BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 79 and MP O’Dowd of Netherlands scored 71 not out in the match between Sri Lanka and Netherlands at Geelong on 20 Oct 2022 to provide the sixth occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in the same game in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
1
CH Gayle
117
1
Win
RSA
Johannesburg
11 Sep 2007
2
HH Gibbs
90*
2
RSA
Win
Johannesburg
11 Sep 2007
2
1
TM Dilshan
96*
1
Srl
Win
The Oval
19 Jun 2009
2
CH Gayle
63*
2
Win
Srl
The Oval
19 Jun 2009
3
1
RJ Nicol
58
1
NZl
Srl
Pallekele
27 Sep 2012
2
TM Dilshan
76
2
Srl
NZl
Pallekele
27 Sep 2012
4
1
TM Dilshan
55
1
Srl
Eng
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
2
AD Hales
116*
2
Eng
Srl
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
5
1
V Sibanda
59
1
Zim
HKG
Nagpur
08 Mar 2016
2
JJ Atkinson
53
2
HKG
Zim
Nagpur
08 Mar 2016
6
1
BKG Mendis
79
1
Srl
Net
Geelong
20 Oct 2022
2
MP O’Dowd
71*
2
Netv
Srl
Geelong
20 Oct 2022
Associate teams winning a T20 World Cup game against Test playing nation
Scotland won its game against West Indies at Hobart on 17 Oct 2022 by 42 runs in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia to provide the eleventh occasion of an Associate team winning the T20 World Cup game against a Test playing nation. All such occasions are tabulated below. Afghanistan and Ireland were granted test status in Jun 2017. Afghanistan played its first ever test against India at Bengaluru in Jun 2018 while Ireland played its first ever test against England in Jul 2019 at Lord’s
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Netherlands
Won
04 wkts
v England
Lord’s
05 Jun 2009
2
Ireland
Won
06 wkts
v Bangladesh
Nottingham
08 Jun 2009
3
Ireland
Won
03 wkts
v Zimbabwe
Sylhet
17 Mar 2014
4
Hong Kong
Won
02 wkts
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
20 Mar 2014
5
Netherlands
Won
45 runs
v England
Chattogram
31 Mar 2014
6
Afghanistan
Won
59 runs
v Zimbabwe
Nagpur
12 Mar 2016
7
Afghanistan
Won
06 runs
v West Indies
Nagpur
27 Mar 2016
8
Scotland
Won
06 runs
v Bangladesh
Al Amerat
17 Oct 2021
9
Namibia
Won
08 wkts
v Ireland
Sharjah
22 Oct 2021
10
Namibia
Won
55 runs
v Sri Lanka
Geelong
16 Oct 2022
11
Scotland
Won
42 runs
v West Indies
Hobart
17 Oct 2022
It also provides the second occasion of an Associate team winning the T20 World Cup game against a Test playing nation West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Afghanistan
Won
06 runs
v West Indies
Nagpur
27 Mar 2016
2
Scotland
Won
42 runs
v West Indies
Hobart
17 Oct 2022
It also provides the second occasion of Scotland winning the T20 World Cup game against a Test playing nation, Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Scotland
Won
06 runs
v Bangladesh
Al Amerat
17 Oct 2021
2
Scotland
Won
42 runs
v West Indies
Hobart
17 Oct 2022
Scotland’s first victory in the tournament against a test playing nation was against Bangladesh on 17 Oct 2021. Its second victory against a test playing nation was against West Indies at Hobart exactly a year later, that is today, the 17 Oct 2022
Scotland became the fifth Associate team in the T20 World cup to post a win against a Test playing nation. Others are Afghanistan, Ireland, Namibia and Netherlands.
T20 World Cup has taken place on seven occasions. The details are furnished below. West Indies is the only team to win the prestigious cup on two occasions – against Sri Lanka at Colombo by 36 runs in 2012 and against India at Kolkata by four wickets in 2016.
Year
Hosts
Final venue
Winner
Runner
Margin
2007
South Africa
Jo’burg
India
Pakistan
05 runs
2009
England
London
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
08 wkts
2010
West Indies
Bridgetown
England
Australia
07 wkts
2012
Sri Lanka
Colombo
West Indies
Sri Lanka
36 runs
2014
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Sri Lanka
India
06 wkts
2016
India
Kolkata
West Indies
England
04 wkts
2021
India in UAE
Dub-DSC
Australia
New Zealand
08 Wkts
The last edition of 2021 was held in UAE with the host country being India. Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets at Dub-DSC and is currently the defending champion.
The 2022 edition will be played in Australia from 16 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2022,
Some of the Salient Stats from the previous seven editions of the world cup are listed below.
Sri Lanka {43} and Pakistan {40} are the two teams to play forty plus matches in the tournament.
Sri Lanka has won most games in the tournament – 27 and is closely followed by Pakistan which has won 24 games. Sri Lanka remains the only team to win 25 plus matches in the tournament.
The dubious record of losing most matches in the tournament is credited to Bangladesh. It has lost 25 matches and carries the tag of being the only team to lose 25 matches in the tournament.
There are twelve occasions of team posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament. Sri Lanka’s 260 for 6 against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07 is the highest total posted by a team in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 23 occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in the tournament. The lowest total in a completed innings is 39 by Netherlands against Sri Lanka at Chattogram on 24.03.14. This also provides the only occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 runs in the tournament.
The only occasion of a team dismissed all out for 99 is New Zealand’s 99 all out against Pakistan at The Oval on 13 Jun 2009.
There are 30 occasions of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin of which four games have been won by 100 plus runs margin. The largest margin of victory is Sri Lanka’s win by 172 runs against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07. Sri Lanka is the only team to post a win by 150 plus runs in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed eleven occasion of a team winning a game by nine or more wickets of which four games are won by ten wickets.
No
Winner
Margin
BR
Tar
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
58
102
10.2
Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
South Africa
10 wkts
44
094
12.4
Zimbabwe
Hambantota
20 Sep 2012
3
Oman
10 wkts
38
130
13.4
P.N.G.
Al Amerat
17 Oct 2021
4
Pakistan
10 wkts
13
152
17.5
India
Dub-DSC
24 Oct 2021
There are three occasions of a team winning a game by 50 plus deliveries remaining.
The tournament has witnessed 19 occasions of a team winning a game by single digit margin {one to nine} of which four games are won by one run margin.
No
Winner
Margin
Tar
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
South Africa
1 run
129
New Zealand
Lord’s
09 Jun 2009
2
New Zealand
1 run
134
Pakistan
Bridgetown
08 May 2010
3
India
1 run
153
South Africa
Col-RPS
02 Oct 2012
4
India
1 run
147
Bangladesh
Bengaluru
23 Mar 2016
The lone occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket margin was New Zealand’s win by one run against Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10. This game has another qualification as it was won with a delivery to spare.
Four games have been won on the last ball of the game and four games have been won with a delivery to spare. They are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
BR
Target
Overs
Max
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Netherlands
4 wkts
0
163
20.0
20.0
England
Lord’s
05 Jun 2009
2
Sri Lanka
5 wkts
0
164
20.0
20.0
India
Gros Islet
11 May 2010
3
Ireland
3 wkts
0
164
20.0
20.0
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
17 Mar 2014
4
Zimbabwe
5 wkts
0
141
20.0
20.0
Netherlands
Sylhet
19 Mar 2014
No
Winner
Margin
BR
Target
Overs
Max
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Zimbabwe
5 wkts
1
139
19.5
20.0
Australia
Cape Town
12 Sep 2007
2
New Zealand
2 wkts
1
136
19.5
20.0
Sri Lanka
Providence
30 Apr 2010
3
West Indies
8 wkts
1
60
05.5
06.0
England
Providence
03 May 2010
4
Australia
3 wkts
1
192
19.5
20.0
Pakistan
Gros Islet
14 May 2010
The tournament has witnessed three tied games which are tabulated below
No
Team 1
Team 2
Ground
Match Date
1
India
Pakistan
Durban
14 Sep 2007
2
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
Pallekele
27 Sep 2012
3
New Zealand
West Indies
Pallekele
01 Oct 2012
There are 28 occasions of batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in the tournament. M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka is the only batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the tournament. He has amassed 1016 runs
The following table lists the nine centurions and eight batsmen who have scored nineties in the tournament. New Zealand batsman BB McCullum’s 123 against Bangladesh at Pallekele on 21.09.12 is the highest individual innings by a batsman in the tournament.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
BB McCullum
123
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Sep 2012
2
CH Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
3
AD Hales
116*
England
Sri Lanka
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
4
Ahmed Shehzad
111*
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Dhaka
30 Mar 2014
5
Tamim Iqbal
103*
Bangladesh
Oman
Dharamsala
13 Mar 2016
6
JC Buttler
101*
England
Sri Lanka
Sharjah
01 Nov 2021
7
SK Raina
101
India
South Africa
Gros Islet
02 May 2010
8
CH Gayle
100*
West Indies
England
Mumbai
16 Mar 2016
9
M Jayawardene
100
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Providence
03 May 2010
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
LJ Wright
99*
England
Afghanistan
Col-RPS
21 Sep 2012
2
M Jayawardene
98*
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Bridgetown
07 May 2010
3
CH Gayle
98
West Indies
India
Bridgetown
09 May 2010
4
TM Dilshan
96*
Sri Lanka
West Indies
The Oval
19 Jun 2009
5
HE van der Dussen
94*
South Africa
England
Sharjah
06 Nov 2021
6
Umar Akmal
94
Pakistan
Australia
Mirpur
23 Mar 2014
7
MJ Guptill
93
New Zealand
Scotland
Dub-DSC
03 Nov 2021
8
HH Gibbs
90*
South Africa
West Indies
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
CH Gayle of West Indies is the only batsman in the tournament to score centuries on two occasions.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
CH Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
2
CH Gayle
100*
West Indies
England
Mumbai
16 Mar 2016
CH Gayle of West Indies and M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to socre a century and ninety in the tournament.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
CH Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
2
CH Gayle
100*
West Indies
England
Mumbai
16 Mar 2016
3
CH Gayle
98
West Indies
India
Bridgetown
09 May 2010
1
M Jayawardene
100
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Providence
03 May 2010
2
M Jayawardene
98*
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Bridgetown
07 May 2010
CH Gayle is the only batsman to witness his century in a losing cause in the tournament. His 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07 was in a losing cause.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
CH Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
CH Gayle of West Indies owns the record of scoring most boundary sixes in the tournament. He has scored 63 boundary sixes and remains the only batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in the tournament.
M Jayawardene {111} and TM Dilshan {101} are the two batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary fours in the tournament. M Jayawardene wirh 111 boundary fours owns the record for scoring most boundary fours in the tournament.
V Kohli is the only batsman to score 250 plus runs in two separate editions of the tournament.
No
Player
Team
Edition
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
0
4s
6s
1
V Kohli
Ind
2013-14
6
6
3
319
77
106.33
0
4
0
24
10
2
V Kohli
Ind
2015-16
5
5
3
273
89*
136.50
0
3
0
29
5
V Kohli owns the record for scoring most runs in an edition in the tournament. He scored 319 runs in 2013-14 edition of the tournament.
CH Gayle of West Indies is the only batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions in the tournament
No
Player
Runs
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
CH Gayle
100*
11
West Indies
England
Mumbai
16 Mar 2016
2
CH Gayle
117
10
West Indies
South Africa
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
CH Gayle owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. He scored eleven boundary sixes against England at Mumbai on 16.03.16
V Kohli {319}, TM Dishan {317}, Babar Azam {303} and M Jayawardene {302} are the four batsmen to total 300 plus runs in an edition of the tournament.
No
Player
Team
Edition
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
0
4s
6s
1
V Kohli
Ind
2013-14
6
6
3
319
77
106.33
0
4
0
24
10
2
TM Dilshan
Srl
2009
7
7
1
317
96*
52.83
0
3
2
46
03
3
Babar Azam
Pak
2021-22
6
6
1
303
70
60.60
0
4
0
28
05
4
M Jayawardene
Srl
2010
6
6
1
302
100
60.40
1
2
0
29
11
V Kohli is the only batsman to score ten fifties in the tournament. All his ten fifties are half centuries. CH Gayles has scored nine fifties in the tournament {02C + 07HC}
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh owns the record for most wickets in the tournament. He has captured 41 wickets and is the only bowler to capture 40 plus wickets in the tournament.
The following bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an inningd in the tournament.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
BAW Mendis
4.0
2
8
6
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Hambantota
18 Sep 2012
2
HMRKB Herath
3.3
2
3
5
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
Chattogram
31 Mar 2014
3
Umar Gul
3.0
0
6
5
Pakistan
New Zealand
The Oval
13 Jun 2009
4
Ahsan Malik
4.0
0
19
5
Netherlands
South Africa
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
5
A Zampa
4.0
0
19
5
Australia
Bangladesh
Dub-DSC
04 Nov 2021
6
Mujeeb Ur Rehman
4.0
0
20
5
Afghanistan
Scotland
Sharjah
25 Oct 2021
7
Mustafizur Rahman
4.0
0
22
5
Bangladesh
New Zealand
Kolkata
26 Mar 2016
8
JP Faulkner
4.0
0
27
5
Australia
Pakistan
Mohali
25 Mar 2016
9
SL Malinga
4.0
0
31
5
Sri Lanka
England
Pallekele
01 Oct 2012
BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka owns the record for most wickets in the tournament. He captured six wickets conceding eight runs against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 18.09.12. He is the only bowler to account for six wickets in an innings in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 61 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings. It includes one occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets in an innings, eight occasions of bowler capturing five wickets in an innings and 52 occaions of bowler capturing four wickets in an innings.
The tournament has witnessed 12 occasions of a bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause of which two are five wicket hauls and remaining ten are four wicket hauls.
The following five bowlers have conceded 60 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It is interesting to note that these five bowlers went wicketless while conceding 60 plus runs
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
ST Jayasuriya
4.0
0
64
0
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Jo’burg
17 Sep 2007
2
Mashrafe Mortaza
4.0
0
63
0
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Dhaka
30 Mar 2014
3
LN Onyango
4.0
0
61
0
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Jo’burg
14 Sep 2007
4
SCJ Broad
4.0
0
60
0
England
India
Durban
19 Sep 2007
5
MA Starc
4.0
0
60
0
Australia
New Zealand
Dub-DSC
14 Nov 2021
ST Jayasuriys of Sri Lanka owns the record for conceding most runs in an innings and also the record for conceding most runs in an innings without a wicket. He returned with none for 64 against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07.
There are 32 occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings and 20 occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without a wicket in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 38 occasions of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament
166 runs partnership between M Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara for the second wicket in the game between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 is the highest partnership of the tournament.
There are 255 occasions of batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There are 13 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There are two occasions of batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.
There are 126 occasions of opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There are six occasions of opening batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There are two occasions of opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.
There are 32 occasions of captain scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There is one occasion of captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There is one occasion of captain dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.
There are nine occasions of captain opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There is one occasion of captain opening batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There is one occasion of captain opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.
There are 22 occasions of wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There are no occasion of wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There is no occasions of wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.
There are 15 occasions of wicket keeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There is no occasion of wicket keeper opening batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. There is one occasion of wicket keeper opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.