Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Australia at Bengaluru on 27.02.19 – Additional information

Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Australia at Bengaluru on 27.02.19 – Additional information

AJ Finch and DA Warner have scored 79 boundary sixes in T20Is and occupy the joint second place amongst the Australian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in T20Is. One more boundary six by AJ Finch would fetch him his 80th boundary six and with It the record of becoming the second Australian batsman to score 80 or more boundary sixes in T20Is. SR Watson has scored 83 boundary sixes

GJ Maxwell has scored 69 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game and one more boundary six would fetch him 70 boundary six. If he scores it, he would then become the fourth Australian batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are SR Watson {83}, AJ Finch {79} and DA Warner {79}

GJ Maxwell will be playing his 58th T20 game when he takes the field today against India at Bengaluru. He would become the second most capped T20I cricketer for Australia. DA Warner has played 70 T20I games for Australia.

AJ Finch has an aggregate of 1663 T20I runs prior to the start of the game. 37 more runs would fetch him 1700 runs and also he would become the second Australian batsman to total 1700 plus  runs in T20Is after DA Warner. DA Warner has aggregated 1792 runs in T20Is

AJ Finch has scored 779 in T20I games while leading Australia. He needs 21 more runs for his 800 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the first Australian captain to score 800 plus in T20Is.

AJ Finch has scored 779 in T20I games while leading Australia. He needs 21 more runs for his 800 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh captain to score 800 plus in T20Is. Others are – F du Plessis {1252}, MS Dhoni {1112}, KS Williamson {1083}, WTS Porterfield {1002}, Asghar Afghan {846} and GC Smth {803}.

AJ Finch has led Australia in 24 T20I games prior to the start of the match. Bengaluru match will be his 25th match in which he is leading Australia. He becomes the second captain to lead Australia in 25 or more matches after GJ Bailey. GJ Bailey has led Australia in 28 T20Is. He would also become the 22nd captain to lead a team in 25 or more T20Is

AJ Finch has played 24 T20I innings prior to the start of the match as captain of Australia. Bengaluru innings will be his 25th innings in which he is leading Australia. He becomes the second captain play in 25 or more innings after GJ Bailey. GJ Bailey has played 25 T20I innings while leading Australia. He would also become the 15th captain to play 25 or more T20I innings.

AJ Finch has scored 74 boundary fours while leading Australia. One more boundary four would fetch him his 75th boundary four. He would then become the first Australian captain to score 75 or more boundary fours and also the sixth captain in the history of T20Is to score 75 plus boundary fours. Others are – F du Plessis {117}, WTS Porterfield {114}, KS Williamson {110}. GC Smith {99} and MS Dhoni {75}

V Kohli has scored 48 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him his 50th boundary six. If he scores a six, then he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {102}, Yuvraj Singh {74} and SK Raina {58}. He also would become the 30th batsman in the  history of T20Is to  score 50  plus  boundary sixes.

MS Dhoni has scored 49 boundary sixes prior to the start of the game. One more boundary six would fetch him his 50th boundary six. If he scores a six, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is taking into account that V Kohli has scored  50 plus sixes. Others are – RG Sharma {102}, Yuvraj Singh {74} and SK Raina {58} and V Kohli {50+}. He also would become the 31st batsman in the history of T20Is to score 50 plus boundary sixes.

MS Dhoni has scored 49 boundary sixes as a wicket keeper batsman prior to the start of the game. One more boundary six would fetch him his 50th boundary six. If he scores a six, then he would become the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score 50 or more boundary sixes in T20Is. Others are – Mohd Shahzad {74}, BB McCullum {58} and JC Buttler {50}

Indian bowlers capturing four or more wickets in one-day internationals against Australia

Indian bowlers capturing four or more wickets in one-day internationals against Australia

B Kumar of India captured four for 45 in the second one  day international against India at Adelaide on 15.01.19 to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Australia  in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOMRWInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1N Kapil Dev12.024351v AustraliaNottingham13 Jun 1983
2S Madan Lal8.232042v AustraliaChelmsford20 Jun 1983
3RMH Binny8.022942v AustraliaChelmsford20 Jun 1983
4N Kapil Dev9.003041v AustraliaMelbourne31 Jan 1986
5RJ Shastri6.511552v AustraliaPerth08 Dec 1991
6SR Tendulkar10.013252v AustraliaKochi01 Apr 1998
7AB Agarkar10.004641v AustraliaKanpur07 Apr 1998
8SR Tendulkar9.103842v AustraliaDhaka28 Oct 1998
9J Srinath10.023042v AustraliaSydney14 Jan 2000
10AB Agarkar9.003741v AustraliaMumbai01 Nov 2003
11AB Agarkar9.314261v AustraliaMelbourne09 Jan 2004
12L Balaji10.004842v AustraliaBrisbane18 Jan 2004
13M Kartik10.032761v AustraliaMumbai17 Oct 2007
14I Sharma9.113841v AustraliaMelbourne10 Feb 2008
15IK Pathan10.014141v AustraliaAdelaide17 Feb 2008
16P Kumar10.024642v AustraliaBrisbane04 Mar 2008
17UT Yadav9.007241v AustraliaSydney26 Mar 2015
18I Sharma10.007741v AustraliaCanberra20 Jan 2016
19UT Yadav10.007141v AustraliaBengaluru28 Sep 2017
20B Kumar10.004541v AustraliaAdelaide15 Jan 2019

B Kumar of India captured four for 45 in the second one day international against India at Adelaide on 15.01.19 to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Australia in Australia  in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOMRWInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1N Kapil Dev9.003041v AustraliaMelbourne31 Jan 1986
2RJ Shastri6.511552v AustraliaPerth08 Dec 1991
3J Srinath10.023042v AustraliaSydney14 Jan 2000
4AB Agarkar9.314261v AustraliaMelbourne09 Jan 2004
5L Balaji10.004842v AustraliaBrisbane18 Jan 2004
6I Sharma9.113841v AustraliaMelbourne10 Feb 2008
7IK Pathan10.014141v AustraliaAdelaide17 Feb 2008
8P Kumar10.024642v AustraliaBrisbane04 Mar 2008
9UT Yadav9.007241v AustraliaSydney26 Mar 2015
10I Sharma10.007741v AustraliaCanberra20 Jan 2016
11B Kumar10.004541v AustraliaAdelaide15 Jan 2019

B Kumar of India captured four for 45 in the second one day international against India at Adelaide on 15.01.19 to provide the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Australia at Adelaide  in one day internationals. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOMRWInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1IK Pathan10.014141v AustraliaAdelaide17 Feb 2008
2B Kumar10.004541v AustraliaAdelaide15 Jan 2019
One thousand plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games – CH Gayle’s unique feat

One thousand plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games – CH Gayle’s unique feat

CH Gayle has performed a unique feat while scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games. He has achieved the feat in eight calendar years and that too in eight consecutive calendar years from 2011 to 2018.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
4 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0 91 60
5 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
6 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
7 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101
8 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73

There are six occasions of batsmen scoring 100 plus boundary sixes in a calendar year in T20 games. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that CH Gayle is the batsman on all these six occasions.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
4 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
5 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
6 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101

CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes and 100 plus boundary fours in three calendar years – 2011, 2012 and 2015. The following table lists his performance.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
One thousand plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games – Various permutations and combinations

One thousand plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games – Various permutations and combinations

There are 69 occasions of batsmen scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year in the history of T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
2 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
3 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
4 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
5 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94
6 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
7 Umar Akmal 2016 56 51 14 1386 115* 37.45 1 11 6 102 73
8 CA Ingram 2018 51 50 13 1378 89 37.24 0 10 1 115 75
9 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
10 DJM Short 2018 38 38 3 1346 122* 38.45 1 10 2 131 52
11 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
12 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
13 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101
14 DJ Hussey 2010 49 47 12 1275 81* 36.42 0 7 2 83 49
15 KS Williamson 2018 39 39 7 1266 84 39.56 0 12 2 107 45
16 RN ten Doeschate 2013 44 42 9 1248 95* 37.81 0 8 1 68 58
17 AJ Finch 2017 40 40 2 1225 114* 32.23 1 8 2 113 60
18 KA Pollard 2017 60 55 10 1225 83* 27.22 0 8 1 74 78
19 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4 116 48
20 RR Pant 2018 32 31 2 1209 128* 41.68 2 10 3 122 66
21 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2 121 65
22 S Dhawan 2018 34 33 3 1186 92* 39.53 0 10 1 129 39
23 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112 49
24 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2 114 47
25 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3 126 38
26 SR Watson 2016 50 49 7 1163 124* 27.69 1 5 4 89 65
27 Azhar Mahmood 2012 48 47 9 1158 100* 30.47 1 7 1 117 39
28 M Jayawardene 2010 32 32 4 1156 110* 41.28 2 8 3 139 37
29 Ahmed Shehzad 2012 34 34 3 1138 113* 36.70 2 8 5 134 32
30 DA Miller 2014 45 44 17 1135 93* 42.03 0 7 3 89 46
31 JC Buttler 2017 47 44 4 1134 80* 28.35 0 8 2 88 45
32 E Lewis 2017 32 31 3 1124 125* 40.14 1 8 0 85 89
33 GJ Maxwell 2014 51 50 2 1123 95 23.39 0 6 6 96 70
34 AB de Villiers 2016 30 29 5 1122 129* 46.75 1 10 2 92 61
35 JC Buttler 2018 31 31 3 1119 95* 39.96 0 10 1 111 44
36 Tamim Iqbal 2016 30 30 6 1111 103* 46.29 1 10 1 109 33
37 SR Watson 2018 35 35 3 1108 117* 34.62 2 4 1 93 66
38 L Ronchi 2017 36 34 2 1098 102 34.31 1 7 2 112 60
39 KC Sangakkara 2016 46 46 1 1096 72 24.35 0 7 2 126 20
40 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1 114 43
41 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2 128 23
42 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
43 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110 53
44 Shoaib Malik 2016 44 40 11 1082 67* 37.31 0 5 1 83 33
45 LRPL Taylor 2010 49 44 10 1080 80* 31.76 0 5 1 77 69
46 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5 110 44
47 KA Pollard 2010 55 52 9 1076 89* 25.02 0 5 3 64 80
48 SK Raina 2018 37 35 4 1057 126* 34.09 1 7 1 106 34
49 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0 91 60
50 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
51 SK Raina 2010 29 29 7 1042 101 47.36 1 8 0 89 45
52 MJ Guptill 2012 26 26 6 1042 120* 52.10 2 5 0 90 48
53 KA Pollard 2012 50 43 15 1041 65* 37.17 0 7 0 66 78
54 BB McCullum 2018 45 45 2 1037 68 24.11 0 6 4 93 51
55 Imran Nazir 2012 37 37 4 1036 76* 31.39 0 9 3 118 42
56 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2 103 39
57 AD Russell 2016 59 51 8 1033 100 24.02 1 0 1 65 78
58 Shoaib Malik 2014 37 37 9 1030 81* 36.78 0 7 2 73 33
59 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4 110 39
60 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73
61 CA Lynn 2018 43 42 2 1023 74 25.57 0 4 3 113 45
62 OA Shah 2012 39 39 12 1021 79* 37.81 0 7 2 79 40
63 HM Amla 2017 26 26 5 1021 104* 48.61 2 7 1 99 32
64 KP Pietersen 2015 26 25 4 1020 115* 48.57 2 7 1 86 50
65 JP Duminy 2009 35 34 11 1019 99* 44.30 0 11 3 81 29
66 GJ Maxwell 2018 41 40 5 1017 103* 29.05 1 5 1 74 48

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored thousand runs in a calendar year in T20 games year wise

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2 128 23
2 JP Duminy 2009 35 34 11 1019 99* 44.30 0 11 3 81 29
                           
1 DJ Hussey 2010 49 47 12 1275 81* 36.42 0 7 2 83 49
2 M Jayawardene 2010 32 32 4 1156 110* 41.28 2 8 3 139 37
3 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110 53
4 LRPL Taylor 2010 49 44 10 1080 80* 31.76 0 5 1 77 69
5 KA Pollard 2010 55 52 9 1076 89* 25.02 0 5 3 64 80
6 SK Raina 2010 29 29 7 1042 101 47.36 1 8 0 89 45
                           
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112 49
                           
1 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
2 Azhar Mahmood 2012 48 47 9 1158 100* 30.47 1 7 1 117 39
3 Ahmed Shehzad 2012 34 34 3 1138 113* 36.70 2 8 5 134 32
4 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1 114 43
5 MJ Guptill 2012 26 26 6 1042 120* 52.10 2 5 0 90 48
6 KA Pollard 2012 50 43 15 1041 65* 37.17 0 7 0 66 78
7 Imran Nazir 2012 37 37 4 1036 76* 31.39 0 9 3 118 42
8 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2 103 39
9 OA Shah 2012 39 39 12 1021 79* 37.81 0 7 2 79 40
                           
1 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
2 RN ten Doeschate 2013 44 42 9 1248 95* 37.81 0 8 1 68 58
3 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5 110 44
                           
1 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4 116 48
2 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2 121 65
3 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2 114 47
4 DA Miller 2014 45 44 17 1135 93* 42.03 0 7 3 89 46
5 GJ Maxwell 2014 51 50 2 1123 95 23.39 0 6 6 96 70
6 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0 91 60
7 Shoaib Malik 2014 37 37 9 1030 81* 36.78 0 7 2 73 33
8 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4 110 39
                           
1 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
2 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3 126 38
3 KP Pietersen 2015 26 25 4 1020 115* 48.57 2 7 1 86 50
                           
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
2 Umar Akmal 2016 56 51 14 1386 115* 37.45 1 11 6 102 73
3 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
4 SR Watson 2016 50 49 7 1163 124* 27.69 1 5 4 89 65
5 AB de Villiers 2016 30 29 5 1122 129* 46.75 1 10 2 92 61
6 Tamim Iqbal 2016 30 30 6 1111 103* 46.29 1 10 1 109 33
7 KC Sangakkara 2016 46 46 1 1096 72 24.35 0 7 2 126 20
8 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
9 Shoaib Malik 2016 44 40 11 1082 67* 37.31 0 5 1 83 33
10 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
11 AD Russell 2016 59 51 8 1033 100 24.02 1 0 1 65 78
                           
1 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94
2 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101
3 AJ Finch 2017 40 40 2 1225 114* 32.23 1 8 2 113 60
4 KA Pollard 2017 60 55 10 1225 83* 27.22 0 8 1 74 78
5 JC Buttler 2017 47 44 4 1134 80* 28.35 0 8 2 88 45
6 E Lewis 2017 32 31 3 1124 125* 40.14 1 8 0 85 89
7 L Ronchi 2017 36 34 2 1098 102 34.31 1 7 2 112 60
8 HM Amla 2017 26 26 5 1021 104* 48.61 2 7 1 99 32
                           
1 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
2 CA Ingram 2018 51 50 13 1378 89 37.24 0 10 1 115 75
3 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
4 DJM Short 2018 38 38 3 1346 122* 38.45 1 10 2 131 52
5 KS Williamson 2018 39 39 7 1266 84 39.56 0 12 2 107 45
6 RR Pant 2018 32 31 2 1209 128* 41.68 2 10 3 122 66
7 S Dhawan 2018 34 33 3 1186 92* 39.53 0 10 1 129 39
8 JC Buttler 2018 31 31 3 1119 95* 39.96 0 10 1 111 44
9 SR Watson 2018 35 35 3 1108 117* 34.62 2 4 1 93 66
10 SK Raina 2018 37 35 4 1057 126* 34.09 1 7 1 106 34
11 BB McCullum 2018 45 45 2 1037 68 24.11 0 6 4 93 51
12 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73
13 CA Lynn 2018 43 42 2 1023 74 25.57 0 4 3 113 45
14 GJ Maxwell 2018 41 40 5 1017 103* 29.05 1 5 1 74 48

Calendar year 2016 and 2018 are the only two calendar years in which ten or  more batsmen have scored thousand runs in a calendar year. In 2016, eleven batsmen have achieved the feat while in 2018 – a record number of 14 batsmen – have achieved the feat

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
2 Umar Akmal 2016 56 51 14 1386 115* 37.45 1 11 6 102 73
3 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
4 SR Watson 2016 50 49 7 1163 124* 27.69 1 5 4 89 65
5 AB de Villiers 2016 30 29 5 1122 129* 46.75 1 10 2 92 61
6 Tamim Iqbal 2016 30 30 6 1111 103* 46.29 1 10 1 109 33
7 KC Sangakkara 2016 46 46 1 1096 72 24.35 0 7 2 126 20
8 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
9 Shoaib Malik 2016 44 40 11 1082 67* 37.31 0 5 1 83 33
10 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
11 AD Russell 2016 59 51 8 1033 100 24.02 1 0 1 65 78
                           
1 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
2 CA Ingram 2018 51 50 13 1378 89 37.24 0 10 1 115 75
3 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
4 DJM Short 2018 38 38 3 1346 122* 38.45 1 10 2 131 52
5 KS Williamson 2018 39 39 7 1266 84 39.56 0 12 2 107 45
6 RR Pant 2018 32 31 2 1209 128* 41.68 2 10 3 122 66
7 S Dhawan 2018 34 33 3 1186 92* 39.53 0 10 1 129 39
8 JC Buttler 2018 31 31 3 1119 95* 39.96 0 10 1 111 44
9 SR Watson 2018 35 35 3 1108 117* 34.62 2 4 1 93 66
10 SK Raina 2018 37 35 4 1057 126* 34.09 1 7 1 106 34
11 BB McCullum 2018 45 45 2 1037 68 24.11 0 6 4 93 51
12 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73
13 CA Lynn 2018 43 42 2 1023 74 25.57 0 4 3 113 45
14 GJ Maxwell 2018 41 40 5 1017 103* 29.05 1 5 1 74 48

There are five occasion of batsmen scoring 1500 plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
2 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
3 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
4 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
5 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94

There are six occasions of batsmen scoring 100 plus boundary sixes in a calendar year in T20 games. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that CH Gayle is the batsman on all these six occasions.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
4 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
5 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
6 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101

There are 37 occasions of batsmen scoring 100 plus boundary fours in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that V Kohli is the only batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours in a calendar year. He has scored 153 boundary fours in 2016.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
2 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
3 M Jayawardene 2010 32 32 4 1156 110* 41.28 2 8 3 139 37
4 Ahmed Shehzad 2012 34 34 3 1138 113* 36.70 2 8 5 134 32
5 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94
6 DJM Short 2018 38 38 3 1346 122* 38.45 1 10 2 131 52
7 S Dhawan 2018 34 33 3 1186 92* 39.53 0 10 1 129 39
8 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2 128 23
9 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3 126 38
10 KC Sangakkara 2016 46 46 1 1096 72 24.35 0 7 2 126 20
11 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
12 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
13 RR Pant 2018 32 31 2 1209 128* 41.68 2 10 3 122 66
14 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2 121 65
15 Imran Nazir 2012 37 37 4 1036 76* 31.39 0 9 3 118 42
16 Azhar Mahmood 2012 48 47 9 1158 100* 30.47 1 7 1 117 39
17 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4 116 48
18 CA Ingram 2018 51 50 13 1378 89 37.24 0 10 1 115 75
19 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2 114 47
20 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1 114 43
21 AJ Finch 2017 40 40 2 1225 114* 32.23 1 8 2 113 60
22 CA Lynn 2018 43 42 2 1023 74 25.57 0 4 3 113 45
23 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
24 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
25 L Ronchi 2017 36 34 2 1098 102 34.31 1 7 2 112 60
26 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112 49
27 JC Buttler 2018 31 31 3 1119 95* 39.96 0 10 1 111 44
28 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110 53
29 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5 110 44
30 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4 110 39
31 Tamim Iqbal 2016 30 30 6 1111 103* 46.29 1 10 1 109 33
32 KS Williamson 2018 39 39 7 1266 84 39.56 0 12 2 107 45
33 SK Raina 2018 37 35 4 1057 126* 34.09 1 7 1 106 34
34 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
35 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2 103 39
36 Umar Akmal 2016 56 51 14 1386 115* 37.45 1 11 6 102 73
37 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121

CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes and 100 plus boundary fours in three calendar years – 2011, 2012 and 2015. The following table lists his performance.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135

CH Gayle {08}, AJ Finch {04}, BB McCullum {03}, DA Warner {03}, and KA Pollard {03} are the five batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games in three or more calendar years. The performance of these five batsmen are tabulated below

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
4 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0 91 60
5 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
6 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
7 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101
8 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73
                           
1 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2 114 47
2 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
3 AJ Finch 2017 40 40 2 1225 114* 32.23 1 8 2 113 60
4 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
                           
1 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2 103 39
2 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94
3 BB McCullum 2018 45 45 2 1037 68 24.11 0 6 4 93 51
                           
1 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110 53
2 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112 49
3 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
                           
1 KA Pollard 2010 55 52 9 1076 89* 25.02 0 5 3 64 80
2 KA Pollard 2012 50 43 15 1041 65* 37.17 0 7 0 66 78
3 KA Pollard 2017 60 55 10 1225 83* 27.22 0 8 1 74 78

CH Gayle has performed a unique feat while scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. He has achieved the feat in eight calendar years and that too in eight consecutive calendar years from 2011 to 2018.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
4 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0 91 60
5 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
6 CH Gayle 2016 48 47 4 1304 108* 30.32 2 7 5 93 112
7 CH Gayle 2017 44 43 7 1291 146* 35.86 2 7 4 84 101
8 CH Gayle 2018 36 34 2 1027 104* 32.09 1 8 4 90 73

The following table lists the seven occasions in which a batsman has scored three or more centuries in a calendar year in T20 games

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
2 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
3 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
4 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
5 AJ Finch 2018 39 38 10 1350 172 48.21 3 6 4 124 73
6 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0 98 100
7 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112 49

There are 20 occasions of batsmen scoring ten or more half centuries in a calendar year in T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153 47
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100 121
3 C Munro 2018 48 48 3 1530 104 34.00 1 12 4 142 82
4 KS Williamson 2018 39 39 7 1266 84 39.56 0 12 2 107 45
5 BB McCullum 2017 59 58 6 1518 91 29.19 0 11 5 131 94
6 Umar Akmal 2016 56 51 14 1386 115* 37.45 1 11 6 102 73
7 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3 126 38
8 AJ Finch 2016 29 28 2 1053 79 40.50 0 11 2 104 37
9 JP Duminy 2009 35 34 11 1019 99* 44.30 0 11 3 81 29
10 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123 135
11 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112 116
12 CA Ingram 2018 51 50 13 1378 89 37.24 0 10 1 115 75
13 DJM Short 2018 38 38 3 1346 122* 38.45 1 10 2 131 52
14 RR Pant 2018 32 31 2 1209 128* 41.68 2 10 3 122 66
15 S Dhawan 2018 34 33 3 1186 92* 39.53 0 10 1 129 39
16 AB de Villiers 2016 30 29 5 1122 129* 46.75 1 10 2 92 61
17 JC Buttler 2018 31 31 3 1119 95* 39.96 0 10 1 111 44
18 Tamim Iqbal 2016 30 30 6 1111 103* 46.29 1 10 1 109 33
19 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2 128 23
20 DA Warner 2016 27 27 3 1086 93* 45.25 0 10 1 113 39
SK Raina’s rare double in T20 games – becomes the fifth cricketer to appear in 300 plus T20 games and score 8000 plus runs

SK Raina’s rare double in T20 games – becomes the fifth cricketer to appear in 300 plus T20 games and score 8000 plus runs

SK Raina of India achieved two milestones in a single T20 game. His appearance for Uttar Pradesh against Puducherry at Delhi in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 25 Feb 2019 was his 300th appearance in T20 games. He became the 13th cricketer to appear in 300 T20 games. The following table lists all the thirteen cricketers. SK Raina became the second Indian cricketer to appear in 300 T20 games

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 KA Pollard 2006-2019 451 8838 104 29.85 1 259 4/15 24.17 0 256 0
2 DJ Bravo 2006-2019 432 6195 70* 24.19 0 472 5/23 24.43 2 214 0
3 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 9922 158* 29.97 7 0 – – 0 153 14
4 CH Gayle 2005-2019 369 12298 175* 39.16 21 80 4/22 30.98 0 86 0
5 Shoaib Malik 2005-2019 340 8603 95* 36.60 0 136 5/13 26.30 2 133 0
6 DR Smith 2006-2019 331 7799 110* 26.52 5 105 4/8 28.23 0 138 0
7 RN ten Doeschate 2003-2019 331 6675 121* 29.40 2 113 4/24 25.77 0 123 0
8 JA Morkel 2004-2018 318 4247 73* 26.37 0 247 4/25 25.53 0 71 0
9 SP Narine 2011-2019 314 1973 79 14.83 0 360 5/19 19.83 1 68 0
10 Sohail Tanvir 2005-2019 313 2234 60* 16.07 0 320 6/14 25.08 2 53 0
11 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 301 6165 79* 38.53 0 0 – – 0 159 78
12 SK Raina 2006-2019 300 8001 126* 33.47 4 53 4/26 34.47 0 157 0
13 LJ Wright 2004-2018 300 7199 153* 28.45 7 79 3/17 32.44 0 94 0

He scored 12 runs in this game  and his run aggregate in T20 games at the end of this game read 8001. He became the fifth cricketer to score 8000 plus runs in the history of T20 games. The following table lists the five cricketers who have scored 8000 plus runs. It is just a coincidence that all these five cricketers have achieved the rare double of 300 plus games and 8000 plus runs. SK Raina became the first Indian cricketer to achieve this rare double

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 369 12298 175* 39.16 21 80 4/22 30.98 0 86 0
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 9922 158* 29.97 7 0 – – 0 153 14
3 KA Pollard 2006-2019 451 8838 104 29.85 1 259 4/15 24.17 0 256 0
4 Shoaib Malik 2005-2019 340 8603 95* 36.60 0 136 5/13 26.30 2 133 0
5 SK Raina 2006-2019 300 8001 126* 33.47 4 53 4/26 34.47 0 157 0
Hat tricks in T20 Internationals – Rashid Khan joins the elite list

Hat tricks in T20 Internationals – Rashid Khan joins the elite list

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan performed a hat trick  against Ireland at Dehradun on 24 Feb 2019 to provide the  aventh occasion of a bowler performing the  feat in  the  history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Opposition Venue Season
1 B Lee Australia Bangladesh Cape Town 2007/08
2 JDP Oram New Zealand Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2009
3 TG Southee New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 2010/11
4 NLTC Perera Sri Lanka India Ranchi 2015/16
5 SL Malinga Sri Lanka Bangladesh Colombo 2016/17
6 Faheem Ashraf Pakistan Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 2017/18
7 Rashid Khan Afghanistan Ireland Dehradun 2018/19
Five or more wickets in an innings in Twenty20 internationals

Five or more wickets in an innings in Twenty20 internationals

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 27 against Ireland at Dehradun on 24 Feb 2019 to provide the 29th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 06 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 NN Odhiambo 4.0 0 20 5 1 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
3 DJG Sammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
4 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win North Sound 19 May 2010
5 TG Southee 4.0 1 18 5 1 NZl Pak Auckland 26 Dec 2010
6 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
7 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
8 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 08 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
9 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
10 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013
11 Samiullah Shinwari 4.0 0 13 5 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 24 Nov 2013
12 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chattogram 27 Mar 2014
13 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 03 5 2 Srl NZl Chattogram 31 Mar 2014
14 D Wiese 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
15 AC Evans 4.0 0 24 5 1 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
16 MRJ Watt 4.0 0 27 5 2 Sco Net ICCA Dubai 05 Feb 2016
17 JP Faulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Ban Pak Mohali 25 Mar 2016
18 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Pak NZl Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
19 Imad Wasim 4.0 0 14 5 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 23 Sep 2016
20 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bengaluru 01 Feb 2017
21 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017
22 Rashid Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
23 B Kumar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Ind RSA Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
24 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0 0 24 5 1 Ind Eng Manchester 03 Jul 2018
25 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Zim East London 09 Oct 2018
26 Shakib Al Hasan 4.0 0 20 5 2 Ban Win Dhaka 20 Dec 2018
27 KMA Paul 4.0 0 15 5 2 Win Ban Dhaka 22 Dec 2018
28 Ibrahim Hassan 3.4 0 24 5 2 Mal Bah Al Amerat 21 Jan 2019
29 Rashid Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24 Feb 2019

It also providea the third occasion of an Afghan bowler capturing five or more wickets in T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Samiullah Shinwari 4.0 0 13 5 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 24 Nov 2013
2 Rashid Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
3 Rashid Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24 Feb 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in T20I against Ireland.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
2 Rashid Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
3 Rashid Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24 Feb 2019

BAW Mendiss, Imran Tahir, Rashid Khan and Umar Gul are the four bowlers  in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets on two occasions.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
2 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 08 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
                     
1 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017
2 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Zim East London 09 Oct 2018
                     
1 Rashid Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24 Feb 2019
                     
                     
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 06 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013

Rashid Khan is the only bowler to capture five or more wickets on two occasions against the same opposition. His two five wickets hauls have come against Ireland.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Rashid Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24 Feb 2019

There are three occasions of a bowler capturing zix wickets in an innings in T20I. All the three occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
2 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 08 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
3 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bengaluru 01 Feb 2017
RG Sharma of India is all set to play his 300th T20 game when he takes the field against Australia tomorrow at Bengaluru.

RG Sharma of India is all set to play his 300th T20 game when he takes the field against Australia tomorrow at Bengaluru.

RG Sharma of India is all set to play his 300th T20 game when he takes the field against Australia tomorrow at Bengaluru. He  would become  the  14th cricketer In the history of  T20 games to appear in 300 plus games.

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 KA Pollard 2006-2019 451 8838 104 29.85 1 259 4/15 24.17 0 256 0
2 DJ Bravo 2006-2019 432 6195 70* 24.19 0 472 5/23 24.43 2 214 0
3 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 9922 158* 29.97 7 0 – – 0 153 14
4 CH Gayle 2005-2019 369 12298 175* 39.16 21 80 4/22 30.98 0 86 0
5 Shoaib Malik 2005-2019 340 8603 95* 36.60 0 136 5/13 26.30 2 133 0
6 DR Smith 2006-2019 331 7799 110* 26.52 5 105 4/8 28.23 0 138 0
7 RN ten Doeschate 2003-2019 331 6675 121* 29.40 2 113 4/24 25.77 0 123 0
8 JA Morkel 2004-2018 318 4247 73* 26.37 0 247 4/25 25.53 0 71 0
9 SP Narine 2011-2019 314 1973 79 14.83 0 360 5/19 19.83 1 68 0
10 Sohail Tanvir 2005-2019 313 2234 60* 16.07 0 320 6/14 25.08 2 53 0
11 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 301 6165 79* 38.53 0 0 – – 0 159 78
12 SK Raina 2006-2019 300 8001 126* 33.47 4 53 4/26 34.47 0 157 0
13 LJ Wright 2004-2018 300 7199 153* 28.45 7 79 3/17 32.44 0 94 0
14 RG Sharma 2007-2019 299 7795 118 32.34 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 122 0

RG Sharma  would become  the  third Indian  cricketer In the history of  T20 games to appear in 300 plus games after MS Dhoni {301} and SK Raina {300}

No Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
1 MS Dhoni 2006-2019 301 6165 79* 38.53 0 0 – – 0 159 78
2 SK Raina 2006-2019 300 8001 126* 33.47 4 53 4/26 34.47 0 157 0
3 RG Sharma 2007-2019 299 7795 118 32.34 6 29 4/6 28.17 0 122 0
MS Dhoni owns the record for most runs by a wicket-keeper batsman in bilateral T20I series

MS Dhoni owns the record for most runs by a wicket-keeper batsman in bilateral T20I series

MS Dhoni’s aggregate T20I runs in a bilateral T20I series read 1006 at the end of the first T20I against Australia at Vizag as a wicket keeper batsman. He went past BB McCullum’s 1001 runs who held the record previously for most runs in a bilateral series. MS Dhoni had an aggreagate of 977 runs prior to the start of the Vizag game against Australia went past BB McCullum’s 1001 runs when he was on 25 during his knock of 29 not out.

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
MS Dhoni Ind 2006-2019 59 51 24 1006 56 37.25 0 2 1 75 29
BB McCullum NZl 2005-2013 31 31 5 1001 91 38.50 0 9 1 88 45
Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Australia at Bengaluru on 27.02.19

Approaching milestones ahead of the second T20I between India and Australia at Bengaluru on 27.02.19

India will be playing its 115th T20I and Australia will be playing its 116th T20I when the two teams meet at Bengaluru on 27.02.19

Bangalore fixture will be the 20th fixture between the two teams. For India it will be the seventh game against Australia at home. Australia and India have met each other on nine occasion on Australian soil and have met each other at neutral venue on four occasions.

RG Sharma will be playing his 20th T20I against Australia. He would become the first cricketer to appear in 20 plus T20Is against a specific opposition in the history of T20Is

RG Sharma of India is all set to play his 300th T20 game when he takes the field against Australia tomorrow at Bengaluru. He  would become  the  14th cricketer  and the third Indian cricketer in the history of  T20 games to appear in 300 plus games.

JJ Bumrah who has an aggregate of 51 wickets prior to the start of the game, require two more wickets to become India’s highest wicket taker in T20Is. He would go past R Ashwin who has an aggregate of 52 wickets and holds the present Indian record for most T20I wickets

YS Chahal has a tally of 46 T20I wickets prior to the start of this game and require four more wickets for his 50 wickets.

AJ Finch has scored 48 boundary fours against India and requires two more boundary fours for his 50 boundary fours. If he scores them, then he would become the first Australian batsman to score 50 boundary fours against India

V Kohli has scored 46 boundary fours against India and requires four more boundary fours for his 50 boundary fours. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman to score 50 boundary fours against Australia.

RG Sharma has scored 102 boundary sixes in his T20I career. He needs two more boundary sixes which would fetch him 104 boundary sixes and with it the record of scoring most boundary sixes in T20Is. He would go past MJ Guptill and CH Gayle who have scored 103 boundary fours

V Kohli has scored 221 boundary fours in his T20I career. He requires three more boundary fours to go past TM Dilshan’s 223 boundary fours and own the record for scoring most boundary fours in the history of T20Is

V Kohli has a run aggregate of 2191 in T20Is. He needs nine more runs for his 2200 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to total 2200 plus runs. Others are – RG Sharma {2331}, MJ Guptill {2272} and Shoaib Malik {2263}

AJ Finch has an aggregate of 397 runs against India in T20Is. He needs three more runs for his 400 runs. If he scores them he would become the first batsman in the history of T20I to score 400 plus runs against India

AJ Finch and GJ Maxwell have played 12 T20Is against India. Bengaluru game will be the 13th game for them. AJ Finch, GJ Mawell and NLTC Perera share the record for most appearances against India. All the three cricketers would have played 13 T20I against India at the end of Bengaluru game.

AJ Finch (02}, DA Warner {02} and SR Watson {03} are the three Australian batsmen who have scored two or more fifties against India. One more fifty for AJ Finch will fetch him his third fifty and with it he will share the record for most fifties by an Australian batsman against India.

V Kohli has scored 19 fifties in T20Is. One more fifty by him in this game would be his 20th fifty and with it he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 fifties in T20Is. RG Sharma has scored 20 fifties.

V Kohli of India and NLTC Perera of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen in the history of T20Is to score five fifties against a specific opposition. V Kohli has scored five fifties against Australia and NLTC Perera against Bangladesh. One more fifty by V Kohli in this game will fetch him his sixth fifty against Australia and with it the record for most fifties against an opposition in the history of T20Is.

JJ Bumrah is one of the four bowlers who have captured 15 or more wickets against Australia. Others are Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan {19}, Mohammad Amir of Pakistan {16} and Umar Gul of Pakistan {16}. JJ Bumrah has chances to become the highest wicket taker against Australia, if he picks five wickets in this game. If he captures four wickets in this game, he would then the record for most wickets against Australia. If he captures two or three wickets in this game, he would then become the second bowler to capture most wickets against Australia.

MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 273 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. He needs two more runs to occupy the second place in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most runs against Australia. He would go past Q de Kock who has an aggregate of 274 runs. Kamran Akmal occupies the first place with 366 runs.