V Kohli posts his 50th fifty

V Kohli posts his 50th fifty

First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide First Day

This test provides the 16th Pink Ball Test in the annals of Test Cricket. It also provides the eighth Pink Ball Test for Australia and the second Pink Ball Test for India.

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1D Elgar03SAFAusAdelaide24 Nov 2016
2KC Brathwaite02WinEngBirmingham17 Aug 2017
3H Masakadza02ZimSAFP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
4MDKJ Perera02SrlWinBridgetown23 Jun 2018
5DS Smith03WinSrlBridgetown23 Jun 2018
6ML Udawatte04SrlWinBridgetown23 Jun 2018
7Shadman Islam03BanIndKolkata22 Nov 2019
8Imam-ul-Haq03PakAusAdelaide29 Nov 2019
9TWM Latham02NZlAusPerth12 Dec 2019
10PP Shaw01IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed without scoring in a Pink Ball Test.

It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the first innings of a Pink Ball Test.

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the Pink Ball Test against Australia

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1D Elgar03SAFAusAdelaide24 Nov 2016
2Imam-ul-Haq03PakAusAdelaide29 Nov 2019
3TWM Latham02NZlAusPerth12 Dec 2019
4PP Shaw01IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

PP Shaw became the second opening batsman to be dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck in a Pink Ball test after TWM Latham of New Zealand.  TWM Latham was dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck against Australia at Perth in Dec 2019.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundStart Date
1TWM Latham022NZlAusPerth12 Dec 2019
2PP Shaw021IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

India lost its first wicket without a run on the board in this test to provide the fifth occasion of a team losing its first wicket without a run on the board in an innings in a pink test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoW/RITeamOppGroundStart Date
11/02WinEngBirmingham17 Aug 2017
21/02ZimSAFP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
31/02SrlWinBridgetown23 Jun 2018
41/03BanIndKolkata22 Nov 2019
51/01IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli scored 74 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SPD Smith532AusNZlAdelaide27 Nov 2015
2F du Plessis118*1SAFAusAdelaide24 Nov 2016
3SPD Smith592AusSAFAdelaide24 Nov 2016
4SPD Smith1301AusPakBrisbane15 Dec 2016
5SPD Smith633AusPakBrisbane15 Dec 2016
6JE Root1361EngWinBirmingham17 Aug 2017
7LD Chandimal621SrlPakDub-DSC06 Oct 2017
8Sarfaraz Ahmed684PakSrlDub-DSC06 Oct 2017
9JE Root674EngAusAdelaide02 Dec 2017
10AB de Villiers531SAFZimP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
11KS Williamson1022NZlEngAuckland22 Mar 2018
12JE Root513EngNZlAuckland22 Mar 2018
13JO Holder741WinSrlBridgetown23 Jun 2018
14V Kohli1362IndBanKolkata22 Nov 2019
15V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the third captain to score fifty on two or more occasions in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith and JE Root. SPD Smith has scored fifties on four occasions, while JE Root has scored on three occasions.

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SPD Smith532AusNZlAdelaide27 Nov 2015
2SPD Smith592AusSAFAdelaide24 Nov 2016
3SPD Smith1301AusPakBrisbane15 Dec 2016
4SPD Smith633AusPakBrisbane15 Dec 2016
        
1JE Root1361EngWinBirmingham17 Aug 2017
2JE Root674EngAusAdelaide02 Dec 2017
3JE Root513EngNZlAuckland22 Mar 2018
        
1V Kohli1362IndBanKolkata22 Nov 2019
2V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the third captain to score a fifty against Australia in a Pink Ball Test after F du Plessis and JE Root.

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1F du Plessis118*1SAFAusAdelaide24 Nov 2016
2JE Root674EngAusAdelaide02 Dec 2017
3V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SPD Smith592AusSAFAdelaide24 Nov 2016
2V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SPD Smith592AusSAFAdelaide24 Nov 2016
2V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the fifteenth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test. He also became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test against Australia

NoPlayerRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Rahat Ali42PakAusBrisbane15 Dec 2016
2Yasir Shah334PakAusBrisbane15 Dec 2016
3Mohd Abbas13PakAusAdelaide29 Nov 2019
4V Kohli741IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the 40th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of his run out against Australia. Prior to this he was dismissed run out for 22 against Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2012. He became the seventh Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in a test innings against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {03}, SC Ganguly {03}, SMH Kirmani {02}, CA Pujara {02}, S Ramesh {02} and S Venkataraghavan {02}.

V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia.

NoPlayerRunsInnsOppGroundStart Date
1R Dravid1803AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
2CA Pujara1231AusAdelaide06 Dec 2018
3V Subramanya754AusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
4V Kohli741AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020
5M Kaif642AusChennai14 Oct 2004
6NS Sidhu621AusChennai06 Mar 1998

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia.  He became the second Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 13 fifties.

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia.  He became the 16th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia in Australia while captaining India.  He became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia in Australia. Others are – CH Lloyd of West Indies {11} and AC Maclaren of England {06}

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia while captaining India.  He became the third Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia. Others are – MAK Pataudi {09} and MS Dhoni {06}

V Kohli’s 74 in this game provide the 50th fifty of his test career. He became the 55th batsman in the history of test cricket to score 50 fifties and also the eighth Indian batsman to achieve the feat.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1SR Tendulkar20032933159215168119
2R Dravid1632843213265366399
3SM Gavaskar1252141610122344579
4VVS Laxman1342253408781175673
5V Sehwag1031780608503233154
6DB Vengsarkar1161852206868173552
7SC Ganguly1131881707212163551
8V Kohli0871461007314272350

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia in Australia.

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia at Adelaide. Others are MH Mankad in Jan 1948, DJ Gandhi in Dec 1999 and IK Pathan in Jan 2008

India lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 20th such occasion against Australia in a test innings. It also provides the 12th such occasion against Australia in Australia and also the third such occasion in a test at Adelaide.

V Kohli’s run aggregate against Australia at Adelaide read 505 at the end of India’s first innings. He became the fourth batsman to total 500 plus runs in tests at Adelaide against Australia. Others are – BC Lara {610}, JB Hobbs {601} and IVA Richards {552}.

First T20I Australia Vs India at Canberra on 04 Dec 2020

First T20I Australia Vs India at Canberra on 04 Dec 2020

Australia won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 36th occasion of Australia doing so in T20Is. It also provides the seventh such occasion of Australia doing so in T20Is against India.

Australia inserted the opposition in this game and lost it to provide the 16th occasion of Australia losing a game after it had inserted the opposition in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia losing a game after it had inserted the opposition in T20Is against India

KL Rahul scored 51 in this game to provide the 110th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Australia

KL Rahul scored 51 in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Australia

KL Rahul became the third Indian opening batsman to score fifties on two occasions against Australia. Others are G Gambhir and RG Sharma. Prior to his 51 today, KL Rahul had scored 50 at Vizag on 24.02.19.

KL Rahul’s 50 in this game represent his 14th fifty as a batsman and his eleventh fifty as an opening batsman.

KL Rahul’s 51 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1512 runs in T20I. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 1500 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – V Kohli {2803}, RG Sharma {2773}, MS Dhoni {1617}, SK Raina {1605} S Dhawan {1589}

KL Rahul’s run aggregate read 1073 as an opening batsman at the end of this game. He is one of the three Indian opening batsman who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {2313} and S Dhawan {1589}

MC Henriques captured three for 22 in this game to provide the 76th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against India.

AJ Finch scored five boundary fours in his knock of 35 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 54 boundary fours in T20Is against India. He became the first Australian batsman and also the first batsman to score 50 plus boundary fours against India in T20Is.

AJ Finch’s 35 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1999 runs in T20Is as an opening batsman One more run would fetch him 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth opening batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2000 plus runs.  Others are –RG Sharma {2313}, MJ Guptill {2248}, DA Warner {2097} and PR Sterling {2047}

AJ Finch’s 35 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1999 runs in T20Is as an opening batsman One more run would fetch him 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian opening batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2000 plus runs after DA Warner. DA Warner has scored 2097 runs

AJ Finch’s 35 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 440 runs in T20Is against India. He now owns the record for most runs against India in T20Is. He went past C Munroe’s 426 runs.

AJ Finch was appearing in his 14th T20I game against India. He now shares the record for most T20I appearances against India with GJ Maxwell and KA Pollard.

AJ Finch’s 35 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 432 runs in T20Is against India while opening for Australia. He now owns the record for most runs against India in T20Is as an opening batsman. He went past C Munroe’s 419 runs.

AJ Finch was appearing in his 12th T20I game against India as an opening batsman. He now owns the record for most T20I appearances against India as an opening batsman.

AJ Finch scored five boundary fours in his knock of 35 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 53 boundary fours in T20Is against India as an opening batsman. He became the first Australian opening batsman and also the first opening batsman to score 50 plus boundary fours against India in T20Is.

T Natarajan captured three for 30 and YS Chahal captured three for 30 in this game to provide the 72nd and 73rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against Australia.

T Natarajan captured three for 30 and YS Chahal captured three for 30 in this game to provide the 192nd occasion of two bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of two bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against Australia.

T Natarajan captured three for 30 and YS Chahal captured three for 30 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against Australia.

MC Henriques captured 3 for 22 for Australia, T Natarajan captured three for 30 and YS Chahal captured three for 30 for India in this game to provide the 58th occasion of three bowlers capturing three or more wickets in a match in T20Is.

T Natarajan captured three for 30 in this game to provide the 111th occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings on debut in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings on debut in T20Is against Australia.

T Natarajan captured three for 30 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings on debut in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets in an innings on debut in T20Is against Australia. JJ Bumrah was the other Indian bowler to capture three or more wickets on debut against Australia in T20Is. He retuned with figures of 3 for 23 at Adelaide on 24.01.16.

YS Chahal replaced RA Jadeja as a concussion replacement as RA Jadeja was hit on the helmet by the last ball of the Indian innings. RA Jadeja scored 44 not out in this game which contained five boundary fours and a boundary six. Thus YS Chahal became India’s first concussion replacement in T20Is. He returned with 3 for 30 in this game and won the Man of the Match Award. He became the first concussion substitute to win the Man of the Match Award in the history of T20Is

India won this game by 11 runs to post its 84th T20I win and also its 12th T20I win against Australia.

Stats highlights of the third one day between Australia and India at Canberra on 02 Dec 20

Stats highlights of the third one day between Australia and India at Canberra on 02 Dec 20

Australia capped C Green for this game. He became the 230th cricketer to represent Australia in One day games. He also became the 24th Australian cricketer to make his debut against India in one day games

India capped T Natarjan for this game. He became the 232nd cricketer to represent India in One day games. He also became the 26th Indian cricketer to make his debut against Australia in one day games

India opened the innings through S Dhawan and Shubhman Gill in this game. They became the 143rd opening pair for India in one day internationals. They also became the 33rd opening pair against Australia in one day internationals.

Shubnman Gill became the 18th batsman to open the innings with S Dhawan in one day internationals. He also became the ninth batsman to open the innings with S Dhawan in one day internationals against Australia.

V Kohli scored 63 in this game which represents his 10th half century against Australia in one day games. He became the third Indian batsman to score ten or more half centuries against Australia in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {15} and MS Dhoni {11}

V Kohli’s 63 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 12040 runs in one day games. He has scored these runs in least number of one day games, innings and days from his one day debut. He wrested the record from SR Tendulkar.

PlayerOppGroundDateDebut
V KohliAusCanberra02.12.2018.08.08
PlayerOppTimeMatInns
V KohliAus12y 106d251242
     
PlayerOppGroundDateDebut
SR TendulkarPakCenturion01.03.0318.12.89
PlayerOppTimeMatInns
SR TendulkarPak13y 073d309300

V Kohli’s 12000 runs came in 12 years 106 days from his date of debut in 251 matches and 242 innings, while SR Tendulkar’s 12000 runs had come in 13 years 73 days from his date of debut in 309 matches and 300 innings.

HH Pandya-RA Jadeja added 150 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 448th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 25th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in one day games

It also provides the 68th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in one day games. It also provides the   third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket. All the three occasions are listed below

NoPartnersWktRunsIGroundDate
1SRamesh/RRSingh61232Col-SSC28.08.99
2MSDhoni/HHPandya61181Chennai17.09.17
3RAJadeja/HHPandya6150*1Canberra02.12.20

HH Pandya-RA Jadeja added 150 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the sixth wicket by Indian batsmen in one day games against Australia. The previous best was 123 runs partnership between S Ramesh and RR Singh at Col-SSC on 28.08.99

HH Pandya-RA Jadeja added 150 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 119th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in one day games.

HH Pandya-RA Jadeja added 150 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships in one day games against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in one day games against Australia

V Kohli’s progressive milestones in terms of 1000 runs from his date of one day debut 18.08.08 read thus –

The Position column showing the position in the list of batsmen achieving the milestone, runs being the exact runs scored at the end of the game, Time calculated from the date of his one debut to the date of achieving the milestone

RunsOppGroundDateTimeMatInnsPos
1015SrlHarare05.06.1001y 291d02702414
2037WinTrinidad08.06.1102y 294d05605321
3001SrlAdelaide14.02.1203y 180d07807512
4028EngRanchi19.06.1304y 154d09609304
5005WinKochi21.11.1305y 095d12011403
6003SrlHyd-RGS09.11.1406y 083d14413602
7098AusMelbourne17.01.1607y 152d16916102
8008BanBirmingham15.06.1708y 301d18317501
9030NZlKanpur29.10.1709y 072d20219401
10076WinVizag24.10.1810y 067d21320501
11020PakManchester16.06.1910y 302d23022201
12040AusCanberra02.12.2012y 106d25124201

It is interesting to note that V Kohli has completed 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000 and 12000 runs in least number of days, one day games and innings

HH Pandya scored 92 not out in this game to provide the 100th occasion of Indian batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsman scoring a ninety in one day games

HH Pandya’s 92 not out in this game provide his second score of ninety against Australia. Prior to this, he had scored 90 against Australia at Sydney on 27.11.20. He became the sixth Indian batsman to score ninety on two occasions against Australia. Others are – M Azharuddin, S Dhawan, V Kohli, RG Sharma and SR Tendulkar.

HH Pandya {92 not out} and RA Jadeja {66 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 197th and 198th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring fifties in one day games against Australia.

RA Jadeja {66 not out} scored fifty in this game to provide the 51st occasion of Indian batsmen scoring fifty batting at number seven in one day games. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring fifty batting at number seven in one day games against Australia.

India posted a team total of 302 for 5 in this game to provide the 117th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the 21st occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one day games against Australia.

India posted team totals of 300 plus runs in all the three matches of this series to provide the 22nd occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in three matches of a bilateral series. It also provides the fifth occasion of India performing such a feat.

It also provides the third occasion of a team performing such a feat against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of India performing such a feat against Australia.

SA Abbot returned with figures of 1 for 84 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in one day games against India.

SA Abbot became the third Australian bowler to concede 80 plus runs on home soil. It is interesting to note that all these three bowlers have conceded 80 plus runs against India at home

NoPlayerW-RIOppGroundDate
1B Lee1-831IndBrisbane18.01.04
2MA Starc0-822IndSydney29.11.20
3SA Abbott1-841IndCanberra02.12.20

SA Abbot became the most expensive Australian bowler in terms of runs conceded on home soil. This dubious record was held by B Lee when he had conceded 83 runs at Brisbane on 18.01.04

Australia opened the innings through AJ Finch and M Labuschagne in this game. They became the 147th opening pair for Australia in one day internationals. They also became the 44th opening pair against India in one day internationals.

AJ Finch scored 75 in this game to provide the 240th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the 39th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in one day games against India.

AJ Finch scored 75 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an Australian captain opener scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian captain opener scoring a fifty in one day games against India.

AJ Finch scored 75 in this game to provide the 529th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the 94th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in one day games against India.

AJ Finch scored 75 in this game to provide the 18th occasion his scoring a fifty as an Australian captain opener in one day games. He now holds the record for most fifties by an Australian captain opener in one day games. MA Taylor has scored 16 fifties as an Australian captain opener.

V Kohli scored 63 for India and AJ Finch scored 75 for Australia in this game to provide the 168th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the same match in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the tenth such occasion in Australia-India one day series.

T Natarajan of India returned with figures of 2 for 70 in this game to provide the 34th occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs on his one day debut in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the third occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs on debut in one day internationals against Australia.

T Natarajan of India returned with figures of 2 for 70 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 70 plus runs on his one day debut in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the second occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs on debut in one day internationals against Australia.

Australia was dismissed all out for 289 in this game to provide the 204th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in an innings in one day games. It also provides the 32th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day games against India.

Australia was dismissed all out for 289 in this game to provide the 115th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in an innings in one day games when it has batted second. It also provides the 21st occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day games against India when it has batted second.

India won this game by 13 runs to post its 514th win in one day games and also its 53rd win against Australia. Australia lost its 333rd one day game and also suffered its 53rd loss against India

Three T20I world records in the same game

Three T20I world records in the same game

The third T20I between South Africa and England at Cape Town on 01 Dec 20 witnessed the following three world records.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen from rival teams scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen from scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in South African innings and  JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in England’s innings in this game to provide very first occasion of rival teams posting unbroken three figure partnerships in a T20I game.

Third T20I South Africa Vs England at Cape Town on 01 Dec 20

Third T20I South Africa Vs England at Cape Town on 01 Dec 20

CJ Jordan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 66 wickets in T20Is and with it he became England’s most wicket getter in T20Is. He went past SCJ Broad’s 65 wickets

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the 16th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the record partnership by South African batsmen for the fourth wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 110 runs unfinished partnership between F Beherdien and AB de Villiers against England at Southampton on 21.06.17

Thus the 127 run unfinished partnership between F du Plessis-HE Ven der Dussen represent not only the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is, but also the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the third occasion of  South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsOppGroundDate
1Behardien/JPDuminy4105*IndDharamsala02.10.15
2Behardien/deVilliers4110*EngSouthampton21.06.17
3duPlessis/vanderDussen4127*EngCape Town01.12.20

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 85th and 86th occasion of South African batsman scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 17th and 18th occasion of South African batsman scoring fifties in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis’ 52 not out in this game represent his eleventh fifty in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is with JP Duminy. JP Duminy has scored eleven fifties in T20Is.

F du Plessis’ 52 not out in this game represent his tenth half century in T20Is. He became the third South African batsman to score ten or more half centuries in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {11} and HM Amla {10}.

JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against South Africa

JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the second wicket by England batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was 159 runs partnership between RS Bopara-AD Hales against West Indies at Nottingham on 24.06.12

JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 94th and 95th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 18th and 19th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against South Africa.

DJ Malan’s 99 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by an England batsman against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best was 86 not out by JM Bairstow in the first T20I of this series at Cape Town on 27.11.20

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 20th occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in the same innings in T20Is.

JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 21st occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in the same innings in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen from rival teams scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen from scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the 48th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in T20Is. It is interesting to note that in all these three occasions, it was the England batsman who has scored ninetynine. The following table lists these three batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AD Hales992EngWinNottingham24 Jun 2012
2LJ Wright99*1EngAfgCol-RPS21 Sep 2012
3DJ Malan99*2EngRSACape Town01 Dec 2020

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to become the second batsman scoring  ninety nine not out in T20Is. LJ Wright of England had scored 99 not out against Afghanistan at Col-RPS on 21.09.12 It is interesting to note that both these batsmen are from England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in South African innings and  JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in England’s innings in this game to provide very first occasion of rival teams posting unbroken three figure partnerships in a T20I game.

JC Buttler scored 67 not out in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in T20Is against South Africa.

JC Buttler scored 67 not out in this game to represent the highest individual score by an England wicket keeper batsman against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best was his own 57 at Centurion on 16.02.20

JC Buttler’s 67 not out in this game represent his tenth fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper batsman.  He became the third wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. Others are Mohd Shahzad {13} and BB McCullum {10}

F du Plessis’ run aggregate at the end of this game read 1528. He became the 31st batsman to score 1500 plus runs in T20Is. JC Buttler’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 1551. He became the 32nd batsman to score 1500 plus runs in T20Is.

T Shamshi returned with figures of none for 57 in this game to provide the  12th occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against England

T Shamshi’s none for 57 in this game make him the most expensive South African bowler against England in T20Is. Prior to this BE Hendricks held this record with none for 56 at Cape Town on 27 Nov 20.

T Shamshi returned with figures of none for 57 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against England

Second T20I South Africa Vs England at Paarl on 30 Nov 2020

Second T20I South Africa Vs England at Paarl on 30 Nov 2020

F du Plessis was dismissed stumped for 11 in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20Is against England

Q de Kock’s 30 in this game gave him an aggregate of 1273 runs as a wicket keeper batsman. He is one of the seven wicket keeper batsman who have an aggregate of 1200 plus runs in T20Is. The following table lists all the seven wicket keeper batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORuns
1Mohd ShahzadAfg6464031918
2MS DhoniInd9885421617
3KC SangakkaraSrl5653091382
4JC ButtlerEng5753081376
5BB McCullumNZl4242061352
6Q de KockRSA4545051273
7M RahimBan8273121224

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 132 boundary fours and he stands third in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20Is. The following table lists all the three wicket keeper batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORuns4s
1Mohd ShahzadAfg6464031918214
2KC SangakkaraSrl5653091382139
3Q de KockRSA4545051273132

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 52 boundary sixes and he stands fifth in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in T20Is. The following table lists all the five wicket keeper batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORuns6s
1Mohd ShahzadAfg646403191872
2BB McCullumNZl424206135258
3JC ButtlerEng575308137656
4MS DhoniInd988542161752
5Q de KockRSA454505127352

Q de Kock’s lone dismissal – caught – in this game fetched him 52 dismissals in T20Is. He is one of the six wicket keepers in the history of T20Is to effect 50 plus dismissals. Others are – MS Dhoni {91}, D Ramdin {63}, Mushfiqur Rahim {61}, Kamran Akmal {60} and Mohd Shahzad {54}

Q de Kock’s lone dismissal – caught – in this game fetched him 41 catches in T20Is. He is one of the three wicket keepers in the history of T20Is to pouch 40 plus catches. Others are – MS Dhoni {57} and D Ramdin {43}.

CJ Jordan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him 65 wickets in T20Is. He now shares the record for most wickets by an England bowler for most wickets in T20Is with SCJ Broad. SCJ Broad has captured 65 wickets in T20Is.

AU Rashid’s two wickets in this game fetched him 51 wickets in T20Is. He became the fourth England bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is. Others are – SCJ Broad {65}, CJ Jordan {65} and GP Swann {51}

AU Rashid’s two wickets in this game fetched him 51 wickets in T20Is. He became the 37th bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in cT20Is.

L Ngidi returned with figures of 2 for 51 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against England.

L Ngidi returned with figures of 2 for 51 in this game to provide the second occasion of his conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. The other occasion was his 2-55 against England at Centurion on 16.02.10. He became the second South African bowler to concede 50 plus runs on two occasions after BE Hendricks. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers. It is interesting to note that both these bowlers have conceded 50 plus runs on two occasions against the same opposition – England

NoPlayerW-RIOppGroundStart Date
1BE Hendricks1-502EngChattogram29 Mar 2014
2BE Hendricks0-562EngCape Town27 Nov 2020
       
1L Ngidi2-552EngCenturion16 Feb 2020
2L Ngidi2-512EngPaarl29 Nov 2020

DJ Malan scored 55 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against South Africa.

DJ Malan’s 55 in this game represent his ninth fifty in T20Is. He became the fourth England batsman to score nine or more fifties. Others are – EJG Morgan {14}, JC Buttler {09} and AD Hales {09}.

EJG Morgan’s 26 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 2278 runs in T20Is. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHS
1V KohliInd08276212794094*
2RG SharmaInd108100152773118
3MJ GuptillNZl09187072575105
4Shoaib MalikPak116106312335075
5EJG MorganEng09694192278091

England won this game by four wickets to post its 63rd win in T20Is and its tenth T20I win against England

Third T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 30 Nov 20

Third T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 30 Nov 20

Rain interrupted play when West Indies had scored 25 for one in 2.2 Overs  This game was declared as  a No Result game to provide the 30th occasion of a No Result game in the history of T20Is. This game was the fourth No Result game involving New Zealand and sixth No Result game involving West Indies

Second T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 29 Nov 20

Second T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 29 Nov 20

GD Philips scored 108 in this game to provide the 57th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also represents the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is against Win

GD Philips scored 108 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a NZl batsman scoring a century in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum116*1AusChristchurch28 Feb 2010
2BB McCullum1231BanPallekele21 Sep 2012
3MJ Guptill101*2RSAEast London23 Dec 2012
4C Munro1011BanMt Maunganui06 Jan 2017
5C Munro109*1IndRajkot04 Nov 2017
6C Munro1041WinMt Maunganui03 Jan 2018
7MJ Guptill1051AusAuckland16 Feb 2018
8GD Phillips1081WinMt Maunganui29 Nov 2020

It also represents the second occasion of a NZl batsman scoring a century in T20Is against Win. Both such occasions are listed below

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1C Munro1041WinMt Maunganui03 Jan 2018
2GD Phillips1081WinMt Maunganui29 Nov2020

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 185th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 34th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 182 runs partnership between DJ Malan-EJG Morgan of Eng against NZl at Napier on 08.11.19

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against Win. It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is against Win.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against Win. It also provides the first occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is against Win.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for the third wicket in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is against Win. It also provides the second occasion of NZl batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries and is listed among the following batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries. There are 26 occasions of batsmen scoring a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.GD Phillips is listed at No.12 in the list.

NoPlayerBallsTeamOppVenueDate
1DA Miller35RSABanPotchefstroom29.10.17
2RG Sharma35IndSrlIndore22.12.17
3S Wickramasekara35CzRTurIlfov  County30.08.19
4S Periyalwar39RomTurIlfov  County29.08.19
5HG Munsey41ScoNetDublin (M)16.09.19
6Shaheryar Butt41BelCzRWalferdange29.08.20
7Hazratullah Zazai42AfgIreDehradun23.02.19
8JP Kotze43NamBotsWindhoek20.08.19
9RE Levi45RSANZlHamilton19.02.12
10F du Plessis46RSAWinJo’burg11.01.15
11KL Rahul46IndWinLauderhill27.08.16
12GD Phillips46NZlWinMt Maunganui29.11.20
13AJ Finch47AusEngSouthampton29.08.13
14CH Gayle47WinEngMumbai16.03.16
15C Munro47NZlWinMt Maunganui03.01.18
16Ravinderpal Singh47CanCIsS Parish18.08.19
17E Lewis48WinIndLauderhill27.08.16
18DJ Malan48EngNZlNapier08.11.19
19GJ Maxwell49AusSrlPallekele06.09.16
20MJ Guptill49NZlAusAuckland16.02.18
21P Khadka49NepSinSingapore28.09.19
22CH Gayle50WinRSAJo’burg11.09.07
23BB McCullum50NZlAusChristchurch28.02.10
24Babar Hayat50HKGOmanFatullah19.02.16
25AJ Finch50ZimAusHarare03.07.18
26GJ Maxwell50AusIndBengaluru27.02.19

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries and is listed among the following four New Zealand batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries

NoPlayerBallsTeamOppVenueDate
1GD Phillips46NZlWinMt Maunganui29.11.20
2C Munro47NZlWinMt Maunganui03.01.18
3MJ Guptill49NZlAusAuckland16.02.18
4BB McCullum50NZlAusChristchurch28.02.10

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries to provide the New Zealand’s fastest century in T20Is. He wrested the record from C Munro who had scored the century in 47 deliveries against West Indies at Mt Maunganui on 03.01.18

NoPlayerBallsTeamOppVenueDate
1GD Phillips46NZlWinMt Maunganui29.11.20
2C Munro47NZlWinMt Maunganui03.01.18

New Zealand posted a team total of 238 for 3 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 200 plus runs in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl243/520.01WinMt Maunganui03 Jan 2018
2NZl243/620.01AusAuckland16 Feb 2018
3NZl238/320.01WinMt Maunganui29 Nov 2020
4NZl219/620.01IndWellington06 Feb 2019
5NZl214/620.01AusChristchurch28 Feb 2010
6NZl212/420.01IndHamilton10 Feb 2019
7NZl204/520.01BanDhaka06 Nov 2013
8NZl203/520.01IndAuckland24 Jan 2020
9NZl202/519.42ZimHamilton14 Feb 2012
10NZl201/420.01EngThe Oval25 Jun 2013

New Zealand posted a team total of 238 for 3 in this game to provide the second occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 200 plus runs in T20Is against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl243/520.01WinMt Maunganui03 Jan 2018
2NZl238/320.01WinMt Maunganui29 Nov 2020

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against New Zealand.

BA King collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 36th occasion of a West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

BA King collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a West Indies opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

MJ Guptill scored five boundary fours in his knock of 34 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 202 boundary fours in T20Is while opening the innings. He became the sixth opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score 200 plus boundary fours. Others are – PR Sterling {244}, RG Sharma {214}, TM Dilshan {209}, DA Warner {203} and AJ Finch {200}

MJ Guptill’s aggregate of boundary sixes in T20Is read 110 which included his two boundary sixes in this game. He now owns the record of most boundary sixes by an opening batsman in T20Is. Close behind are RG Sharma {107} and CH Gayle {105}. In fact, MG Guptill {110}, RG Sharma {107} and CH Gayle {105} are the three opening batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in IPL.

New Zealand won this game by 72 runs to post its 63nd win in T20Is and also its eighth win against West Indies in T20Is.

Stats highlights of second one day between Australia and India at Sydney on 29 Nov 2020

Stats highlights of second one day between Australia and India at Sydney on 29 Nov 2020

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 56th occasion of Australia doing so against India in Australia-India one day series.

AJ Finch-DA Warner added 142 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 395th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 95th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.

AJ Finch-DA Warner added 142 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 67th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games against India. It also provides the 22nd occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83} and AJ Finch {60} scored fifties in this game to provide the 74th occasion of both the Australian openers scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the 16th occasion of both the Australian openers scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83}, AJ Finch {60} and SPD Smith {104} scored fifties in this game to provide the 101st occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the eighth occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83}, AJ Finch {60} and SPD Smith {104} scored fifties in this game to provide the 14th occasion of first three Australian batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of first three Australian batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against India.

DA Warner was dismissed run out for 83 in this game to provide the 111th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Australian batman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games against India

DA Warner was dismissed run out for 83 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of an Australian opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games against India

SPD Smith-M Labuschagne added 136 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 396th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 77th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

SPD Smith-M Labuschagne added 136 runs for the third wicket this game to provide the 68th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games against India. It also provides the 12th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83}, AJ Finch {60}, SPD Smith {104} and M Labuschagne {70} scored fifties in this game to provide the 17th occasion of first four batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of first four batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83}, AJ Finch {60} and SPD Smith {104} and M Labuschagne {70} scored fifties in this game to provide the fourth occasion of first four Australian batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the second occasion of first four Australian batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against India.

DA Warner {83}, AJ Finch {60}, SPD Smith {104}, M Labuschagne {70} and GJ Maxwell {63 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the second occasion of first five batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games.

It is interesting to note that both these occasions are by Australian batsmen and the opposition on both these occasions is India. The other occasion was in the game between Australia and India at Jaipur on 16.10.13. The first five Australian batsmen who scored fifties are – AJ Finch {50}, PJ Hughes {83}, SR Watson {59}, GJ Bailey {92 not out} and GJ Maxwell {53}. AJ Finch and GJ Maxwell appeared in both these games.

Mohd Shami  {1 for 73}, JJ Bumrah {1 for 79}, NA Saini {0 for 70} and YS Chahal {0 for 71} conceded 70 plus runs in this game to provide the tenth occasion of four bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day internationals. It also provides the third such occasion against Australia in one day internationals.

Mohd Shami  {1 for 73}, JJ Bumrah {1 for 79}, NA Saini {0 for 70} and YS Chahal {0 for 71} conceded 70 plus runs in this game to provide the second occasion of four Indian bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day internationals. It also provides the first such occasion by Indian bowlers against Australia in one day internationals.

Australia posted a team total of 389 for 4 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Australia posting a team total of 350 plus runs in an innings in one day games. It also provides the eighth occasion of Australia posting a team total of 350 plus runs in an innings in one day games against India

Australia posted a team total of 389 for 4 in this game to provide its highest team total against India in one day games. Its previous best was 374 for 6 in the first one day of this series at Sydney on 27 Nov 20.

SPD Smith scored consecutive centuries – 105 at Sydney on 27 Nov 20 and 104 at Sydney on 29 Nov 20 to provide the 125th occasion of a batsman scoring two or more consecutive centuries in the history of one day internationals. His consecutive centuries provide the 12th occasion of Australian batsman scoring             two consecutive centuries. The following table lists all the twelve occasions

NoPlayerCountryCsFrom
1Finch AJAustralia214/01/2018
2Finch  AJAustralia222/03/2019
3Hayden MLAustralia224/03/2007
4Jones DMAustralia201/01/1987
5Marsh GRAustralia213/03/1991
6Ponting RTAustralia228/01/2007
7Warner DAAustralia204/03/2012
8Warner DAAustralia206/12/2016
9Warner DAAustralia222/01/2017
10Watson SRAustralia202/10/2009
11Waugh MEAustralia223/02/1996
12Smith SPDAustralia227/11/2020

SPD Smith scored 105 in this game to post his eleventh century in one day games.

Australia posted 389 for 4 in this game to provide the 111th occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the 28th occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games against India

India posted 338 for 9 in this game to provide the 116th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings in one day games.  It also provides the 20th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings in one day games.  

Australia posted 389 for 4 and India posted 338 for 9 in this game to provide the 144th occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the same match.

India posted 388 for 9 in this game and lost the game by 51 runs to provide the 149th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the 24th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs against Australia.

India posted 338 for 9 in this game and lost the game by 51 runs to provide the 25th occasion of India losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the ninth occasion of India losing a game after posting 300 plus runs against Australia.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020. He became the third Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs against Australia. Other are – SR Tendulkar {3077} and RG Sharma {2089}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020. His feat became the 23rd occasion of a batsman totaling 2000 plus runs against a specific opposition

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020. He became the fifth batsman totaling 2000 plus runs against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {3077}, DL Haynes {2262}, IVA Richards {2187} and RG Sharma {2089}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020.  He has now scored 2000 plus runs against three oppositions. He had already scored 2000 plus runs against West Indies {2235} and against Sri Lanka {2220}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020. He  became the second batsman  the annals of one day games to score 2000 plus runs against three or more oppositions after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 2000 plus runs against four oppositions,

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0Opp
1SR Tendulkar71701307717544.599152Aus
2SR Tendulkar69674252614140.095165Pak
3SR Tendulkar575712001200*35.73581SAF
4SR Tendulkar84809311313843.848173Srl

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1910 runs against Australia prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. He needed 90 runs for his 2000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Australia read 2020. India became the only team in the annals of one day games to have two batsmen aggregating 2000 plus runs against three or more oppositions.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 3977 runs on away soil in bilateral one day series. 23 more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game.  At the end of this game, his run aggregate on away soil in a bilateral one day series read 4087 and with it he would become the second batsman in the history of one day game to score 4000 plus runs on away soil in a bilateral one day series after RT Ponting. RT Ponting has an aggregate of 4086 runs.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 3977 runs on away soil in bilateral one day series. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate on away soil in a bilateral series read 4087. He now owns the record for most runs on away soil in a bilateral one day series. He wrested the record held by RT Ponting who has an aggregate of 4086 runs.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1709 runs in bilateral one day series against Australia. He scored 21 in the first game and 89 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate on away soil in a bilateral series against Australia read 1819. He now owns the record for most runs in a bilateral one day series against Australia. He wrested the record held by RG Sharma who has an aggregate of 1787 runs.

V Kohli has played 248 games prior to the start of the ensuing one day series. Second game of the ensuing series – at Sydney on 29.11.20 – would be his 250th one day game. He became the eighth Indian cricketer to appear in 250 plus one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {463}, MS Dhoni {347}, R Dravid {340}, M Azharuddin {334}, SC Ganguly {301} and A Kumble {269}

NoPlayerSpanMat
1SR Tendulkar1989-2012463
2MS Dhoni2004-2019347
3R Dravid1996-2011340
4M Azharuddin1985-2000334
5SC Ganguly1992-2007308
6Yuvraj Singh2000-2017301
7A Kumble1990-2007269

V Kohli has pouched 24 catches as captain prior to the start of the ensuing one day series on away soil. He pouched one catch in this game to dismiss AJ Finch which gave him his 25 catches and he would become the first Indian captain – not being a wicket keeper – to pouch 25 plus catches in the history of one day games as captain on away soil.

V Kohli has pouched 24 catches as captain prior to the start of the ensuing one day series on away soil. He pouched one catch in this game to dismiss AJ Finch which gave him his 25 catches. He became the fourth captain – not being a wicket keeper – to pouch 25 plus catches in the history of one day games as captain on away soil. Others are – RT Ponting {32}, GC Smith {27} and DPMD Jayawardene {25}

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S Dhawan has an aggregate of 973 runs in bilateral one day series against Australia. He scored 74 runs in the first game and 30 runs in this game and his run aggregate at the end of this game read 1077. He become the sixth batsman to total 1000 plus runs in a bilateral one day series against Australia. Other are – RG Sharma {1787}, V Kohli {1709}, EJG Morgan {1678}, JH Kallis {1230} and MS Dhoni {1170}

S Dhawan has an aggregate of 973 runs in bilateral one day series against Australia. He scored 74 runs in the first game and 30 runs in this game and his run aggregate at the end of this game read 1077. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs in a bilateral one day series against Australia. Other are – RG Sharma {1787}, V Kohli {1709} and MS Dhoni {1170}

AJ Finch has scored 87 boundary sixes in bilateral one day series. He needed three more boundary sixes would fetch him 90 boundary sixes. He scored them to become the second Australian batsman to score 90 plus boundary sixes in bilateral one day series after SR Watson. SR Watson has scored 93 boundary sixes in bilateral one day series

GJ Maxwell has scored 72 boundary sixes in bilateral one day series. He needs three more boundary sixes which would fetch him 75 boundary sixes. He scored three boundary sixes in the first game and four boundary sixes in the second game which fetched him 79 boundary sixes. He became the third Australian batsman to score 75 plus sixes in bilateral one day series. Others are SR Watson {93} and AJ Finch {90}

AJ Finch has scored 49 boundary sixes in bilateral one day winning games prior to the start of the ensuing series. One more boundary six would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He scored three boundary sixes in two games to take his boundary sixes and with it he became  the fifth Australian batsman to score 50 plus  boundary sixes in bilateral one day winning games. Others are – SR Watson {67}, AC Gilchrist {53} and RT Ponting {53} and GJ Maxwell {50}. GJ Maxwell scored three boundary sixes in the first game and four boundary sixes in the second game which fetched him 50 boundary sixes and joined the elite club.

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 1499 runs prior to the start of the series in bilateral one day winning games. One more run would fetch him 1500 runs. He scored 105 runs in the first game and 104 runs in the second game and his run aggregate read 1708 at the end of this game. He became the twelfth Australian batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in bilateral one day winning games. The following table lists all the twelve batsmen who have accomplished such a feat.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1RT Ponting9391134270141*54.74
2MJ Clarke9488213172105*47.34
3SR Watson7674082895185*43.86
4AC Gilchrist656103251512843.36
5AJ Finch4948032204153*48.97
6DA Warner444402215317951.26
7MEK Hussey705922211910857.27
8SE Marsh434304180615146.30
9SPD Smith463805170816451.75
10A Symonds524212168715656.23
11ME Waugh3535041590133*51.29
12GJ Bailey4240081515125*47.34

AJ Finch scored 60 and V Kohli scored 89 in this game to provide the 167th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the same game in the history of one day internationals.  It also provides the ninth such occasion in Australia-India one day series. It also provides the first such occasion in Australia-India one day series played in Australia.

AJ Finch scored 60 in this game to provide the 38th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against India in one day games. V Kohli scored 89 in this game to provide the 28th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

V Kohli’s 89 in this game represent his eighth fifty against Australia as captain. He now shares the record for most fifties by an Indian captain against Australia with MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has also scored eight fifties against Australia while leading India.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1MS Dhoni582AusKochi02 Oct 2007
2MS Dhoni50*1AusChandigarh08 Oct 2007
3MS Dhoni1241AusNagpur28 Oct 2009
4MS Dhoni71*2AusDelhi31 Oct 2009
5MS Dhoni562AusBrisbane19 Feb 2012
6MS Dhoni139*1AusMohali19 Oct 2013
7MS Dhoni621AusBengaluru02 Nov 2013
8MS Dhoni652AusSydney26 Mar 2015
       
NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1V Kohli921AusKolkata21 Sep 2017
2V Kohli1042AusAdelaide15 Jan 2019
3V Kohli1161AusNagpur05 Mar 2019
4V Kohli1232AusRanchi08 Mar 2019
5V Kohli821AusThe Oval09 Jun 2019
6V Kohli781AusRajkot17 Jan 2020
7V Kohli892AusBengaluru19 Jan 2020
8V Kohli892AusSydney29 Nov 2020

V Kohli’s 89 in this game represent his 17th fifty against Australia as batsman He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most fifties against Australia. SR Tendulkar occupies the first place with 24 fifties. V Kohli went past RG Sharma’s 16 fifties on his way to occupy the second place.

V Kohli’s 89 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 2020 runs against Australia. He became the third Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs against Australia in one day games. Others are SR Tendulkar {3077} and RG Sharma {2208}

V Kohli’s 89 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1018 runs against Australia while leading India. He became the second Indian captain to total 2000 plus runs against Australia in one day games after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has scored 1204 runs against Australia while leading India.

V Kohli’s 89 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 5257 runs while leading India. He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian captaons who have scored most runs in one day games. MS Dhoni occupies the first place with 6641 runs. V Kohli went past M Azahruddin’s 5239 runs on his way to occupy the second place.

V Kohli’s 89 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 2544 runs while leading India on away soil He became the second Indian captain to total 2500 plus runs as captain in one day games on away soil after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has scored 2846 runs while leading India on away soil.

Australia won this game by 51 runs to carve its 579th one day win and its 80th one day win against India

KL Rahul scored 76 in this game to provide the 118th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the 17th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in one day games against Australia.

AJ Finch-DA Warner added 142 runs for the first wicket and SPD Smith-M Labuschagne added 136 runs for the third wicket this game to provide the 28th occasion of Australia posting two three figure partnership in an innings in one day games. It also provides the ninth such occasion by Australian batsmen against India. It is interesting to note that Sydney has witnessed four such occasions out of the total nine occasions.

First T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Auckland on 27 Nov 20

First T20I New Zealand Vs West Indies at Auckland on 27 Nov 20

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 196th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a West Indies captain scoring a fifty in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

The other West Indies captain to score a fifty was CH Gayle. He had scored 67 at Auckland on 26.12.08. Thus KA Pollard’s 75 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by a West Indies captain against New Zealand.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 75th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand. Prior to this, he had scored 63 not out against New Zealand in T20Is at Lauderhill on 30.06.12.

KA Pollard became the third West Indies batsman to score fifty on two or more occasions after CH Gayle {03} and ADS Fletcher {02}.

NoPlayerRunsIOppnGroundStart Date
1ADS Fletcher521NZlRoseau05 Jul 2014
2ADS Fletcher621NZlRoseau06 Jul 2014
       
1CH Gayle672NZlAuckland26 Dec 2008
2CH Gayle85*1NZlLauderhill30 Jun 2012
3CH Gayle531NZlLauderhill01 Jul 2012
       
1KA Pollard63*1NZlLauderhill30 Jun 2012
2KA Pollard75*1NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsOppGroundStart Date
154*AusGros Islet27 Mar 2012
263*NZlLauderhill30 Jun 2012
358IndProvidence06 Aug 2019
468IndMumbai11 Dec 2019
575*NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard became the sixth West Indies batsman to  score five or more  fifties in T20Is. Others are CH Gayle {15}, MN Samuels {10}, E Lewis{08}, LMP Simmons {08} and ADS Fletcher {06}

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide his highest individual score in T20Is. His previous best was 68 against India at Mumbai on 11.12.19

NoRunsOppGroundStart Date
175*NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020
268IndMumbai11 Dec 2019

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide 30th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1KA Pollard75*1NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020
2D Ramdin55*1NZlWellington15 Jan 2014
3RR Sarwan532NZlHamilton28 Dec 2008
4ADS Fletcher521NZlRoseau05 Jul 2014

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide 76th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the eighth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1GC SmithRSA611NZlJo’burg21 Oct 2005
2KC SangakkaraSrl692NZlCol-RPS04 Sep 2009
3BRM TaylorZim50*1NZlHarare15 Oct 2011
4BRM TaylorZim75*1NZlHamilton14 Feb 2012
5F du PlessisRSA631NZlE London23 Dec 2012
6Mushfiqur RahimBan502NZlDhaka06 Nov 2013
7V KohliInd652NZlRajkot04 Nov 2017
8KA PollardWin75*1NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide first occasion of a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide fourth occasion of a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle611EngThe Oval29 Jun 2007
2CH Gayle63*2SrlThe Oval19 Jun 2009
3KA Pollard682IndMumbai11 Dec 2019
4KA Pollard75*1NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the highest individual score by a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. The previous best was 68 by KA Pollard himself against India at Mumbai on 11.12.19. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1KA Pollard682IndMumbai11 Dec 2019
2KA Pollard75*1NZlAuckland27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard’s 75 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1198 runs and with it the third place among the West Indies batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. CH Gayle {1627} and MN Samuels {1611} occupy the first two places. KA Pollard went past LMP Simmons’ aggregate of 1189 to occupy the third place.  DJ Bravo is the other West Indies batsman who has scored 1000 plus runs – 1151 – in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 74 boundary sixes in T20Is. He now occupied the second place among the West Indies batsmen who have scored most sixes in T20Is. CH Gayle is the other West Indies batsman who has scored 105 boundary sixes in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. RE Levi of South Africa had scored 13 boundary sixes against New Zealand at Hamilton on 19.02.12

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

SO Hetmeyer, RL Powell and KMA Paul scored ducks in West Indies’ innings to provide the 109th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

SO Hetmeyer, RL Powell and KMA Paul scored ducks in West Indies’ innings to provide the seventh occasion of three or more West Indies batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of three or more West Indies batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. The first such occasion of three West Indies batsmen scoring ducks against New Zealand in T20Is was witnessed at Auckland on 11.01.14. LMP Simmons, AD Russell and SP Narine were the batsmen dismissed for ducks in this game.

LH Ferguson returned with figures of 5 for 21 in this game to provide the 48th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 45th occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets in an innings against West Indies.

LH Ferguson became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in T20Is after TJ Southee. TJ Southee had returned with figures of 4.0-1-18-5 against Pakistan at Auckland on 26.12.10

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 163rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies. It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 28th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

New Zealand won this game by 62 runs to post its 62nd win in T20Is and also its seventh win against West Indies in T20Is. This game was decided on DLS Method and was a 16 overs a side game