Captains who have scored ten or more fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

Captains who have scored ten or more fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

V Kohli scored 77 not out in this game to provide his 11th fifty while captaining India in T20Is. He shares the record for most fifties by a captain in T20Is with KS Williamson of New Zealand. V Kohli  went past AJ Finch of Australia to share  the record for most fifties by a captain in T20Is. AJ Finch has scored ten fifties.

AJ Finch {10}, KS Williamson {11} and V Kohli {11} are the three captains in the history of T20Is to scored ten or more fifties. The fifties  scored by these three captains  are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AJ Finch742AusIndMelbourne29 Jan 2016
2AJ Finch531AusSrlAdelaide22 Feb 2017
3AJ Finch842AusEngBirmingham27 Jun 2018
4AJ Finch68*2AusPakHarare02 Jul 2018
5AJ Finch1721AusZimHarare03 Jul 2018
6AJ Finch641AusSrlAdelaide27 Oct 2019
7AJ Finch52*2AusPakPerth08 Nov 2019
8AJ Finch551AusRSACape Town26 Feb 2020
9AJ Finch691AusNZlWellington03 Mar 2021
10AJ Finch79*1AusNZlWellington05 Mar 2021
        
1V Kohli822IndSrlCol-RPS06 Sep 2017
2V Kohli652IndNZlRajkot04 Nov 2017
3V Kohli61*2IndAusSydney25 Nov 2018
4V Kohli72*1IndAusBengaluru27 Feb 2019
5V Kohli592IndWinProvidence06 Aug 2019
6V Kohli72*2IndRSAMohali18 Sep 2019
7V Kohli94*2IndWinHyd-RGS06 Dec 2019
8V Kohli70*1IndWinMumbai11 Dec 2019
9V Kohli852IndAusSydney08 Dec 2020
10V Kohli73*2IndEngAhmedabad14 Mar 2021
11V Kohli77*1IndEngAhmedabad16 Mar 2021
        
1Williamson531NZlSrlMt Maunganui07 Jan 2016
2Williamson702NZlPakAuckland15 Jan 2016
3Williamson72*2NZlPakHamilton17 Jan 2016
4Williamson73*2NZlBanNapier03 Jan 2017
5Williamson601NZlBanMt Maunganui08 Jan 2017
6Williamson721NZlEngWellington13 Feb 2018
7Williamson602NZlPakDub-DSC04 Nov 2018
8Williamson511NZlIndAuckland24 Jan 2020
9Williamson952NZlIndHamilton29 Jan 2020
10Williamson57*2NZlPakHamilton20 Dec 2020
11Williamson531NZlAusDunedin25 Feb 2021
Obstructing the field dismissals in the annals of one day internationals.

Obstructing the field dismissals in the annals of one day internationals.

MD Gunathilaka was dismissed obstructing the field against West Indies at North Sound on 10.03.21 to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman dismissed Obstructing the field in the annals of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1Ramiz Raja992PakEngKarachi20.11.87
2M Amarnath281IndSrlAhmadabad22.10.89
3Inzamam162PakIndPeshawar06.02.06
4Mohd Hafeez002PakSAFDurban21.03.13
5Anwar Ali071PakSAFP Elizabeth27.11.13
6BA Stokes102EngAusLord’s05.09.15
7XM Marshall342USAUAESharjah08.12.19
8MD Gunathilaka551SrlWinN Sound10.03.21
Zero and fifty by openers in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Zero and fifty by openers in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Indian openers KL Rahul {Zero} and I Kishan {56} scored zero and fifty in the second T20I between India and England at Ahmadabad on 14 Mar 21 to provide the 42nd occasion of openers scoring a zero and a fifty in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
11CH Gayle01WinBanJo’burg13.09.07
 2DS Smith511WinBanJo’burg13.09.07
         
21MJ Guptill02NZlAusSydney15.02.09
 2BB McCullum612NZlAusSydney15.02.09
         
31SR Watson01AusWinThe Oval06.06.09
 2DA Warner631AusWinThe Oval06.06.09
         
41XM Marshall02WinSrlThe Oval19.06.09
 2CH Gayle63*2WinSrlThe Oval19.06.09
         
51PJ Ingram01NZlAusCh’church28.02.10
 2BB McCullum116*1NzlAusCh’church28.02.10
         
61Karim Sadiq01AfgIndGros Islet01.05.10
 2NA Zadran501AfgIndGros Islet01.05.10
         
71BRM Taylor01ZimSAFB’fontein08.10.10
 2H Masakadza721ZimSAFB’fontein08.10.10
         
81DA Warner02AusSAFCape Town13.10.11
 2SR Watson522AusSAFCape Town13.10.11
         
91DA Warner02AusWinGros Islet27.03.12
 2SR Watson692AusWinGros Islet27.03.12
         
101SR Watson02AusWinBridgetown30.03.12
 2DA Warner582AusWinBridgetown30.03.12
         
111W Barresi01NetBanThe Hague25.07.12
 2MR Swart571NetBanThe Hague25.07.12
         
121J Siddique01BanNetThe Hague26.07.12
 2Tamim Iqbal501BanNetThe Hague26.07.12
         
131V Sibanda01ZimBanBulawayo11.05.13
 2H Masakadza591ZimBanBulawayo11.05.13
         
141JEC Franklin01NZlEngThe Oval25.06.13
 2HD Rutherford621NZlEngThe Oval25.06.13
         
151TM Dilshan01SrlBanChattogram12.02.14
 2MDKJ Perera641SrlBanChattogram12.02.14
         
161TM Dilshan01SrlSAFChattogram22.03.14
 2MDKJ Perera611SrlSAFChattogram22.03.14
         
171S Dhawan02IndWinDhaka23.03.14
 2RG Sharma62*2IndWinDhaka23.03.14
         
181N Mangal01AfgScoEdinburgh12.07.15
 2M Shahzad751AfgScoEdinburgh12.07.15
         
191M Shahzad02AfgPNGDublin-M23.07.15
 2N Mangal65*2AfgPNGDublin-M23.07.15
         
201J Charles02WinSrlPallekele09.11.15
 2ADS Fletcher572WinSrlPallekele09.11.15
         
211HG Munsey01ScoHKGMong Kok31.01.16
 2KJ Coetzer701ScoHKGMong Kok31.01.16
         
221J Charles02WinEngMumbai16.03.16
 2CH Gayle100*2WinEngMumbai16.03.16
         
231L Ronchi01NZlBanMt M’ganui06.01.17
 2Williamson601NZlBanMt M’ganui08.01.17
         
241Q de Kock01SAFNZlAuckland17.02.17
 2HM Amla621SAFNZlAuckland17.02.17
         
251PR Stirling01IreAfgG Noida08.03.17
 2SR Thompson561IreAfgG Noida08.03.17
         
261RG Sharma01IndSrlCol-RPS06.03.18
 2S Dhawan901IndSrlCol-RPS06.03.18
         
271Liton Das02BanSrlCol-RPS16.03.18
 2Tamim Iqbal502BanSrlCol-RPS16.03.18
         
281CAK Walton01WinPakKarachi03.04.18
 2ADS Fletcher521WinPakKarachi03.04.18
         
291Haris Sohail01PakAusHarare05.07.18
 2F Zaman731PakAusHarare05.07.18
         
301C Zhuwao01ZimAusHarare06.07.18
 2SF Mire631ZimAusHarare06.07.18
         
311S Farhan02PakAusHarare08.07.18
 2F Zaman912PakAusHarare08.07.18
         
321IA Butt02BehMaldAl Amerat21.01.19
 2S Ali592BehMaldAl Amerat21.01.19
         
331R Pillai02GerDenCastel19.06.19
 2Meschede672GerDenCastel19.06.19
         
341A Arudin01MalaMaldK Lumpur25.06.19
 2S Sharif531MalaMaldK Lumpur25.06.19
         
351N Vanua02PNGVanApia -No 309.07.19
 2TP Ura51*2PNGVanApia -No 309.07.19
         
361TP Visee02NetIreDublin-M18.09.19
 2MP O’Dowd692NetIreDublin-M18.09.19
         
371M Khurram02MWIMozLilongwe06.11.19
 2I Bhima522MWIMozLilongwe06.11.19
         
381H Zazai01AfgWinLucknow17.11.19
 2R Gurbaz791AfgWinLucknow17.11.19
         
391Mohd Naim01BanPakLahore25.01.20
 2Tamim Iqbal651BanPakLahore25.01.20
         
401AJ Finch01AusIndSydney08.12.20
 2MS Wade801AusIndSydney08.12.20
         
411Babar Azam01PakSAFLahore11.02.21
 2Mohd Rizwan104*1PakSAFLahore11.02.21
         
421KL Rahul02IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21
 2I Kishan562IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21

It also provides the third occasion of Indian openers scoring a zero and a fifty in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
11S Dhawan02IndWinDhaka23.03.14
 2RG Sharma62*2IndWinDhaka23.03.14
         
21RG Sharma01IndSrlCol-RPS06.03.18
 2S Dhawan901IndSrlCol-RPS06.03.18
         
31KL Rahul02IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21
 2I Kishan562IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21

It also provides the third occasion of openers scoring a zero and a fifty in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
11JEC Franklin01NZlEngThe Oval25.06.13
 2HD Rutherford621NZlEngThe Oval25.06.13
         
21J Charles02WinEngMumbai16.03.16
 2CH Gayle100*2WinEngMumbai16.03.16
         
31KL Rahul02IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21
 2I Kishan562IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21

The following table lists the three occasions of an opener scoring a zero and a century in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
11PJ Ingram01NZlAusCh’church28.02.10
 2BB McCullum116*1NzlAusCh’church28.02.10
         
21J Charles02WinEngMumbai16.03.16
 2CH Gayle100*2WinEngMumbai16.03.16
         
31Babar Azam01PakSAFLahore11.02.21
 2Mohd Rizwan104*1PakSAFLahore11.02.21
Third T20I – India Vs England at Ahmadabad on 16.03.21

Third T20I – India Vs England at Ahmadabad on 16.03.21

England won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 42nd occasion of England doing so in T20Is. It also provides the eighth occasion of England doing so in T20Is against India.

KL Rahul was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in T20Is against England. KL Rahul was dismissed for a duck against England in the second T20I at Ahmadabad on 14.03.21.AM Rahane was the other Indian opening batsman to be dismissed for a duck against England in T20Is. He had failed to open his account in the Kolkata T20I on 29.10.11

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 25 in this game to provide the 121st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a T20I against England.

It also provides the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a T20I against England.

V Kohli scored 77 not out in this game to provide his 27th fifty in T20Is. It also represents his ninth fifty when India has batted first in a T20I game.

V Kohli’s 77 not out in this game represent the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a T20I against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1SPD Smith902AusEngCardiff31.08.15
2GC Smith881SAFEngCenturion15.11.09
3AJ Finch842AusEngBirmingham27.06.18
4V Kohli77*1IndEngAhmadabad16.03.21
5McCullum741NZlEngHamilton12.02.13
6AD Mathews73*2SrlEngDelhi26.03.16
7V Kohli73*2IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21
8Williamson721NZlEngWellington13.02.18

V Kohli is the only captain to score 70 plus runs against England in a T20I on two occasions.  Prior to his knock of 77 not out in this game, he had scored 73 not out in the second T20I of the ongoing series.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1V Kohli77*1IndEngAhmadabad16.03.21
2V Kohli73*2IndEngAhmadabad14.03.21

V Kohli’s 77 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of his fifty in a losing cause. He became the second captain in the history of T20Is to witness four or more fifties in a losing cause after F du Plessis. F du Plessis has witnessed five of his T20I fifties in a losing cause. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two captains.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1F du Plessis631NZlE London23 Dec 2012
2F du Plessis851SrlHambantota06 Aug 2013
3F du Plessis581IndDhaka04 Apr 2014
4F du Plessis1191WinJo’burg11 Jan 2015
5F du Plessis791AusJo’burg06 Mar 2016
       
NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1V Kohli652NZlRajkot04 Nov 2017
2V Kohli72*1AusBengaluru27 Feb 2019
3V Kohli852AusSydney08 Dec 2020
4V Kohli77*1EnfAhmedabad16 Mar 2021

V Kohli’s 77 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of his half century in a losing cause. He now shares the record for most half centuries by a captain in the history of T20Is with F du Plessis. F du Plessis has witnessed five of his T20I half centuries in a losing cause. The following table lists the half centuries scored by these two captains.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1F du Plessis631NZlE London23 Dec 2012
2F du Plessis851SrlHambantota06 Aug 2013
3F du Plessis581IndDhaka04 Apr 2014
4F du Plessis791AusJo’burg06 Mar 2016
       
NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1V Kohli652NZlRajkot04 Nov 2017
2V Kohli72*1AusBengaluru27 Feb 2019
3V Kohli852AusSydney08 Dec 2020
4V Kohli77*1EnfAhmedabad16 Mar 2021

CA Jordan bowled a maiden over in his spell of four overs in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England bowler bowling one or more maiden overs in his spell of four overs or less in a T20I. He also became the fifth England bowler to perform such a feat against India. It is interesting to note that in each of the three games of this five game series, an England bowler has bowled a maiden over. In the first game, it was JC Archer, in the second game, it was SM Curran and in the third game, it was CJ Jordan.

CJ Jordan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 70 wickets in T20Is. He became the first England bowler to capture 70 wickets in T20Is.  He also became the ninth bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 70 plus wickets. The following table lists all these nine bowlers.

NoPlayerTeamMatRunsWkts
1SL MalingaSrl842225107
2Shahid AfridiPak992396098
3TG SoutheeNZl802422093
4Shakib Al HasanBan761894092
5Rashid KhanAfg481124089
6Saeed AjmalPak641516085
7Umar GulPak601443085
8GH DockrellIre771624076
9CJ JordanEng581771070

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 134th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 21st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. It also represents the fourth score of 80 plus runs by a wicket keeper batsman against India in T20Is. Others are – 90 by BB McCullum at Chennai on 11.09.12, 84 by TL Seifert at Wellington on 06.02.19 and 80 by MS Wade at Sydney on 08.12.20

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. The first occasion was also by JS Buttler. He had scored 69 at Manchester on 03.07.18

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the highest individual score by an England Wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. It was an improvement over his own score of 77 not out against Australia at Southampton on 06.09.20

JS Buttler’s 83 not out represent his 11th fifty in T20Is. He now  occupies the  second place in  the list of wicket  keepers who have scored most fifties in T20Is. Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan occupies the  first place with 13 fifties to his  credit. JS Buttler went past BB Mcullum of New Zealand who had scored 10 fifties on  his way to occupy the second place.

Mohammad Shahzad {13},JS Buttler {11} and BB McCullum {10} are the  three wicketkeepers in the history of T20Is to  score ten or more fifties.

JS Buttler’s 83 not out in this game represent his seventh fifty as a wicketkeeper opening batsman. He now shares the second place for most fifties by a wicketkeeper opening batsman in T20Is with BB McCullum. Mohammad Shahzad with nine fifties to his credit owns the record for most fifties by a wicket keeper opening batsman in T20Is.

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 76th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 12th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. It also represents the third score of 80 plus runs by a wicket keeper opening batsman against India in T20Is. Others are – 84 by TL Seifert at Wellington on 06.02.19 and 80 by MS Wade at Sydney on 08.12.20

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India. The first occasion was also by JS Buttler. He had scored 69 at Manchester on 03.07.18

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the highest individual score by an England Wicket keeper opening batsman in T20Is. It was an improvement over his own score of 77 not out against Australia at Southampton on 06.09.20

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the 37th occasion of a England opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of a England opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India.

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide the highest individual score by an England opening batsman in T20Is against India. It was an improvement over his own score of 69 at Manchester on 03.07.18.

JS Buttler scored 83 not out in this game to provide his seventh fifty as an England opening batsman. AD Hales has scored more fifties than JS Buttler as an opening batsman. He has scored eight fifties.

JS Buttler and AD Hale share the record for most half centuries by an England batsman in T20Is. Both have scored seven half centuries.

EJG Morgan of England was playing his 100th T20I game.He  became the first England cricketer to appear in 100 T20Is. He also became the fourth cricketer in the history of T20Is to appear in 100 plus T20Is. Others are –Shoaib Malik {116}, RG Sharma {109} and LRPL Taylor {102}

This game became the second game in the history of T20Is to feature rival cricketers with 100 plus T20Is. In this game, RG Sharma was playing his 109th game, while EJG Morgan was playing his 100th game. Other game to feature rival cricketers with 100 plus games was the game between New Zealand and India at Mount Maunganui on 02.02.20. RG Sharma was playing his 108th game and LRPL Taylor was playing his 100th game.

England won this game by eight wickets to post its 66th win in T20Is. It also represents its ninth win against India. It also represents its second largest win by wickets margin. It had won the first T20I on  12.03.21 by a similar margin

India lost this game by eight wickets to provide its 47th loss in T20Is. It also provides its fourth loss by eight wickets in T20Is. Prior to this loss, it has lost by eight wickets against Australia at Guwahati on 10.10.17, against West Indies at Trivandrum on 08.12.19 and against England at Ahmadabad on 12.03.21. It also provides its ninth loss  against England in T20Is.

Teams posting 350 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow-on

Teams posting 350 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow-on

Zimbabwe posted a total of 365 in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on in the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi to provide the 54th occasion of a team posting a total  of 350 plus  runs in its  third innings after being asked to follow on in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng437181.43AusSydney14 Dec 1894
2Aus408121.03EngSydney13 Dec 1897
3Aus372/7d78.03SAFJo’burg11 Oct 1902
4SAF401122.13AusSydney03 Mar 1911
5SAF472/8d195.03AusJo’burg12 Nov 1921
6SAF390143.43EngBir’ham14 Jun 1924
7Aus427/6d184.03EngNot’ham10 Jun 1938
8SAF353114.2×83EngDurban20 Jan 1939
9Eng551226.23SAFNot’ham07 Jun 1947
10Win367148.23EngNot’ham04 Jul 1957
11Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
12Eng497/5184.03IndKanpur01 Dec 1961
13Ind422143.13WinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
14Ind463/5d154.43NZlMum-BS12 Mar 1965
15NZl413175.43EngBir’ham27 May 1965
16SAF367166.33AusC Town31 Dec 1966
17Ind510209.23EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
18Win391/9d135.03EngKingston08 Feb 1968
19NZl367/6118.4×83WinCh’church13 Mar 1969
20Win385/5136.03IndKingston18 Feb 1971
21Eng538233.53AusThe Oval28 Aug 1975
22NZl36092.4×83PakLahore09 Oct 1976
23Aus413151.33IndDelhi13 Oct 1979
24Eng35687.33AusLeeds16 Jul 1981
25Ind369111.53EngLord’s10 Jun 1982
26Ind371/6156.03PakLahore17 Oct 1984
27Eng477/4d154.03IndThe Oval23 Aug 1990
28Win385132.53EngThe Oval08 Aug 1991
29NZl361119.03SrlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
30Eng365165.53AusLord’s17 Jun 1993
31Pak537152.13AusR’pindi05 Oct 1994
32Eng369/9171.03SAFMan’ter02 Jul 1998
33SAF572/7209.23EngDurban26 Dec 1999
34Zim370178.33NZlHarare19 Sep 2000
35Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 Nov 2000
36Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
37Zim391171.53SAFHarare07 Sep 2001
38SAF452141.53AusSydney02 Jan 2002
39Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
40Eng387120.43AusMel’rne26 Dec 2002
41Eng422/5137.03WinSt John’s10 Apr 2004
42Aus387124.03EngNot’ham25 Aug 2005
43Srl537/9199.03EngLord’s11 May 2006
44SAF393/3d167.03EngLord’s10 Jul 2008
45Ind476/4180.03NZlNapier26 Mar 2009
46NZl407134.53AusWel’ton19 Mar 2010
47Ban382110.23EngLord’s27 May 2010
48Win463126.33IndKolkata14 Nov 2011
49Eng406154.33IndAhm’bad15 Nov 2012
50Win507162.13NZlDunedin03 Dec 2013
51Srl407154.03NZlCh’church26 Dec 2014
52Srl475128.23EngCh-le-St27 May 2016
53Srl386116.53IndCol-SSC03 Aug 2017
54Zim365148.53AfgA Dhabi10 Mar 2021

The following table lists the eleven occasions of a team posting 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on. The list includes two occasions of team posting identical scores of 657d for 8 and 657 for 7d. The first occasion was by Pakistan against West Indies at Bridgetown in Jan 1958 and the second occasion was by India against Australia  at Kolkata in Mar 2001. These two tests have got their own importance in the annals of test cricket, When Pakistan posted 657 for 8 in the third innings of the test, its opening batsman scored 337. This innings is also the longest test innings – 16 hours and 53 minutes. India’s total of 657 for 7d was built on VVS Laxman’s 281 and R Dravid’s 180 and their 376 runs partnership for the fifth wicket. India won this test by 171 runs to provide the second occasion of a team winning a test after being asked to follow on.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
2Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
        
3SAF572/7209.23EngDurban26 Dec 1999
4Eng551226.23SAFNot’ham07 Jun 1947
5Eng538233.53AusThe Oval28 Aug 1975
6Srl537/9199.03EngLord’s11 May 2006
7Pak537152.13AusR’pindi05 Oct 1994
8Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
9Ind510209.23EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
10Win507162.13NZlDunedin03 Dec 2013
11Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 Nov 2000

Zimbabwe has posted 350 plus runs on four occasions in the third innings  of a test after follow on. All such occasions are  tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 Nov 2000
2Zim391171.53SAFHarare07 Sep 2001
3Zim370178.33NZlHarare19 Sep 2000
4Zim365148.53AfgA Dhabi10 Mar 2021

The following  are the ten occasions  when a team has declared the third innings of a test closed after it was asked to follow on. It includes two scores of 650 plus runs.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
2Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
        
3Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
4Eng477/4d154.03IndThe Oval23 Aug 1990
5SAF472/8d195.03AusJo’burg12 Nov 1921
6Ind463/5d154.43NZlMum-BS12 Mar 1965
7Aus427/6d184.03EngNot’ham10 Jun 1938
8SAF393/3d167.03EngLord’s10 Jul 2008
9Win391/9d135.03EngKingston08 Feb 1968
10Aus372/7d078.03SAFJo’burg11 Oct 1902
Uttar Pradesh finished runners up in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. Its performance parameters

Uttar Pradesh finished runners up in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. Its performance parameters

Uttar Pradesh finished runners up in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. Its performance parameters are tabulated below

RESULTS

NoOppositionWinnerMarginGroundDate
1KarnatakaU. Pradesh9 runsBengaluruFeb 20, 2021
2KeralaKerala3 wicketsAlur (2)Feb 22, 2021
3BiharU. Pradesh5 wicketsAlurFeb 24, 2021
4RailwaysU. Pradesh70 runsAlur (3)Feb 26, 2021
5OdishaU. Pradesh6 wicketsBengaluruFeb 28, 2021
6DelhiU. Pradesh46 runsDelhiMar 09, 2021
7GujaratU. Pradesh5 wicketsDelhiMar 11, 2021
8MumbaiMumbai6 wicketsDelhiMar 14, 2021

HIGHEST TOTALS – 250 PLUS RUNS

NoScoreOversIOppositionGroundDate
1346/650.01RailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
2312/450.01MumbaiDelhi14.03.21
328349.41KeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
4280/750.01DelhiDelhi09.03.21

MOST RUNS – 100 PLUS RUNS

NoPlayerMINORunsHSCHC0
1AD Nath88138793050
2PK Garg880286115121
3UD Yadav884285112110
4KS Sharma88022583012
5M Kaushik331189158*100
6A Goswami66018754020
7S Choudhary85412043*000
8RK Singh44211162*010

FIFTIES

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1M Kaushik158*MumbaiDelhi14.03.21
2PK Garg115RailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
3UD Yadav112DelhiDelhi09.03.21
4AD Nath93RailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
5KS Sharma83DelhiDelhi09.03.21
6AD Nath71GujaratDelhi11.03.21
7AD Nath68KeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
8RK Singh62*KarnatakaBengaluru20.02.21
9PK Garg57KeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
10PK Garg57BiharAlur24.02.21
11S  Singh55MumbaiDelhi14.03.21
12AD Nath55MumbaiDelhi14.03.21
13A Goswami54KarnatakaBengaluru20.02.21
14A Goswami54KeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
15AD Nath54BiharAlur24.02.21
16UD Yadav51*BiharAlur24.02.21

CENTURIONS

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1M Kaushik158*MumbaiDelhi14.03.21
2PK Garg115RailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
3UD Yadav112DelhiDelhi09.03.21

MOST WICKETS – TEN OR MORE

NoPlayerMIOMRunsW45
1S Sharma8877.113552102

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

NoPlayerW-ROppositionGroundDate
1S Sharma7-31BiharAlur24.02.21
2S Sharma6-22OdishaBengaluru28.02.21
3S Mavi4-51RailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET

WktRunsPartnersOppositionGroundDate
1st122M Kaushik, S SinghMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
2nd61A Goswami, PK GargRailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
3rd180PK Garg, AD NathRailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
4th128M Kaushik, AD NathMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
5th129KS Sharma, UD YadavDelhiDelhi09.03.21
6th74UD Yadav, S ChoudharyDelhiDelhi09.03.21
7th65*S Choudhary, B KumarRailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
8th8AD Nath, Mohsin KhanKeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
9th8AD Nath, S SharmaKeralaAlur (2)22.02.21
10th6S Sharma, Kartik TyagiKeralaAlur (2)22.02.21

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

NoPartnersRunsWktOppositionGroundDate
1PK Garg, AD Nath1803rdRailwaysAlur (3)26.02.21
2KS Sharma, UD Yadav1295thDelhiDelhi09.03.21
3M Kaushik, AD Nath1284thMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
4M Kaushik, S Singh1221stMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
5A Goswami, KS Sharma1021stKarnatakaBengaluru20.02.21
Mumbai wins the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. Its performance parameters

Mumbai wins the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. Its performance parameters

Mumbai won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 by beating Uttar Pradesh by seven wickets margin at Delhi on 14.03.21. The following tables show the key parameters of the winners Mumbai’s performance

RESULTS

NoOppositionWinnerMarginGroundDate
1DelhiMumbai7 wicketsJaipurFeb 21, 2021
2MaharashtraMumbai6 wicketsJaipurFeb 23, 2021
3MumbaiMumbai233 runsJaipurFeb 25, 2021
4RajasthanMumbai67 runsJaipurFeb 27, 2021
5H. PradeshMumbai200 runsJaipurMar 01, 2021
6SaurashtraMumbai9 wicketsDelhiMar 09, 2021
7KarnatakaMumbai72 runsDelhiMar 11, 2021
8U. PradeshMumbai6 wicketsDelhiMar 14, 2021

HIGHEST TOTALS – 250 PLUS RUNS

NoScoreOversIOppositionGroundDate
1457/450.01PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
232249.21KarnatakaDelhi11.03.21
3321/950.01H. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
4317/750.01RajasthanJaipur27.02.21
5315/441.32U. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
6285/141.52SaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
7280/447.22MaharashtraJaipur23.02.21

MOST RUNS-100 PLUS RUNS

NoPlayerMINORunsHSCHC0
1PP Shaw883827227*410
2SA Yadav550332133120
3AP Tare862299118*120
4SS Iyer441260116200
5YBK Jaiswal88020875010
6S Dube65114147000
7SN Thakur43111492010

FIFTIES

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1PP Shaw227*PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
2PP Shaw185*SaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
3PP Shaw165KarnatakaDelhi11.03.21
4SA Yadav133PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
5AP Tare118*U. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
6SS Iyer116RajasthanJaipur27.02.21
7PP Shaw105*DelhiJaipur21.02.21
8SS Iyer103*MaharashtraJaipur23.02.21
9SN Thakur92H. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
10SA Yadav91H. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
11AP Tare83H. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
12YBK Jaiswal75SaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
13PP Shaw73U. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
14AP Tare56PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
15SA Yadav50DelhiJaipur21.02.21

CENTURIONS

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1PP Shaw227*PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
2PP Shaw185*SaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
3PP Shaw165KarnatakaDelhi11.03.21
4SA Yadav133PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
5AP Tare118*U. PradeshDelhi14.03.21
6SS Iyer116RajasthanJaipur27.02.21
7PP Shaw105*DelhiJaipur21.02.21
8SS Iyer103*MaharashtraJaipur23.02.21

MOST WICKETS – TEN PLUS WICKETS

NoPlayerMIOversMRunsW45
1PH Solanki6652.003221511
2DS Kulkarni6644.2101651401

FOUR OR MORE  WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

NoPlayerW-ROppositionGroundDate
1DS Kulkarni5-44MaharashtraJaipur23.02.21
2PH Solanki5-48PuducherryJaipur25.02.21
3PH Solanki4-31H. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
4SN Thakur4-50RajasthanJaipur27.02.21

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET

WktRunsPartnersOppositionGroundDate
1st238PP Shaw, YBK JaiswalSaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
2nd153PP Shaw, AP TarePuducherryJaipur25.02.21
3rd201PP Shaw, SA YadavPuducherryJaipur25.02.21
4th98SS Iyer, S DubeMaharashtraJaipur23.02.21
5th99SA Yadav, AP TareH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
6th112AP Tare, SN ThakurH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
7th31SN Thakur, SZ MulaniH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
8th32*A Parkar, AAnkolekarRajasthanJaipur27.02.21
9th8DS Kulkarni, PH SolankiH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
10th11*PH Solanki, MA AvasthiH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

NoPartnersRunsWktOppositionGroundDate
1PP Shaw, YBK Jaiswal2381stSaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
2PP Shaw, SA Yadav2013rdPuducherryJaipur25.02.21
3PP Shaw, SZ Mulani1593rdKarnatakaDelhi11.03.21
4PP Shaw, AP Tare1532ndPuducherryJaipur25.02.21
5AP Tare, SN Thakur1126thH. PradeshJaipur01.03.21
V Kohli becomes the first batsman to score 3000 runs in T20Is

V Kohli becomes the first batsman to score 3000 runs in T20Is

V Kohli became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 3000 plus runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 72 during his knock of 73 not out in the just concluded second T20I between India and England at Ahmadabad on 14.03.21. His run aggregate read 3001 at the end of this game. He had an aggregate of 2928 prior to the start of the second T20I. His career summary with team wise break up read thus

OppMINORunsHSCHC04s6s
Afg01010050500100402
Aus1918671890*0715522
Ban0404212957*0100902
Eng1414241973*0214110
Ire02020009090010100
NZl09091302700202908
Pak0606325478*0203004
SAF1009225472*0201709
Srl07062339820403309
UAE01–––––––––
Win1211350194*0504817
Zim0201102626*0000301
Tot878122300194*026327084
Captain’s 150 plus score in a test innings in losing cause

Captain’s 150 plus score in a test innings in losing cause

SC Williams of Zimbabwe scored 151 not out against Afghanistan in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi. His knock was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of a captain’s 150 plus score going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1WL Murdoch153*3AusEngThe Oval06.09.1880
2BE Congdon1764NZlEngNot’ham09.06.73
3AR Border152*3AusNZlBrisbane08.11.85
4Tendulkar1692IndSAFC’Town02.01.97
5SR Waugh1991AusWinB’town26.03.99
6BC Lara2022WinSAFJo’burg12.12.03
7Trescothick1932EngPakMultan12.11.05
8MJ Clarke1511AusSAFC’Town09.11.11
9AN Cook1763EngIndAhm’bad15.11.12
10M Rahim1591BanNZlWel’ton12.01.17
11V Kohli1532IndSAFCenturion13.01.18
12SC Williams151*3ZimAfgA Dhabi10.03.11
Second T20I – India vs England at Ahmadabad on 14.03.21

Second T20I – India vs England at Ahmadabad on 14.03.21

India won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 48th occasion of India doing so in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of India doing so in T20Is against England.

India capped I Kishen and S Yadav for this game. They became the 84th and 85th   cricketers to represent India in T20Is. They also became the 12th and 13th    Indian cricketers to make their debut in T20Is against England.

JS Buttler scored a duck in this game to provide the 19th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck in T20Is against India.

It also provides the eighth occasion of an England Wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in T20Is against India.

It also provides the fourth occasion of an England Wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in T20Is against India.

It also provides the eighth occasion of an England opening batsman collecting a first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman collecting a first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman collecting a first ball duck in T20Is

JS Buttler’s duck in this game represents his fourth duck as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the sixth wicket keeper batsman to score four or more ducks in the history of T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {06}, Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh {05}, L Ronchi of New Zealand {05}, Imran Ali Bhat of Bahrain {04} and Umran Akmal of Pakistan {04}

KL Rahul was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in T20Is against England. AM Rahane was the other Indian opening batsman to be dismissed for a duck against England in T20Is. He had failed to open his account in the Kolkata T20I on 29.10.11

JS Buttler of England and KL Rahul of India were dismissed for ducks in this game to provide the first occasion of rival openers scoring ducks in India-England T20I series. It also provides the 49th occasion of rival openers scoring ducks in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

KL Rahul’s duck in this game provides his third duck as an opening batsman in T20Is RG Sharma is the other Indian opening batsman to score more ducks than KL Rahul in T20Is. RG Sharma has scored four ducks.

I Kishen scored 56 in this game to provide the 55th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

KL Rahul scored duck and I Kishan scored 56 in this  game to provide the third occasion of Indian openers scoring a duck and fifty in the same innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundDate
1S Dhawan02WinDhaka23.03.14
2RG Sharma62*2WinDhaka23.03.14
       
1RG Sharma01SrlCol-RPS06.03.18
2S Dhawan901SrlCol-RPS06.03.18
       
1KL Rahul02EngAhmadabad14.03.21
2I Kishan562EngAhmadabad14.03.21

I Kishan scored 56 in this game to provide the 46th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut. It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut against England.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut against England. The other batsman was AM Rahane. He had scored 61 against England on his T20I debut at Manchester on 30.08.11.

I Kishan scored 56 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut. It also provides the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut against England.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on his T20I debut against England. The other opening batsman was AM Rahane. He had scored 61 against England on his T20I debut at Manchester on 30.08.11.

V Kohli scored 73 not out in this game to provide his 26th fifty. He now owns the record for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is. He went past RG Sharma who had scored 25 fifties

V Kohli scored 73 not out in this game to provide his 18th fifty while batting second in a T20I. It also represents his 14th fifty while batting second and winning a T20I. He owns the record for most fifties in these two statistical parameters

V Kohli scored 73 not out in this game to provide his 10th fifty while captaining India in T20Is. He shares the second place for most fifties by a captain in T20Is with AJ Finch of Australia. KS Williamson of New Zealand owns the record for most fifties by a captain in T20Is. He has scored eleven fifties.

AJ Finch {10}, KS Williamson {11} and V Kohli {10} are the three captains in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties.

V Kohli’s 73 not out in this game represents his eighth fifty while batting second as captain in T20I and also represents his sixth fifty while batting second as captain and winning the T20I. He owns the record for most fifties in these two statistical parameters

V Kohli’s 73 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 3001 runs in T20Is. He earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the history of T20Is to total 3000 plus runs. His career summary with teamwise break up read thus

OppMINORunsHSCHC04s6s
Afg01010050500100402
Aus1918671890*0715522
Ban0404212957*0100902
Eng1414241973*0214110
Ire02020009090010100
NZl09091302700202908
Pak0606325478*0203004
SAF1009225472*0201709
Srl07062339820403309
UAE01–––––––––
Win1211350194*0504817
Zim0201102626*0000301
Tot878122300194*026327084

India won this game by seven wickets to provide its 86th win in T20Is. It also represents its eighth win against England.

It also represents India’s 25th T20I win under V Kohli. V Kohli became the seventh captain in T20Is to win 25 plus games. Others are – MS Dhoni {41}, Asghar Afghan {39}, EJG Morgan {32}, Sarfraz Ahmed {29}, DJG Sammy {27} and WTS Porterfield {26}

V Kohli became the second Indian captain to win 25 plus more T20Is after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has won 41 T20Is