Opening batsmen collecting the first-ball duck in an innings in T20Is. JM Bairstow of England and Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan join the list

Opening batsmen collecting the first-ball duck in an innings in T20Is. JM Bairstow of England and Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan join the list

JM Bairstow of England was dismissed for a first ball duck against New Zealand at Wellington on 03.11.19 to provide the 135th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JL Denly 0 1 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 2009
2 JL Denly 0 1 1 Eng RSA Johannesburg 13 Nov 2009
3 JJ Roy 0 1 1 Eng Pak Sharjah 30 Nov 2015
4 SW Billings 0 1 2 Eng Ind Bengaluru 01 Feb 2017
5 JJ Roy 0 1 2 Eng Win Chester-le-Street 16 Sep 2017
6 JM Bairstow 0 1 2 Eng NZl Wellington 03 Nov 2019

Fakhar Zaman was dismissed for a first ball duck against Australia at Sydney on 03.11.19 to provide the 136th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 0 1 1 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
2 Kamran Akmal 0 1 2 Pak Aus Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 Shahzaib Hasan 0 1 1 Pak Aus Birmingham 05 Jul 2010
4 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Eng Abu Dhabi 27 Feb 2012
5 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
6 Ahmed Shehzad 0 1 2 Pak Win Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
7 Rafatullah Mohmand 0 1 2 Pak Eng Sharjah 30 Nov 2015
8 Haris Sohail 0 1 1 Pak Aus Harare 05 Jul 2018
9 Fakhar Zaman 0 1 2 Pak Srl Lahore 09 Oct 2019
10 Fakhar Zaman 0 1 1 Pak Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019

Fakhar  Zaman became the fourth Pakistan opening batsman to collect the first ball duck in a T20I innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 0 1 2 Pak Aus Gros Islet 02 May 2010
2 Shahzaib Hasan 0 1 1 Pak Aus Birmingham 05 Jul 2010
3 Haris Sohail 0 1 1 Pak Aus Harare 05 Jul 2018
4 Fakhar Zaman 0 1 1 Pak Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019

Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman are the three Pakistan openers to collect the first ball duck on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 0 1 1 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
2 Kamran Akmal 0 1 2 Pak Aus Gros Islet 02 May 2010
                 
1 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Eng Abu Dhabi 27 Feb 2012
2 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
                 
1 Fakhar Zaman 0 1 2 Pak Srl Lahore 09 Oct 2019
2 Fakhar Zaman 0 1 1 Pak Aus Sydney 03 Nov 2019
India and Bangladesh T20I at New Delhi scheduled for today, that is 03.11.19 will be numbered as the 1000th T20I game.

India and Bangladesh T20I at New Delhi scheduled for today, that is 03.11.19 will be numbered as the 1000th T20I game.

India and Bangladesh T20I at New Delhi scheduled for today, that is 03.11.19 will be numbered as the 1000th T20I game. As of 2nd November 2019, the total number of T20Is played across the world read 997. Today, that is on 3rd November 2019,  three T20Is are slated to be played – New Zealand vs England at  Wellington,  Australia vs Pakistan at Sydney, and India vs Bangladesh at Delhi.

The game between New Zealand vs England at Wellington is already in progress and has been numbered as 998th T20I. The game between Australia Vs Pakistan at Sydney is also under progress and has been numbered as 999th T20I.

Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh Twenty20 International series

Approaching milestones ahead of India-Bangladesh Twenty20 International series

MS Dhoni and RG Sharma have played 98 T20Is prior to the start of the series. RG Sharma will become the most capped Indian T20I cricketer when he appears for India in the first T20I at Delhi on 03.11.19

RG Sharma will become the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is when he plays the first two T20Is. The Second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19 will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Others are Shoaib Malik {111}

RG Sharma will become the second cricketer to play 100 plus T20Is for a specific team when he plays the first two T20Is. The Second T20I at Rajkot on 07.11.19 will be the 100th T20I for RG Sharma. Others are Shoaib Malik who has played 110 games for Pakistan,

RG Sharma {2453} has an aggregate of 2443 runs in T20I. He needs eight more runs which would fetch him 2451 runs. He would go past V Kohli’s 2450 runs to become the top run getter in the history of T20Is

RG Sharma has scored 21 fifties prior to the start of the series. One more fifty would fetch him  22 fifties and with it  he would share the  record for most fifties in T20Is with V Kohli. Two more fifties for RG Sharma would fetch him 23 fifties and with him he would own the record of most fifties in T20Is. V Kohli has scored 22 fifties.

RG Sharma has played 90 innings in T20Is. Others to play more than 90 innings are Shoaib Malik {104} and Shahid Afridi {91}. If RG Shama plays two more innings, he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play most innings. Shaib Malik with 104 innings occupies the first place.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 46 T20I wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires four more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets. Others are – R Ashwin {52} and JJ Bumrah {51}

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 46 T20I wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires four more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the second Indian spin bowler to capture 50 plus T20I wickets after R Ashwin. R Ashwin has captured 52 T20I wickets.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 46 T20I wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires four more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 31st bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the history of T20Is

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 46 T20I wickets prior to the start of the series. He requires four more wickets for his 50 T20I wickets. If he gets them he would then become the 17th spin bowler to capture 50 plu wickets in the history of T20Is

Mahmudullah has scored 1377 runs in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires 23 more runs for his 1400 runs. If he gets them, he would become the third Bangladesh batsman to total 1400 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iabal who have scored 1567 and 1556 runs respectively.

Mahmuduallah has scored 47 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires three more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the first Bangladesh batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

Mahmuduallah has scored 47 boundary sixes in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires three more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. He would then become the 36th Bangladesh batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is.

Mahmudullah (c)

Liton Das

Afif Hossain

Al-Amin Hossain

Mosaddek Hossain

Abu Hider

Aminul Islam

Shafiul Islam

Taijul Islam

Mohammad Mithun

Mohammad Naim

Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)

Mustafizur Rahman

Soumya Sarkar

Arafat Sunny

Mahmuduallah has pouched 29 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires one more catch which would fetch him 30 catches. He would then become the first Bangladesh fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches in T20Is. He would also become the 23rd fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches in the history of T20Is.

RG Sharma has pouched 35 catches as fieldsman in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He needs one more catch to share the the second place in the list of fieldsman who have pouched most catches by an Indian fieldsman in T20Is with V Kohli and two more catches to become the second Indian fieldsman to pouch most catches in T20Is. V Kohli has pouched 36 catches in T20Is. SK Raina with 42 catches occupy the first place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 60 plus dismissals  after MS Dhoni {91} and Kamran Akmal {60}

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 58 dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires three more dismissals which would fetch him 61 dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the second wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect most dismissals.  MS Dhoni with 91 dismissals occupies the first place. Mushfiqur Rahim would go  past Kamran Akmal who had effected 60 dismissals on his way to second place.

Mushfiqur Rahim has effected 28 stumping dismissals in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He requires two more dismissals which would fetch him 30 stumping dismissals. If he effects them, he would then become the third wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals after MS Dhoni {34} and Kamran Akmal {32}

RG Sharma has played 318 T20 games prior to the start of the series. First T20I at Delhi would be his 319th T20I. He would then share the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer with SK Raina who has played 319 T20 games.

The second T20I game at Rajkot would be RG Sharma’s 320th T20 game. He would own the record for most T20 caps by an Indian cricketer. He would go past SK Raina who has played 319 T20 games.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 8312 runs in T20 games prior to the start of the series. He needs 81 runs more to go past SK Raina who  has an aggregate of 8392 runs to occupy the  second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. V Kohli with an aggregate of 8556 runs occupy the first place.

RG Sharma has scored 62 fifties in T20I games prior to the start of the series. One more fifty would fetch him 63 fifties. He would then become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score most fifties. CH Gayle {102}, DA Warner {80} and V Kohli {67} occupy the first three places

RG Sharma has scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the series. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would become the first Indian batsman to score 350 boundary sixes in T20 games.

RG Sharma has scored 343 boundary sixes in T20 games prior to the start of the series. He needs seven more boundary sixes for his 350 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would then become the ninth  batsman in the history of T20 games to  score 350 boundary sixes, Others are – CH Gayle {960}, KA Pollard {636}, BB McCullum {485}, SR Watson {431}, AD Russell {394}, AB de Villiers {380}, DR Smith {375} and DA Warner {353}

RG Sharma has scored 735 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the series. He needs 15 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 750 boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – S Dhawan {800} V Kohli {785} and SK Raina {760}

RG Sharma has scored 735 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of the series. He needs 15 more boundary fours for his 750 boundary fours If he scores them, he would become the tenth batsman to score 750 boundary fours in the history of T20 games. The other nine batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 394 386 48 13051 175* 38.61 22 80 1005
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 924
3 DA Warner 2007-2019 273 272 32 8963 135* 37.34 8 72 879
4 AJ Finch 2009-2019 268 263 29 8297 172 35.45 7 55 806
5 S Dhawan 2007-2019 248 246 26 7032 97* 31.96 0 53 800
6 LJ Wright 2004-2019 314 291 27 7587 153* 28.73 7 40 786
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 271 257 47 8556 113 40.74 5 62 785
8 SK Raina 2006-2019 319 303 46 8392 126* 32.65 4 51 760
9 DR Smith 2006-2019 337 327 27 7870 110* 26.23 5 47 759

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the series. One more duck would  fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games after PP Chawla. PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the series. Two more ducks would fetch him his 21st  duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then, own the dubious record for most ducks by an Indian batsmen in T20 games. He would go past the present record holder PP Chawla has scored 20 ducks in T20 games

RG Sharma has scored 19 ducks in T20 games prior to the start of the series. One more duck would fetch him his 20th duck in T20 games. If he gets it, he would then become the twenty-second batsmen to score 20 plus ducks in T20 games.

Captin openers who have collected the first ball ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

Captin openers who have collected the first ball ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

AJ Finch of Australia was dismissed for a first ball duck against Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 30.10.19 to provide the 16th occasion of a captain opener collecting a first ball duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RR Watson 0 1 2 Sco Ber Belfast 03 Aug 2008
2 WTS Porterfield 0 1 2 Ire Afg Dubai (DSC) 24 Mar 2012
3 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
4 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Colombo (RPS) 19 Sep 2012
5 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Colombo (RPS) 24 Sep 2012
6 KS Williamson 0 1 1 NZl Pak Dubai (DSC) 04 Dec 2014
7 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
8 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nep UAE ICCA Dubai 01 Feb 2019
9 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Phil Port Moresby 24 Mar 2019
10 HS Alta 0 1 1 Tur Aut Ilfov County 31 Aug 2019
11 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van MAL Kuala Lumpur 04 Oct 2019
12 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Per Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B 04 Oct 2019
13 H Fennell 0 1 1 Arg Bra Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A 04 Oct 2019
14 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nap HKG Al Amerat 06 Oct 2019
15 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Mex Lima Cricket and Football 06 Oct 2019
16 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain opener collecting a first ball duck in T20Is. Both such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
2 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

It also provides the second occasion of a captain opener collecting the first ball duck against Sri Lanka in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
2 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

H Fennel of Argentina {02}, WTS Porterfield of Ireland {03}, A Mansale of Vancouver (02}, AJ Finch of Australia  {02} and P Khadka  of Nepal are the five captain openers who have collected the first ball ducks on two or more occasions. AJ Finch joined the captioned list with his duck against Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 30.10.19

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Per Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B 04 Oct 2019
2 H Fennell 0 1 1 Arg Bra Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A 04 Oct 2019
3 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Mex Lima Cricket and Football 06 Oct 2019
                 
1 WTS Porterfield 0 1 2 Ire Afg Dubai (DSC) 24 Mar 2012
2 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Colombo (RPS) 19 Sep 2012
3 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Colombo (RPS) 24 Sep 2012
                 
1 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Phil Port Moresby 24 Mar 2019
2 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van MAL Kuala Lumpur 04 Oct 2019
                 
1 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
2 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019
                 
1 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nep UAE ICCA Dubai 01 Feb 2019
2 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nap HKG Al Amerat 06 Oct 2019
Captain openers scoring ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain openers scoring ducks in Twenty20 Internationals

AJ Finch of Australia scored a duck against Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 30.10.19 to provide the 29th occasion of a captain opener scoring a duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RR Watson 0 1 2 Sco Ber Belfast 03 Aug 2008
2 WTS Porterfield 0 7 2 Ire Ken Belfast 04 Aug 2008
3 CH Gayle 0 2 2 Win RSA North Sound 20 May 2010
4 WTS Porterfield 0 1 2 Ire Afg Dubai (DSC) 24 Mar 2012
5 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
6 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Colombo (RPS) 19 Sep 2012
7 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Colombo (RPS) 24 Sep 2012
8 KS Williamson 0 1 1 NZl Pak Dubai (DSC) 04 Dec 2014
9 PW Borren 0 3 2 Net HKG Dubai (DSC) 18 Jan 2017
10 WU Tharanga 0 2 2 Srl Aus Melbourne 17 Feb 2017
11 RG Sharma 0 4 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
12 AJ Finch 0 3 2 Aus Pak Abu Dhabi 24 Oct 2018
13 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
14 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nep UAE ICCA Dubai 01 Feb 2019
15 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Phil Port Moresby 24 Mar 2019
16 R Pillai 0 2 2 Ger Den Castel 19 Jun 2019
17 H Masakadza 0 4 2 Zim Ire Bready 14 Jul 2019
18 TS Fray 0 3 2 Ber Cayman Sandys Parish 21 Aug 2019
19 TS Fray 0 0 1 Ber Can Sandys Parish 24 Aug 2019
20 H Helva 0 4 2 Tur CZR Ilfov County 30 Aug 2019
21 HS Alta 0 1 1 Tur Aut Ilfov County 31 Aug 2019
22 A Mansale 0 4 1 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 01 Oct 2019
23 A Mansale 0 4 2 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 02 Oct 2019
24 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 04 Oct 2019
25 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Per Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B 04 Oct 2019
26 H Fennell 0 1 1 Arg Bra Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A 04 Oct 2019
27 P Khadka 0 1 2 Nap HKG Al Amerat 06 Oct 2019
28 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Mex Lima Cricket and Football 06 Oct 2019
29 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain opener scoring a duck in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 0 3 2 Aus Pak Abu Dhabi 24 Oct 2018
2 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
3 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a captain opener scoring a duck against Sri Lanka in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Hafeez 0 1 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
2 RG Sharma 0 4 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
3 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019

A Mansale of Vancouver (04}, WTS Porterfield of  Ireland {04},  AJ Finch of Australia  {03} and H Fennel of Argentina {03} are the four captain openers to score ducks on three or more occasions. AJ Finch joined the captioned list with his duck against Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 30.10.19

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Phil Port Moresby 24 Mar 2019
2 A Mansale 0 4 1 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 01 Oct 2019
3 A Mansale 0 4 2 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 02 Oct 2019
4 A Mansale 0 1 2 Van Mal Kuala Lumpur 04 Oct 2019
                 
1 WTS Porterfield 0 7 2 Ire Ken Belfast 04 Aug 2008
2 WTS Porterfield 0 1 2 Ire Afg Dubai (DSC) 24 Mar 2012
3 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Colombo (RPS) 19 Sep 2012
4 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Colombo (RPS) 24 Sep 2012
                 
1 AJ Finch 0 3 2 Aus Pak Abu Dhabi 24 Oct 2018
2 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
3 AJ Finch 0 1 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 30 Oct 2019
                 
1 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Per Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B 04 Oct 2019
2 H Fennell 0 1 1 Arg Bra Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A 04 Oct 2019
3 H Fennell 0 1 2 Arg Mex Lima Cricket and Football 06 Oct 2019
Shakib Al Hasan banned after breaching anti-corruption code

Shakib Al Hasan banned after breaching anti-corruption code

Two of the charges relate to Bangladesh’s tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in January 2018, while the third is in relation to an Indian Premier League clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from all cricket for two years, with one year suspended, after accepting three charges of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code.

The charges relate to three separate incidents of failing to disclose “full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in corrupt conduct”.

Two of the charges relate to Bangladesh’s tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in January 2018, while the third is in relation to an Indian Premier League clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab.

In the ICC’s full written reasoning for the decision, it also states that Shakib – in either 2008 or 2009 – did report an approach he had received to engage in corrupt conduct, adhering to the anti-corruption rules that were then in place.

Alex Marshall, ICC general manager for integrity, said: “Shakib Al Hasan is a highly experienced international cricketer. He has attended many education sessions and knows his obligations under the Code. He should have reported each of these approaches.

“Shakib has accepted his errors and cooperated fully with the investigation. He has offered to assist the Integrity Unit in future education, to help younger players to learn from his mistakes. I am happy to accept this offer.”

The allrounder, who starred during the summer’s World Cup, was first interviewed on January 23 of this year in relation to an ongoing anti-corruption investigation that was not limited to – but did include – the activities of Deepak Aggarwal, an individual known to the ICC’s anti-corruption unit as being suspected of being involved in corruption in the sport.

After being informed that any information he gave could be used in support of a charge were he found to be in breach of the governing body’s code, the 32-year-old admitted to various failures to report approaches made to him to provide information to Aggarwal.

He confessed to being aware that his telephone number had been given to Aggarwal by another person after Aggarwal had requested contacts for players taking part in the Bangladesh Premier League.

In November 2017, Aggarwal exchanged WhatsApp messages with Shakib, who sought to meet the Bangladesh captain.

During the tri-series between Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in January 2018, the pair held further WhatsApp conversations.

Shakib Al Hasan has played for Bangladesh more than 300 times in all formats

In one, on January 19 2018, Aggarwal congratulated Shakib on being given the man of the match award for his performance in a convincing victory over Sri Lanka. He made 67 with the bat, before taking three wickets.

Aggarwal followed his initial message with a further message saying: “Do we work in this or I wait til the IPL”.

The reference to “work” was a reference to Shakib providing inside information to Aggarwal. He failed to report this approach to the ICC anti-corruption unit or any other such body.

On 23 January 2018, Shakib received a further message from Aggarwal, which featured another approach for inside information. It asked: “Bro anything in this series?” Once again, he failed to report this request.

Four months later during the IPL on April 26, 2018, where Shakib played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, having previously represented Kolkata Knight Riders for seven seasons, he received another WhatsApp message ahead of a game against Kings XI Punjab.

Aggarwal’s message requested information on whether a particular player would be taking part in the game.

During this particular conversation, Aggarwal discussed bitcoins and dollar accounts, asking Shakib for his dollar account details.  In this conversation, Shakib told Aggarwal that he wanted to meet him “first”. There were also a number of deleted messages during the April 26 conversation. Shakib confirmed when interviewed that those deleted messages were requests from Aggarwal for information.

Shakib admitted when interviewed that he felt Aggarwal was “dodgy” and, having engaged in their WhatsApp conversations, felt that he was a bookmaker. However, he reported none of those approaches.

In mitigation, Shakib stressed that he did not accept or act upon any of the approaches, nor did he provide Aggarwal with any of the information requested.

Yet, having failed to report any of the approaches, he was in breach of Code Article 2.4.4, which states: “Failing to disclose to the ACU (without unnecessary delay) full details or any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.”

Code Article 6.2 sets out that Shakib could, therefore, have been handed sanctions ranging from six months through to a five-year period.

The reasoning, which was signed off by ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney, explains that the relative leniency of the sanction was prompted by Shakib’s voluntary admission and cooperation during interviews with the anti-corruption unit. It also noted his previously good disciplinary record and the fact that his offences did not affect the outcome of the relevant matches, as well as documenting his “remorse and contrition”.

In order for the suspension of the second year of his ban to remain in place, he cannot commit any further offence under the code. He must also participate in any anti-corruption education and rehabilitation programmes, as specified by the ICC.

Since the decision was announced, Shakib has resigned from his position on the MCC World Cricket committee.

Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nazmul Hassan added: “While the BCB is shocked and extremely disappointed that an experienced player like Shakib had failed to report corrupt approach on three occasions, at the same time we are pleased that he has cooperated fully with the ICC ACU and has pledged his commitment to its education programme.

“We hope he will come back as a better and wiser cricketer and serve Bangladesh for many more years when his sanction will be over. During the suspension the BCB will continue to support his efforts at returning to cricket.

“The BCB respects the ICC’s decision and shares similar sentiments against corruption in cricket.”

Article Courtesy – The Cricketer Magazine from England

Teams winning a Twenty20 International by 100 plus run margin – Australia scripts its largest victory margin by runs

Teams winning a Twenty20 International by 100 plus run margin – Australia scripts its largest victory margin by runs

Australia scripted 134 runs victory against Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 27.10.19 in the first T20I to provide the 22nd occasion of a team winning a Twenty20 International by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of victory margin.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Czech Rep. won 257 runs v Turkey Ilfov County 30 Aug 2019
2 Romania won 173 runs v Turkey Ilfov County 29 Aug 2019
3 Sri Lanka won 172 runs v Kenya Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
4 India won 143 runs v Ireland Dublin (Malahide) 29 Jun 2018
5 Pakistan won 143 runs v West Indies Karachi 01 Apr 2018
6 England won 137 runs v West Indies Basseterre 08 Mar 2019
7 Austria won 135 runs v Luxembourg Ilfov County 31 Aug 2019
8 Australia won 134 runs v Sri Lanka Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
9 P.N.G. won 133 runs v Philippines Port Moresby 22 Mar 2019
10 South Africa won 130 runs v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
11 Namibia won 124 runs v Botswana Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
12 New Zealand won 119 runs v West Indies Mount Maunganui 03 Jan 2018
13 England won 116 runs v Afghanistan Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
14 Scotland won 115 runs v Netherlands Amstelveen 20 Jun 2018
15 Spain won 109 runs v Malta Cartagena 30 Mar 2019
16 Zimbabwe won 109 runs v Canada King City (NW) 13 Oct 2008
17 Afghanistan won 106 runs v Kenya Sharjah 30 Sep 2013
18 Netherlands won 103 runs v Nepal Amstelveen 01 Jul 2015
19 Pakistan won 103 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Dec 2010
20 Pakistan won 102 runs v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Apr 2008
21 Australia won 100 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Jul 2018
22 England won 100 runs v Australia Southampton 13 Jun 2005

Australia scripted 134 runs victory against Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 27.10.19 in the first T20I to provide the second occasion of a Australia winning a Twenty20 International by 100 plus runs margin. Both the occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of victory margin. It also represents its largest victory margin in Twenty20 Internationals

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 134 runs v Sri Lanka Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
2 Australia won 100 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Jul 2018
Bowlers who have conceded 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals. CAK Rajitha of Sri Lanka joins the list

Bowlers who have conceded 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals. CAK Rajitha of Sri Lanka joins the list

CAK Rajitha of Sri Lanka wrote himself into records as the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in the history of Twenty20 Internationals when he leaked 75 runs without capturing a wicket in the first T20I against Australia at Adelaide on 27.10.19. The following table lists the bowlers who have conceded 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an innings in T20Is.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CAK Rajitha 4.0 0 75 0 1 Srl Aus Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
2 BJ McCarthy 4.0 0 69 0 1 Ire Afg Greater Noida 12 Mar 2017
3 ST Jayasuriya 4.0 0 64 0 1 Srl Pak Johannesburg 17 Sep 2007
4 BM Wheeler 3.1 0 64 0 2 NZl Aus Auckland 16 Feb 2018
5 YS Chahal 4.0 0 64 0 2 Ind RSA Centurion 21 Feb 2018
6 AB Dursak 4.0 0 64 0 1 Tur CZR Ilfov County 30 Aug 2019
7 Mashrafe Mortaza 4.0 0 63 0 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
8 Usman Shinwari 4.0 0 63 0 1 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
9 LN Onyango 4.0 0 61 0 1 Ken Srl Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
10 D Kegasitswe 4.0 0 61 0 1 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
11 SCJ Broad 4.0 0 60 0 1 Eng Ind Durban 19 Sep 2007

He owns the record of becoming the first bowler in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to concede 75 plus runs with out capturing a wicket. The previous record  in this category of statistics was credited to BJ McCarthy  of Ireland who had returned with  figures of none for 69 against Afghanistan at Greater Noida on 12.03.17

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CAK Rajitha 4.0 0 75 0 1 Srl Aus Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
2 BJ McCarthy 4.0 0 69 0 1 Ire Afg Greater Noida 12 Mar 2017
Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals.

Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals.

DA Warner of Australia scored 100 not out against Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 27.10.19 to provide the 52nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
3 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
4 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
5 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
6 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012
7 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
8 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
9 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
10 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
11 MN van Wyk 114* 1 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
12 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
13 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
14 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
15 Tamim Iqbal 103* 1 Ban Oman Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
16 CH Gayle 100* 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
17 E Lewis 100 1 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
18 GJ Maxwell 145* 1 Aus Srl Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
19 E Lewis 125* 2 Win Ind Kingston 09 Jul 2017
20 C Munro 109* 1 NZl Ind Rajkot 04 Nov 2017
21 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
22 C Munro 104 1 NZl Win Mt Maunganui 03 Jan 2018
23 MJ Guptill 105 1 NZl Aus Auckland 16 Feb 2018
24 AJ Finch 172 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
25 (RG Sharma 100* 2 Ind Eng Bristol 08 Jul 2018
26 RG Sharma 111* 1 Ind Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
27 R Sandaruwan 103 2 Kuw Bah Al Amerat 23 Jan 2019
28 Hazratullah Zazai 162* 1 Afg Ire Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
29 TP Ura 107* 1 PNG Phi Port Moresby 23 Mar 2019
30 Awais Ahmed 102* 1 Esp Mal Cartagena 30 Mar 2019
31 Bilal Zalmai 111* 1 Aut CZR Ilfov County 01 Sep 2019
32 HG Munsey 127* 1 Sco Net Dublin (M) 16 Sep 2019
33 P Khadka 106* 2 Nep Sin Singapore 28 Sep 2019
34 KJ O’Brien 124 1 Ire HKG Al Amerat 07 Oct 2019
35 S Davizi 101 1 CZR Mal Marsa 20 Oct 2019
36 DA Warner 100* 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 GJ Maxwell 145* 1 Aus Srl Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
4 AJ Finch 172 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
5 DA Warner 100* 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in a T20I against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
2 GJ Maxwell 145* 1 Aus Srl Pallekele 06 Sep 2016
3 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
4 DA Warner 100* 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019

AJ Finch {02}, C Munro {02}, CH Gayle {02}, E Lewis {02}, MJ Guptill {02} and RG Sharma {04} are the six opening batsmen who have scored centuries on two or more occasions in the annals of Twenty20 Internationals.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 AJ Finch 172 1 Aus Zim Harare 03 Jul 2018
               
1 C Munro 109* 1 NZl Ind Rajkot 04 Nov 2017
2 C Munro 104 1 NZl Win Mt Maunganui 03 Jan 2018
               
1 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 CH Gayle 100* 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
               
1 E Lewis 100 1 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 E Lewis 125* 2 Win Ind Kingston 09 Jul 2017
               
1 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
2 MJ Guptill 105 1 NZl Aus Auckland 16 Feb 2018
               
1 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2 RG Sharma 118 1 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
3 RG Sharma 100* 2 Ind Eng Bristol 08 Jul 2018
4 RG Sharma 111* 1 Ind Win Lucknow 06 Nov 2018
Batsmen posting two three-figure partnerships in an innings in a Twenty20 International

Batsmen posting two three-figure partnerships in an innings in a Twenty20 International

Australia and Sri Lanka Twenty20 International at Adelaide on 27.10.19 witnessed Australian batsmen posting two three figure partnerships in its innings to provide the third occasion of a team posting two three-figure partnerships in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. AJ Finch-DA Warner added 122 runs for the first wicket and DA Warner-GJ Maxwell added 107 for the second wicket. All such three occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 2 114 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 AJ Finch, SR Watson 3 101 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
                 
1 N Davin, MG Erasmus 2 103 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
2 JP Kotze, CG Williams 4 112* 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
                 
1 AJ Finch, DA Warner 1 122 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
2 GJ Maxwell, DA Warner 2 107 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019

AJ Finch-DA Warner added 122 runs for the first wicket and DA Warner-GJ Maxwell added 107 for the second wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the first two wickets in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch, DA Warner 1 122 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019
2 GJ Maxwell, DA Warner 2 107 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 27 Oct 2019