Man of the Match Awards for a cricketer whose team has lost a one day game

Man of the Match Awards for a cricketer whose team has lost a one day game

MN Samuels of West Indies got the Man of the Match Award in the 8th game of the Tri Series between West Indies and Australia at Bridgetown on 21.01.16 to provide the 236th occasion of a cricketer getting the Man of the Match award when his team has lost the one-day game. It also provides the 20th occasion of a West Indies cricketer getting an award when West Indies had lost the one-day game

MN Samuel’s award in this game was his third award when West Indies has lost the one-day game. He became the 18th batsman in the annals of one day games to bag three or more Man of the Match Awards when a team has lost the one day game

No Player Team Mat MoM
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 200 6
2 Javed Miandad Pak 105 5
3 A Flower Zim 144 4
4 GW Flower Zim 149 4
5 CH Gayle Win 141 4
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 148 4
7 ADR Campbell Zim 126 3
8 TLW Cooper Net 17 3
9 PA de Silva Srl 163 3
10 SC Ganguly Ind 145 3
11 CL Hooper Win 99 3
12 DL Houghton Zim 47 3
13 A Ranatunga Srl 150 3
14 KR Rutherford NZl 75 3
15 MN Samuels Win 96 3
16 RJ Shastri Ind 82 3
17 SO Tikolo Ken 92 3
18 SC Williams Zim 72 3

He also became the third West Indian batsman to bag three or more Man of the Match awards when West Indies has lost the one-day game after CH Gayle and CL Hooper

No Player Team Mat MoM
1 CH Gayle Win 141 4
2 CL Hooper Win 99 3
3 MN Samuels Win 96 3

 

 

MN Samuels completes 5000 runs in his one day career

MN Samuels completes 5000 runs in his one day career

MN Samuels of West Indies completed 5000 runs in his one day career when he was on 67 during the course of his knock of 125 against Australia at Bridgetown on 21.06.16 in the eighth game of the ongoing Tri Series in West Indies. He became the 76th batsman to reach the milestone in the annals of one day games and also the tenth West Indian batsman to complete 5000 one day runs. The complete ten-member club with their performances are furnished below

NO Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 BC Lara 295 285 32 10348 169 40.90 19 62 14
2 CH Gayle 266 261 17 9166 215 37.56 22 46 22
3 S Chanderpaul 268 251 40 8778 150 41.60 11 59 06
4 DL Haynes 238 237 28 8648 152* 41.37 17 57 13
5 IVA Richards 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 11 45 07
6 RB Richardson 224 217 30 6248 122 33.41 05 44 08
7 RR Sarwan 181 169 33 5804 120* 42.67 05 38 08
8 CL Hooper 227 206 43 5761 113* 35.34 07 29 07
9 CG Greenidge 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 11 31 03
10 MN Samuels 182 172 26 5058 133* 34.64 10 27 09

 

 

Tied games in the history of one day internationals

Tied games in the history of one day internationals

The first one-day game between England and Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 21.06.16 ended in a tie to provide the 33rd occasion of a game ending a tie in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 Australia West Indies Melbourne 11.02.84
2 England Australia Nottingham 27.05.89
3 Pakistan West Indies Lahore 22.11.91
4 India West Indies Perth 06.12.91
5 Australia Pakistan Hobart 10.12.92
6 West Indies Pakistan Georgetown 03.04.93
7 India Zimbabwe Indore 18.11.93
8 New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 13.03.94
9 Zimbabwe Pakistan Harare 22.02.95
10 New Zealand Sri Lanka Sharjah 11.11.96
11 India Zimbabwe Paarl 27.01.97
12 New Zealand England Napier 26.02.97
13 Zimbabwe New Zealand Bulawayo 01.10.97
14 West Indies Australia Georgetown 21.04.99
15 Australia South Africa Birmingham 17.06.99
16 Pakistan Sri Lanka Sharjah 15.10.99
17 Australia South Africa Melbourne-CS 18.08.00
18 South Africa Australia Potchefstroom 27.03.02
19 South Africa Sri Lanka Durban 03.03.03
20 South Africa England Bloemfontein 02.02.05
21 England Australia Lord’s 02.07.05
22 Ireland Zimbabwe Kingston 15.03.07
23 New Zealand England Napier 20.02.08
23 India England Bangalore 27.02.11
25 England India Lord’s 11.09.11
26 India Sri Lanka Adelaide 14.02.12
27 West Indies Australia Kingstown 20.03.12
28 Ireland Pakistan Dublin 23.05.13
29 South Africa West Indies Cardiff 14.06.13
30 Netherlands Ireland Amstelveen 09.07.13
31 West Indies Pakistan Gros Islet 19.07.13
32 New Zealand India Auckland 25.01.14
33 England Sri Lanka Nottingham 21.06.16

This tied game provides the eighth occasion of England being one of the teams in a tied game. It also provides the fourth occasion of a tied game in English soil involving England.

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 England Australia Nottingham 27.05.89
2 New Zealand England Napier 26.02.97
3 South Africa England Bloemfontein 02.02.05
4 England Australia Lord’s 02.07.05
5 New Zealand England Napier 20.02.08
6 India England Bangalore 27.02.11
7 England India Lord’s 11.09.11
8 England Sri Lanka Nottingham 21.06.16

This tied game provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka being one of the teams in a tied game. It is interesting to note that there is no tied game involving Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 New Zealand Sri Lanka Sharjah 11.11.96
2 Pakistan Sri Lanka Sharjah 15.10.99
3 South Africa Sri Lanka Durban 03.03.03
4 India Sri Lanka Adelaide 14.02.12
5 England Sri Lanka Nottingham 21.06.16

Nottingham became the  sixth ground in the history of one day internationals to witness two tied games. The first ied game at Nottingham was the game between England and Austrlia on 27.05.89. In fact, this game was the second ever tied game in the history of one day internationals. Auckland, Georgetown, Lord’s. Napier and Sharjah are the other five grounds to witness two tied games. Napier is the only ground to witness two tied games between the same two teams – New Zealand and England.

No No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 1 New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 13.03.94
  2 New Zealand India Auckland 25.01.14
           
2 1 West Indies Pakistan Georgetown 03.04.93
  2 West Indies Australia Georgetown 21.04.99
           
3 1 England Australia Lord’s 02.07.05
  2 England India Lord’s 11.09.11
           
4 1 New Zealand England Napier 26.02.97
  2 New Zealand England Napier 20.02.08
           
5 1 England Australia Nottingham 27.05.89
  2 England Sri Lanka Nottingham 21.06.16
           
6 1 New Zealand Sri Lanka Sharjah 11.11.96
  2 Pakistan Sri Lanka Sharjah 15.10.99

England and New Zealand as a hosting nation have two grounds which has witnessed two tied games – Lord’s and Nottingham in England. Auckland and Napier in New Zealand

No No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 1 England Australia Lord’s 02.07.05
  2 England India Lord’s 11.09.11
           
2 1 England Australia Nottingham 27.05.89
  2 England Sri Lanka Nottingham 21.06.16

 

No No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Date
1 1 New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 13.03.94
  2 New Zealand India Auckland 25.01.14
           
2 1 New Zealand England Napier 26.02.97
  2 New Zealand England Napier 20.02.08

 

Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in an innings in a one day game

Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in an innings in a one day game

MN Samuels {125} and D Ramdin {91} of West Indies scored a century and a ninety against Australia at Bridgetown in the eighth game of the triseries at Bridgetown on 21.06.16 to provide the 61st oasion of a batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 100 90 Date
1 Australia (innings 1) v New Zealand at Melbourne, 1982/83 1 1 13.02.83
2 India (innings 1) v England at Cuttack, 1984/85 1 1 27.12.84
3 Australia (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, 1984/85 1 1 28.01.85
4 England innings 2) v New Zealand at Manchester, 1986 1 1 18.07.86
5 Australia (innings 1) v England at Brisbane, 1986/87 1 1 18.01.87
6 Pakistan innings 2) v Australia at Rawalpindi, 1994/95 1 1 22.10.94
7 New Zealand (innings 1) v India at Vadodara, 1994/95 1 1 28.10.94
8 Sri Lanka innings 2) v Zimbabwe at Harare, 1994/95 1 1 05.11.94
9 Australia (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Hobart, 1994/95 1 1 08.12.94
10 South Africa (innings 1) v India at Sharjah, 1995/96 1 1 14.04.96
11 Australia (innings 1) v West Indies at Brisbane, 1996/97 1 1 05.01.97
12 South Africa (innings 1) v Pakistan at Durban, 1997/982 1 1 03.04.98
13 West Indies (innings 1) v England at Port of Spain, 1997/98 1 1 08.04.98
14 England (innings 1) v Australia at Sydney, 1998/99 1 1 17.01.99
15 South Africa (innings 1) v New Zealand at Auckland, 1998/99 1 1 27.03.99
16 Australia (innings 1) v India at Adelaide, 1999/00 1 1 26.01.00
17 Zimbabwe innings 2) v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, 2000 1 1 16.07.00
18 South Africa (innings 1) v New Zealand at Centurion, 2000/01 1 1 25.10.00
19 South Africa innings 2) v New Zealand at Kimberley, 2000/01 1 1 28.10.00
20 Australia innings 2) v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000/01 1 1 14.01.01
21 South Africa innings 2) v India at Colombo (RPS), 2002/03 1 1 25.09.02
22 West Indies (innings 1) v India at Ahmedabad, 2002/03 1 1 15.11.02
23 Australia (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2002/03 1 1 07.03.03
24 West Indies (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, 2003 1 1 08.06.03
25 Australia (innings 1) v New Zealand at Napier, 2004/05 1 1 05.03.05
26 New Zealand (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2005 1 1 24.08.05
27 Pakistan innings 2) v India at Peshawar, 2005/06 1 1 06.02.06
28 South Africa innings 2) v Australia at Johannesburg, 2005/06 1 1 12.03.06
29 Australia innings 2) v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2006/07 1 1 04.02.07
30 Pakistan (innings 1) v South Africa at Durban, 2006/07 1 1 07.02.07
31 Australia (innings 1) v New Zealand at Auckland, 2006/07 1 1 18.02.07
32 Australia (innings 1) v Netherlands at Basseterre, 2006/07 1 1 18.03.07
33 South Africa innings 2) v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2007 1 1 25.08.07
34 South Africa (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2007 1 1 26.08.07
35 India innings 2) v Bangladesh at Karachi, 2008 1 1 28.06.08
36 West Indies (innings 1) v New Zealand at Napier, 2008/09 1 1 13.01.09
37 India (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), 2008/09 1 1 05.02.09
38 Canada innings 2) v Scotland at Aberdeen, 2009 1 1 07.07.09
39 Zimbabwe (innings 1) v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, 2009 1 1 14.08.09
40 Australia (innings 1) v India at Hyderabad (Deccan), 2009/10 1 1 05.11.09
41 Sri Lanka innings 2) v India at Rajkot, 2009/10 1 1 15.12.09
42 India innings 2) v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2009/10 1 1 07.01.10
43 Sri Lanka (innings 1) v Canada at Hambantota, 2010/11 1 1 20.02.11
44 West Indies (innings 1) v Ireland at Mohali, 2010/11 1 1 11.03.11
45 India innings 2) v West Indies at Visakhapatnam, 2011/12 1 1 02.12.11
46 India (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Hambantota, 2012 1 1 21.07.12
47 Sri Lanka innings 2) v South Africa at Pallekele, 2013 1 1 28.07.13
48 England (innings 1) v West Indies at North Sound, 2013/14 1 1 05.03.14
49 Zimbabwe innings 2) v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, 2014 1 1 20.07.14
50 India innings 2) v England at Birmingham, 2014 1 1 02.09.14
51 Australia (innings 1) v Afghanistan at Perth, 2014/15 1 1 04.03.15
52 Ireland (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Hobart, 2014/15 1 1 07.03.15
53 Zimbabwe innings 2) v Ireland at Hobart, 2014/15 1 1 07.03.15
54 Zimbabwe (innings 1) v Pakistan at Lahore, 2015 1 1 29.05.15
55 New Zealand (innings 1) v England at The Oval, 2015 1 1 12.06.15
56 New Zealand (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2015 1 1 02.08.15
57 India (innings 1) v Australia at Perth, 2015/16 1 1 12.01.16
58 Australia (innings 1) v India at Canberra, 2015/16 1 1 20.01.16
59 India innings 2) v Australia at Sydney, 2015/16 1 1 23.01.16
60 Sri Lanka (innings 1) v Ireland at Dublin (Malahide), 2016 1 1 18.06.16
61 West Indies (innings 1) v Australia at Bridgetown, 2016 1 1 21.06.16

MN Samuels and D Ramdin’s feat in this game provides the sixth occasion of scoring a century and a ninety against Australia in one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Match particulars 100 90 Date
1 Pakistan innings 2) v Australia at Rawalpindi, 1994/95 1 1 22.10.94
2 England (innings 1) v Australia at Sydney, 1998/99 1 1 17.01.99
3 South Africa innings 2) v Australia at Johannesburg, 2005/06 1 1 12.03.06
4 India (innings 1) v Australia at Perth, 2015/16 1 1 12.01.16
5 India innings 2) v Australia at Sydney, 2015/16 1 1 23.01.16
6 West Indies (innings 1) v Australia at Bridgetown, 2016 1 1 21.06.16

MN Samuels and D Ramdin’s feat in this game provides the sixth occasion of West Indian batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in one day games. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first such feat by West Indies batsmen against Australia

No Match particulars 100 90 Date
1 West Indies (innings 1) v England at Port of Spain, 1997/98 1 1 08.04.98
2 West Indies (innings 1) v India at Ahmedabad, 2002/03 1 1 15.11.02
3 West Indies (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, 2003 1 1 08.06.03
4 West Indies (innings 1) v New Zealand at Napier, 2008/09 1 1 13.01.09
5 West Indies (innings 1) v Ireland at Mohali, 2010/11 1 1 11.03.11
6 West Indies (innings 1) v Australia at Bridgetown, 2016 1 1 21.06.16

 

Unfinished three figure partnerships for the first wicket in Twenty20 Internationals

Unfinished three figure partnerships for the first wicket in Twenty20 Internationals

Mandeep Singh and KL Rahul were concerned added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the second T20I between India and Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the ninth occasion of a team posting an unfinished three figure partnership for the first wicket in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. This was India’s first such partnership in T20Is. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LE Bosman, GC Smith 1 132* 2 RSA Pak Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 102* 2 Aus Srl Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 DO Obuya, SO Tikolo 1 110* 2 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
4 DO Obuya, SO Tikolo 1 126* 2 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
5 AD Hales, C Kieswetter 1 128* 2 Eng Win The Oval 23 Sep 2011
6 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 1 127* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
7 AD Hales, MJ Lumb 1 143* 2 Eng NZl Wellington 15 Feb 2013
8 MJ Guptill, KS Williamson 1 171* 2 NZl Pak Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
9 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 2 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

Mandeep Singh and KL Rahul were concerned added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the second T20I between India and Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the second occasion of a team posting an unfinished three figure partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 1 127* 2 NZl Zim Harare 15 Oct 2011
2 Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul 1 103* 2 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Four or more wickets by bowlers on Twenty20 International debut – BB Sran of India joins the list

Four or more wickets by bowlers on Twenty20 International debut – BB Sran of India joins the list

BB Sran of India captured 4 for 10 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler to capture four or more wickets on T20I debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Kasprowicz 4.0 0 29 4 2 Aus NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 J Lewis 4.0 0 24 4 2 Eng Aus Southampton 13 Jun 2005
3 AR Cusack 4.0 0 21 4 1 Ire Sco Belfast 02Aug2008
4 HS Baidwan 4.0 0 19 4 1 Can Net Belfast 02Aug2008
5 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
6 K Weeraratne 4.0 0 19 4 2 Srl Pak King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
7 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
8 D Bishoo 4.0 0 17 4 2 Win Pak Gros Islet 21 Apr 2011
9 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
10 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran’s four for 10 in this game represent the second best bowling figures by a debutant in a T20I after Elias Sunny’s 5 for 13 in a T20I between Bangladesh and Ireland at Belfast on 18.07.12

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran became the second Indian bowler to capture four wickets on T20I debut after PP Ojha. BB Sran’s 4 for 10 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler on T20I debut

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

India became the second team in the history of T20Is to have two bowlers wo have captured four wickets on T20I debut. Sri Lanka is the other team to accomplish such a feat

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 K Weeraratne 4.0 0 19 4 2 Srl Pak King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
                     
1 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran became the second bowler to capture four wickets on T20I debut against Zimbabwe after BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka. BB Sran’s four for 10 represents the best bowling figures by a debutant against Zimbabwe in a T20I

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 0 15 4 1 Srl Zim King City (NW) 10 Oct 2008
2 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Indian bowlers capturing four wickets in a T20I – BB Sran is the latest addition to the elite list

Indian bowlers capturing four wickets in a T20I – BB Sran is the latest addition to the elite list

BB Sran of India captured 4 for 10 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in a T20I. He became the seventh Indian bowler to perform the feat

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RP Singh 4.0 0 13 4 2 South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Bangladesh Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
3 Z Khan 3.0 0 19 4 1 Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
4 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
5 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 2 12 4 2 England Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
6 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Australia Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
7 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
8 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

Two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of T20I

Two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of T20I

BB Sran captured 4 for 10 and JJ Bumrah captured 3 for 11 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the sixth occasions of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings of a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 RP Singh 4.0 0 26 3 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
  2 IK Pathan 4.0 0 16 3 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
                     
2 1 IK Pathan 4.0 0 27 3 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
  2 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
                     
3 1 Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 24 3 2 v Afghanistan Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
  2 L Balaji 3.3 0 13 3 2 v Afghanistan Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
                     
4 1 Z Khan 4.0 0 22 3 2 v South Africa Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
  2 L Balaji 3.5 0 37 3 2 v South Africa Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
                     
5 1 B Kumar 4.0 0 35 3 1 v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
  2 R Vinay Kumar 4.0 0 26 3 1 v Australia Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
                     
6 1 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
  2 JJ Bumrah 4.0 0 11 3 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

BB Sran captured 4 for 10 and JJ Bumrah captured 3 for 11 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare on 20.06.16 to provide the second occasion of two Indian bowlers capturing three or more wickets of which one has captured four wickets and another three wickets in an innings of a T20I. Both occasions are listed below

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 IK Pathan 4.0 0 27 3 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
  2 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
                     
2 1 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016
  2 JJ Bumrah 4.0 0 11 3 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

Victories without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals – India carves its first such win

Victories without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals – India carves its first such win

India won the second Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe on 20.06.26 by ten wickets to provide the thirteenth occasion of a team winning a T20I without losing a wicket. It was India’ first such win. All the thirteen occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 10 wkts 51 130 11.3 Pakistan Johannesburg 02 Feb 2007
2 Australia 10 wkts 58 102 10.2 Sri Lanka Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 Kenya 10 wkts 45 110 12.3 Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 01 Feb 2010
4 New Zealand 10 wkts 70 079 08.2 Bangladesh Hamilton 03 Feb 2010
5 Kenya 10 wkts 33 124 14.3 Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 04 Feb 2010
6 England 10 wkts 28 126 15.2 West Indies The Oval 23 Sep 2011
7 New Zealand 10 wkts 39 124 13.3 Zimbabwe Harare 15 Oct 2011
8 Ireland 10 wkts 76 072 07.2 Kenya Dubai (DSC) 14 Mar 2012
9 Ireland 10 wkts 63 107 09.3 Canada Dubai (DSC) 22 Mar 2012
10 South Africa 10 wkts 44 094 12.4 Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012
11 England 10 wkts 44 140 12.4 New Zealand Wellington 15 Feb 2013
12 New Zealand 10 wkts 14 169 17.4 Pakistan Hamilton 17 Jan 2016
13 India 10 wkts 41 100 13.1 Zimbabwe Harare 20 Jun 2016

 

KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul became the 30th batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to collect the first ball duck on his debut. He is the first Indian batsman to earn this dubious distinction.  He became the 19th batsman to collect the first ball duck in the second innings of a T20I game. He also became the seventh opening batsman to earn this dubious distinction in the second innings of a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Qazi 0 1 2 Can Ber Belfast 05 Aug 2008
2 C Zhuwao 0 1 2 Zim Can King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
3 DM Richards 0 1 2 Win Ban Basseterre 02 Aug 2009
4 JL Denly 0 1 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 2009
5 Shamsur Rahman 0 1 2 Ban Srl Pallekele 31 Mar 2013
6 Irfan Ahmed 0 1 2 HKG Nep Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
7 KL Rahul 0 1 2 Ind Zim Harare 18 Jun 2016

The game of cricket can be cruel like this. KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to score a hundred on his one day debut the other day on 11.06.16 and today – on 18.06.16 – a week later – he became the first Indian batsman to collect the  first ball duck in his T20 International debut. No wonder experts  and elders said that “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”!!!!!!!