Twenty20 Internationals witnesses an unique incident

Twenty20 Internationals witnesses an unique incident

The eleventh match between Afghanistan and India at Dub-DSC on 08 Sep 2012 in the ongoing Asia Cup T20 2022 witnessed the very first occasion of both the openers from one team scoring fifties and both the openers from the other team scoring zeroes in the history of Twenty20 internationals. India’s openers KL Rahul and V Kohli scored 62 and 122 not out respectively in India’s innings, while Afghanistan openers Hazaratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were dismissed for ducks respectively in Afghanistan’s innings.

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 10 – Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 2022

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 10 – Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in this game to provide the 44th occasion of Pakistan doing so in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan doing so against Afghanistan in T20Is

Pakistan inserted the opposition and won this game to provide the 26th occasion of Pakistan doing so in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan doing so against Afghanistan in T20Is

Mohammad Nabi was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 237th occasion of a captain scoring zero in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of a captain scoring zero against Pakistan in T20Is.

Mohammad Nabi was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the seventh occasion of Afghanistan captain scoring zero in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Afghanistan captain scoring zero against Pakistan in T20Is

Mohammad Nabi collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 113th occasion of a captain scoring first ball zero in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain scoring zero against Pakistan in T20Is.

Mohammad Nabi was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Afghanistan captain scoring first ball zero in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Afghanistan captain scoring first ball zero against Pakistan in T20Is.

Babar Azam was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 238th occasion of a captain scoring zero in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring zero against Afghnistan in T20Is.

Babar Azam was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 14th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring zero in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring zero against Afghanistan in T20Is

Babar Azam collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 114th occasion of a captain scoring first ball zero in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain scoring zero against Afghanistan in T20Is.

Babar Azam was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the eighth occasion of Pakistan captain scoring first ball zero in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan captain scoring first ball zero against Afghanistan in T20Is.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the second occasion of rival captains scoring first ball ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

The first such occasion was witnessed in a T20I in the game between Greece and Sweden at Vantaa on 18 Jul 2022. A Venkatesh of Sweden and A Manousis of Greece who were leading their respective teams collected the first ball ducks.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the first occasion of rival captains scoring first ball ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals in a contest involving Test playing nations

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the ducks in this game to provide the 13th occasion of rival captains scoring ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

NoPlayerITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MP Vaughan1EngAusSouthampton13 Jun 2005
 RT Ponting2AusEngSouthampton13 Jun 2005
       
2SL Malinga1SrlNZlChattogram31 Mar 2014
 BB McCullum2NZlSrlChattogram31 Mar 2014
       
3P Khadka1NepHKGCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
 JJ Atkinson2HKGNepCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
       
4Mashrafe Mortaza1BanZimMirpur15 Nov 2015
 E Chigumbura2ZimBanMirpur15 Nov 2015
       
5Sarfaraz Ahmed1PakAusAbu Dhabi24 Oct 2018
 AJ Finch2AusPakAbu Dhabi24 Oct 2018
       
6A Morris1CayBerSandys Parish21 Aug 2019
 TS Fray2BerCauSandys Parish21 Aug 2019
       
7H Fennell1ArgBraCP Club Pitch A04 Oct 2019
 G Caisley2BraArgCP Club Pitch A04 Oct 2019
       
8Kaleem Shah1MozMWIBlantyre10 Nov 2019
 G Kansonkho2MWIMozBlantyre10 Nov 2019
       
9B Arora1MLTBelMarsa09 Jul 2021
 Shaheryar Butt2BelMLTMarsa09 Jul 2021
       
10MG Erasmus1NamZimBulawayo24 May 2022
 RW Chakabva2ZimNamBulawayo24 May 2022
       
11A Venkatesh1SWEGrcVantaa18 Jul 2022
 A Manousis2GrcSWEVantaa18 Jul 2022
       
12Razmal Shigiwal1AutBulVantaa30 Jul 2022
 P Mishra2BulAutVantaa30 Jul 2022
       
13Mohammad Nabi1AFGPakSharjah07 Sep 2022
 Babar Azam2PakAfgSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by one wicket to provide the ninth occasion of a team winning a T20I by one wicket.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1England1 wicket0v AustraliaAdelaide12 Jan 2011
2Netherlands1 wicket0v BangladeshThe Hague26 Jul 2012
3Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
4Ireland1 wicket0v NetherlandsAl Amerat17 Feb 2019
5Rwanda1 wicket2v GhanaRwanda18 Aug 2021
6Spain1 wicket2v GermanyAlmeria11 Sep 2021
7Switzerland1 wicket0v FranceVantaa25 Jul 2022
8Kuwait1 wicket1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
9Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by one wicket to provide the second occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I by one wicket.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
2Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by one wicket with four balls to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a T20I by one wicket with four balls to spare. In fact Pakistan is the only team in the history of T20I to post such wins on two occasions.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
2Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan carved its 120th win in T20Is when it won this game by one wicket. It also represents its thirdT20I win against Afghanistan

Pakistan’s 120 wins represent most wins by a team in T20Is. India is close behind with 113 wins. Pakistan and India are the only two teams to post 100 plus wins in T20Is

Babar Azam scored his fourth zero as Pakistan captain. He became the second Pakistan captain to score four zeroes after Shahid Afridi.

The following table lists the eleven captains who have scored four or more zeroes in T20Is

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHCZ
1AJ FinchAus65656197117233.401127
2Mashrafe MortazaBan281940132228.800005
3WTS PorterfieldIre5654610027220.870035
4Babar AzamPak45403142912238.621164
5H FennellArg11062002725*6.750004
6SL MalingaSrl24134006013*6.660004
7A ManousisGRC1111201182713.110004
8A MansaleVan1414001593811.350004
9P MishraBul3937105075514.080034
10Shahid AfridiPak4441206085015.580014
11KS WilliamsonNZl5959716749532.190124
Rival captains scoring ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

Rival captains scoring ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the ducks in  the tenth game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 T20I between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 20 to provide the 13th occasion of rival captains scoring ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

NoPlayerITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MP Vaughan1EngAusSouthampton13 Jun 2005
 RT Ponting2AusEngSouthampton13 Jun 2005
       
2SL Malinga1SrlNZlChattogram31 Mar 2014
 BB McCullum2NZlSrlChattogram31 Mar 2014
       
3P Khadka1NepHKGCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
 JJ Atkinson2HKGNepCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
       
4Mashrafe Mortaza1BanZimMirpur15 Nov 2015
 E Chigumbura2ZimBanMirpur15 Nov 2015
       
5Sarfaraz Ahmed1PakAusAbu Dhabi24 Oct 2018
 AJ Finch2AusPakAbu Dhabi24 Oct 2018
       
6A Morris1CayBerSandys Parish21 Aug 2019
 TS Fray2BerCauSandys Parish21 Aug 2019
       
7H Fennell1ArgBraCP Club Pitch A04 Oct 2019
 G Caisley2BraArgCP Club Pitch A04 Oct 2019
       
8Kaleem Shah1MozMWIBlantyre10 Nov 2019
 G Kansonkho2MWIMozBlantyre10 Nov 2019
       
9B Arora1MLTBelMarsa09 Jul 2021
 Shaheryar Butt2BelMLTMarsa09 Jul 2021
       
10MG Erasmus1NamZimBulawayo24 May 2022
 RW Chakabva2ZimNamBulawayo24 May 2022
       
11A Venkatesh1SWEGrcVantaa18 Jul 2022
 A Manousis2GrcSWEVantaa18 Jul 2022
       
12Razmal Shigiwal1AutBulVantaa30 Jul 2022
 P Mishra2BulAutVantaa30 Jul 2022
       
13Mohammad Nabi1AFGPakSharjah07 Sep 2022
 Babar Azam2PakAfgSharjah07 Sep 2022
Teams winning a Twenty20 International by one wicket

Teams winning a Twenty20 International by one wicket

Pakistan won the tenth game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 T20I against Afghanistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 2022 game by one wicket to provide the ninth occasion of a team winning a T20I by one wicket.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1England1 wicket0v AustraliaAdelaide12 Jan 2011
2Netherlands1 wicket0v BangladeshThe Hague26 Jul 2012
3Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
4Ireland1 wicket0v NetherlandsAl Amerat17 Feb 2019
5Rwanda1 wicket2v GhanaRwanda18 Aug 2021
6Spain1 wicket2v GermanyAlmeria11 Sep 2021
7Switzerland1 wicket0v FranceVantaa25 Jul 2022
8Kuwait1 wicket1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
9Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by one wicket to provide the second occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I by one wicket.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
2Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by one wicket with four balls to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a T20I by one wicket with four balls to spare. In fact Pakistan is the only team in the history of T20I to post such wins on two occasions.

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan1 wicket4v Sri LankaCol-RPS01 Aug 2015
2Pakistan1 wicket4v AfghanistanSharjah07 Sep 2022
Rival captains collecting first ball ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

Rival captains collecting first ball ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the first ball ducks in the tenth game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 T20I between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 2022 to provide the second occasion of rival captains scoring first ball ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals.

The first such occasion was witnessed in a T20I in the game between Greece and Sweden at Vantaa on 18 Jul 2022. A Venkatesh of Sweden and A Manousis of Greece who were leading their respective teams collected the first ball ducks.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Babar Azam of Pakistan collected the first ball ducks in the tenth game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 T20I between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah on 07 Sep 2022 to provide the first occasion of rival captains scoring first ball ducks in the history of Twenty20 internationals in a contest involving Test playing nations

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 9 – India Vs Sri Lanka at Dub-DSC on 08 Aug 2022

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 9 – India Vs Sri Lanka at Dub-DSC on 08 Aug 2022

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup T20 game against India at Dub-DSC on 08.09.22 by six wickets with a delivery to spare to provide the 38th occasion of a team winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon6 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Dec 2006
2Zimbabwewon5 wkts1v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007
3South Africawon3 wkts1v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007
4Irelandwon4 wkts1v ScotlandBelfast02 Aug 2008
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
6Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v CanadaCol-SSC04 Feb 2010
7New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
8West Indieswon8 wkts1v EnglandProvidence03 May 2010
9Australiawon3 wkts1v PakistanGros Islet14 May 2010
10Bangladeshwon3 wkts1v West IndiesMirpur11 Oct 2011
11Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
12Australiawon2 wkts1v South AfricaSydney09 Nov 2014
13Hong Kongwon2 wkts1v NepalCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
14Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Oct 2015
15Zimbabwewon3 wkts1v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015
16Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
17World-XIwon7 wkts1v PakistanLahore13 Sep 2017
18Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
19Bangladeshwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaCol-RPS16 Mar 2018
20Australiawon5 wkts1v ZimbabweHarare06 Jul 2018
21Netherlandswon7 wkts1v ScotlandAl Amerat13 Feb 2019
22Guernseywon4 wkts1v NorwayCastel19 Jun 2019
23Nepalwon4 wkts1v NetherlandsAl Amerat07 Oct 2019
24Englandwon4 wkts1v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020
25Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
26Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
27South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021
28Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
29Ugandawon7 wkts1v NamibiaWindhoek09 Apr 2022
30Finlandwon3 wkts1v DenmarkBrondby07 May 2022
31Bulgariawon5 wkts1v GibraltarMarsa15 May 2022
32Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
33Singaporewon4 wkts1v MalaysiaSingapore28 Jun 2022
34Bulgariawon3 wkts1v SloveniaVantaa27 Jul 2022
35Irelandwon7 wkts1v AfghanistanBelfast09 Aug 2022
36Kuwaitwon1 wkts1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
37Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022
38Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents Sri Lanka’s first win in T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
2Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
3Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
4Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022

It also represents the second occasion of a team winning T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022
2Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is. It also provides the 12th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is against India

Sri Lanka inserted the opposition in this game and won the game provide the 18th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in T20Is against India

RG Sharma’s 72 in this game represent his 32nd fifty {04C plus 28 HC}. He now shares the record for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is with V Kohli. V Kohli has also scored 32 fifties.

RG Sharma’s 72 in this game represent his 27th fifty {04C plus 23 HC} as an opening batsman He owns the record for most fifties by an opening batsman in T20Is

RG Sharma scored four boundary sixes in knock of 72 in this game. His four boundary sixes fetched him 150 boundary sixes. He became the second opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score 150 boundary sixes. MJ Guptill is the other opening batsman to score 161 boundary sixes.

RG Sharma scored four boundary sixes in knock of 72 in this game. His four boundary sixes fetched him 171 boundary sixes. He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in the history of T20Is MJ Guptill with 172 boundary sixes to his credit occupies the first position.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of his scoring a fifty as captain opening batsman in T20Is. He became the third captain opening batsman to score ten or more fifties in T20Is.  Others are – Babar Azam {14} and AJ Finch {13}

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of his scoring a fifty as captain opening batsman in T20Is. He became the third captain opening batsman to score ten or more fifties in T20Is.  Others are – Babar Azam {14} and AJ Finch {13}

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of his scoring a fifty as captain in T20Is. He is one of the five captains who have scored ten or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – Babar Azam {17}, AJ Finch {13}, V Kohli {13} and KS Williamson {12}

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the 74th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game to provide the 152nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 31st occasion of an Indian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.

RG Sharma scored 72 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against Sri Lanka.  It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against Sri Lanka It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

V Kohli and B Kumar failed to score in this game to provide the 75th and 76th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero in T20Is. It also provides the 12th and 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero in T20Is against Sri Lanka.

KTC Akalanka failed to score in this game to provide the 124th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a zero in T20Is. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Sri Lankan batsman scoring a zero in T20Is against India.

V Kohli and KTC Akalanka failed to score in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a rival batsman batting at number three scoring zeroes in a T20I.

V Kohli registered his fourth zero of his T20I career of 103 matches and 95 innings. B Kumar registered his second zero of his T20I career of 76 matches and 19 innings. KTC Akalanka registered his third zero of his T20I career of 24 matches and 24 innings.

P Nissanka {52} and BKG Mendis {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the 50th and 51st occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fourth and fifth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against India.

P Nissanka {52} and BKG Mendis {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of Sri Lankan both opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Sri Lankan both opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against India.

BKG Mendis scored 57 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against India.

BKG Mendis scored 57 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against India.

P Nissanka-BKG Mendis posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting partnerships between 90 and 99 runs in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting partnerships between 90 and 99 runs in T20Is for the first wicket.

P Nissanka-BKG Mendis posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting partnerships between 90 and 99 runs in T20Is against India. It also provides the first occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting partnerships between 90 and 99 runs in T20Is for the first wicket against India.

It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting fifty plus partnerships for the first wicket against India.

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1BKG Mendis, P Nissanka1972IndDub-DSC06 Sep 2022
2MD Gunathilaka, P Nissanka1671IndDharamsala26 Feb 2022
3TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya1591IndCol-RPS10 Feb 2009

P Nissanka-BKG Mendis posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the first wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in T20Is against India.

P Nissanka-BKG Mendis posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 110th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnerships in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnerships in T20Is against India.

Sri Lanka posted its 72nd win in T20Is when it won this game by six wickets. It also represents its eighth win in T20Is against India.

Teams winning a T20I with a delivery to spare

Teams winning a T20I with a delivery to spare

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup T20 game against India at Dub-DSC on 08.09.22 by six wickets with a delivery to spare to provide the 38th occasion of a team winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon6 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Dec 2006
2Zimbabwewon5 wkts1v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007
3South Africawon3 wkts1v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007
4Irelandwon4 wkts1v ScotlandBelfast02 Aug 2008
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
6Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v CanadaCol-SSC04 Feb 2010
7New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
8West Indieswon8 wkts1v EnglandProvidence03 May 2010
9Australiawon3 wkts1v PakistanGros Islet14 May 2010
10Bangladeshwon3 wkts1v West IndiesMirpur11 Oct 2011
11Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
12Australiawon2 wkts1v South AfricaSydney09 Nov 2014
13Hong Kongwon2 wkts1v NepalCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
14Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Oct 2015
15Zimbabwewon3 wkts1v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015
16Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
17World-XIwon7 wkts1v PakistanLahore13 Sep 2017
18Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
19Bangladeshwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaCol-RPS16 Mar 2018
20Australiawon5 wkts1v ZimbabweHarare06 Jul 2018
21Netherlandswon7 wkts1v ScotlandAl Amerat13 Feb 2019
22Guernseywon4 wkts1v NorwayCastel19 Jun 2019
23Nepalwon4 wkts1v NetherlandsAl Amerat07 Oct 2019
24Englandwon4 wkts1v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020
25Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
26Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
27South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021
28Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
29Ugandawon7 wkts1v NamibiaWindhoek09 Apr 2022
30Finlandwon3 wkts1v DenmarkBrondby07 May 2022
31Bulgariawon5 wkts1v GibraltarMarsa15 May 2022
32Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
33Singaporewon4 wkts1v MalaysiaSingapore28 Jun 2022
34Bulgariawon3 wkts1v SloveniaVantaa27 Jul 2022
35Irelandwon7 wkts1v AfghanistanBelfast09 Aug 2022
36Kuwaitwon1 wkts1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
37Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022
38Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022

It also provides the fourh occasion of Sri Lanka winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents Sri Lanka’s first win in T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
2Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
3Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
4Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022

It also represents the second occasion of a team winning T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022
2Sri LankaWon6 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC08 Sep 2022
V Kohli earns two records of which one is dubious

V Kohli earns two records of which one is dubious

V Kohli scored 60 in this game which represents his 32nd fifty in T20Is. He now holds the record for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is. He went past RG Sharma who had scored 31 fifties {04C + 27 HC}

NoRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
16831v Sri LankaPallekele07 Aug 2012
27022v New ZealandChennai11 Sep 2012
35031v AfghanistanCol-RPS19 Sep 2012
478*32v PakistanCol-RPS30 Sep 2012
55432v West IndiesMirpur23 Mar 2014
657*32v BangladeshMirpur28 Mar 2014
772*32v South AfricaMirpur04 Apr 2014
87731v Sri LankaMirpur06 Apr 2014
96632v EnglandBirmingham07 Sep 2014
1090*31v AustraliaAdelaide26 Jan 2016
1159*31v AustraliaMelbourne29 Jan 2016
125032v AustraliaSydney31 Jan 2016
1356*32v Sri LankaMirpur01 Mar 2016
1455*32v PakistanKolkata19 Mar 2016
1582*32v AustraliaMohali27 Mar 2016
1689*31v West IndiesWankhede31 Mar 2016
178232v Sri LankaCol-RPS06 Sep 2017
186542v New ZealandRajkot04 Nov 2017
1961*32v AustraliaSydney25 Nov 2018
2072*31v AustraliaBengaluru27 Feb 2019
215932v West IndiesProvidence06 Aug 2019
2272*32v South AfricaMohali18 Sep 2019
2394*32v West IndiesHyd-RGS06 Dec 2019
2470*41v West IndiesWankhede11 Dec 2019
258532v AustraliaSydney08 Dec 2020
2673*32v EnglandAhmedabad14 Mar 2021
2777*41v EnglandAhmedabad16 Mar 2021
2880*21v EnglandAhmedabad20 Mar 2021
295731v PakistanDub-DSC24 Oct 2021
305231v West IndiesKolkata18 Feb 2022
3159*31v Hong KongDub-DSC31 Aug 2022
326031v PakistanDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli’s dubious record – His 60 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the tenth occasion of his fifty going in vain in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Kohli702v New ZealandChennai11 Sep 2012
2V Kohli771v Sri LankaMirpur06 Apr 2014
3V Kohli662v EnglandBirmingham07 Sep 2014
4V Kohli89*1v West IndiesWankhede31 Mar 2016
5V Kohli652v New ZealandRajkot04 Nov 2017
6V Kohli72*1v AustraliaBengaluru27 Feb 2019
7V Kohli852v AustraliaSydney08 Dec 2020
8V Kohli77*1v EnglandAhmedabad16 Mar 2021
9V Kohli571v PakistanDub-DSC24 Oct 2021
10V Kohli601v PakistanDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli now owns the record for most fifties by a batsman in a losing cause in T20Is. The previous record for most fifties by a batsman in a losing cause was held by F du Plessis with eight fifties.

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 8 – India Vs Pakistan at Dub-DSC on 04 Sep 2022

Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 8 – India Vs Pakistan at Dub-DSC on 04 Sep 2022

Pakistan won this game by five wickets with a delivery to spare to provide the 37th occasion of a team winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon6 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Dec 2006
2Zimbabwewon5 wkts1v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007
3South Africawon3 wkts1v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007
4Irelandwon4 wkts1v ScotlandBelfast02 Aug 2008
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
6Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v CanadaCol-SSC04 Feb 2010
7New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
8West Indieswon8 wkts1v EnglandProvidence03 May 2010
9Australiawon3 wkts1v PakistanGros Islet14 May 2010
10Bangladeshwon3 wkts1v West IndiesMirpur11 Oct 2011
11Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
12Australiawon2 wkts1v South AfricaSydney09 Nov 2014
13Hong Kongwon2 wkts1v NepalCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
14Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Oct 2015
15Zimbabwewon3 wkts1v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015
16Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
17World-XIwon7 wkts1v PakistanLahore13 Sep 2017
18Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
19Bangladeshwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaCol-RPS16 Mar 2018
20Australiawon5 wkts1v ZimbabweHarare06 Jul 2018
21Netherlandswon7 wkts1v ScotlandAl Amerat13 Feb 2019
22Guernseywon4 wkts1v NorwayCastel19 Jun 2019
23Nepalwon4 wkts1v NetherlandsAl Amerat07 Oct 2019
24Englandwon4 wkts1v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020
25Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
26Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
27South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021
28Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
29Ugandawon7 wkts1v NamibiaWindhoek09 Apr 2022
30Finlandwon3 wkts1v DenmarkBrondby07 May 2022
31Bulgariawon5 wkts1v GibraltarMarsa15 May 2022
32Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
33Singaporewon4 wkts1v MalaysiaSingapore28 Jun 2022
34Bulgariawon3 wkts1v SloveniaVantaa27 Jul 2022
35Irelandwon7 wkts1v AfghanistanBelfast09 Aug 2022
36Kuwaitwon1 wkts1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
37Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents Pakistan’s first win in T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
2Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
3Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
4Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
6Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

It also represents the first occasion of a team winning T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

Pakistan won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of Pakistan doing so in T20Is. It also provides the fifth    occasion of Pakistan doing so in T20Is against India.

Pakistan inserted the opposition to win the game to provide the 25th occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I game after it had inserted the opposition. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I after inserting India.

Pakistan inserted the opposition to win the game with a delivery to spare providing the fourth occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I game with a delivery to spare after it had inserted the opposition. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I with a delivery to spare after inserting India.

NoTeamScoreOversIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistan141/719.52wonv Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
2Pakistan125/819.52wonv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
3Pakistan149/719.52wonv South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
4Pakistan182/519.52wonv IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli scored 60 in this game which represents his 32nd fifty in T20Is. He now holds the record for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is. He went past RG Sharma who had scored 31 fifties {04C + 27 HC}

V Kohli was dismissed run out after scoring 60 in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

V Kohli was dismissed run out after scoring 60 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Kohli771v Sri LankaMirpur06 Apr 2014
2RG Sharma601v AustraliaMelbourne29 Jan 2016
3RG Sharma891v BangladeshCol-RPS14 Mar 2018
4V Kohli601v PakistanDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli and RG Sharma are the two Indian batsmen who are dismissed run out after scoring fifties on two occasions.

V Kohli’s 60 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 30th occasion of an Indian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against Pakistan.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Kohli571v PakistanDub-DSC24 Oct 2021
2V Kohli601v PakistanDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli’s 60 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the tenth occasion of his fifty going in vain in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Kohli702v New ZealandChennai11 Sep 2012
2V Kohli771v Sri LankaMirpur06 Apr 2014
3V Kohli662v EnglandBirmingham07 Sep 2014
4V Kohli89*1v West IndiesWankhede31 Mar 2016
5V Kohli652v New ZealandRajkot04 Nov 2017
6V Kohli72*1v AustraliaBengaluru27 Feb 2019
7V Kohli852v AustraliaSydney08 Dec 2020
8V Kohli77*1v EnglandAhmedabad16 Mar 2021
9V Kohli571v PakistanDub-DSC24 Oct 2021
10V Kohli601v PakistanDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

V Kohli now owns the record for most fifties by a batsman in a losing cause in T20Is. The previous record for most fifties by a batsman in a losing cause was held by F du Plessis with eight fifties.

V Kohli is one of the seven batsmen who has scored 1000 plus runs in a team’s losing T20Is. The following table lists all the seven batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSAveCHC04s6s
1MahmudullahBan77779137864*20.2603311236
2PR StirlingIre6262012789120.6104515143
3MJ GuptillNZl46460114610524.9115210249
4H MasakadzaZim5050111257922.9507010343
5Shakib Al HasanBan6161211148418.8806510926
6V KohliInd33323109689*37.79010210331
7AJ FinchAus4040110818927.7104111831

V Kohli scored four boundary fours in his knock of 60 in this game which fetched him 103 boundary fours in his 33 losing T20Is. He became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours in losing games.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC4s6s
1PR StirlingIre6262012789120.610415143
2AJ FinchAus4040110818927.710411831
3MahmudullahBan77779137864*20.260311236
4Shakib Al HasanBan6161211148418.880610926
5V KohliInd33323109689*37.7901010331
6H MasakadzaZim5050111257922.950710343
7MJ GuptillNZl46460114610524.911510249
8Tamim IqbalBan5252187488*17.130310214

V Kohli’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him an aggregate of 98 boundary sixes in T20Is. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 100 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC04s6s
1MJ GuptillNZl1211177349710531.792203306172
2RG SharmaInd13512716354811831.964278318167
3CH GayleWin79757189911727.922144158124
4EJG MorganEng1151072124589128.580143186120
5AJ FinchAus929211285517235.242177286117
6PR StirlingIre11411383011115*28.6712010344111
7E LewisWin504931423125*30.932104106110
8C MunroNZl656271724109*31.343115132107
9DA WarnerAus9191112684100*33.551226268100
10V KohliInd1029426346294*50.910323307098

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. On both the occasions, it was Mohammad Rizwan who had scored a fifty against India and at the same venue Dub-DSC. Apart from his 71 in this game, he had scored 79 not out against India at Dub-DSC on 24 Oct 2021.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper batsman. He now stands second in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most fifties in T20Is. JC Buttler with 16 fifties to his credit occupies the first place.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. On both the occasions, it was Mohammad Rizwan who had scored a fifty against India and at the same venue Dub-DSC. Apart from his 71 in this game, he had scored 79 not out against India at Dub-DSC on 24 Oct 2021.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper opening batsman. He became the first wicket keeper opening batsman to score 15 fifties. Other wicket keeper opening batsmen to score ten or more fifties in T20Is are – JC Buttler {12} and Q de Kock {11}

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 68th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is as an opening batsman. He became the ninth opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score 15 fifties.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC50+
1RG SharmaInd26264189111885.9542226
2MJ GuptillNZl22224158410588.0022022
3DA WarnerAus222291455100*111.9212122
4Babar AzamPak21215147112291.9312021
5PR StirlingIre212151459115*91.1812021
6AJ FinchAus18184137217298.0021618
7Mohd RizwanPak161691242104*177.4211516
8CH GayleWin151541139117103.5421315
9KL RahulInd151529509173.0701515

V kohli’s 60 in this game represent his 85th fifty in T20 games. He became the third batsman in the history of T20 games to score 85 plus fifties. Others are – CH Gayle {110} and DA Warner {99}

V kohli’s 60 in this game represent his 80th half century in T20 games. He became the third batsman in the history of T20 games to score 80 plus half centuries. Others are – DA Warner {91} and CH Gayle {88}

RG Sharma-KL Rahul posted 54 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20Is against Pakistan

Pakistan won this game by five wickets to post its 119th win in T20Is. It also provides its third win in T20Is against India.

Teams winning a T20I with a delivery to spare

Teams winning a T20I with a delivery to spare

Pakistan won this game by five wickets with a delivery to spare to provide the 37th occasion of a team winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon6 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Dec 2006
2Zimbabwewon5 wkts1v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007
3South Africawon3 wkts1v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007
4Irelandwon4 wkts1v ScotlandBelfast02 Aug 2008
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
6Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v CanadaCol-SSC04 Feb 2010
7New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
8West Indieswon8 wkts1v EnglandProvidence03 May 2010
9Australiawon3 wkts1v PakistanGros Islet14 May 2010
10Bangladeshwon3 wkts1v West IndiesMirpur11 Oct 2011
11Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
12Australiawon2 wkts1v South AfricaSydney09 Nov 2014
13Hong Kongwon2 wkts1v NepalCol-PSS24 Nov 2014
14Afghanistanwon5 wkts1v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Oct 2015
15Zimbabwewon3 wkts1v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015
16Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017
17World-XIwon7 wkts1v PakistanLahore13 Sep 2017
18Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
19Bangladeshwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaCol-RPS16 Mar 2018
20Australiawon5 wkts1v ZimbabweHarare06 Jul 2018
21Netherlandswon7 wkts1v ScotlandAl Amerat13 Feb 2019
22Guernseywon4 wkts1v NorwayCastel19 Jun 2019
23Nepalwon4 wkts1v NetherlandsAl Amerat07 Oct 2019
24Englandwon4 wkts1v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020
25Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
26Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
27South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021
28Sri Lankawon5 wkts1v AustraliaMelbourne20 Feb 2022
29Ugandawon7 wkts1v NamibiaWindhoek09 Apr 2022
30Finlandwon3 wkts1v DenmarkBrondby07 May 2022
31Bulgariawon5 wkts1v GibraltarMarsa15 May 2022
32Sri Lankawon4 wkts1v AustraliaPallekele11 Jun 2022
33Singaporewon4 wkts1v MalaysiaSingapore28 Jun 2022
34Bulgariawon3 wkts1v SloveniaVantaa27 Jul 2022
35Irelandwon7 wkts1v AfghanistanBelfast09 Aug 2022
36Kuwaitwon1 wkts1v U.A.E.Al Amerat21 Aug 2022
37Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I with a delivery to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents Pakistan’s first win in T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon3 wkts1v Sri LankaKing City-NW11 Oct 2008
2Pakistanwon6 wkts1v AfghanistanSharjah08 Dec 2013
3Pakistanwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2017
4Pakistanwon4 wkts1v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021
5Pakistanwon3 wkts1v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021
6Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022

It also represents the first occasion of a team winning T20I with a delivery to spare against India.

NoTeamResultMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon5 wkts1v IndiaDub-DSC04 Sep 2022