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South Africa vs England – First Twenty20I at Cape Town on Feb 19 1996 – South Africa won by three wickets on the last ball of the match

South Africa vs England – First Twenty20I at Cape Town on Feb 19 1996 – South Africa won by three wickets on the last ball of the match

South Africa won this game on the last ball to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball.  It also provides the first such occasion for South Africa.

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wickets 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wickets 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wickets 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wicket 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wickets 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wickets 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wicket 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wickets 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wickets 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wickets 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wickets 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wickets 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wickets 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wickets 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (Malahide) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wickets 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
16 South Africa 3 wickets 135 20.0 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016

It also provides the second win on the last ball of the match against England. Netherlands had registered a last ball win against England at Lord’s on 05.06.09. Netherlands had won this game by four wickets

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Netherlands 4 wickets 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
2 South Africa 3 wickets 135 20.0 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016

Imran Tahir captured four for 21 in this game to provide the 109th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 12th occasion of such a performance by a South African bowler.

Imran Tahir’s 4 for 21 represent his second four wicket haul in T20I. The other occasion was his four for 21 against Netherlands at Chittagong on 27.03.14. He became the third South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I on two occasions. Others are M Morel and DW Steyn

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 21 4 2 v Netherlands Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
2 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 21 4 1 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016
                   
1 M Morkel 4.0 0 17 4 1 v New Zealand Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 M Morkel 3.0 0 20 4 2 v Afghanistan Bridgetown 05 May 2010
                   
1 DW Steyn 3.0 0 9 4 2 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 16 Dec 2007
2 DW Steyn 4.0 0 17 4 2 v New Zealand Chittagong 24 Mar 2014

Imran Tahir earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to return with identical bowling figures on two occasions.  He returned with identical figures of 4.0-0-21-4 against Netherland at Chittagong on 27.03.14 and 4.0-0-21-4 against England at Cape Town on 19.02.16

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 21 4 2 v Netherlands Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
2 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 21 4 1 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016

Imran Tahir became the eleventh bowler to capture four or more wickets in a T20I against England.  He is the first South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against England and thus his 4 for 21 represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England. Previous best was 3 for 14 by WD Parnell at Nottingham on 11.06.09. It also represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England at home. The previous best was 3 for 33 by R McLaren at Johannesburg on 13.11.09

Imran Tahir became the third bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I at Cape Town. Others are 4 for 20 by SR Clarke of Australia Vs Sri Lanka on 20.09.07 and 4 for 31 by E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe Vs England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.

Imran Tahir became the second bowler to capture four wickets against England in a T20I at Cape Town after E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe is the other bowler. E Chigumbura had captured 4 for 31 against England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.

MM Ali collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 316th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the 27th occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy.

MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game represents his third first ball duck in T20Is. Only LJ Wright has collected more first ball ducks amongst England batsmen in T20Is. LJ Wright has collected four first ball ducks.

MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy against South Africa.

CJ Jordan’s 3 for 23 in this game represents his best bowling figures in a T20I. His previous best was 3 for 39 against West Indies at Bridgetown on 13.03.14

CJ Jordan became the fourth England bowler to capture three wickets against South Africa in a T20I.

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Sidebottom 4.0 0 23 3 2 RSA Bridgetown 08 May 2010
2 CJ Jordan 4.0 0 23 3 2 RSA Cape Town 19 Feb 2016
3 GP Swann 4.0 0 24 3 2 RSA Bridgetown 08 May 2010
4 SCJ Broad 4.0 0 37 3 1 RSA Cape Town 16 Sep 2007

CJ Jordan and RJ Sidebottom with identical figures of 4.0-0-23-3 share the best bowling figures by an England bowler against South Africa in a T20I

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Sidebottom 4.0 0 23 3 2 RSA Bridgetown 08 May 2010
2 CJ Jordan 4.0 0 23 3 2 RSA Cape Town 19 Feb 2016

The head to head results summary between the two teams at the end of this game read thus

Result summary                
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR
England 2007-2016 10 3 6 0 0 0 1
South Africa 2007-2016 10 6 3 0 0 0 1

 

Asia Cup 2016 Fixtures – Bangladesh to host the Cup

Asia Cup 2016 Fixtures – Bangladesh to host the Cup

The Asia Cup Fixtures have undergone a change in this edition. Normally fifty overs one day fixtures have been changed to Twenty over fixtures in view of the ensuing World T20 to be held in India from March 08 2016. All the games of  Asia Cup 2016 have been officially classified as Twenty20 Internationals. Here is the fixtures starting from Feb 19 2016 with the finals slated for Mar 06 2016. Bangladesh will host the Asis Cup 2016

Fri Feb 19 (20 ovs) 13:30 local (07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST)
Qualifying Group, 1st Match – Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatulla
 
Fri Feb 19 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST)
Qualifying Group, 2nd Match – Hong Kong v Oman
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah
 
Sat Feb 20 (20 ovs) 13:30 local (07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST)
Qualifying Group, 3rd Match – Afghanistan v Oman
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah
 
Sun Feb 21 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST)
Qualifying Group, 4th Match – Hong Kong v United Arab Emirates
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah
 
Mon Feb 22 (20 ovs) 13:30 local (07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST)
Qualifying Group, 5th Match – Afghanistan v Hong Kong
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah
 
Mon Feb 22 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST)
Qualifying Group, 6th Match – Oman v United Arab Emirates
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium, Fatullah
 
Wed Feb 24 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
1st Match – India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Thu Feb 25 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
2nd Match – Sri Lanka v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Fri Feb 26 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
3rd Match – Bangladesh v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Sat Feb 27 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
4th Match – India v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Sun Feb 28 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
5th Match – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Mon Feb 29 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
6th Match – Pakistan v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Tue Mar 01 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
7th Match – India v Sri Lanka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Wed Mar 02 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
8th Match – Bangladesh v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Thu Mar 03 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
9th Match – India v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Fri Mar 04 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
10th Match – Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
 
Sun Mar 06 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)
Final – TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

 

India vs Sri Lanka – Third T20 at Vizag on Feb 14 2016 – India won by nine wickets

India vs Sri Lanka – Third T20 at Vizag on Feb 14 2016 – India won by nine wickets

R Ashwin captured 4 for 8 in this game to provide the 108th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in a T20I

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 RP Singh 4.0 0 13 4 2 RSA Durban 20.09.07
2 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ban Nottingham 06.06.09
3 Z Khan 3.0 0 19 4 1 Ire Nottingham 10.06.09
4 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 Srl Pallekele 07.08.12
5 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 2 12 4 2 Eng Colombo (RPS) 23.09.12
6 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Aus Dhaka 30.03.14
7 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Srl Visakhapatnam 14.02.16

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against Sri Lanka after AB Dinda. AB Dinda had captured 4 for 19 at Pallekele on 07.08.12. Thus R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka.

R Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I on two occasions. Prior to this performance, he had captured 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14. Thus R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 in this game represent his best bowling effort in T20I

No

Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Aus Dhaka 30.03.14
2 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Srl Vizag

14.02.16

 Ashwin with his 4 for 8 in this game provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs {Zero to nine}. R Ashwin is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat in this elite list which is furnished below. R Ashwin’s 4 for 8 in this game represent the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler in a T20I. The previous best was his own 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
2 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
3 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
4 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013
5 SO Tikolo 1.2 0 2 4 2 Ken Sco ICCA Dubai 19 Nov 2013
6 SJ Benn 4.0 2 6 4 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
7 MR Gillespie 2.5 0 7 4 1 NZl Ken Durban 12 Sep 2007
8 Mudassar Bukhari 4.0 2 7 4 2 Net UAE ICCA Dubai 03 Feb 2016
9 Umar Gul 4.0 0 8 4 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 07 May 2009
10 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Ind Srl Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
11 DW Steyen 3.0 0 9 4 2 RSA Win Port Elizabeth 16 Dec 2007

R Ashwin became the fifth spin bowler who opened the bowling to capture four wickets in a T20I.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SJ Benn 4.0 2 6 4 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
2 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Ind Srl Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
3 Imad Wasim 4.0 0 11 4 2 Pak Zim Harare 27 Sep 2015
4 SO Ngoche 3.0 0 14 4 1 Ken Ire Mombasa 24 Feb 2012
5 S Badree 4.0 0 15 4 2 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014

He also became the second spin bowler who opened the bowling to capture four wickets conceding single digit runs after SJ Benn of West Indies. SJ Benn had figures of 4 for 6 against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain on 28.02.10

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SJ Benn 4.0 2 6 4 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
2 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Ind Srl Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja bowled maiden overs in this game to provide the 216th and 217th occasion of a bowler bowling maiden over in a T20I. It also provides the 15th and 16th occasion of an Indian bowler bowling a maiden over in a T20I

R Ashwin with his 4-11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14 and 4-8 in today’s game earned the distinction of becoming the 16th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture four or more wickets on two or more occasions. He is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat.

R Ashwin became the 17th bowler in the history of one day games to bowl a maiden over while capturing four or more wickets. He is the third Indian bowler in this elite list. Others are AB Dinda {4.0-1-19-4 vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 07.08.12 and Harbhajan Singh {4.0-2-12-4 vs England at Col-RPS on 23.09.12}

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the 18th occasion of two or more bowlers bowling a maiden over in an innings of a T20I in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 PJ Ongondo 4.0 1 7 0 2 Ken Ire Belfast 04.08.08
  2 RG Aga 4.0 1 12 2 2 Ken Ire Belfast 04.08.08
  3 AO Suji 3.1 1 26 0 2 Ken Ire Belfast 04.08.08
  4 JK Kamande 4.0 1 11 2 2 Ken Ire Belfast 04.08.08
                       
2 1 Tanwir Afzal 4.0 1 8 2 1 HKG Nep Col-PSS 24.11.14
  2 Haseeb Amjad 4.0 1 20 1 1 HKG Nep Col-PSS 24.11.14
  3 Aizaz Khan 4.0 1 4 2 1 HKG Nep Col-PSS 24.11.14
  4 Nadeem Ahmed 4.0 1 11 2 1 HKG Nep Col-PSS 24.11.14
                       
3 1 DP Nannes 4.0 1 27 1 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 05.02.10
  2 MG Johnson 4.0 1 24 0 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 05.02.10
  3 SR Watson 4.0 1 24 2 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 05.02.10
                       
4 1 SE Bond 4.0 1 12 2 1 NZl Ken Durban 12.09.07
  2 CS.03.tin 4.0 1 14 2 1 NZl Ken Durban 12.09.07
                       
5 1 EP Thompson 3.0 1 18 1 2 NZl Win Hamilton 28.12.08
  2 JS Patel 2.0 1 12 2 2 NZl Win Hamilton 28.12.08
                       
6 1 TT Bresnan 4.0 1 19 2 1 Eng Ind Kolkata 29.10.11
  2 RS Bopara 3.0 1 16 2 1 Eng Ind Kolkata 29.10.11
                       
7 1 JF Mooney 4.0 1 11 2 1 Ire Ken Dubai (DSC) 14.03.12
  2 GH Dockrell 4.0 1 14 2 1 Ire Ken Dubai (DSC) 14.03.12
                       
8 1 DT Johnston 4.0 1 9 2 1 Ire Can Dubai (DSC) 22.03.12
  2 MC Sorensen 4.0 1 20 3 1 Ire Can Dubai (DSC) 22.03.12
                       
9 1 KMDN Kulasekara 4.0 1 13 2 1 Srl Pak Hambantota 03.06.12
  2 I Udana 4.0 1 18 0 1 Srl Pak Hambantota 03.06.12
                       
10 1 Raza Hasan 3.0 1 12 0 1 Pak RSA Col-RPS 28.09.12
  2 Saeed Ajmal 4.0 1 26 1 1 Pak RSA Col-RPS 28.09.12
                       
11 1 RJ Peterson 4.0 1 15 2 2 RSA Pak Col-RPS 28.09.12
  2 J Botha 2.0 1 10 1 2 RSA Pak Col-RPS 28.09.12
                       
12 1 Sohag Gazi 4.0 1 28 0 2 Ban Zim Bulawayo 12.05.13
  2 Abdur Razzak 4.0 1 18 2 2 Ban Zim Bulawayo 12.05.13
                       
13 1 Zulfiqar Babar 4.0 1 21 2 2 Pak Zim Harare 24.08.13
  2 Mohd Hafeez 4.0 1 30 3 2 Pak Zim Harare 24.08.13
                       
14 1 Hamid Hassan 3.0 1 4 3 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 30.09.13
  2 Mirwais Ashraf 3.0 1 6 2 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 30.09.13
                       
15 1 MJG Rippon 4.0 1 11 3 2 Net Nep Amstelveen 01.07.15
  2 PA van Meekeren 3.0 1 8 2 2 Net Nep Amstelveen 01.07.15
                       
16 1 Nadeem Ahmed 4.0 1 22 0 1 HKG Oman Abu Dhabi 26.11.15
  2 Aizaz Khan 4.0 1 15 2 1 HKG Oman Abu Dhabi 26.11.15
                       
17 1 Amir Hamza 3.1 1 15 2 2 Afg Zim Sharjah 10.01.16
  2 Mohammad Nabi 2.0 1 10 1 2 Afg Zim Sharjah 10.01.16
                       
18 1 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Ind Srl Vizag 14.02.16
  2 RA Jadeja 4.0 1 11 1 1 Ind Srl Vizag 14.02.16

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for a total of 82 in this game to provide the 55th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a T20I

Sri Lanka’s 82 in this game represent its all-time lowest total in a completed innings in a T20I. Its previous lowest total was 87 against Australia at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Sri Lanka’s 82 in this game provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a T20I. Other two occasions are – Australia’s 86 all out at Dhaka on 30.03.14 and England’s 80 all out at Col-RPS on 23.09.12

It is interesting to note that in each of these three occasions, when a team has been dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs against India,  an Indian bowler has captured four wickets.

No Team Score Ground Date Bowler Figures
1 Australia 86 Dhaka 30.03.14 R Ashwin 4 for 11
2 Sri Lanka 82 Vizag 14.02.16 R Ashwin 4 for 09
3 England 80 Col-RPS 23.09.12 Harbhajan Singh 4 for 12

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in T20Is read 42 at the end of this game. He is the first Indian bowler an 26th overall to capture 40 plus wickets in the history of T20Is.

India won this game by nine wickets to provide the 28th occasion of a team winning a T20I game by nine or more wickets in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides India’s first win by nine wickets in a T20I

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 10 wickets 51 v Pakistan Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 New Zealand won 09 wickets 74 v Kenya Durban 12 Sep 2007
3 Australia won 09 wickets 37 v Bangladesh Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
4 Australia won 10 wickets 58 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
5 Australia won 09 wickets 52 v India Melbourne 01 Feb 2008
6 England won 09 wickets 15 v New Zealand Manchester 13 Jun 2008
7 Scotland won 09 wickets 11 v Kenya Belfast 04 Aug 2008
8 Kenya won 10 wickets 45 v Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
9 New Zealand won 10 wickets 70 v Bangladesh Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
10 Kenya won 10 wickets 33 v Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
11 Kenya won 09 wickets 31 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 10 Feb 2010
12 Sri Lanka won 09 wickets 16 v England Bristol 25 Jun 2011
13 England won 10 wickets 28 v West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
14 New Zealand won 10 wickets 39 v Zimbabwe Harare 15 Oct 2011
15 Ireland won 10 wickets 76 v Kenya Dubai (DSC) 14 Mar 2012
16 Ireland won 10 wickets 63 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 22 Mar 2012
17 South Africa won 10 wickets 44 v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
18 Australia won 09 wickets 31 v India Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012
19 Sri Lanka won 09 wickets 28 v West Indies Pallekele 29 Sep 2012
20 England won 10 wickets 44 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
21 South Africa won 09 wickets 33 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013
22 Bangladesh won 09 wickets 48 v Afghanistan Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
23 Sri Lanka won 09 wickets 90 v Netherlands Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
24 Scotland won 09 wickets 60 v U.A.E. Edinburgh 09 Jul 2015
25 New Zealand won 09 wickets 60 v Sri Lanka Auckland 10 Jan 2016
26 New Zealand won 10 wickets 14 v Pakistan Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
27 Hong Kong won 09 wickets 22 v Scotland Mong Kok 30 Jan 2016
28 India won 09 wickets 37 v Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016

India won this game by nine wickets to represent its largest win by wickets margin in a T20I.  Prior to this it had won four games by eight wickets margin. All these five wins are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 9 wickets 37 v Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
2 India won 8 wickets 9 v Bangladesh Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
3 India won 8 wickets 18 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2012
4 India won 8 wickets 15 v Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
5 India won 8 wickets 2 v Australia Melbourne 03 Feb 2012

 

India vs Sri Lanka – Second T20I at Ranchi on 12 Feb 2016 – India won by 69 runs

India vs Sri Lanka – Second T20I at Ranchi on 12 Feb 2016 – India won by 69 runs

Ranchi became the 13th venue in India to host a T20I and also the 85th venue overall to host a T20I.

MS Dhoni earned the distinction of becoming the first captain in the history of T20Is to play 50 innings as captain when he batted in this game. He scored 9 not out in this game.

This game witnessed rival wicket keeper batsmen leading their sides – MS Dhoni for India and LD Chandimal for Sri Lanka – to provide the 17th occasion of a rival teams led by wicket keeper captains in the history of T20Is.

Sri Lanka inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 14th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is and also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka inserting India in T20Is. Sri Lanka lost this game after inserting the opposition to provide the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I after inserting the opposition. Sri Lanka lost its first game against India after it had inserted the opposition. Sri Lanka lost this game by 69 runs to provide its loss by largest margin of runs and also the first occasion of losing a game by 50 plus runs margin when it had inserted the opposition.

Sri Lanka lost this game by 69 runs to provide the 29th occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I game. It also provides the 14th occasion of Sri Lanka losing a T20I game by runs margin and the third occasion of losing by 50 plus runs margin. Sri Lanka’s loss in this game provides second loss by largest margin of runs. It has lost a game by 81 runs against West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.05.10

Sri Lanka’s loss in this game provide its fourth loss against India – two losses by runs margin and two losses by wickets margin.

India registered its 35th win in T20Is when it beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs in this game. It provides India’s 18th win by runs margin and fourth win by 50 plus runs margin.

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket and SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 56th and 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in a T20I

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in a T20I. SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a T20I

It is interesting to note that these two fifty plus runs partnerships represent the record partnerships by Indian batsmen for the first and fourth wickets against Sri Lanka in a T20I. The previous record for the first wicket was the 58 runs partnership between G Gambhir and V Sehwag at Mohali on 12.12.09. The previous best for the fourth wicket was 26 runs unfinished partnership between SK Raina and MS Dhoni at Pallekele on 07.08.12

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 75 runs for the first wicket and SK Raina-HH Pandya added 59 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting two 50 plus runs partnerships in the same innings of a T20I. It also provides the fourth such occasion against Sri Lanka.

The first and fourth fifty plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships for the first and fourth wicket in an innings. The two occasions are listed below. Indian batsmen had posted 136 runs for the first wicket and 61 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Durban on 19.09.07

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 136 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
  MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 61 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
               
2 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 75 1 v Sri Lanka Ranchi 12 Feb 2016
  HH Pandya, SK Raina 4 59 1 v Sri Lanka Ranchi 12 Feb 2016

NLTC Perera performed a hat trick in this game. He captured the wickets of HH Pandya {29}, SK Raina {30} and Yuvraj Singh {0} in the 19th over of the Indian innings {fourth, fifth and sixth deliveries}. It was NLTC Perera’s third over.

NLTC Perera became the fourth bowler in the history of T20Is to perform the hat trick. Others are B Lee, JDP Oram and TG Southee

No Player Team Opposition Venue Season
1 B Lee Australia Bangladesh Cape Town 2007/08
2 JDP Oram New Zealand Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2009
3 TG Southee New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 2010/11
4 NLTC Perera Sri Lanka Indis Ranchi 2015/16

Yuvraj Singh collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the first such occasion against Sri Lanka in a T20I. His duck in this game provides the 30th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a duck in a T20I and provides the fourth such occasion against Sri Lanka in a T20I

TM Dilshan and NLTC Perera collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the 17th an 18th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman collecting a first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the third such occasion against India in a T20I.

TM Dilshan collected his fifth first ball duck in T20Is. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to collect five or more first ball ducks after Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. Shahid Afridi has collected six first ball ducks in his T20I career.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shahid Afridi 0 1 2 Pak Ind Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
2 Shahid Afridi 0 1 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
3 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Eng Bridgetown 06 May 2010
4 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Aus Birmingham 05 Jul 2010
5 Shahid Afridi 0 1 2 Pak RSA Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012
6 Shahid Afridi 0 1 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 04 Oct 2012
                 
1 TM Dilshan 0 1 1 Srl Pak King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
2 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl Ind Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
3 TM Dilshan 0 1 1 Srl RSA Chittagong 22 Mar 2014
4 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl NZl Mount Maunganui 07 Jan 2016
5 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl Ind Ranchi 12 Feb 2016

TM Dilshan’s and NLTC Perera’s first ball ducks in this game provide the 14th and 15th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck against India in a T20I. TM Dilshan with two first ball ducks own the record of most first ball ducks against India in a T20I

TM Dilshan and LD Chandimal were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 15th and 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I. It also provides the first and second such occasion against India in a T20I

LD Chandimal’s stumped dismissal in this game provide the fourth stumped dismissal of his T20I career. He now own the record for a Sri Lankan batsman who has been dismissed stumped on most occasions. TM Dilshan has been dismissed stumped on three occasions.

TM Dilshan was stumped of the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a batman dismissed stumped of the first ball for a duck in the history of T20I. It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman stumped of the first ball for a duck in a T20I.

MS Dhoni’s two stumping dismissals in this game gave him a total of 15 stumping dismissals in T20Is. He became the fifth wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 15 or more stumping dismissals. Others are – Kamran Akmal {32}, Mushfiqur Rahim {21}, KC Sangakkara {20} and D Ramdin {18}

MS Dhoni effected three dismissals in this game which represent the fifth occasion of his effecting three or more dismissals in a T20I. He became the third wicket keeper in the history of T20I to effect three or more dismissals on five or more occasions. Others are – Kamran Akmal (seven occasions} and AB de Villiers {five occasions}

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Bristol 28 Aug 2006
2 Kamran Akmal 3 0 3 1 Pak Ken Nairobi (Gym) 04 Sep 2007
3 Kamran Akmal 3 2 1 1 Pak Zim King City (NW) 12 Oct 2008
4 Kamran Akmal 4 0 4 2 Pak Net Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
5 Kamran Akmal 3 2 1 2 Pak NZl Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2009
6 Kamran Akmal 3 0 3 2 Pak Aus Gros Islet 14 May 2010
7 Kamran Akmal 3 2 1 2 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
                   
1 AB de Villiers 3 3 0 1 RSA Pak Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 AB de Villiers 3 2 1 2 RSA Ban Johannesburg 05 Nov 2008
3 AB de Villiers 4 2 2 2 RSA Win North Sound 19 May 2010
4 AB de Villiers 4 4 0 1 RSA Zim Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
5 AB de Villiers 3 1 2 2 RSA Pak Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012
                   
1 MS Dhoni 4 4 0 1 Ind Afg Gros Islet 01 May 2010
2 MS Dhoni 3 2 1 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 03 Feb 2012
3 MS Dhoni 4 4 0 1 Ind Pak Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2012
4 MS Dhoni 3 1 2 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
5 MS Dhoni 3 1 2 2 Ind Srl Ranchi 12 Feb 2016

TM Dilshan, NLTC Perera. SMSM Senanayake and PVD Chameera failed to score in Sri Lanka’s innings to provide the 18th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings of a T20I in the history of T20Is, It also provides the second such occasion by Sri Lankan batsmen in a T20I. The first such occasion was against South Africa at Col-RPS on  02.08.13 when four Sri Lankan batsmen – BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perere, SMSM Senanayake and SL Malinga – had failed to open their accounts. It is interesting to note that NLTC Perera and SMSM Senanayake were part of both the occasions.

NLTC Perera returned with figures of 3 for 33 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of  a bowler captring 3 for 33 in the history of T20Is. NLTC Perera became the second bowler to capture 3 for 33 in a T20I after CB Mpofu of Zimbabwe. CB Mpofu had figures of 4.0-0-33-3 at Harare on 17.07.15.

R Ashwin captured 3 for 14 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets against Sri Lanka in a T20I. It also represents the second best bowling figures against Sri Lanka in a T20I. The best figure is by AB Dinda who had captured 4 for 19 at Pallekele on 07.08.12

Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka at Ranchi on 12.02.16

Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka at Ranchi on 12.02.16

Yuvraj Singh requires seven more runs for an aggregate of 1000 T20I runs. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth Indian batsman and 24th batsman overall to total 1000 plus T20I runs. The three Indian batsmen are – V Kohli {1215}, SK Raina {1093} and RG Sharma {1010}

MS Dhoni, if he bats in tomorrow’s game, would become the first captain to play 50 T20I innings. He has played 49 innings as captain so far.

SL Malinga requires one more wicket for his 75 T20I wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 75 plus wickets. The other three are Shahid Afridi {91}. Saeed Ajmal {85} and Umar Gul {85}. SL Malinga would break the monopoly of Pakistan bowlers as they occupy the first three places. He also would become the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture 75 plus wickets.

TM Dilshan has an aggregate of 191 boundary fours in T20Is and requires nine more for his 200 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then become the first Sri Lankan batsman and first batsman in the history of T20I to score 200 boundary fours. He would go past BB McCullum who has an aggregate of 199 boundary fours.

TM Dilshan has an aggregate of 1618 runs prior to the start of tomorrow’s game. He needs 49 runs to surpass MG Guptill’s aggregate of 1666 T20I runs. If he scores them, he would then occupy the second place in the list of most run getters in T20Is. BB McCullum occupies the first place with 2140 runs. TM Dilshan would break the monopoly of New Zealand batsmen as they occupy the first two places.

SL Malinga has an aggregate of 295 wickets in T20 games. He needs five more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the first bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 300 wickets.

TM Dilshan has an aggregate of 4922 runs in T20 games. He needs 78 runs more for his 5000 runs. He would then become the first Sri Lankan batsman to total 5000 T20 runs in the history of T20 games.

Ranchi becomes the 13th venue to host a T2oI in India and 85th venue in  the history of T20Is to  host a T20I 

India Vs Sri Lanka – First Twenty20 International at Pune on 09 Feb 2016 – Sri Lanka won by five wickets

India Vs Sri Lanka – First Twenty20 International at Pune on 09 Feb 2016 – Sri Lanka won by five wickets

Sri Lanka capped N Dickwella and CAK Rajitha for this game. They became the 61st and 62nd  cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in T20I. They also became the fifth and sixth Sri Lankan cricketers to make their T20I debut against India

Sri Lanka capped N Dickwella for this game.  He became the second wicket keeper batsman to make his T20I debut for Sri Lanka in T20I after KC Sangakkara.

N Dickwella became the fifth wicket keeper to don the gloves for Sri Lanka in T20Is. Others are – KC Sangakkara, TM Dilshan, LD Chandimal and MDKJ Perera

L Chandimal became the fifth captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in T20Is. Others are KC Sangakkara, TM Dilsham, DPMD Jayawardene and SL Malinga

Sri Lanka inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 13th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is. Its victory in this game represent its eight win when it had inserted the opposition in a T20I.

Sri Lanka inserted India in this game to provide the third occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is. Its victory in this game represent its second win when it had inserted India in a T20I.

RG Sharma and JJ Bumrah failed to score in this game to provide the 28th and 29th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in a T20I. RG Sharma’s duck provide the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in a T20I. JJ Bumrah’s duck provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number eleven scoring a duck in a T20Is

JJ Bumrah was dismissed run out without scoring in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman batting at number eleven dismissed run out without scoring in the history of T20Is.

JJ Bumrah was dismissed run out for a duck without facing a delivery in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman dismissed in such a manner in the history of T20Is. It also provides the first such occasion of a number eleven batsman dismissed run out for a duck without facing a delivery in the history of T20Is

R Ashwin scored 31 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 30 plus runs while batting at number nine in a T20I. Irfan Pathan is the other batsman. He had scored 33 also against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 10.02.09. Thus R Ashwin’s 31 not out in this game represent the second best score by an Indian batsman while batting at number nine in a T20I. {Note the dates of these two performances – the interval between these two date is just shy by a day of seven years. Irfan Pathan’s 33 came on 10.02.09 and R Ashwin’s 31 not out came on 09.02.16 – the  opposition being the same – Sri Lanka}

CAK Rajitha captured 3 for 29 in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets on debut in T20Is. It also provides the 44th occasion of a bowler capturing exact three wickets on debut in T20Is

CAK Rajitha captured 3 for 29 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing three or more wickets on debut in T20Is.

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 v Zimbabwe King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 K Weeraratne 4.0 0 19 4 2 v Pakistan King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
3 MDK Perera 4.0 0 26 3 2 v Australia Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
4 CAK Rajitha 4.0 0 29 3 1 v India Pune 09 Feb 2016

It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact three wickets on debut in T20Is

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MDK Perera 4.0 0 26 3 2 v Australia Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
2 CAK Rajitha 4.0 0 29 3 1 v India Pune 09 Feb 2016

CAK Rajitha earned the distinction of becoming the first bowler in the history of T20Is to capture three wickets on debut against India. The previous best was 2 for 30 by Sri Lanka’s RMS Eranga at Palekele on 07.08.12

CAK Rajitha perhaps became the first bowler in the history of T20Is to capture two wickets in his first over on debut.

JJ Bumrah bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the 229th occasion of a bowler bowling a maiden over in the history of T20Is. He also became the 15th Indian bowler to bowl a maiden over in a T20I

JJ Bumrah bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler bowling a maiden over against Sri Lanka in the history of T20Is. He also became the second Indian bowler to bowl a maiden over against in a T20I

JJ Bumrah bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the 122nd occasion of an opening bowler bowling a maiden over in the history of T20Is. He also became the sixth Indian opening bowler to bowl a maiden over in a T20I

JJ Bumrah bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an opening bowler bowling a maiden over against Sri Lanka in the history of T20Is. He also became the first Indian opening bowler to bowl a maiden over against Sri Lanka in a T20I

R Ashwin’s aggregate of T20I wickets read 35 at the end of this game. He captured two for 13 in this game. He became the first Indian bowler and 32nd bowler overall to capture 35 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

India was dismissed all out for 101 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of India dismissed all out in T20Is. All the five occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 74 17.3 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 2008
2 India 135 17.4 2 v Australia Bridgetown 07 May 2010
3 India 165 19.4 1 v England Manchester 31 Aug 2011
4 India 92 17.2 1 v South Africa Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
5 India 101 18.5 1 v Sri Lanka Pune 09 Feb 2016

CAK Rajitha {3 for 29} and MD Shanaka {3 for 16} captured three wickets in Indian innings to provide the 80th occasion of two bowlers capturing three or more wickets for a team in the same innings in a T20I. It also provides the eighth such occasion by Sri Lankan bowlers in an innings of a T20I.

MS Dhoni played his 50th T20I innings in this game. He became the first Indian batsman to play 50 T20I innings. He also became the 17th batsman in the history of T20I to play 50 plus innings.

MS Dhoni’s aggregate in T20Is read 901 at the end of this game. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 900 plus runs. Others are – V Kohli {1215}, SK Raina {1093}, RG Sharma {1010}, Yuvraj Singh {993} and G Gambhir {932}

MS Dhoni became the first captain in the history of T20Is to total 900 plus runs. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 901 runs.

R Ashwin’s 31 not out in this game represent his best score in T20Is. His previous best was 17 not out against England at Kolkata on 28.09.12.

Sri Lanka’s win in this game gave its 44th win in T20Is and India’s loss in this game gave its 25th loss in T20Is. Sri Lanka has played 74 T20Is while India has played 61 T20Is which include this game.

Batsmen who have scored centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

Batsmen who have scored centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

SR Watson’s 124 not out in the tbird Twenty20 International against India at Sydney on 31.01.16 provide the 17th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 17 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 BB McCullum 123 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
4 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
5 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
6 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
7 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
8 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
9 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
10 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
11 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
12 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
13 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
14 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
15 SK Raina 101 1 Ind RSA Gros Islet 02 May 2010
16 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
17 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by a batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an Australian batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

SR Watson’s 124 not out in the third Twenty20 International against India at Sydney on 31.01.16 to provide the 14h occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 14 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
4 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
5 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
6 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
7 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
8 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
9 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
10 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
11 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
12 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
13 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
14 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

India won the third Twenty20 International against Australia at Sydney on 31.01.16 on the last ball of the match to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The following table lists all of them.

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wkts 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wkts 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wkts 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wkt 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wkts 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wkts 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wkt 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wkts 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wkts 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wkts 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wkts 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wkts 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wkts 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wkts 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (Malahide) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wkts 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the first occasion of India winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. It is interesting to note that India’s winning the game on the last ball chasing the highest target of 198. The previous best target was 178 chased by England against India at Mumbai on 22.12.12

 

Australia vs India – Third T20I at Sydney on 31.01.16 – India won by seven wickets

Australia vs India – Third T20I at Sydney on 31.01.16 – India won by seven wickets

Australia capped U Khwaja and CT Bancroft for this game. They became the 78th and 79th    cricketers to represent Australia in T20Is. They also became the tenth and eleventh Australian cricketers to make their T20I debut against India.

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 25th occasion of Australia doing so against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Australia doing so against India in T20Is

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and lost this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Australia losing a T20I game against various oppositions after it had elected to bat after winning the toss.  It also provides the third occasion of Australia losing a game against India after winning the toss and elected to bat in T20Is

SR Watson became the ninth captain the lead Australia in T20Is. CT Bancroft became the seventh wicket keeper to don the gloves for Australia in T20Is

SR Watson became the 29th captain to lead a team in T20Is while CT Bancroft became the 69th wicket keeper to don the gloves for a team in T20Is

SR Watson scored 124 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a century in the history of T20Is. The following table lists them.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus v India Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
3 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl v Australia Pallekele 06 Aug 2011

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by a captain the history of T20Is. The previous best was 119 by F du Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by an Australian captain in T20Is. The previous best was 98* by RT Ponting against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.01.05

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the 17th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 17 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 BB McCullum 123 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
4 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
5 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
6 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
7 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
8 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
9 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
10 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
11 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
12 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
13 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
14 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
15 SK Raina 101 1 Ind RSA Gros Islet 02 May 2010
16 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
17 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by a batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an Australian batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the 14h occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 14 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
4 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
5 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
6 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
7 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
8 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
9 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
10 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
11 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
12 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
13 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
14 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an Australian opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in T20Is. The following table list all the four occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
3 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
4 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by a batsman in a losing cause. The previous best was 119 by F de Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015

SR Watson’s 124 not out represent the highest score by a captain in a losing cause. The previous best was 119 by F de Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015

SR Watson and TM Head added 93 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Australian batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was the 84 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket between DA Warner and AC Voges against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 26.01.13

Thus the 93 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between SR Watson and TM Head also provide the ground record partnership by Australian batsmen at Sydney.

SE Marsh-SR Watson added 53 runs for the second wicket and SR Watson-TM Head added 93 for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings in a T20I game

RG Sharma-V Kohli added 78 runs for the second wicket and SK Raina-Yuvraj Singh added 53 runs in an unfinished partnership for fourth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings in a T20I game

SE Marsh-SR Watson added 53 runs for the second wicket and SR Watson-TM Head added 93 for the fourth wicket in Australia’s innings. Indian innings also contained two fifty plus runs partnerships – RG Sharma-V Kohli added 78 runs for the second wicket and SK Raina-Yuvraj Singh added 53 runs in an unfinished partnership for fourth wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting four or more fifty plus runs partnerships in a T20I game

SR Watson’s run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1315. He became the 13th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1300 runs. He became the second Australian batsman to total 1300 plus runs in T20Is after DA Warner. DA Warner has an aggregate of 1465 runs

SR Watson scored six boundary sixes in this game to take his aggregate of boundary sixes to 76 at the end of this game. He became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 75 or more sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {91} and CH Gayle {87}

SR Watson scored 10 boundary fours in this game and his aggregate of boundary fours read 102 at the end of this game. He became the 23rd batsman to aggregate 100 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is

SR Watson became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours and 75 plus boundary sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {199 fours and 91 sixes} and CH Gayle {122 fours and 87 sixes.

V Kohli’s run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1215. He became the 16th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1200 runs. He became the first Indian batsman to earn this distinction.

V Kohli’s 50 in this game was his 12th fifty in T20Is. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 12 or more fifties. Others are – BB McCullum {15}, CH Gayle {14} and TM Dilshan {12}

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game was his 11th score of fifty plus runs in T20Is. He now shares the Australian record of most fifties by a batsman with DA Warner. DA Warner has also scored eleven fifties.

RG Sharma’s scored 52 in this game to provide his 10th score of fifty plus runs. He became the tenth batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. The following table lists them.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 50+
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 15
2 CH Gayle Win 45 43 3 1406 117 35.15 1 13 14
3 TM Dilshan Srl 68 67 10 1618 104* 28.38 1 11 12
4 V Kohli Ind 33 31 7 1215 90* 50.62 0 12 12
5 DA Warner Aus 54 54 3 1465 90* 28.72 0 11 11
6 SR Watson Aus 52 50 4 1315 124* 28.58 1 10 11
7 MJ Guptill NZl 57 55 7 1666 101* 34.70 1 9 10
8 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 55 55 8 1493 100 31.76 1 9 10
9 H Masakadza Zim 44 44 2 1320 93* 31.42 0 10 10
10 RG Sharma Ind 47 40 11 1010 106 34.82 1 9 10

India became the fourth team in the history of T20Is to have two batsmen who have scored 10 or more fifties in T20Is. V Kohli {12} and RG Sharma {10} are the two batsmen. Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are the other three teams. The following list tabulates them.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 50+
1 DA Warner Aus 54 54 3 1465 90* 28.72 0 11 11
2 SR Watson Aus 52 50 4 1315 124* 28.58 1 10 11
                       
1 RG Sharma Ind 47 40 11 1010 106 34.82 1 9 10
2 V Kohli Ind 33 31 7 1215 90* 50.62 0 12 12
                       
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 15
2 MJ Guptill NZl 57 55 7 1666 101* 34.70 1 9 10
                       
1 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 55 55 8 1493 100 31.76 1 9 10
2 TM Dilshan Srl 68 67 10 1618 104* 28.38 1 11 12

RG Sharma completed 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He reached the land mark when he was on 42 during the course of his knock of 52 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 1010. He became the 23rd batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the history of T20Is. He also became the third Indian batsman to achieve the landmark after V Kohli and SK Raina. V Kohli has an aggregate of 1215 and SK Raina’s tally read 1073.

SR Watson scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 124 not out in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in an innings in the history of T20Is. His feat provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring  ten or more fifties in a T20I innings.

SR Watson scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 124 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in an innings against India in T20Is after AJ Finch. AJ Finch had scored 14 boundary fours against India on 10.10.13. He also became the fifth Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties in a T20I innings.

SR Watson was playing 50th T20I innings and made it memorable for him by scoring 124 not out. His 50th innings had also one more accreditation. He was leading Australia for the first time in his career.

He became the 16th batsman to play 50 or more innings in the history of T20Is. He also became the second Australian batsman to play 50 or more T20I innings after DA Warner. DA Warner has played 54 T20I innings.

India won this game by seven wickets chasing a total of 197 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of a team chasing 190 plus runs in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of India winning a game after chasing 190 plus runs.

India now owns the record of winning a T20I game chasing 190 plus runs. It has won three games. The previous record was with South Africa which had won two games.

No Team Score Target Inns Result Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind 211/4 207 2 won Srl Mohali 12 Dec 2009
2 Ind 202/4 201 2 won Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
3 Ind 200/3 198 2 won Aus Sydney 31 Jan 2016
                 
1 RSA 208/2 206 2 won Win Jo’burg 11 Sep 2007
2 RSA 200/3 200 2 won Ind Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015

India posted a total of 200 for 3 while batting second to provide the eleventh occasion of a team posting a 200 plus while batting second in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of India doing so in T20Is

No Team Score Target Inns Result Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind 211/4 207 2 won Srl Mohali 12 Dec 2009
2 Ind 202/4 201 2 won Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
3 Ind 200/3 198 2 won Aus Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India’s 200 for 3 in this game provide the 42nd occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in a T20I. India has scored 200 plus runs in an innings on four occasions.

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The following table lists all of them

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wkts 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wkts 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wkts 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wkt 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wkts 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wkts 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wkt 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wkts 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wkts 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wkts 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wkts 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wkts 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wkts 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wkts 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (Malahide) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wkts 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the first occasion of India winning a T20I on the last ball of the match.