2009
4 BB McCullum 69* 2 NZl Ind Wellington 27 Feb 2009
5 BB McCullum 56* 2 NZl Ban Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
6 BB McCullum 81* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
7 BB McCullum 64 1 NZl Zim Harare 17 Oct 2011

 

 

 

Indian batsmen collecting the first ball duck in Twenty20 Internationals – MK Pandey joins the list

Indian batsmen collecting the first ball duck in Twenty20 Internationals – MK Pandey joins the list

MK Pandey of India was dismissed run out for a duck after facing just a single delivery in the third T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare on 22.06.16 to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KD Karthik 0 1 1 v South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 S Sreesanth 0 1 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 2008
3 M Vijay 0 1 1 v South Africa Gros Islet 02 May 2010
4 A Nehra 0 1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 07 May 2010
5 MM Patel 0 1 1 v England Manchester 31 Aug 2011
6 RA Jadeja 0 1 1 v England Kolkata 29 Oct 2011
7 RG Sharma 0 1 2 v Australia Sydney 01 Feb 2012
8 PP Chawla 0 1 1 v England Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 I Sharma 0 1 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 25 Dec 2012
10 AT Rayudu 0 1 1 v South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
11 Harbhajan Singh 0 1 1 v South Africa Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
12 Yuvraj Singh 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Ranchi 12 Feb 2016
13 AM Rahane 0 1 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 27 Feb 2016
14 SK Raina 0 1 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016
15 KL Rahul 0 1 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 18 Jun 2016
16 MK Pandey 0 1 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 22 Jun 2016

MK Pandey became the third Indian batsman after PP Chawla and AT Rayudu to be dismissed run out for a duck after facing a single delivery in T20Is

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PP Chawla 0 1 1 v England Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
2 AT Rayudu 0 1 1 v South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3 MK Pandey 0 1 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 22 Jun 2016

MK Pandey earned the dubious distinction of becoming the fifth Indian batsman to be dismissed run out for a duck in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 2008
2 PP Chawla 0 1 v England Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
3 AT Rayudu 0 1 v South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
4 JJ Bumrah 0 1 v Sri Lanka Pune-SRS 09 Feb 2016
5 MK Pandey 0 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 22 Jun 2016

MK Pandey became the fifth batsman to be dismissed run out for a duck against Zimbabwe in T20Is after DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, Nasir Hossain of Bangladesh, MC Sorensen of Ireland and Wahab Riaz of Pakistan.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DPMD Jayawardene 0 2 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 Nasir Hossain 0 2 Ban Zim Bulawayo 11 May 2013
3 MC Sorensen 0 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
4 Wahab Riaz 0 1 Pak Zim Harare 27 Sep 2015
5 MK Pandey 0 1 Ind Zim Harare 22 Jun 2016

MK Pandey became the second batsman to be dismissed run out for a duck against Zimbabwe in T20Is after facing a single delivery. MC Sorensen of Ireland is the other batsman to suffer such an ignominy

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MC Sorensen 0 1 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
2 MK Pandey 0 1 1 Ind Zim Harare 22 Jun 2016

The following table lists fifteen batsmen who have collected a first ball duck against Zimbabwe in a T20I. The list includes two Indian batsmen – KL Rahul and MK Pandey – who collected the first ball ducks in the just concluded three game T20I series

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Wright 0 1 1 Eng Zim Cape Town 13 Sep 2007
2 AD Mascarenhas 0 1 1 Eng Zim Cape Town 13 Sep 2007
3 AA Mulla 0 1 1 Can Zim King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
4 DM Bravo 0 1 2 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
5 BB McCullum 0 1 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
6 AD Russell 0 1 1 Win Zim North Sound 03 Mar 2013
7 D Ramdin 0 1 1 Win Zim North Sound 03 Mar 2013
8 MC Sorensen 0 1 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
9 SJ Myburgh 0 1 1 Net Zim Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
10 Mashrafe Mortaza 0 1 1 Ban Zim Dhaka 15 Nov 2015
11 Nizakat Khan 0 1 2 HKG Zim Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
12 MH Cross 0 1 2 Sco Zim Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
13 AC Evans 0 1 2 Sco Zim Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
14 KL Rahul 0 1 2 Ind Zim Harare 18 Jun 2016
15 MK Pandey  0 1 1 Ind Zim Harare 22 Jun 2016

 

Unfinished three figure partnerships for the first wicket in Twenty20 Internationals

Unfinished three figure partnerships for the first wicket in Twenty20 Internationals

Mandeep Singh and KL Rahul were concerned added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the second T20I between India and Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the ninth occasion of a team posting an unfinished three figure partnership for the first wicket in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. This was India’s first such partnership in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LE Bosman, GC Smith 1 132* 2 RSA Pak Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 102* 2 Aus Srl Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 DO Obuya, SO Tikolo 1 110* 2 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
4 DO Obuya, SO Tikolo 1 126* 2 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
5 AD Hales, C Kieswetter 1 128* 2 Eng Win The Oval 23 Sep 2011
6 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 1 127* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
7 AD Hales, MJ Lumb 1 143* 2 Eng NZl Wellington 15 Feb 2013
8 MJ Guptill, KS Williamson 1 171* 2 NZl Pak Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
9 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 2 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

Mandeep Singh and KL Rahul were concerned added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the second T20I between India and Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the second occasion of a team posting an unfinished three figure partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 1 127* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
2 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 2 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Four or more wickets by bowlers on Twenty20 International debut – BB Sran of India joins the list

Four or more wickets by bowlers on Twenty20 International debut – BB Sran of India joins the list

BB Sran of India captured 4 for 10 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler to capture four or more wickets on T20I debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Kasprowicz 4.0 0 29 4 2 Aus NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 J Lewis 4.0 0 24 4 2 Eng Aus Southampton 13 Jun 2005
3 AR Cusack 4.0 0 21 4 1 Ire Sco Belfast 02Aug2008
4 HS Baidwan 4.0 0 19 4 1 Can Net Belfast 02Aug2008
5 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
6 K Weeraratne 4.0 0 19 4 2 Srl Pak King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
7 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
8 D Bishoo 4.0 0 17 4 2 Win Pak Gros Islet 21 Apr 2011
9 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
10 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran’s four for 10 in this game represent the second best bowling figures by a debutant in a T20I after Elias Sunny’s 5 for 13 in a T20I between Bangladesh and Ireland at Belfast on 18.07.12

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran became the second Indian bowler to capture four wickets on T20I debut after PP Ojha. BB Sran’s 4 for 10 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler on T20I debut

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

India became the second team in the history of T20Is to have two bowlers wo have captured four wickets on T20I debut. Sri Lanka is the other team to accomplish such a feat

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 K Weeraratne 4.0 0 19 4 2 Srl Pak King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
                     
1 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran became the second bowler to capture four wickets on T20I debut against Zimbabwe after BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka. BB Sran’s four for 10 represents the best bowling figures by a debutant against Zimbabwe in a T20I

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Indian bowlers capturing four wickets in a T20I – BB Sran is the latest addition to the elite list

Indian bowlers capturing four wickets in a T20I – BB Sran is the latest addition to the elite list

BB Sran of India captured 4 for 10 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in a T20I. He became the seventh Indian bowler to perform the feat

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RP Singh 4.0 0 13 4 2 South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Bangladesh Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
3 Z Khan 3.0 0 19 4 1 Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
4 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
5 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 2 12 4 2 England Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
6 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Australia Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
7 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
8 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

Two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of T20I

Two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of T20I

BB Sran captured 4 for 10 and JJ Bumrah captured 3 for 11 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the sixth occasions of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 RP Singh 4.0 0 26 3 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
  2 IK Pathan 4.0 0 16 3 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
                     
2 1 IK Pathan 4.0 0 27 3 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
  2 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
                     
3 1 Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 24 3 2 v Afghanistan Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
  2 L Balaji 3.3 0 13 3 2 v Afghanistan Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
                     
4 1 Z Khan 4.0 0 22 3 2 v South Africa Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
  2 L Balaji 3.5 0 37 3 2 v South Africa Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
                     
5 1 B Kumar 4.0 0 35 3 1 v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
  2 R Vinay Kumar 4.0 0 26 3 1 v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
                     
6 1 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
  2 JJ Bumrah 4.0 0 11 3 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran captured 4 for 10 and JJ Bumrah captured 3 for 11 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the second occasion of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets of which one has captured four wickets and another three wickets in an innings of a T20I. Both occasions are listed below

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 IK Pathan 4.0 0 27 3 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
  2 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
                     
2 1 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
  2 JJ Bumrah 4.0 0 11 3 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Victories without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals – India carves its first such win

Victories without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals – India carves its first such win

India won the second Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe on 20.06.26 by ten wickets to provide the thirteenth occasion of a team winning a T20I without losing a wicket. It was India’ first such win. All the thirteen occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 10 wkts 51 130 11.3 Pakistan Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 Australia 10 wkts 58 102 10.2 Sri Lanka Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 Kenya 10 wkts 45 110 12.3 Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
4 New Zealand 10 wkts 70 079 08.2 Bangladesh Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
5 Kenya 10 wkts 33 124 14.3 Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
6 England 10 wkts 28 126 15.2 West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
7 New Zealand 10 wkts 39 124 13.3 Zimbabwe Harare 15 Oct 2011
8 Ireland 10 wkts 76 072 07.2 Kenya Dubai (DSC) 14 Mar 2012
9 Ireland 10 wkts 63 107 09.3 Canada Dubai (DSC) 22 Mar 2012
10 South Africa 10 wkts 44 094 12.4 Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
11 England 10 wkts 44 140 12.4 New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
12 New Zealand 10 wkts 14 169 17.4 Pakistan Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
13 India 10 wkts 41 100 13.1 Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul became the 30th batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to collect the first ball duck on his debut. He is the first Indian batsman to earn this dubious distinction.  He became the 19th batsman to collect the first ball duck in the second innings of a T20I game. He also became the seventh opening batsman to earn this dubious distinction in the second innings of a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Qazi 0 1 2 Can Ber Belfast 05 Aug 2008
2 C Zhuwao 0 1 2 Zim Can King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
3 DM Richards 0 1 2 Win Ban Basseterre 02 Aug 2009
4 JL Denly 0 1 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 2009
5 Shamsur Rahman 0 1 2 Ban Srl Pallekele 31 Mar 2013
6 Irfan Ahmed 0 1 2 HKG Nep Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
7 KL Rahul 0 1 2 Ind Zim Harare 18 Jun 2016

The game of cricket can be cruel like this. KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to score a hundred on his one day debut the other day on 11.06.16 and today – on 18.06.16 – a week later – he became the first Indian batsman to collect the  first ball duck in his T20 International debut. No wonder experts  and elders said that “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”!!!!!!!

Asia Cup T20 2016 –  Sri Lanka vs UAE at Mirpur on Feb 25, 2016 – Sri Lanka won by 14 runs

Asia Cup T20 2016 –  Sri Lanka vs UAE at Mirpur on Feb 25, 2016 – Sri Lanka won by 14 runs

LD Chandimal scored 50 in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the tenth such occasion by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman. It also provides the 30th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman opening scoring a fifty in T20Is and provides the second such occasion by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsman. 

LD Chandimal’s 50 in this game provides the 276th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 27th such occasion by a Sri Lankan opening batsman. His 50 in this game provides the 27th occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact score of 50 in the history of T20Is and provides the second occasion by a Sri Lankan batsman. Prior to this AD Mathews was dismissed for an exact 50 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} on 11.12.13.

LD Chandimal became the fifth wicket keeper batsman and also the first Sri Lankan wicket keeper to be dismissed for an exact score of 50 in the history of T20Is

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ O’Brien 50 2 Ire Can Col-SSC 03 Feb 2010
2 Kamran Akmal 50 1 Pak Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
3 C Kieswetter 50 1 Eng RSA Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
4 Mushfiqur Rahim 50 2 Ban NZl Dhaka 06 Nov 2013
5 LD Chandimal 50 1 Srl UAE Dhaka 25 Feb 2016

LD Chandimal earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper opening batsman in Asia Cup T20 to score a fifty. He became the second wicket keeper to score a fifty in the Asia Cup T20 after Mohamad Kaleem of UAE. Mohammad Kaleem had scored an exact 50 against Oman at Dhaka on 22.02.16. It also provides the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the Asia Cup T20 and sixth such occasion by an opening batsman.

SL Malinga captured 4 for 26 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in Asia Cup T20.

Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
Mohammad Nabi 4.0 0 17 4 2 Afg HKG Dhaka 22 Feb 2016
Aamir Kaleem 4.0 0 36 4 1 Oman UAE Dhaka 22 Feb 2016
SL Malinga 4.0 0 26 4 2 Srl UAE Dhaka 25 Feb 2016

SL Malinga’s 4 for 26 in this game represent his 12th four plus wicket haul in Twnenty20 games. He now owns the record for most four plus wicket hauls in the history of Twenty20 games. He went past SP Narine who has to his credit 11 such hauls.

No O M R W Match Ground Date
1 4 0 22 4 Mum Ind v Kings XI Punjab Mum-BS 30 Mar 2010
2 3.4 1 13 5 Mum Ind v Delhi Daredevils Delhi 10 Apr 2011
3 4 0 20 4 Mum Ind v Somerset Chennai 08 Oct 2011
4 3 0 11 4 Nondescripts CC v Saracens SC Col-Colts 30 Mar 2012
5 3.4 0 16 4 Mum Ind v Deccan Chargers Mum-WS 29 Apr 2012
6 4 1 21 4 Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras Col-RPS 14 Aug 2012
7 4 0 31 5 Sri Lanka v England Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
8 4 0 32 5 Mum Ind v Chennai Super Kings Johannesburg 20 Oct 2012
9 4 1 07 6 Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers Perth 12 Dec 2012
10 4 0 23 4 Mum Ind v Kolkata Knight Riders Abu Dhabi 16 Apr 2014
11 4 1 23 4 Mum Ind v Sunrisers Mum-WS 25 Apr 2015
12 4 0 26 4 Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates Mirpur 25 Feb 2016

His 4 for 26 in this game represent his second four wicket haul in a T20I. Prior to this had captured 5 for 31 against England at Pallekele on 01.10.12

SL Malinga’s 4 for 26 provides the 112th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the history of T20Is and also 96th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler accounting for four or more wickets in a T20I and also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I

SL Malinga’s aggregate of wickets in Twenty20 read 299 at the end of this game. He requires one more wicket for his 300 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the first bowler in the history of Twenty20 games to captured 300 wickets. The following table shows the performance of SL Malinga season and venue wise for his 299 wickets.

Season Venue Balls M E W BB Ave 4wI 5wI
2004-05 Sri Lanka 48 0 56 1 1-22 56.00 0 0
2005-06 Sri Lanka 36 0 27 1 1-11 27.00 0 0
2006 England 18 0 25 0        
2006-07 New Zealand 18 0 15 0        
2007 England 46 0 74 4 3-30 18.50 0 0
2007-08 South Africa 84 0 100 7 3-43 14.28 0 0
2008-09 Sri Lanka 98 1 100 4 2-24 25.00 0 0
2009 England 152 0 181 12 3-17 15.08 0 0
2009 Sri Lanka 72 0 84 4 2-21 21.00 0 0
2009 South Africa 297 2 312 18 3-11 17.33 0 0
2009-10 India 330 0 401 16 4-22 25.06 1 0
2010 USA 39 0 37 4 3-12 9.25 0 0
2010 West Indies 125 0 165 6 3-28 27.50 0 0
2010-11 Australia 24 0 26 1 1-26 26.00 0 0
2010-11 South Africa 96 0 118 6 3-33 19.66 0 0
2011 India 378 2 375 28 5-13 13.39 0 1
2011 England 24 0 15 2 2-15 7.50 0 0
2011-12 UAE 21 0 32 1 1-32 32.00 0 0
2011-12 Sri Lanka 36 0 28 6 4-11 4.66 1 0
2011-12 India 120 0 117 10 4-20 11.70 1 0
2012 India 333 1 350 22 4-16 15.90 1 0
2012 Sri Lanka 174 1 165 9 4-21 18.33 1 0
2012-13 Sri Lanka 171 0 234 9 5-31 26.00 0 1
2012-13 South Africa 71 1 86 8 5-32 10.75 0 1
2012-13 Australia 210 2 184 13 6-07 14.15 0 1
2013 West Indies 42 0 46 3 2-18 15.33 0 0
2013 Sri Lanka 120 0 134 7 2-21 19.14 0 0
2013 India 392 0 468 20 3-39 23.40 0 0
2013-14 Australia 132 0 131 5 2-08 26.20 0 0
2013-14 UAE 48 0 56 4 3-26 14.00 0 0
2013-14 Bangladesh 155 0 164 9 3-20 18.22 0 0
2013-14 Sri Lanka 24 0 33 1 1-33 33.00 0 0
2014 India 118 0 134 8 2-15 16.75 0 0
2014 UAE 117 0 119 8 4-23 14.87 1 0
2014 Sri Lanka 72 0 73 2 1-20 36.50 0 0
2014 England 48 0 48 5 3-28 9.60 0 0
2014-15 India 66 0 89 1 1-28 89.00 0 0
2015 Sri Lanka 48 0 86 2 1-40 43.00 0 0
2015 India 360 3 444 24 4-23 18.50 1 0
2015-16 Sri Lanka 48 0 35 4 2-16 8.75 1 0
2015-16 Bangladesh 24 0 26 4 4-26 6.30 1 0
  Total 4835 13 5393 299 6-07 18.03 8 4

SL Malinga became the fourth bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against UAE. He also became the first bowler from a test playing nation to capture four wickets in a T20I against UAE.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Bukhari 4.0 2 7 4 2 Net UAE ICCA Dubai 03 Feb 2016
2 SM Sharif 4.0 0 24 4 1 Sco UAE ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
3 SL Malinga 4.0 0 26 4 2 Srl UAE Dhaka 25 Feb 2016
4 Aamir Kaleem 4.0 0 36 4 1 Oman UAE Dhaka 22 Feb 2016

This game was UAE’s 15th T20I. It has won six games and lost nine games. Sri Lanka has played 77 T20Is of which they have won 45 matches, lost 30 matches, one game was tied and one ended in no result.

South Africa vs England – Second T20I at Jo’burg on Feb 21 2016 – South Africa won by nine wickets

South Africa vs England – Second T20I at Jo’burg on Feb 21 2016 – South Africa won by nine wickets

South Africa inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 19th occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is. It won this game provides the 15th occasion of South Africa winning a T20I after inserting the opposition.  It also provides the fifth occasion of South Africa inserting England in a T20I and its win provides the third win for South Africa against England after inserting the opposition.

South Africa’s win by nine wickets in this game provides its fourth win by a margin of nine plus wickets in T20Is. It also provides its first such win against England

No Team Result Margin BR Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RSA won 10 wickets 44 Zim Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
2 RSA won 10 wickets 51 Pak Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
3 RSA won 09 wickets 32 Eng Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016
4 RSA won 09 wickets 33 Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013

AB de Villiers {71} and HM Amla {69 not out} scored fifties in  this game to  provide the third occasion of both South African batsmen scoring fifties in a T20I game. It also provides the second such occasion against England. The other two occasions are – Vs Pak at Johannesburg on 02. 02.07 {GC Smith 71 not out and LE Bosman – 53 not out} and Vs England at Centurion on 15.11.09 {GC Smith – 88 and LE Bosman – 94}

This game witnessed rival wicket keepers scoring fifties – 54 by JC Buttler for England and 71 by AB de Villiers for South Africa – to provide the third occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. The other two occasions are witnessed in the following games – BB McCullum {74} and JC Buttler {53} – New Zealand vs England at Hamilton on 12.02.13 and D Ramdin {55*} and L Ronchi {51*} – West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington on 15.01.14

JC Buttler’s 54 and AB de Villiers’ 71 in this game provide the 59th and 60th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I. AB de Villiers’ 71 provides the 29th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I

JC Buttler’s 54 provides the seventh occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I.  JC Buttler and C Kieswetter share the record for most fifties by a England wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored three fifties.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Kieswetter 63 2 v Australia Bridgetown 16 May 2010
2 C Kieswetter 58* 2 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
3 C Kieswetter 50 1 v South Africa Birmingham 12 Sep 2012
             
1 JC Buttler 54 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 12 Feb 2013
2 JC Buttler 67 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 11 Mar 2014
3 JC Buttler 54 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016

JC Buttler’s 54 in this game represents the highest score by an England wicket keeper batsman against South Africa in a T20I. The previous best was 50 by C Kieswetter at Birmingham on 12.09.12

AB de Villers’s 71 in this game represent the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I. It also represents the first such occasion against England. The other two occasions are – 114 not out by MH van Wyk against West Indies at Durban on 14.01.15 and 51 by AB de Villiers against India at Durban on 02.10.15.

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy share the South African record for most appearances in T20Is. At the end of this game both the cricketers have played 65 games.

AB de Villiers registered his seventh fifty in T20Is when he scored 71 in this game. He now shares the second in the list of South African batsmen who have scored most fifties in T20Is with F du Plessis who also has scored seven fifties. The first place is occupied by JP Duminy who has scored eight fifties.

AB de Villiers registered his seventh half century in T20Is when he scored 71 in this game. He now stands second in the list of South African batsmen who have scored most half centuries in T20Is. The first place is occupied by JP Duminy who has scored eight half centuries. AB de Villiers went past F du Plessis who has scored six half centuries on his way to second place.

AB de Villers first 50 in his knock of 71 came in 21 deliveries. It represents the fastest fifty by a South African batsman in a T20I. The previous record for the fastest 50 by a South African batsman was also his and it was made against the same opposition – England – at Chittagong on 29.03.14. He has scored 69 not out in this game.

AB de Villers became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to score a fifty in exact 21 deliveries. The following table furnishes all the eight batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

No Balls Player Team Oppn Venue Date
1 21 M Jayawardene Srl Ken Johannesburg 14.09.07
2 21 KC Sangakkara Srl Ind Nagpur 09.12.09
3 21 CL White Aus NZl Christchurch 28.02.10
4 21 Umar Akmal Pak Aus Edgbaston 05.07.10
5 21 PR Stirling Ire Can Dubai (DSC) 22.03.12
6 21 E Chigumbura Zim UAR Sylhet 21.03.14
7 21 SC Williams Zim Afg Bulawayo 28.10.15
8 21 AB de Villiers RSA Eng Johannesburg 21.02.16

AB de Villiers and HM Amla added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 90th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 36th such occasion for the first wicket.

This partnership provides the 12th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a T20I. It also represents the fourth such occasion for the first wicket by South African batsmen in a T20I. This stand also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a T20I and these two occasions are for the first wicket. The first occasion was the 175 runs partnership between GC Smith and LE Bosman at Centurion on 15.11.09

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LE Bosman, GC Smith 1 170 1 v England Centurion 15 Nov 2009
2 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 1 125 2 v England Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016

AB de Villiers and HM Amla added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 90th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 45th such occasion by a team batting second.  By an amazing coincidence, the T20I game has witnessed three figure partnerships on 45 occasions by a team batting first and a similar number of occasions by a team batting second,

AB de Villlers’ run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1245. He completed 1200 runs when he was on 26 during his knock of 71 in this game. He became the 17th batsman and also the second South African batsman to aggregate 1200 plus runs in the history of T20Is. The other South African batsman is JP Duminy who has an aggregate of 1551 T20I runs.