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AB de Villers scored seven boundary sixes while JP Duminy scored seven boundary sixes in the first T20I game against India at Dharmsala on 02.10.15 and helped themselves to individual records which are listed below

AB de Villers scored seven boundary fours in this game to take his boundary fours aggregate in T20Is to 102. He became the 17^th batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is. He also became the third South African batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours. Others are – GC Smith {123} and JP Duminy {111}. JP Duminy’s 111 boundary fours include the lone boundary four he scored in this game

JP Duminy scored seven boundary sixes in this game which gave him an aggregate of 51 boundary sixes at the end of this game. He became the ninth batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in the history of T20Is and the first South African batsman to achieve the distinction.

JP Duminy became the sixth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours and 50 plus boundary sixes. The following table lists all the six batsmen with their performances.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	BB McCullum	NZl	71	70	10	2140	123	35.66	2	13	3	199	91
2	DA Warner	Aus	53	53	3	1448	90*	28.96	0	11	5	137	66
3	MJ Guptill	NZl	52	50	6	1414	101*	32.13	1	6	2	129	53
4	CH Gayle	Win	45	43	3	1406	117	35.15	1	13	2	122	87
5	JP Duminy	RSA	62	57	17	1498	96*	37.45	0	8	6	111	51
6	EJG Morgan	Eng	52	51	10	1225	85*	29.87	0	7	1	105	51

JP Duminy scored seven boundary sixes in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in an innings in the history of T20I games. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African batsman performing such a feat. The following table lists the four South African batsmen

No	Player	Runs	6s	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	RE Levi	117*	13	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012
2	LE Bosman	94	9	South Africa	v England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009
3	MN van Wyk	114*	7	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015
4	JP Duminy	68*	7	South Africa	v India	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015

JP Duminy’s 68 not out in this game represent his eighth fifty in T20Is. He now owns the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is. He went past F du Plessiss who had scored seven fifties.

MS Dhoni became the first captain ever to lead a team on fifty occasions in the history of T20 Internationals. He led India for the 50^th occasion against South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15 which India lost. He has won 26 games, lost 22 games, one game was tied and one ended in no result. His 26 wins and 22 losses are also records in its own category. No Captain has won 26 T20I games and also no captain has lost 22 T20I games in the annals of Twenty20 Internationals. The following table lists the T20I games won by MS Dhoni and also the T20I games lost by MS Dhoni

T20I GAMES WON BY MS DHONI
No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
2	v South Africa	Durban	20 Sep 2007
3	v Australia	Durban	22 Sep 2007
4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	24 Sep 2007
5	v Australia	Mum-BS	20 Oct 2007
6	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	10 Feb 2009
7	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	06 Jun 2009
8	v Ireland	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
9	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
10	v Afghanistan	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
11	v South Africa	Gros Islet	02 May 2010
12	v South Africa	Durban	09 Jan 2011
13	v Australia	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012
14	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
15	v Afghanistan	Col-RPS	19 Sep 2012
16	v England	Col-RPS	23 Sep 2012
17	v Pakistan	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
18	v South Africa	Col-RPS	02 Oct 2012
19	v England	Pune	20 Dec 2012
20	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	28 Dec 2012
21	v Australia	Rajkot	10 Oct 2013
22	v Pakistan	Dhaka	21 Mar 2014
23	v West Indies	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
24	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
25	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
26	v South Africa	Dhaka	04 Apr 2014
T20I GAMES LOST BY MS DHONI
No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Sep 2007
2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2009
4	v New Zealand	Wellington	27 Feb 2009
5	v West Indies	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009
6	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 2009
7	v South Africa	Nottingham	16 Jun 2009
8	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	09 Dec 2009
9	v Australia	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
10	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 May 2010
11	v Sri Lanka	Gros Islet	11 May 2010
12	v England	Manchester	31 Aug 2011
13	v England	Kolkata	29 Oct 2011
14	v Australia	Sydney	01 Feb 2012
15	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012
16	v New Zealand	Chennai	11 Sep 2012
17	v Australia	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
18	v England	Mumbai	22 Dec 2012
19	v Pakistan	Bangalore	25 Dec 2012
20	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	06 Apr 2014
21	v England	Birmingham	07 Sep 2014
22	v South Africa	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015

 

MS Dhoni became the first captain ever to lead a team on fifty occasions in the history of T20 Internationals. He led India for the 50^th occasion against South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15 which India lost. He has won 26 games, lost 22 games, one game was tied and one ended in no result. His 26 wins and 22 losses are also records in its own category. No Captain has won 26 T20I games and also no captain has lost 22 T20I games in the annals of Twenty20 Internationals. The following table lists the fifty captaincy assignments of MS Dhoni

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	v Scotland	Durban	13 Sep 2007
2	v Pakistan	Durban	14 Sep 2007
3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Sep 2007
4	v England	Durban	19 Sep 2007
5	v South Africa	Durban	20 Sep 2007
6	v Australia	Durban	22 Sep 2007
7	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	24 Sep 2007
8	v Australia	Mumbai (BS)	20 Oct 2007
9	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
10	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	10 Feb 2009
11	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2009
12	v New Zealand	Wellington	27 Feb 2009
13	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	06 Jun 2009
14	v Ireland	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
15	v West Indies	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009
16	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 2009
17	v South Africa	Nottingham	16 Jun 2009
18	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	09 Dec 2009
19	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
20	v Afghanistan	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
21	v South Africa	Gros Islet	02 May 2010
22	v Australia	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
23	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 May 2010
24	v Sri Lanka	Gros Islet	11 May 2010
25	v South Africa	Durban	09 Jan 2011
26	v England	Manchester	31 Aug 2011
27	v England	Kolkata	29 Oct 2011
28	v Australia	Sydney	01 Feb 2012
29	v Australia	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012
30	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012
31	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
32	v New Zealand	Chennai	11 Sep 2012
33	v Afghanistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Sep 2012
34	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23 Sep 2012
35	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
36	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	30 Sep 2012
37	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	02 Oct 2012
38	v England	Pune	20 Dec 2012
39	v England	Mumbai	22 Dec 2012
40	v Pakistan	Bangalore	25 Dec 2012
41	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	28 Dec 2012
42	v Australia	Rajkot	10 Oct 2013
43	v Pakistan	Dhaka	21 Mar 2014
44	v West Indies	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
45	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
46	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
47	v South Africa	Dhaka	04 Apr 2014
48	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	06 Apr 2014
49	v England	Birmingham	07 Sep 2014
50	v South Africa	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015

 

First T20I – India vs South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15 – South Africa won by seven wickets with two balls to spare

India capped S Aravind for this game. He became the 56^th   Indian Cricketer to represent India in T20Is. He is the 899^th cricketer to appear in T20Is globally. He also became the sixth Karnataka cricketer to represent India in T20Is.  Others are – RV Uthappa, R Vinay Kumar, R Dravid, STR Binny and MK Pandey. S Aravind became the 14^th Indian cricketer to make his T20I debut against South Africa

S Dhawan was dismissed run out for 3 in this game to provide the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in T20Is

S Dhawan was dismissed run out for 3 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in T20Is – the first occasion being – V Sehwag dismissed run out for 34 at Johannesburg on 01.12.06

AT Rayudu was dismissed run out for duck in this game to provide the 35^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in T20Is

AT Rayudu was dismissed run out for duck first ball to provide the 26th occasion of a batsman collecting a first ball duck dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman undergoing such ignominy in T20Is. PP Chawla was run out for a first ball duck against England at Mumbai on 22.12.12.

AT Rayudu collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 282^nd occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the history of T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is.

AT Rayudu collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck against South Africa in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. The other two occasions are – KRD Karthik at Durban on 20.09.07 and M Vijay at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

RG Sharma scored 106 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in T20Is. He also became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred in T20Is. SK Raina was the other batsman. He had scored 101 against South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10. Thus RG Sharma’s 106 in this game represent the highest score by an Indian batsman in T20Is. It also represents the highest score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in T20Is

RG Sharma’s 106 in this game provide the fifth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in T20Is.

RG Sharma’s 106 in this game provides the third occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in T20Is. Other two occasions are – 117 by CH Gayle of West Indies at Johannesburg on 11.09.07 and 101 by SK Raina of India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

RG Sharma’s 106 in this game provides the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in T20Is. Other occasion was – 117 by CH Gayle of West Indies at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

V Kohli completed 1000 runs when he was on 28 during his knock of 43 in this game. His aggregate read 1015 at the end of this game. He became the first Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20Is and 20th batsman overall to achieve the milestone

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 81^st occasion of batsman posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 22nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in T20Is.

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in T20Is.

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for any wicket by Indian batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was 136 runs for the first wicket between V Sehwag and G Gambhir against England at Durban on 19.09.07

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for second wicket by Indian batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was 106 runs for the second wicket between the same pair RG Sharma and V Kohli against West Indies at Dhaka on 22.03.14

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in T20Is.It is interesting to note that all these three partnerships are between the same pair – RG Sharma and V Kohli

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	138	1	v South Africa	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015
2	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	106	2	v West Indies	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
3	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	100	2	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of batsman posting a three figure partnership against South Africa in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for any wicket against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best was 88 runs between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

HM Amla was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 29^th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out in T20Is.

S Dhawan was dismissed run out in India’s innings and HM Amla was dismissed run out in South African innings to provide the fifth occasion of rival opening batsmen dismissed run out in a T20I game in the history of T20I games

RG Sharma’s 106 in this game was in a losing cause as India lost the game by seven wickets. It provides the third occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the history of T20Is. The other two occasions are – 119 by F du Plessis – RSA vs Win at Jo’burg on 11.01.15 and 117 by CH Gayle – Win vs RSA at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

AB de Villers scored seven boundary fours in this game to take his boundary fours aggregate in T20Is to 102. He became the 17^th batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is. He also became the third South African batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours. Others are – GC Smith {123} and JP Duminy {111}. JP Duminy’s 111 boundary fours include the lone boundary four he scored in this game

JP Duminy scored seven boundary sixes in this game which gave him an aggregate of 51 boundary sixes at the end of this game. He became the ninth batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in the history of T20Is and the first South African batsman to achieve the distinction.

JP Duminy became the sixth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours and 50 plus boundary sixes. The following table lists all the six batsmen with their performances.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	BB McCullum	NZl	71	70	10	2140	123	35.66	2	13	3	199	91
2	DA Warner	Aus	53	53	3	1448	90*	28.96	0	11	5	137	66
3	MJ Guptill	NZl	52	50	6	1414	101*	32.13	1	6	2	129	53
4	CH Gayle	Win	45	43	3	1406	117	35.15	1	13	2	122	87
5	JP Duminy	RSA	62	57	17	1498	96*	37.45	0	8	6	111	51
6	EJG Morgan	Eng	52	51	10	1225	85*	29.87	0	7	1	105	51

S Aravind’s first T20I wicket was that of South African Skipper F du Plessis who was bowled for four.

AB de Villiers scored 51 in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of South African opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a fifty against India.

AB de Villiers scored 51 and JP Duminy scored 68 not out in this game to provide the 47^th and 48th occasion of South African batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the eighth and ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against India.

JP Duminy’s 68 not out in this game represent his eighth fifty in T20Is. He now owns the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is. He went past F du Plessiss who had scored seven fifties.

AB de Villiers’ 51 in this game provide his second fifty against India – the first one being – 63 at Nottingham on 16.06.09. He became the third South African batsman to score fifties on two occasions. Others are – JH Kallis and F du Plessis.

JP Duminy and F Behardien added 105 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is

JP Duminy and F Behardien added 105 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is

JP Duminy and F Behardien added 105 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is and thus a record partnership by the South African batsman for the fourth wicket. The previous best was 90 runs unfinished partnership between JP Duminy and JH Kallis against England at Chester-le-Street on 08.09.12

JP Duminy and F Behardien added 105 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for any wicket against India in T20Is. The first occasion the 119 runs partnership for the first wicket between CJ Ingram and JH Kallis at Johannesburg on 30.03.12.

JP Duminy and F Behardien added 105 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fourth wicket against India. The previous best was 49 runs partnership between JP Duminy and F du Plessis at Col-RPS on 02.10.12. Thus JP Duminy and F Behardien rewrote the fourth wicket partnership against India  exactly after three years

 

India in Twenty20 Internationals

V Kohli {972}, Yuvraj Singh {968}, SK Raina {947} and G Gambhir {932} are the four batsman to total 900 plus runs in T20Is.

V Kohli need 28 more runs for his 1000 runs and if he gets it he would become the first Indian batsman to total 1000 runs in T20Is. V Kohli would become the 19^th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1000 runs.

V Kohli {105} and G Gambhir {109} are the only two Indian batsmen to score 100 plus boundary fours in T20Is. V Kohli needs five more boundary fours to own the first place among the batsmen who have scored most boundary fours. He would go past G Gambhir who has 109 boundary fours. V Kohli would become the 12^th batsman in the history of T20Is to score 110 plus boundary fours.

There are 39 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is which include a hundred – 101 by SK Raina. SK Raina’s 101 remains the only hundred by Indian batsman in T20Is

V Kohli with nine fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by an Indian batsman in T20Is. He is followed by Yuvraj Singh who has scored eight fifties.

V Kohli is all set to become the seventh batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten fifties. He needs one more fifty to join the elite list of BB McCullum {15}, CH Gayle {14}, DA Warner {11}, TM Dilshan {10}, DPMD Jayawardene {10} and SR Watson {10} who have scored ten or more fifties in T20Is.

Irfan Pathan {28}, R Ashwin {25}, Harbhajan Singh {24} and Yuvraj Singh {23} are the four bowlers to capture 20 plus wickets in T20Is. R Ashwin need four more wickets to become India’s most wicket taker in T20Is, while Harbhajan Singh need one more wicket to become the third Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in T20Is.

The following list shows six bowlers who have captured four wickets in T20Is. R Ashwin’s 4 for 11 against Australia at Dhaka on 30.03.14 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in T20Is

Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
R Ashwin	3.2	0	11	4	2	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
Harbhajan Singh	4.0	2	12	4	2	v England	Col-RPs	23 Sep 2012
RP Singh	4.0	0	13	4	2	v South Africa	Durban	20 Sep 2007
Z Khan	3.0	0	19	4	1	v Ireland	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
AB Dinda	3.0	1	19	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Aug 2012
PP Ojha	4.0	0	21	4	2	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	06 Jun 2009

Indian batsmen have posted four three figure partnership in T20Is. The highest partnership for any wicket by Indian batsmen in T20Is is the 136 runs partnership for the first wicket between G Gambhir and V Sehwag against England at Durban on 19.09.07

Indian batsmen have posted exactly fifty partnerships of 50 plus runs in T20Is – the fiftieth partnership being the 53 runs partnership between M Vijay and RV Uthappa for the second wicket against Zimbabwe at Harare on 19.07.15

South Africa in Twenty20 Internationals

JP Duminy {1430} and AB de Villiers {1097] are the only two South African batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in T20Is. JP Duminy need 70 more runs to become the first South Indian batsman to total 1500 runs in T20Is. He would also become the second batsman to total 1500 plus runs in T20Is after BB McCullum. BB McCullum has an aggregate of 2140 runs in T20Is and also has the distinction of being the only batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2000 plus runs.

AB de Villiers has scored 95 boundary fours in T20Is. He needs five more boundary fours for his 100 boundary fours. If he gets it, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours – the other two being GC Smith {123} and JP Duminy {110]

There are 46 occasions of South African batsmen scoring fifties which includes three hundreds. The three hundreds are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	F du Plessis	119	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2015
2	RE Levi	117*	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012
3	MN van Wyk	114*	1	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015

JP Duminy and F du Plessis share the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored seven fifties. JP Duminy {07}, F du Plessis {07}, AB de Villiers {05}, JH Kallis {05} and GC Smith {05} are the five South African batsmen who have scored five or more fifties in T20Is.

DW Steyn {55}, M Morkel {45}, WD Parnell {38}, J Botha {37} and Imran Tahir {25} are the five South African bowlers who have an aggregate of 25 plus wickets in T20Is. M Morkel needs five more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is. He would also become the tenth bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is.

The following list shows the eleven  occasions of South African bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a T20I game. R McLaren’s  5 for 29 against West Indies at North Sound on 19.05.10 represent the best bowling effort by a South African bowler in T20Is

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R McLaren	3.5	0	19	5	2	v West Indies	North Sound	19 May 2010
2	D Wiese	4.0	0	23	5	2	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015
3	DW Steyn	3.0	0	9	4	2	v West Indies	Port Elizabeth	16 Dec 2007
4	WD Parnell	4.0	0	13	4	2	v West Indies	The Oval	13 Jun 2009
5	JH Kallis	4.0	1	15	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
6	M Morkel	4.0	0	17	4	1	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Sep 2007
7	DW Steyn	4.0	0	17	4	2	v New Zealand	Chittagong	24 Mar 2014
8	CK Langeveldt	4.0	0	19	4	1	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	10 May 2010
9	M Morkel	3.0	0	20	4	2	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	05 May 2010
10	Imran Tahir	4.0	0	21	4	2	v Netherlands	Chittagong	27 Mar 2014
11	J Theron	4.0	0	27	4	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010

DW Steyn and M Morkel are the two South African bowlers to capture four wickets on two occasions in T20Is

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
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
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

DW Steyn and M Morkel need one more four wicket haul to join the elite list of bowlers who have taken three or more four wicket hauls in T20Is. The list comprises of Umar Gul {06}, BAW Mendis {05}, Saeed Ajmal {04}, AR Cusak {03} and Shahid Afridi {03}

The following table lists the three figure partnerships posted by South African batsmen in T20Is. The 170 runs partnership for the first wicket between LE Bosman and GC Smith against England at Centurion on 15.11.09 not only represent the highest partnership posted by South African batsman for any wicket in T20Is but also represent the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of T20Is

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	LE Bosman, GC Smith	1	170	1	v England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009
2	AB de Villiers, RE Levi	3	133*	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012
3	LE Bosman, GC Smith	1	132*	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	02 Feb 2007
4	Q de Kock, RR Rossouw	2	129	2	v Australia	Adelaide	05 Nov 2014
5	HH Gibbs, JM Kemp	3	120*	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007
6	CA Ingram, JH Kallis	2	119	1	v India	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012
7	JP Duminy, F du Plessis	3	112	1	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	06 Aug 2013
8	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	2	111	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Feb 2006
9	RR Hendricks, MN van Wyk	1	111	1	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015
10	F du Plessis, DA Miller	3	105	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2015

South African batsmen have posted fifty plus runs partnerships for various wickets in T20Is on 63 occasions which includes the above ten three figure partnerships.

JP Duminy {44}, JA Morkel {39}, AB de Villiers {31} are the three South African batsmen to score 30 plus boundary sixes in T20Is. JP Duminy needs six more boundary sixes for his 50 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 50 plus boundary sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {91}, CH Gayle {87}, SR Watson {69}, DA Warner {66}, Yuvraj Singh {63}, Shahid Afridi {56}, MJ Guptill {53} and EJG Morgan {51}.

India vs South Africa T20 Internationals

The following are the series in which three T20Is are played. The ensuing India-South Africa T20I series will become the eighth series between the test playing nations to comprise of three T20I games

No	Teams	Series	Games
1	Pakistan in New Zealand T20I Series	2010/11	3
2	Pakistan v England T20I Series (in UAE)	2011/12	3
3	Pakistan v Australia T20I Series (in UAE)	2012	3
4	New Zealand in South Africa T20I Series	2012/13	3
5	South Africa in Sri Lanka T20I Series	2013	3
6	England in West Indies T20I Series	2013/14	3
7	Australia in South Africa T20I Series	2013/14	3

 

India has played 55 T20Is. It has won 31 games, lost 22 games, one has ended in a tie, while one is a no result game. South Africa on the other hand has played 80 games. It has won 47 games, lost 32 games and one game has ended in no result

India and South Africa has played eight games. India has won six games and lost two games. The last occasion when these two team played a T20I was at Dhaka on 04.04.14 . It was the World T20 second Semifinal. India had emerged victorious in this game by six wickets with five balls to spare.

India’s highest team total is 189 for 5 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, while South Africa’s highest team total is 219 for 4 at Johannesburg on 30.03.12. South Africa’s 219 for 4 also represents the highest team total in India-South Africa T20I series.

India’s lowest total is 116 for 9 at Nottingham on 20.09.07 while South Africa’s lowest team total is 118 for 8 at Durban on 20.09.07. South Africa’s 118 for 8 also represents the lowest team total in India-South Africa T20I series.

South Africa has been dismissed for 151 in 19.5 overs at Col-RPS on 02.10.12 providing the only occasion of a team dismissed all out in India-South Africa T20I series.

India’s SK Raina has an aggregate of 214 runs which represents the most runs by an Indian batsman against South Africa. JH Kallis’s 140 represent the most runs by a South African batsman against India. SK Raina’s 214 represent the most runs by a batsman in India-South Africa T20I series.

MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 99 runs and require one run for his 100 runs. If he gets it he would then become the fifth Indian batsman to total 100 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – SK Raina {214}, RG Sharma {181}, Yuvraj Singh {112} and V Kohli {103}

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 181 runs and requires 19 more runs for his 200. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs against South Africa.

SK Raina {101}, V Kohli {72*}, RG Sharma {53 and 50 not out} are the three Indian batsman to score four fifties against South Africa. There are seven occasions of South African batmen scoring fifties against India. Five batsmen have scored these fifties. CA Ingram {78}, JH Kallis {73 and 61}, MN van Wyk {67}, F du Plessis {65 and 58} and AB de Villiers {63} are the five batsmen who have scored these seven fifties

SK Raina’s 101 represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against South Africa, while CA Ingram’s 78 represent the highest individual score by a South African batsman against India. SK Raina’s 101 represent the highest individual score by a batsman in India-South Africa T20I series.

M Vijay, KD Karthik, YK Pathan and MS Dhoni are the four batsmen who have collected a duck against South Africa in T20Is. T Henderson, HM Amla, SM Pollock and  JP Duminy are the four South African batsman to collect ducks against India in T20Is.

SK Raina {09}, RG Sharma {05} and Yuvraj Singh {05} are the three batsmen who have scored five or more sixes against South Africa in T20Is. JA Morkel {08}, MN van Wyk {05} and JH Kallis {05} are the three South African batsmen who have scored five or more sixes against India. JA Morkel’s eight sixes represent the most sixes by a batman in India-South Africa T20I series

Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin with six wickets each share the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler against South Africa. Zaheer Khan {06}, R Ashwin {06}, RP Singh {05} are the three bowlers who have taken five or more wickets against South Africa in T20Is. No South African bowler has captured an aggregate of five wickets against India in T20Is. J Botha’s four wickets is the most by a South African bowler against India.

RP Singh {4 for 13}, Zaheer Khan {3 for 22}, R Ashwin {3 for 22} and L Balaji {3 for 37} are the four Indian bowlers to capture three or more wickets against South Africa in T20Is. J Botha {3 for 16} is the only South African bowler to capture three or more wickets against India in T20Is. RP Singh {4 for 13} is the only bowler to capture four wickets in India-South Africa T20I series.

Indian batsmen have posted four fifty plus runs partnerships against South Africa in T20Is. South African batsmen have posted five fifty plus runs partnerships against India in T20Is, which includes one three figure partnership – 119 for the second wicket between JH Kallis and CA Ingram at Johannesburg on 30.03.12. This is the only three figure partnership posted by batsmen in India-South Africa T20I series

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimbabwe won the Twenty20 tri series involving Zimbabwe, South Africa and Bangladesh held at Harare. Zimbabwe beat South Africa by nine wickets at Harare on 24.06.12. The following are the few salient statistics of the tournament.

 

1st Match: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare – Jun 17, 2012

Zimbabwe 154/6 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 143/5 (20/20 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 11 runs

2nd Match: Bangladesh v South Africa at Harare – Jun 19, 2012

South Africa 209/3 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 170/8 (20/20 ov)

South Africa won by 39 runs

3rd Match: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare – Jun 20, 2012

Zimbabwe 176/4 (20/20 ov); South Africa 147 (19.2/20 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 29 runs

4th Match: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare – Jun 21, 2012

Zimbabwe 149/8 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 153/4 (17.3/20 ov)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

5th Match: Bangladesh v South Africa at Harare – Jun 22, 2012

South Africa 129/7 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 132/7 (19.5/20 ov)

Bangladesh won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

6th Match: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare – Jun 23, 2012

Zimbabwe 124/6 (20/20 ov); South Africa 130/4 (17.4/20 ov)

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Final: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare – Jun 24, 2012

South Africa 146/6 (20/20 ov); Zimbabwe 150/1 (17.1/20 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

 

MATCH RESULTS
No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Date
1	Zim	Ban	Zim	11 runs	Harare	17.06.12
2	Ban	RSA	RSA	39 runs	Harare	19.06.12
3	Zim	RSA	Zim	29 runs	Harare	20.06.12
4	Zim	Ban	Ban	06 wkts	Harare	21.06.12
5	Ban	RSA	Ban	03 wkts	Harare	22.06.12
6	Zim	RSA	RSA	06 wkts	Harare	23.06.12
7	Zim	RSA	Zim	09 wkts	Harare	24.06.12

 

150 PLUS RUNS
No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	RSA	209/3	20.0	1	Ban	Harare	19.06.12
2	Zim	176/4	20.0	1	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
3	Ban	170/8	20.0	2	RSA	Harare	19.06.12
4	Zim	154/6	20.0	1	Ban	Harare	17.06.12
5	Ban	153/4	17.3	2	Zim	Harare	21.06.12
6	Zim	150/1	17.1	2	RSA	Harare	24.06.12

 

FIFTY PLUS RUNS
No	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	HM Amla	88*	53	9	3	RSA	Ban	Harare	19.06.12
2	F du Plessis	66	57	4	1	RSA	Zim	Harare	24.06.12
3	H Masakadza	62	35	6	4	Zim	Ban	Harare	17.06.12
4	BRM Taylor	59*	41	6	1	Zim	RSA	Harare	24.06.12
5	H Masakadza	58*	50	6	2	Zim	RSA	Harare	24.06.12
6	V Sibanda	58	50	4	2	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
7	H Masakadza	56	54	5	1	Zim	Ban	Harare	21.06.12
8	H Masakadza	55	39	5	1	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
9	RE Levi	54	30	4	4	RSA	Zim	Harare	23.06.12
10	Mushfiqur Rahim	50*	32	5	1	Ban	RSA	Harare	19.06.12

 

THREE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	WD Parnell	4.0	1	16	3	RSA	Zim	Harare	23.06.12
2	CB Mpofu	4.0	0	20	3	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
3	M de Lange	3.0	0	25	3	RSA	Ban	Harare	22.06.12
4	AG Cremer	4.0	0	29	3	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt	Runs	Partners	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1st	114	V Sibanda, H Masakadza	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
2nd	118*	H Masakadza, BRM Taylor	Zim	RSA	Harare	24.06.12
3rd	50	HM Amla, JA Morkel	RSA	Ban	Harare	19.06.12
4th	56	JL Ontong, F Behardien	RSA	Ban	Harare	22.06.12
5th	61	Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah	Ban	RSA	Harare	19.06.12
6th	60	F du Plessis, JA Morkel	RSA	Zim	Harare	24.06.12
7th	32*	AG Cremer, P Utseya	Zim	RSA	Harare	23.06.12
8th	20*	DJ Vilas, RJ Peterson	RSA	Ban	Harare	22.06.12
9th	14*	Mushfiqur Rahim, Elias Sunny	Ban	RSA	Harare	19.06.12
10th	1	WD Parnell, LL Tsotsobe	RSA	Zim	Harare	20.06.12

 

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	H Masakadza, BRM Taylor	118*	2nd	Zim	RSA	Harare	24.06.12
2	V Sibanda, H Masakadza	114	1st	Zim	RSA	Harare	20.06.12
3	RE Levi, HM Amla	70	1st	RSA	Ban	Harare	19.06.12
4	HM Amla, CA Ingram	65	2nd	RSA	Ban	Harare	19.06.12
5	Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful	61	1st	Ban	Zim	Harare	17.06.12
6	Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah	61	5th	Ban	RSA	Harare	19.06.12
7	F du Plessis, JA Morkel	60	6th	RSA	Zim	Harare	24.06.12
8	JL Ontong, F Behardien	56	4th	RSA	Ban	Harare	22.06.12
9	RE Levi, F du Plessis	55	2nd	RSA	Zim	Harare	23.06.12
10	Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah	54*	5th	Ban	Zim	Harare	21.06.12
11	RE Levi, CA Ingram	54	2nd	RSA	Zim	Harare	20.06.12
12	H Masakadza, S Matsikenyeri	51	4th	Zim	Ban	Harare	21.06.12
13	HM Amla, JA Morkel	50	3rd	RSA	Ban	Harare	19.06.12

KC Sangakkara completed 3000 runs in T20 games when he was on 6 during his knock of 8  in the second T20I game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Hambantota on 03.06.12. At the end of the game, his run aggregate in T20 games read 3002.

He became the 13^th batsman to total 3000 runs in T20 games and the following table lists out all the 13 batsmen with their performances

Second T20I – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Hambantota on 03.06.12 – Pakistan won by 23 runs

AD Mathews became the fifth captain to lead Sri Lanka in T20Is when he led Sri Lanka in this game  He became the 67^th captain to lead a team in the history of T20Is.

By playing this game, Shahid Afridi became the first cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 50 T20Is.

Shahid Afridi scored 52 not out in this game providing the 256^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. His knock provides the 29^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is.

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game represent his fourth fifty in T20Is. He became the third Pakistan batsman to score four or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal {05} and Umar Akmal {04}. The performances of these three cricketers are furnished below

Shahid Afridi earned the distinction of becoming the 24^th batsman to score four or more fifties in T20Is.

Shahid Afrid’s 52 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka which are listed below

Shahid Afrid’s 52 not out in this game represents his third fifty against Sri Lanka and he holds the record for most fifties by a Pakistan batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is. The previous record was held by Younis Khan who had scored two fifties

Shahid Afridi became the first Pakistan batsman to score 800 plus runs in T20I. He reached the landmark when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 52 not out in this game. He holds the record for most runs by a Pakistan batsman in T20I games. He went past Misbah-ul-Huq who had scored 788 runs on his way to the record.

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number six in the history of T20Is. The following table lists all the nine occasions

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number six in T20Is. The following table lists all the four occasions

Shahid Afridi became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 800 plus runs. The following tables lists out the eight batsman who have accomplished this feat.

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 30^th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in T20Is. This partnership provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in T20Is

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka for various wicket in T20Is which are listed below

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the fifth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka in T20Is.  The previous best was the 43 runs partnership between Misbah-ul-Huq and Shahid Afridi at Abu Dhabi on 25.11.11

TM Dilshan’s two catches in this game gave him an aggregate of 13 catches in T20Is. He now holds the Sri Lankan record for most catches by a fieldsman in T20Is with SL Malinga who also has taken 13 catches. TM Dilshan went past DPMD Jayawardene who has taken 11 catches on his way to joint first position.

TM Dilshan became the 27^th fieldsman to pouch 13 or more catches in the history of T20Is.

TM Dilshan completed 900 runs in T20Is when he was one during his knock of 18 in this game. He became the sixth batsman to total 900 plus run in T20Is. The following table lists all the six batsmen who have reached the landmark

TM Dilshan completed 900 runs in T20Is when he was one during his knock of 18 in this game. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 900 plus run in T20Is. The following table lists all the three batsmen who have reached the landmark

TM Dilshan became the most capped Sri Lankan cricketer in T20Is. At the end of this game he has played 37 T20Is. He went past DPMD Jayawardene who has appeared in 36 T20Is.

Yasir Arafat captured three wickets in this game to take his aggregate of wickets in T20 games to 151. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 150 Dplus wickets. Others are – DP Nannes {178}, AC Thomas {159}, SL Malinga {155} and JA Morkel {154}

KMDN Kulasekara and I Udana bowled a maiden over each in this game providing a total of 117 maiden overs bowled in the history of T20Is.

Sri Lankan bowlers have bowled a total of eleven maiden overs in 40 T20I games they have played as at the end of this game.  They became the fifth team to bowl ten or more maiden overs in the history of T20Is. Others are – Pakistan {16}, Australia {14}, New Zealand {11} and Ireland {10}

The break up of eleven maiden overs bowled by Sri Lankan bowlers read thus – CRD Fernando {03}, KMDN Kulasekara {02}, AD Mathews {02}, BAW Mendis {02}, I Udana {01} and WPUJC Vaas {01}

Sri Lankan innings contained three ducks – KMDN Kulasekara, NLTC Perera and KS Lokuarachchi are the batsmen who failed to open their accounts in this game.  This provides the 28^th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in the history of T20Is.

KMDN Kulasekara, NLTC Perera and KS Lokuarachchi failed to open their accounts in this game providing the third occasion of three Sri Lankan batsmen scoring ducks in an innings. The other two occasions are – against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07 {WU Tharnga, J Mubarak and G Wijekoon} and against Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07 {ST Jayasuriya, MF Mahroof and CRD Fernando}

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 99 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 in T20Is

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all out for 99 in T20Is. The following table lists out all the three occasions

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the third occasion of a it being dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in T20Is. The following table lists out all the three occasions

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the 83^rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in the history of T20 games – 40 occasions while batting first and 43 occasions while batting second

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game represent the eighth occasion of it being dismissed all out in T20Is. The eight occasions are listed below

Sri Lanka became the third team to be dismissed all out on eight or more occasions in the history of T20Is. Others are – New Zealand {10} and Kenya {08}

This series witnessed rival teams dismissed all out for less than 100 runs – Pakistan all out for 95 in the first T20I at Hambantota on 01.06.12 and Sri Lanka all out for 99 in the second T20I at Hambantota on 03.06.12

This is the second such occasion in the history of T20Is of rival teams dimissed all out for less than 100 runs. The first such occasion was witnessed in the series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played in USA in May 2010. Sri Lanka was all out for 92 in the first T20I at Lauderhill on 22.05.10 and New Zealand was all out for 81 in the second T20I at Lauuderhill on 23.05.10

KC Sangakkara completed 3000 runs in T20 games when he was on  6 during his knock of  8 in this game  At the end of the game, his run aggregate in T20 games read 3002. He became the 13^th batsman to total 3000 runs in T20 games. Others are – DJ Hussey {4666}, BJ Hodge {4471}, BB McCullum {4033}, CH Gayle {3970}, OA Shah {3897}, DA Warner {3682}, HH Gibbs {3308}, LRPL Taylor {3199}, SK Raina {3147}, JH Kallis {3095}, G Gambhir {3034} and RG Sharma {3033}