Wicket keeper batsman’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

Wicket keeper batsman’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 105 against England at Lord’s on 27.08.16. This knock was in vain as Pakistan lost the game to England by four wickets. This provides the 33rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s century in vain in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KJ Wadsworth 104 2 NZl Aus Christchurch 31 Mar 1974
2 DL Houghton 142 2 Zim NZl Hyd-RGS 10 Oct 1987
3 A Flower 115* 1 Zim Srl N Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
4 AC Parore 108 2 NZl RSA Centurion 11 Dec 1994
5 R Dravid 103* 1 Ind Win Singapore 08 Sep 1999
6 AJ Stewart 100* 2 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 2000
7 A Flower 120* 1 Zim Srl Sharjah 21 Oct 2000
8 A Flower 142* 1 Zim Eng Harare 07 Oct 2001
9 A Flower 145 2 Zim Ind Col-RPS 14 Sep 2002
10 KC Sangakkara 101 2 Srl Aus Col-RPS 27 Feb 2004
11 KC Sangakkara 138* 1 Srl Ind Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
12 A Bagai 137* 2 Can Sco Nairobi (R) 31 Jan 2007
13 T Taibu 107* 2 Zim RSA Harare 26 Aug 2007
14 KC Sangakkara 128 1 Srl Ind Adelaide 19 Feb 2008
15 BRM Taylor 118* 1 Zim Ban Chittagong 05 Nov 2009
16 T Taibu 103* 2 Zim RSA Benoni 08 Nov 2009
17 MS Dhoni 107 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 18 Dec 2009
18 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 2 Ban Zim Harare 16 Aug 2011
19 AB de Villiers 125* 1 RSA Srl Johannesburg 22 Jan 2012
20 KC Sangakkara 105 1 Srl Ind Hobart 28 Feb 2012
21 KC Sangakkara 133 2 Srl Ind Hambantota 21 Jul 2012
22 MS Dhoni 113* 1 Ind Pak Chennai 30 Dec 2012
23 MS Dhoni 139* 1 Ind Aus Mohali 19 Oct 2013
24 W Barresi 137* 1 Net Ken Lincoln 23 Jan 2014
25 Anamul Haque 100 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
26 D Ramdin 128 2 Win Eng North Sound 05 Mar 2014
27 JC Buttler 121 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 31 May 2014
28 Q de Kock 107 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2014
29 BRM Taylor 121 2 Zim Ire Hobart 07 Mar 2015
30 KC Sangakkara 104 2 Srl Aus Sydney 08 Mar 2015
31 BRM Taylor 138 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14 Mar 2015
32 Q de Kock 138* 2 RSA Eng Bloemfontein 03 Feb 2016
33 Sarfraz Ahmed 105 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016

 

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a one day game at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a one day game at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 105 against England at Lord’s on 27.08.16 to become the third wicket keeper batsman to score a century at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. Others are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and JC Buttler of England. The performance of these three wicket keepers are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 112 1 Srl Eng Lord’s 31 May 2014
2 JC Buttler 121 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 31 May 2014
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 105 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed became the second batsman to witness his century in a losing cause at Lord’s after JC Buttler. JC Buttler had scored 121 runs against England on 31.05.14.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JC Buttler 121 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 31 May 2014
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 105 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016
R Ashwin joins the list of bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in Twenty20 games

R Ashwin joins the list of bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in Twenty20 games

R Ashwin of India captured two for 11 In the second T20I against West Indies at Lauderhill on 28.08.16. His second wicket – that of KA Pollard who he had bowled for 13 – gave him his 200th wicket in Twenty20 games. He became the 17th bowler in the history of Twenty20 games to capture 200 plus wicket. A Mishra another Indian bowler is on the verge of joining this list. He has an aggregate of 199 wickets which includes his three wickets conceding 24 runs against West Indies at Lauderhill on 28.08.16. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 199 wickets in Twenty20 games

No Player Mat Inns Overs M Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 DJ Bravo 326 309 1029.5 02 8322 343 5/23 24.26 08 1
2 SL Malinga 221 216 805.5 13 5393 299 6/07 18.03 08 4
3 Yasir Arafat 223 221 771.4 08 6223 280 4/05 22.22 10 0
4 AC Thomas 225 214 759.4 15 5737 263 5/24 21.81 04 1
5 Azhar Mahmood 230 229 804.1 10 6143 258 5/24 23.81 03 1
6 DP Nannes 215 211 770.4 09 5720 257 5/31 22.25 07 2
7 Saeed Ajmal 175 174 654.4 13 4219 242 4/14 17.43 07 0
8 Shakib Al Hasan 209 204 736.3 09 4973 242 6/06 20.54 06 2
9 SP Narine 193 189 735.2 17 4167 241 5/19 17.29 10 1
10 Shahid Afridi 223 219 803.0 09 5331 239 5/07 22.30 04 2
11 Sohail Tanvir 227 223 791.3 08 5741 231 6/14 24.85 04 1
12 JA Morkel 287 262 782.5 08 5999 230 4/25 26.08 03 0
13 KA Pollard 324 241 640.2 01 5137 219 4/15 23.45 04 0
14 SW Tait 167 163 600.0 07 4737 214 5/32 22.13 03 1
15 DW Steyn 179 176 662.3 11 4423 201 4/09 22.00 04 0
16 AD Russell 222 206 629.5 04 5119 201 4/11 25.46 07 0
17 R Ashwin 195 192 691.4 07 4663 200 4/08 23.31 04 0
18 A Mishra 168 167 594.5 10 4183 199 5/17 21.02 04 2

 

 

First five or more batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings

First five or more batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings

SC Cook {56}, Q de Kock {82}, HM Amla {58}, JP Duminy {88} and F du Plessis {112} scored fifties in the first innings of South Africa’s second test against New Zealand in the ongoing test at centurion while batting at number one to five to provide the 23rd occasion of first five or more batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

There is one occasion of first seven batsmen scoring fifties, five occasions of first six batsmen scoring fifties and 17 occasions of first five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team/inns/Oppn/Venue Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Pak (inns 3) v Ind at Karachi 29 Jan 2006 7 1 6
2 Eng (inns 1) v Win at Kingston 03 Apr 1930 6 2 4
3 Pak (inns 2) v Ind at Lahore 01 Dec 1989 6 3 3
4 Ind (inns 2) v Aus at Kolkata 18 Mar 1998 6 1 5
5 Win (inns 1) v Ind at Mumbai 22 Nov 2011 6 1 5
6 Aus (inns 1) v Ind at Sydney 06 Jan 2015 6 2 4
7 Eng (inns 2) v Aus at Lord’s 26 Jun 1926 5 2 3
8 Eng (inns 4) v SAF at Durban 03 Mar 1939 5 3 2
9 NZl (inns 2) v Pak at Lahore 02 Apr 1965 5 1 4
10 Pak (inns 2) v Aus at Melbourne 29 Dec 1972 5 2 3
11 Aus (inns 1) v Eng at Lord’s 17 Jun 1993 5 3 2
12 Aus (inns 1) v Eng at Nottingham 07 Aug 1997 5 0 5
13 Ind (inns 3) v NZl at Mohali 10 Oct 1999 5 2 3
14 Aus (inns 1) v Eng at The Oval 23 Aug 2001 5 3 2
15 Eng (inns 3) v Srl at Lord’s 16 May 2002 5 2 3
16 Aus (inns 2) v Ind at Delhi 29 Oct 2008 5 1 4
17 Ind (inns 2) v Srl at Mum-BS) 02 Dec 2009 5 1 4
18 Pak (inns 3) v NZl at Napier 11 Dec 2009 5 0 5
19 Aus (inns 1) v Pak at Melbourne 26 Dec 2009 5 0 5
20 Srl (inns 1) v Ind at Col-SSC) 26 Jul 2010 5 3 2
21 SAF (inns 2) v Ind at Centurion 16 Dec 2010 5 3 2
22 Pak (inns 1) v NZl at Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014 5 3 2
23 SAF (inns 1) v NZl at Centurion 27 Aug 2016 5 1 4

South African batsmen have accomplished such a feat twice – against India at Centurion in Dec 2010 and in the ongoing test at Centurion in Aug 2016. It is interesting to note that both the feats have come at Centurion. Both the feats are listed below

No Team/inns/Oppn/Venue Start Date 50+ C HC
1 SAF (inns 2) v Ind at Centurion 16 Dec 2010 5 3 2
2 SAF (inns 1) v NZl at Centurion 27 Aug 2016 5 1 4

The following table lists the four occasions of first five batsmen scoring fifties against New Zealand in a test innings – India {01}, Pakistan {02} and South Africa {01}

No Team/inns/Oppn/Venue Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Ind (inns 3) v NZl at Mohali 10 Oct 1999 5 2 3
2 Pak (inns 3) v NZl at Napier 11 Dec 2009 5 0 5
3 Pak (inns 1) v NZl at Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014 5 3 2
4 SAF (inns 1) v NZl at Centurion 27 Aug 2016 5 1 4

 

Four or more sixes conceded by bowlers in the history of T20 Internationals

Four or more sixes conceded by bowlers in the history of T20 Internationals

The following are the twelve bowlers who have conceded four or more boundary sixes in an over in the history of T20 Internationals. STR Binny conceding five boundary sixes in the first T20I game between India and West Indies at Lauderhill on 27.08.16 makes him the second bowler to concede five or more boundary sixes in an over in a T20I game.

No Bowler 6s Match Venue Date
1 SCJ Broad 6 Eng v Ind Durban 19.09.07
2 STR Binny 5 Ind v Win Lauderhill 27.08.16
3 DR Tuffey 4 NZl v Aus Auckland 17.02.05
4 LN Onyango 4 Ken v Srl Johannesburg 14.09.07
5 JS Patel 4 NZl v Eng Auckland 05.02.08
6 KS Williamson 4 NZl v RSA Wellington 17.02.12
7 DAJ Bracewell 4 NZl v Win Florida 30.06.12
8 I Dawlatzai 4 Afg v Eng Col-RPS 21.09.12
9 Robel Hossain 4 Ban v Win Dhaka 10.12.12
10 MJG Rippon 4 Net v Ken Windhoek 20.04.13
11 RML Taylor 4 Sco v HKG Mong Kok 31.01.16
12 Rashid Khan 4 Afg v RSA Mumbai 20.03.16

STR Binny of India, Robel Hossain of Bangladesh and DAJ Bracewell of New Zealand are the three bowlers who have conceded four or more boundary sixes in over against West Indies in a T20I

No Bowler 6s Match Venue Date
1 STR Binny 5 Ind v Win Lauderhill 27.08.16
2 DAJ Bracewell 4 NZl v Win Florida 30.06.12
3 Robel Hossain 4 Ban v Win Dhaka 10.12.12

 

India lose by one run to West Indies off the last ball of the match at Lauderhill – Many firsts at Lauderhill

India lose by one run to West Indies off the last ball of the match at Lauderhill – Many firsts at Lauderhill

E Lewis of West Indies scored 100 and KL Rahul of India scored 110 not out in the T20I between India and West Indies at Lauderhill on 27.08.16 to provide the 21st and 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed 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 SK Raina 101 1 Ind RSA Gros Islet 02 May 2010
4 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
5 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
6 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
7 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012
8 BB McCullum 123 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
9 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
10 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
11 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
12 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
13 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
14 MN van Wyk 114* 1 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
15 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
16 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
17 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
18 Babar Hayat 122 2 HKG Oman Fatullah 19 Feb 2016
19 Tamim Iqbal 103* 1 Ban Oman Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
20 CH Gayle 100* 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
21 E Lewis 100 1 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
22 KL Rahul 110* 2 Ind Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

E Lewis’ 100 in this game provides the third occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in a T20I. E Lewis became the second West Indies batsman to score a century in a T20I, All the three occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a century in a T20I are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 CH Gayle 100* 2 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
3 E Lewis 100 1 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

KL Rahul’s 110 not out in this game provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a T20I after SK Raina and KL Rahul. All the three occasions are listed below. KL Rahul’s 110 not out represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a T20I. The previous best was 106 by RG Sharma against South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SK Raina 101 1 Ind RSA Gros Islet 02 May 2010
2 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3 KL Rahul 110* 2 Ind Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

E Lewis of West Indies scored 100 and KL Rahul of India scored 110 not out in the T20I between India and West Indies at Lauderhill on 27.08.16 to provide the very first occasion of rival batsman scoring a century in the history of T20 Internationals.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 E Lewis 100 1 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 KL Rahul 110* 2 Ind Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

KL Rahul’s 110 not out was in a losing cause to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
3 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
4 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
5 Babar Hayat 122 2 HKG Oman Fatullah 19 Feb 2016
6 KL Rahul 110* 2 Ind Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

KL Rahul’s 110 not out was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain in the history of T20 Internationals. The first occasion was 106 by RG Sharma’s 106 against South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
26 KL Rahul 110* 2 Ind Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

West Indies won this game by one run to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a T20I by one run margin. All such occasions are listed below. It was the first such win for West Indies in T20 Internationals.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 1 run v New Zealand Sydney 15 Feb 2009
2 South Africa won 1 run v New Zealand Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
3 England won 1 run v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Nov 2009
4 New Zealand won 1 run v Pakistan Bridgetown 08 May 2010
5 South Africa won 1 run v West Indies North Sound 20 May 2010
6 Bangladesh won 1 run v Ireland Belfast 20 Jul 2012
7 New Zealand won 1 run v India Chennai 11 Sep 2012
8 India won 1 run v South Africa Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
9 India won 1 run v Bangladesh Bangalore 23 Mar 2016
10 West Indies won 1 run v India Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

KL Rahul and MS Dhoni added 107 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 136 14.4 1 Eng Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 5 102* 08.3 2 Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
3 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 106 13.5 2 Win Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
4 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 100 12.3 2 Ban Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
5 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 138 12.2 1 RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
6 V Kohli, SK Raina 3 134 14.3 1 Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
7 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 13.1 2 Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016
8 MS Dhoni, KL Rahul 4 107 08.1 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

KL Rahul and MS Dhoni added 107 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies in one day games. Both occasions are listed below. It also represents the highest partnership for any wicket by Indian batsmen against West Indies in a T20I game

No Partners Wkt Runs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 106 13.5 2 Win Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
2 MS Dhoni, KL Rahul 4 107 08.1 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

It also represents the highest partnership involving KL Rahul as one of the partners. The previous best was 103 runs unfinished partnership with Mandeep Singh against Zimbabwe at Harare on 20.06.16

No Partners Wkt Runs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, KL Rahul 4 107 08.1 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 13.1 2 Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

It also represents the highest partnership involving MS Dhoni as one of the partners. The previous best was 103 runs unfinished partnership with Yuvraj Singh against Australia at Rajkot on 10.10.13

No Partners Wkt Runs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, KL Rahul 4 107 08.1 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 5 102* 08.3 2 Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013

It also represents the highest partnership by Indian batmen in least number of overs in T20 Internationals against any opposition. The previous best was 102 runs unfinished partnership between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh against Australia at Rajkot on 10.01.13 in 8.3 overs

No Partners Wkt Runs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, KL Rahul 4 107 08.1 2 Win Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 5 102* 08.3 2 Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013

J Charles and E Lewis added 126 for the first wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of West Indies batsman posting a three figure partnership in T20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle, DS Smith 1 145 1 RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 ADS Fletcher, CH Gayle 1 133 2 Aus The Oval 06 Jun 2009
3 CH Gayle, KA Pollard 3 108* 1 NZl Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
4 J Charles, CH Gayle 1 103 1 Eng Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
5 CH Gayle, MN Samuels 2 152 2 RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
6 J Charles, E Lewis 1 126 1 Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

It is interesting to note that this partnership is the first partnership ever by West Indies in T20I without CH Gayle being one of the partners. In all the other five three figure partnerships, CH Gayle has been one of the partner

J Charles and E Lewis added 126 for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourht occasion of West Indies batsman posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle, DS Smith 1 145 1 RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 ADS Fletcher, CH Gayle 1 133 2 Aus The Oval 06 Jun 2009
3 J Charles, CH Gayle 1 103 1 Eng Pallekele 27 Sep 2012
4 J Charles, E Lewis 1 126 1 Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

J Charles and E Lewis added 126 for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of West Indies batsman posting a three figure partnership in T20 Internationals at Lauderhill. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle, KA Pollard 3 108* 1 NZl Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
2 J Charles, E Lewis 1 126 1 Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

West Indies posted a total of 245 for 6 in this game to provide 49th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in a T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies posting a total of 200 plus runs in a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 208/8 20.0 1 v England The Oval 28 Jun 2007
2 West Indies 205/6 20.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 West Indies 209/2 20.0 1 v New Zealand Lauderhill 30 Jun 2012
4 West Indies 205/4 20.0 1 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
5 West Indies 236/6 19.2 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
6 West Indies 245/6 20.0 1 v India Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

West Indies’ 245 for 6 in this game represents the highest team total by West Indies in a T20I. The previous best was 236 for 6 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.01.15

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 245/6 20.0 1 v India Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 West Indies 236/6 19.2 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015

West Indies 245 for 6 in this game represents the third highest team total in T20Is and India’s 244 for 4 in this game represent the fourth highest team total in T20Is. Sri Lanka’s 260 for 6 against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07 is the highest total by a team in T20Is, while Australia’s 248 for 6 against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 is the second highest total by a team in T20Is. All the four totals are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 260/6 20.0 1 v Kenya Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
2 Australia 248/6 20.0 1 v England Southampton 29 Aug 2013
3 West Indies 245/6 20.0 1 v India Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
4 India 244/4 20.0 2 v West Indies Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

India’s 244 for 4 in this game provides the 50th occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in the history of T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 218/4 20.0 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 India 211/4 19.1 2 v Sri Lanka Mohali 12 Dec 2009
3 India 202/4 19.4 2 v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
4 India 200/3 20.0 2 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016
5 India 244/4 20.0 2 v West Indies Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

India’s 244 for 4 in this game represents the highest team total by India in a T20I. The previous best was 218/4 against England at Durban on 19.09.07

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 244/4 20.0 2 v West Indies Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
2 India 218/4 20.0 1 v England Durban 19 Sep 2007

West Indies posted a total of 245 for 6 and India posted a total of 244 for 4 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of both the teams posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Teams, Venue Start Date
1 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 England v India at Durban 19 Sep 2007
3 India v Sri Lanka at Mohali 12 Dec 2009
4 New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
5 New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hamilton 14 Feb 2012
6 England v Australia at Southampton, 29 Aug 2013
7 India v Australia at Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
8 Australia v England at Hobart 29 Jan 2014
9 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
10 South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg 06 Mar 2016
11 England v South Africa at Mumbai6 18 Mar 2016
12 India v West Indies at Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

West Indies posted a total of 245 for 6 and India posted a total of 244 for 4 in this game to provide the third occasion of both the teams posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20Is involving West Indies as one of the teams. All such occasions are listed below

No Teams, Venue Start Date
1 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
9 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
12 India v West Indies at Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

West Indies posted a total of 245 for 6 and India posted a total of 244 for 4 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of both the teams posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20Is involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are listed below

No Teams Start Date
1 England v India at Durban 19 Sep 2007
2 India v Sri Lanka at Mohali 12 Dec 2009
3 India v Australia at Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
4 India v West Indies at Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

India’s 244 for 4 in this game represent the highest team total by a team batting second in the history of T20Is. The previous best was 236 for 6 by West Indies against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.01.15.

J Charles and E Lewis added 126 for the first wicket for West Indies and KL Rahul and MS Dhoni added 107 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of rival teams posting a three figure partnership in a T20I game. All the  nine occasions are listed below

No Partners, Venue TFPs Start Date
1 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 2 11 Sep 2007
2 England v West Indies at Pallekele 2 27 Sep 2012
3 England v Australia at Southampton 2 29 Aug 2013
4 England v Sri Lanka at Chittagong 2 27 Mar 2014
5 South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg 2 11 Jan 2015
6 England v Australia at Cardiff 2 31 Aug 2015
7 India v South Africa at Dharamsala 2 02 Oct 2015
8 Hong Kong v Oman at Abu Dhabi 2 26 Nov 2015
9 India v West Indies at Lauderhill 2 27 Aug 2016

This game produced a match aggregate of 489 runs which represents the highest match aggregate in the history of Twnety20 Internationals. The previous best was 467 in the game between South Africa and West Indies at Johannesburg on 11.01.15.

This game produced a match aggregate of 489 runs which represents the highest match aggregate in the history of Twnety20 games. The previous best was 469 in the IPL game between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Chennai on 03.04.10

E Lewis became the third batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to score 32 plus runs in an over when he scored 32 runs in the T20I between West Indies and India at Lauderhill on 27.08.16. The following table lists all the three batsmen – Yuvraj Singh of India, JC Buttler of England and E Lewis of West Indies

Runs Batsmen {Runs scored} Bowler Match Venue Date
36 Yuvraj Singh (666666) SCJ Broad Ind v Eng Durban 19.09.07
32 JC Buttler (662nb1nb4462) WD Parnell Eng v RSA Edgbaston 12.09.12
32 E Lewis (66wide6661) STR Binny Win v Ind Lauderhill 27.08.16

STR Binny of India became the fourth bowler in the history of T20 Internationals to concede 32 plus runs in an over when he leaked 32 run in the T20I between West Indies and Indis at Lauderhill on 27.08.16. Others are SCJ Broad of England, WD Parnell of South Africa and I Dawlatzai of Afghanistan. The following table lists all the four bowlers.

No Runs Batsmen Bowler Match Venue Date
1 36 Yuvraj Singh (666666) SCJ Broad Ind v Eng Durban 19.09.07
2 32 JC Buttler (662nb1nb4462) WD Parnell Eng v RSA Edgbaston 12.09.12
3 32 JC Buttler (4),JM Bairstow (nb6,nb1)

LJ Wright (6661)

 I Dawlatzai Eng v Afg Col-RPS 21.09.12
4 32 E Lewis (66W16661) STR Binny Win v Ind Lauderhill 27.08.16

E Lewis scored nine boundary sixes in his innings of 100 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Balls 6s Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 AJ Finch 156 63 14 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 RE Levi 117* 51 13 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
3 CH Gayle 100* 48 11 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
4 CH Gayle 117 57 10 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
5 LE Bosman 94 45 9 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
6 MN Samuels 85* 43 9 Win Ban Dhaka 10 Dec 2012
7 E Lewis 100 49 9 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

E Lewis scored nine boundary sixes in his innings of 100 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Balls 6s Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 CH Gayle 100* 48 11 Win Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
2 CH Gayle 117 57 10 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 MN Samuels 85* 43 9 Win Ban Dhaka 10 Dec 2012
4 E Lewis 100 49 9 Win Ind Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016

This match produced an aggregate of 32 boundary sixes to provide the new record for most boundary sixes in a T20 game. The previous best was 30 boundary sixes in the game between Ireland and Netherlands at Sylhet on 21.03.14

This match witnessed West Indies batsmen scoring an aggregate of 21 boundary sixes to provide a new record for most boundary boundary sixes by a team in the history of T20Is. The previous best was 19 boundary sixes by Netherlands against Ireland at Sylhet on 21.03.14. Thus West Indies became the first team in the history of T20Is to score 20 plus boundary sixes in an innings.

West Indies openers J Charles {79} and E Lewis {100} scored fifties in this game to provide the 26th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I game. It also provides the third such occasion by West Indies batsman in a T20I

West Indies openers J Charles {79} and E Lewis {100} scored fifties in this game to provide the very first occasion of one openers scoring fifty and the other opener scoring a century in a T20I game.

The following are the twelve bowlers who have conceded four or more boundary sixes in an over in the history of T20 Internationals. STR Binny conceding five boundary sixes in the first T20I game between India and West Indies at Lauderhill on 27.08.16 makes him the second bowler to concede five or more boundary sixes in an over in a T20I game.

No Bowler 6s Match Venue Date
1 SCJ Broad 6 Eng v Ind Durban 19.09.07
2 STR Binny 5 Ind v Win Lauderhill 27.08.16
3 DR Tuffey 4 NZl v Aus Auckland 17.02.05
4 LN Onyango 4 Ken v Srl Johannesburg 14.09.07
5 JS Patel 4 NZl v Eng Auckland 05.02.08
6 KS Williamson 4 NZl v RSA Wellington 17.02.12
7 DAJ Bracewell 4 NZl v Win Florida 30.06.12
8 I Dawlatzai 4 Afg v Eng Col-RPS 21.09.12
9 Robel Hossain 4 Ban v Win Dhaka 10.12.12
10 MJG Rippon 4 Net v Ken Windhoek 20.04.13
11 RML Taylor 4 Sco v HKG Mong Kok 31.01.16
12 Rashid Khan 4 Afg v RSA Mumbai 20.03.16

STR Binny of India, Robel Hossain of Bangladesh and DAJ Bracewell of New Zealand are the three bowlers who have conceded four or more boundary sixes in over against West Indies in a T20I

No Bowler 6s Match Venue Date
1 STR Binny 5 Ind v Win Lauderhill 27.08.16
2 DAJ Bracewell 4 NZl v Win Florida 30.06.12
3 Robel Hossain 4 Ban v Win Dhaka 10.12.12

 

 

32 plus runs scored by batmen and 32 plus runs conceded by a bowler in an over in T20Is

32 plus runs scored by batmen and 32 plus runs conceded by a bowler in an over in T20Is

E Lewis became the third batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to score 32 plus runs in an over when he scored 32 runs in the T20I between Win and Ind at Lauderhill on 27.08.16. The following table lists all the three batsmen – Yuvraj Singh of India, JC Buttler of England and E Lewis of West Indies

Runs Batsmen {Runs scored} Bowler Match Venue Date
36 Yuvraj Singh (666666) SCJ Broad Ind v Eng Durban 19.09.07
32 JC Buttler (662nb1nb4462) WD Parnell Eng v RSA Edgbaston 12.09.12
32 E Lewis (66wide6661) STR Binny Win v Ind Lauderhill 27.08.16

STR Binny of India became the fourth bowler in the history of T20 Internationals to concede 32 plus runs in an over when he leaked 32 run in the T20I between Win and Ind at Lauderhill on 27.08.16. Others are SCJ Broad of England, WD Parnell of South Africa and I Dawlatzai of Afghanistan. The following table lists all the four bowlers.

No Runs Batsmen Bowler Match Venue Date
1 36 Yuvraj Singh (666666) SCJ Broad Ind v Eng Durban 19.09.07
2 32 JC Buttler (662nb1nb4462) WD Parnell Eng v RSA Edgbaston 12.09.12
3 32 JC Buttler (4),JM Bairstow (nb6,nb1)

LJ Wright (6661)

 I Dawlatzai Eng v Afg Col-RPS 21.09.12
4 32 E Lewis (66W16661) STR Binny Win v Ind Lauderhill 27.08.16

 

Pakistan wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in one day games against England

Pakistan wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in one day games against England

Sarfraz Ahmed’s 55 in the one-day game between Pakistan and England at Southampton on 24.08.16 provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 102 2 v England Lahore 12 Dec 2005
2 Kamran Akmal 109 1 v England Karachi 15 Dec 2005
3 Kamran Akmal 53 2 v England Ch-le-St 10 Sep 2010
4 Kamran Akmal 74 1 v England Leeds 12 Sep 2010
5 Sarfraz Ahmed 64 2 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Nov 2015
6 Sarfraz Ahmed 55 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016

It also represents the fourth occasion of a Pakistan’s wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause against England inn one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 53 2 v England Ch-le-St 10 Sep 2010
2 Kamran Akmal 74 1 v England Leeds 12 Sep 2010
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 64 2 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Nov 2015
4 Sarfraz Ahmed 55 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016
Pakistan’s captains scoring a fifty against England in one day games

Pakistan’s captains scoring a fifty against England in one day games

Azhar Ali’s 82 in the one-day game between Pakistan and England at Southhampton on 24.08.16 provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty against England in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

It also provides the highest individual innings by a Pakistan captain against England in one day games. The previous best was Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 81 not out at Rawalpindi on 19.12.05.  Azhar Ali’s 82 also represent the highest individual score by a Pakistan captain against England in England. The previous best was Asif Iqbal’s 51 at Leeds on 16.06.1979

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 51 2 v England Leeds 16 Jun 1979
2 Zaheer Abbas 59* 2 v England Lahore 09 Mar 1984
3 Javed Miandad 71 1 v England Sharjah 26 Mar 1985
4 Imran Khan 72 1 v England Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
5 Javed Miandad 50* 1 v England Lord’s 22 Aug 1992
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 81* 1 v England Rawalpindi 19 Dec 2005
7 Azhar Ali 82 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016

Azhar Ali’s 82 also represent the second occasion of Pakistan Captain’s fifty in a losing cause against Pakistan. The other occasion was Asif Iqbal’s 51 at Leeds on 16.06.1979

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 51 2 v England Leeds 16 Jun 1979
2 Azhar Ali 82 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016
Pakistan National T20 Cup Fixtures

Pakistan National T20 Cup Fixtures

Thu Aug 25 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Aug 25 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Lahore Blues v Lahore Whites
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Aug 26 (20 ovs) 10:00 local (05:00 GMT | 10:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Aug 26 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Karachi Whites v Peshawar
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Aug 26 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Islamabad v Lahore Whites
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Mon Aug 29 (20 ovs) 09:30 local (04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST)
Islamabad v Peshawar
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Mon Aug 29 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Blues v Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Mon Aug 29 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Karachi Blues v Islamabad
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Wed Aug 31 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Karachi Whites v Lahore Whites
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Wed Aug 31 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Karachi Blues v Lahore Blues
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 1 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Peshawar
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 1 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Islamabad v Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Sep 2 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Blues v Peshawar
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Sep 2 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Karachi Whites v Islamabad
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
 
Mon Sep 5 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Whites v Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Mon Sep 5 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Karachi Blues
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Tue Sep 6 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Tue Sep 6 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Karachi Whites v Lahore Blues
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Wed Sep 7 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Islamabad
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Wed Sep 7 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Peshawar v Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 8 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Karachi Whites v Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 8 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Karachi Blues v Peshawar
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Sep 9 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Blues v Islamabad
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Sep 9 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Lahore Whites
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Sat Sep 10 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Karachi Whites
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Sat Sep 10 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Lahore Whites v Peshawar
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Sun Sep 11 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Lahore Blues v Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Sun Sep 11 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Islamabad v Karachi Blues
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 15 (20 ovs) 16:00 local (11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST)
Semi-final 1 – TBC v TBC
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Thu Sep 15 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Semi-final 2 – TBC v TBC
Multan Cricket Stadium
 
Fri Sep 16 (20 ovs) 20:00 local (15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)
Final – TBC v TBC
Multan Cricket Stadium