First Semi final – England cruise to final – beat New Zealand by seven wickets

First Semi final – England cruise to final – beat New Zealand by seven wickets

1st Semifinal: England v New Zealand at Delhi – Mar 30, 2016 – New Zealand 153/8 (20/20 ov); England 159/3 (17.1/20 ov) – England won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

New Zealand lost its first game of WT20 2016 when it lost the first semifinal to England by seven wickets. New Zealand was the only team which had won the four games in the Super 10 Group league fixtures

MG Guptill and KS Williamson earned the distinction of becoming the second pair to partner 1000 plus runs for various wickets in T20Is. They added 17 runs for the first wicket in this game which fetched them 1012 runs. The first pair to accomplish such a feat was Australian pair of DA Warner and SR Watson which has partnered 1154 runs.

KS Williamson and C Munro added 74 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provides the fourth such occasion for the second wicket by New Zealand batsmen in WT20.

JJ Roy and AD Hales added 82 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 31st occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provides the fifth such occasion for the first wicket in WT20. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket against New Zealand in WT20, the first occasion being the 62 runs stand between DL Maddy and VS Solanki at Durban on 18.09.07. Thus the JJ Roy-AD Hales partnership of 82 runs for the first wicket in this game represent the record first wicket stand by England batsmen against New Zealand in WT20.

This stand provides the fifth fifty plus runs partnership by England batsmen against New Zealand for various wickets in WT20 and also provide the second best stand. The best stand is the 89 runs partnership between LJ Wright and EJG Morgan for the third wicket at Pallekele on 29.10.12.

EJG Morgan collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain dismissed first ball for a duck in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PD Collingwood 0 1 2 Eng RSA Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
2 RT Ponting 0 1 1 Aus Win The Oval 06 Jun 2009
3 P Utseya 0 1 1 Zim NZl Providence 04 May 2010
4 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Eng Bridgetown 06 May 2010
5 BRM Taylor 0 1 2 Zim Srl Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
6 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
7 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Col-RPS 24 Sep 2012
8 SL Malinga 0 1 1 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
9 EJG Morgan 0 1 1 Eng Afg Delhi 23 Mar 2016
10 DJG Sammy 0 1 2 Win RSA Nagpur 25 Mar 2016
11 EJG Morgan 0 1 2 Eng NZl Delhi 30 Mar 2016

EJG Morgan’s first ball duck provides the third occasion of an England captain suffering from such an ignominy. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PD Collingwood 0 1 2 Eng RSA Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
2 EJG Morgan 0 1 1 Eng Afg Delhi 23 Mar 2016
3 EJG Morgan 0 1 2 Eng NZl Delhi 30 Mar 2016

EJG Morgan became the third captain to collect the first ball duck against New Zealand in WT20 after P Utseya of Zimbabwe and SL Malinga of Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 P Utseya 0 1 1 Zim NZl Providence 04 May 2010
2 SL Malinga 0 1 1 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
3 EJG Morgan 0 1 2 Eng NZl Delhi 30 Mar 2016

WTS Porterfield of Ireland and EJG Morgan of England are the two captains to collect the first ball ducks on two occasions in WT20. The performance of these two captains are listed below. It is noted with interest that these two captains have suffered the ignominy of collecting the first ball ducks on two occasions in the same edition of WT20 – WTS Porterfield in 2012 edition and EJG Morgan in 2016 edition

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
2 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Win Col-RPS 24 Sep 2012
                 
1 EJG Morgan 0 1 1 Eng Afg Delhi 23 Mar 2016
2 EJG Morgan 0 1 2 Eng NZl Delhi 30 Mar 201

Result Summary of England and New Zealand in WT20 at the end of this game read thus

Result summary                
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR
England 2007-2016 31 15 15 0 0 0 1
New Zealand 2007-2016 30 15 13 0 0 2 0

Semi Finalists spotted in WT0 2016 – England to meet New Zealand and India to take on West Indies

Semi Finalists spotted in WT0 2016 – England to meet New Zealand and India to take on West Indies

POINTS TABLE – SUPER 10 GROUP 1

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
West Indies 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.359 550/76.1 549/80.0
England 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.145 725/79.4 700/78.1
South Africa 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.651 682/77.4 645/79.2
Sri Lanka 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.461 558/78.5 573/76.0
Afghanistan 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.715 575/80.0 623/78.5
POINTS TABLE – SUPER 10 GROUP 2
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 8 +1.900 593/80.0 441/80.0
India 4 3 1 0 0 6 -0.305 505/75.0 549/78.0
Australia 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.233 644/78.3 631/79.1
Pakistan 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.093 649/78.0 638/75.5
Bangladesh 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.805 517/80.0 649/78.3

 

POINTS BY MATCH: SUPER 10 GROUP 1
Result Date Team Pts Team Pts
16 Mar 2016 West Indies 2 England 0
17 Mar 2016 Sri Lanka 2 Afghanistan 0
18 Mar 2016 England 2 South Africa 0
20 Mar 2016 South Africa 2 Afghanistan 0
20 Mar 2016 West Indies 2 Sri Lanka 0
23 Mar 2016 England 2 Afghanistan 0
25 Mar 2016 West Indies 2 South Africa 0
26 Mar 2016 England 2 Sri Lanka 0
27 Mar 2016 Afghanistan 2 West Indies 0
28 Mar 2016 South Africa 2 Sri Lanka 0
POINTS BY MATCH: SUPER 10 GROUP 2
Result Date Team Pts Team Pts
15 Mar 2016 New Zealand 2 India 0
16 Mar 2016 Pakistan 2 Bangladesh 0
18 Mar 2016 New Zealand 2 Australia 0
19 Mar 2016 India 2 Pakistan 0
21 Mar 2016 Australia 2 Bangladesh 0
22 Mar 2016 New Zealand 2 Pakistan 0
23 Mar 2016 India 2 Bangladesh 0
25 Mar 2016 Australia 2 Pakistan 0
26 Mar 2016 New Zealand 2 Bangladesh 0
27 Mar 2016 India 2 Australia 0

 

SUPER 10 GROUP 1 – QUALIFYING TEAMS
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
West Indies 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.359 550/76.1 549/80.0
England 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.145 725/79.4 700/78.1
SUPER 10 GROUP 2 – QUALIFYING TEAMS
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 8 +1.900 593/80.0 441/80.0
India 4 3 1 0 0 6 -0.305 505/75.0 549/78.0

 

SEMI FINALS LINE UP
First Semi final England vs New Zealand Delhi 30.03.16
Second Semi Final India vs West Indies Mumbai 31.03.16

 

South Africa go past Sri Lanka – HM Amla completes 1000 runs and F du Plessis completes 1000 runs as captain in T20Is

South Africa go past Sri Lanka – HM Amla completes 1000 runs and F du Plessis completes 1000 runs as captain in T20Is

32nd Match, Super 10 Group 1: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Delhi – Mar 28, 2016 – Sri Lanka 120 (19.3/20 ov); South Africa 122/2 (17.4/20 ov) – South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 120 to provide the 55th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in WT20. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in WT20. Sri Lanka became the third team to be dismissed all out on five or more occasions in WT20. Others are Bangladesh {07} and Afghanistan {05}. Sri Lanka’s five innings in which it has been dismissed all out are furnished below

No Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 101 19.3 v Australia Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 87 16.2 v Australia Bridgetown 09 May 2010
3 101 18.4 v West Indies Colombo (RPS) 07 Oct 2012
4 119 19.2 v New Zealand Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
5 120 19.3 v South Africa Delhi 28 Mar 2016

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 120 in the first innings of this game to provide the 19th occasion of a team dismissed all out while batting first in WT20. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out while batting first in WT20. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh share the record for most all out dismissals while batting first in WT20. The following table details the two team’s performances

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 144 19.3 1 v South Africa Cape Town 15 Sep 2007
2 Bangladesh 140 19.4 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
3 Bangladesh 108 16.3 1 v Hong Kong Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
               
1 Sri Lanka 101 19.3 1 v Australia Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
2 Sri Lanka 119 19.2 1 v New Zealand Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
3 Sri Lanka 120 19.3 1 v South Africa Delhi 28 Mar 201

HDRL Thirimanne and RAS Lakmal were dismissed for a first ball duck to provide the ninth and tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in WT20. It also provides the 96th and 9th occasion of a batsman colleting the first ball duck in WT20

TAM Siriwardene and RAS Lakmal were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 22nd and 23rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen dismissed run out in WT20.  It also provides the 195th and 196th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20

RAS Lakmal was dismissed run out for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out first ball for a duck in WT20, He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed in such a manner in WT20. All the twelve occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JS Patel 0 1 1 NZl Ind Jo’burg 16 Sep 2007
2 MJ Clarke 0 1 1 Aus Pak Jo’burg 18 Sep 2007
3 Abdur Razzak 0 1 1 Ban Pak Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
4 NS Poonia 0 1 2 Sco RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
5 SPD Smith 0 1 1 Aus Pak Gros Islet 02 May 2010
6 LE Bosman 0 1 1 RSA Afg Bridgetown 05 May 2010
7 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Eng Bridgetown 06 May 2010
8 Nawroz Mangal 0 1 1 Afg Ban Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
9 SP Gauchan 0 1 1 Nep HKG Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
10 MC Sorensen 0 1 2 Ire Zim Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
11 D Ramdin 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
12 RAS Lakmal 0 1 1 Srl RSA Delhi 28 Mar 2016

Q de Kock was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the first occasion of such a dismissal for a South African batsman in WT20. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the first such occasion for a South African wicket keeper opening batsman. It also provides the 197th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the 14th such occasion for a South African batsman

HM Amla scored 56 not out in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It represents the third fifty by him in WT20. He became the third South African batsman to score three or more fifties in WT20. Others are – AB de Villiers {05} and JH Kallis {03}

HM Amla’s 56 not out also provides the ninth such occasion by a South African opening batsman in WT20. HM Amla and JH Kallis share the record for most fifties by a South African opening batsman in WT20. Both the batsmen have scored three fifties.

HM Amla’s 56 not out provides the 27th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fifth fifty by HM Amla in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties by a South African opening batsman in T20Is with GC Smith. GC Smith has also scored five fifties in T20Is

HM Amla’s 56 not out in this game provides the 58th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. HM Amla became the sixth South African batsman to score five or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {09}, AB de Villiers {08}, F du Plessis {08}, JH Kallis {05} and GC Smith {05}

HM Amla completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 48 during his knock of 56 not out in this game. His run aggregate read 1008 at the end of this game. He became the fourth South African batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {1654}, AB de Villiers {1368} and F du Plessis {1008}. He also became the 32nd batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 1000 plus runs

HM Amla became the eleventh opening batsman to total 1000 plus runs in T20Is and also became the first South African opening batsman to accomplish the feat

F du Plessis completed 1000 runs when he was leading South Africa in T20Is. He reached the land mark when he was on 28 during his knock of 31 in this game. He became the second captain after MS Dhoni to total 1000 plus runs as captain in T20Is. MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 1026 runs while leading India.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 MS Dhoni Ind 66 58 30 1026 48* 36.64 0 0 0 70 32
2 F du Plessis RSA 31 31 6 1003 119 40.12 1 6 0 94 30

DW Steyn’s lone wicket {1 for 33} in this game fetched him an aggregate of 30 wickets in WT20. He became the eighth bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in WT20. The following table lists the bowlers who have captured 30 plus wickets in WT20

No Player Team M I Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 Shahid Afridi Pak 34 34 135.0 1 907 39 4/11 23.25 2 0
2 SL Malinga Srl 31 31 102.4 0 763 38 5/31 20.07 0 1
3 Saeed Ajmal Pak 23 23 89.2 1 607 36 4/19 16.86 3 0
4 BAW Mendis Srl 21 21 78.3 3 526 35 6/8 15.02 1 1
5 Umar Gul Pak 24 24 82.4 0 604 35 5/6 17.25 1 1
6 SCJ Broad Eng 26 25 86.5 2 671 30 3/17 22.36 0 0
7 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 25 24 88.1 0 586 30 4/15 19.53 2 0
8 DW Steyn RSA 23 23 83.1 1 579 30 4/17 19.30 1 0

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 60 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provides the sixth such occasion for the second wicket by South African batsmen in WT20. This stand provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in WT20, the first being the exact 50 runs partnership between HM Amla and JP Duminy at Chittagong on 22.03.14. These are the only two fifty plus runs partnerships posted by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka in WT20. Thus the 60 runs partnership between HM Amla and F du Plessis in this game not only represent the record stand by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka for any wicket in WT20 but also represent the record stand for the second wicket by South African batsmen against Sri Lanka

India book a semi final berth at the cost of Australia – MS Dhoni establishes a world record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in WT20 – Records galore for V Kohli

India book a semi final berth at the cost of Australia – MS Dhoni establishes a world record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in WT20 – Records galore for V Kohli

31st Match, Super 10 Group 2: India v Australia at Mohali – Mar 27, 2016 – Australia 160/6 (20/20 ov); India 161/4 (19.1/20 ov) – India won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

At the end of this game DA Warner’s run aggregate in Twenty20 games read 6020. He became the fourth batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to aggregate 6000 plus runs. Others are – CH Gayle {8838}, BJ Hodge {6998} and BB McCullum {6311}

MS Dhoni established a world record for most dismissals in WT20. With three dismissals in this game, his aggregate of dismissals in WT20 read 32. He went past Kamran Akmal who had to his credit 30 dismissals in WT20

MS Dhoni took his aggregate of dismissals to 60 with his three dismissals in this game. He now shares the record for most dismissals in T20I with Kamran Akmal. Kamran Akmal has also effected 60 dismissals in T20I

MS Dhoni held two catches in this game which fetched him a total of 21 catches in WT20. He became the first wicket keeper to pouch 20 plus catches in WT20

DA Warner was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed stumped in WT20. It also provides the 106th such occasion in WT20s. It also provides the very first occasion of DA Warner getting dismissed stumped in WT20.

UT Khwaja and AJ Finch added 54 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 25th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provides the tenth such occasion for the first wicket in WT20.

V Kohli and MS Dhoni added unfinished 67 runs partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 28th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provide the fourth such occasion for the fifth wicket. This stand also provide the second occasion of fifty plus runs for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia. The first occasion being – the 84 runs partnership between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh at Dhaka on 30.03.14.

RG Sharma and S Dhawan added 23 runs for the first wicket in this game to take their partnership runs for the first wicket to 564 in T20Is. They went past G Gambhir and V Sehwag’s aggregate of 545 runs and now own the Indian record for most partnership runs for the first wicket in T20Is. They also form the tenth opening pair to partner 500 plus runs  in the history of T20Is.

V Kohli scored 82 not out in this game which represent his 15th fifty in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties in T20Is with CH Gayle and BB McCullum. CH Gayle and BB McCullum have also scored 15 fifties in T20Is.

V Kohli’s run aggregate in WT20 read 525 at the end of this game. He completed 500 runs when he was on 57 during his knock of 82 not out in this game. He became the third batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in WT20. Others are – CH Gayle {706} and DPMD Jayawardene

V Kohli’s 82 not out in this game represents his eighth half century in WT20. He now owns the record for most half centuries in WT20. He went past CH Gayle who has scored seven half centuries in WT20.

V Kohli’s 82 not out represents his highest individual innings in WT20. His previous best was 78 not out against Pakistan at Col-RPS on 30.09.12. V Kohli’s 82 not out represent his fifth knock in WT20 in which he remained not out. He now shares the record for most not outs with a fifty in WT20 with RG Sharma – his team mate. The fifties scored by V Kohli and RG Sharma are tabulated below

V Kohli of India
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 78* 8 2 3 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2012
2 57* 3 1 3 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
3 72* 5 2 3 2 v South Africa Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
4 55* 7 1 3 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 19 Mar 2016
5 82* 9 2 3 2 v Australia Mohali 27 Mar 2016
RG Sharma of India
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 50* 7 2 5 1 v South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 52* 4 1 2 2 v Ireland Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
3 79* 4 6 4 2 v Australia Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 55* 5 1 4 1 v England Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
5 62* 5 2 1 2 v West Indies Dhaka 23 Mar 2014

V Kohli’s run aggregate while batting second in T20Is read 918 at the end of this game. He completed 900 runs when he was on 64 during his knock of 82 not out in this game. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to score 900 plus runs while batting second after BB McCullum. BB McCullum has an aggregate of 1006 runs while batting second in T20Is.

V Kohli completed 1500 runs in T20Is when he was on 30 during his knock of 82 not out in this game. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 1552. He became the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 1500 plus runs. The following table lists all the nine batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 3 199 91
2 TM Dilshan Srl 77 76 12 1848 104* 28.87 1 13 10 218 32
3 MJ Guptill NZl 60 58 7 1791 101* 35.11 1 10 2 166 76
4 Umar Akmal Pak 79 76 13 1689 94 26.80 0 8 8 122 55
5 JP Duminy RSA 70 64 21 1654 96* 38.46 0 9 6 122 56
6 DA Warner Aus 61 61 3 1633 90* 28.15 0 12 5 154 74
7 Mohd Hafeez Pak 77 75 4 1614 86 22.73 0 9 5 175 39
8 V Kohli Ind 42 39 11 1552 90* 55.42 0 15 0 162 31
9 CH Gayle Win 48 45 4 1510 117 36.82 2 13 2 128 98

V Kohli stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in a team’s winning games in T20Is. He has an aggregate of 1169 runs in India’s 29 wins in T20Is. The following table furnishes the list of batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in their team’s winning T20Is. V Kohli is one of the eight batsmen who have accomplished the captioned feat in T20Is

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 BB McCullum NZl 32 32 9 1279 123 55.60 1 11 2 118 58
2 MJ Guptill NZl 34 32 7 1242 101* 49.68 1 9 0 103 67
3 TM Dilshan Srl 42 41 10 1235 104* 39.83 1 7 3 153 17
4 V Kohli Ind 29 27 11 1169 90* 73.06 0 12 0 122 21
5 Mohd Hafeez Pak 41 40 2 1116 86 29.36 0 8 0 118 30
6 M Jayawardene Srl 37 37 8 1084 100 37.37 1 7 3 132 20
7 Mohd Shahzad Afg 29 29 2 1072 118* 39.70 1 8 2 103 46
8 AB de Villiers RSA 44 41 7 1008 79* 29.64 0 7 3 93 32

V Kohli and BB McCullum share the record for most fifties by a batsmen in a team’s winning T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored 12 fifties. V Kohli owns the record for most half centuries in this category of stats in T20Is. His 82 not out was his 12th half century. He went past BB McCullum who has scored 11 half centuries.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli Ind 29 27 11 1169 90* 73.06 0 12 12 0 122 21
2 BB McCullum NZl 32 32 9 1279 123 55.60 1 11 12 2 118 58
Afghanistan shock West Indies to post a six run victory

Afghanistan shock West Indies to post a six run victory

30th Match, Super 10 Group 1: Afghanistan v West Indies at Nagpur – Mar 27, 2016 – Afghanistan 123/7 (20/20 ov); West Indies 117/8 (20/20 ov) – Afghanistan won by 6 runs

West Indies won the toss and elected to field to provide the 96th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in WT20. West Indies lost the game by six runs after inserting the opposition provides the 46th occasion of a team losing a WT20 game after inserting the opposition. West Indies’ act of inserting the opposition in this game provides the ninth occasion of West Indies doing so in WT20, West Indies has lost four games after it had inserted the opposition including this game

S Badree captured three wickets conceding 14 runs in this game and took his aggregate of wickets to 21 while sharing the new ball as a spinner in WT20. He is the first bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in WT20 with the specifications mentioned.

Mohammad Shehzad’s boundary fours aggregate read 102 when he has batted as an opener and also kept wickets in a T20I. He became the first batsman in the history of T20I to score 100 plus boundary fours while opening the batting and also keeping wickets

Mohammad Shehzad’s boundary fours aggregate read 139 when he has kept wickets in a T20I. He now shares the record jointly for most boundary fours by a wicket keeper batsman in T20I with KC Sangakkara. KC Sangakkara has also scored 139 boundary fours while keeping wickets for Sri Lanka

At the end of this game Mohammad Shehzad’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1349 as wicket keeper batsman. He now occupies the third place amongst the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. KC Sangakkara {1382} and BB McCullum {1352} occupy the first two places.

D Ramdin was dismissed stumped for 18 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in WT20, All the ten occasions are listed below. D Ramdin became the first West Indian wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed stumped in WT20.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 15 1 Srl Pak Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
2 NJ O’Brien 31 2 Ire Srl Lord’s 14 Jun 2009
3 Kamran Akmal 37 2 Pak Srl Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
4 BJ Haddin 8 1 Aus Ind Bridgetown 07 May 2010
5 BJ Haddin 25 2 Aus Pak Gros Islet 14 May 2010
6 BRM Taylor 0 2 Zim Srl Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
7 Q de Kock 29 1 RSA Eng Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
8 W Barresi 8 1 Net Ire Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
9 JC Buttler 21 2 Eng RSA Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
10 D Ramdin 18 2 Win Afg Nagpur 27 Mar 2016

AD Russell was dismissed run out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed run out in WT20. His run out dismissal provides the 194th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the 40th such occasion in WT20 2016

Afghanistan won this game by six runs to provide its 29th win in T20Is and also its fifth win in WT20. The five wins are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Afghanistan won 07 wkts 12 v Hong Kong Chittagong 18 Mar 2014
2 Afghanistan won 14 runs   v Scotland Nagpur 08 Mar 2016
3 Afghanistan won 06 wkts 12 v Hong Kong Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
4 Afghanistan won 59 runs   v Zimbabwe Nagpur 12 Mar 2016
5 Afghanistan won 06 runs   v West Indies Nagpur 27 Mar 2016

Afghanistan won this game by six runs to provide the 19th occasion of a team winning a WT20 game by single digit runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 1 run 129 v New Zealand Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
2 New Zealand 1 run 134 v Pakistan Bridgetown 08 May 2010
3 India 1 run 153 v South Africa Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
4 India 1 run 147 v Bangladesh Bangalore 23 Mar 2016
5 South Africa 2 runs 171 v New Zealand Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
6 England 3 runs 154 v India Lord’s 14 Jun 2009
7 South Africa 3 runs 197 v England Chittagong 29 Mar 2014
8 New Zealand 5 runs 165 v England Durban 18 Sep 2007
9 India 5 runs 158 v Pakistan Johannesburg 24 Sep 2007
10 Sri Lanka 5 runs 166 v South Africa Chittagong 22 Mar 2014
11 South Africa 6 runs 146 v Netherlands Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
12 Afghanistan 6 runs 124 v West Indies Nagpur 27 Mar 2016
13 Pakistan 7 runs 150 v South Africa Nottingham 18 Jun 2009
14 New Zealand 7 runs v Zimbabwe Providence 04 May 2010
15 Bangladesh 8 runs 154 v Netherlands Dharamsala 09 Mar 2016
16 New Zealand 8 runs 143 v Australia Dharamsala 18 Mar 2016
17 Sri Lanka 9 runs 145 v Ireland Lord’s 14 Jun 2009
18 Nepal 9 runs 142 v Afghanistan Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
19 New Zealand 9 runs v England Chittagong 22 Mar 2014

Afghanistan won this game by six runs to provide the second occasion of a team winning a WT20 game by exact six runs margin. South Africa had won its game by six runs against Netherlands at Chittagong on 27 Mar 2014 – exactly two years ago!!!! Both the  occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 6 runs 146 v Netherlands Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
2 Afghanistan 6 runs 124 v West Indies Nagpur 27 Mar 2016
Skipper AD Mathew’s 73 not out in vain as Sri Lanka go down to England by ten runs

Skipper AD Mathew’s 73 not out in vain as Sri Lanka go down to England by ten runs

29th Match, Super 10 Group 1: England v Sri Lanka at Delhi – Mar 26, 2016 – England 171/4 (20/20 ov); Sri Lanka 161/8 (20/20 ov) – England won by 10 runs

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first in this game providing the 95th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in WT20 and also provides Sri Lanka doing so for the sixth occasion in WT20. Sri Lanka lost this game after inserting the opposition to provide the 45th occasion of a team losing a game after inserting the opposition in WT20. Sri Lanka lost this game to provide the third occasion of Sri Lanka losing a game after it had inserted the opposition in WT20.

AD Hales failed to open his account in this game to provide the 72nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a duck in WT20 and also provides the seventh such occasion by an England opening batsman in WT20. Of these seven occasions, AD Hales has been dismissed for a duck on three occasions. AD Hales became the fourth opening batsman to be dismissed for a duck on three or more occasions. Others are TM Dilshan {05}, ST Jayasuriya {04} and ADS Fletcher {03}

EJG Morgan was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 26th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in WT20. He also became the England captain to be dismissed in such a manner in WT20. PD Collingwood was the other England captain to be dismissed run out in WT20. He was dismissed run out for 37 against Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07

JJ Roy and JE Root added 61 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 29th occasion of England batmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20. It also provides the ninth such occasion by England batsman for the second wicket

JC Buttler and EJG Morgan added 74 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of England batmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20. It also provides the sixth such occasion by England batsman for the fourth wicket

JJ Roy-JE Root added 61 runs for the second wicket and JC Buttler-EJG Morgan added 74 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 40th occasion of batmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings of a WT20 game. It also provides the fifth such occasion by England batsman in WT20

JC Buttler scored 66 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provides the second such occasion by an England wicket keeper batsman. C Kieswetter had scored 63 against Australia at Bridgetown on 16.05.10 Thus JC Buttler’s 66 not out in this game represent the highest score by an England wicket keeper batsman in WT20.

Sri Lanka lost its four wickets with the score board reading 15 runs to provide the seventh occasion of a team losing four wickets for 15 and less than 15 runs in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Team FoW Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ken 4/01 1 NZl Durban 12 Sep 2007
2 Afg 4/08 2 RSA Bridgetown 05 May 2010
3 Net 4/09 1 Srl Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
4 Sco 4/13 2 RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
5 Pak 4/13 2 Pak Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
6 Ban 4/15 2 Aus Bridgetown 05 May 2010
7 Srl 4/15 2 Eng Delhi 26 Mar 2016

AD Mathews scored 73 not out in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in WT20. It also provides the sixth such occasion by a Sri Lankan captain in WT20. It represents the highest score by a Sri Lankan captain in WT20s. The previous best was KC Sangakkara’s 68 against West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Mathews 73* 2 Eng Delhi 26 Mar 2016
2 KC Sangakkara 68 1 Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
3 DPMD Jayawardene 65* 2 Win Pallekele 29 Sep 2012
4 DPMD Jayawardene 65 1 Ken Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
5 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
6 KC Sangakkara 55* 2 Aus Nottingham 08 Jun 2009

AD Mathew’s 73 not out was in a losing cause to provide the 63rd occasion of batsman’s fifty going in vain in WT20. It also provides the sixth such occasion for a Sri Lankan batsman. All the six occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DPMD Jayawardene 89 1 v England Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
2 DPMD Jayawardene 81 1 v New Zealand Providence 30 Apr 2010
3 AD Mathews 73* 2 v England Delhi 26 Mar 2016
4 KC Sangakkara 64* 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
5 AD Mathews 58 1 v England Gros Islet 13 May 2010
6 TM Dilshan 55 1 v England Chittagong 27 Mar 2014

DPMD Jayawardene and AD Mathews have witnessed two of their fifties in a losing cause in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DPMD Jayawardene 81 1 v New Zealand Providence 30 Apr 2010
2 DPMD Jayawardene 89 1 v England Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
             
1 AD Mathews 58 1 v England Gros Islet 13 May 2010
2 AD Mathews 73* 2 v England Delhi 26 Mar 2016

First four Sri Lankan batsmen scored single digit runs in this game – LD Chandimal {01}, TM Dilshan {02}, TAM Siriwardana {07} and HDRL Thirmanne {03} – to provide the seventh occasion of first four batsmen scoring single digits in an innings of a WT20 game. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note  that first four Kenyan batsman scored ducks against New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 Ken 1 NZl Durban 12.09.07
2 RSA 2 Ind Durban 20.09.07
3 Ire 2 Win Providence 30.04.10
4 Afg 2 RSA Bridgetown 05.05.10
5 Afg 2 Eng Col-RPS 21.09.12
6 Afg 2 Nep Chittagong 20.03.14
7 Srl 2 Eng Delhi 26.03.1

Sri Lanka became the second team to have its first four batsmen scoring single digits in an innings against England in WT20. Afghanistan was the other team to have its first four batsmen scoring single digits against England at Col-RPS on 21.09.12

HDRL Thirimanne was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out in WT20. He was dismissed run out for the second occasion in WT20. He was run out for 5 against New Zealand at Palekkele on 27.09.12. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in WT20. Others are – TM Dilshan {03}, DPMD Jayawardene {02}, AD Matthews {02}, NLTC Perera {02} and KC Sangakkara {02}

AD Mathews and CP Kapugedera added 80 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 29th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20. It also provides the third such occasion for the fifth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in WT20. This stand represents the record stand for the fifth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in WT20. The previous best was the 56 runs unfinished stand between KC Sangakkara and NLTC Perera against India at Dhaka on 06.04.14

New Zealand skittle Bangladesh for its lowest total of 70 runs in T20Is and also in WT20

New Zealand skittle Bangladesh for its lowest total of 70 runs in T20Is and also in WT20

28th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Kolkata – Mar 26, 2016 – New Zealand 145/8 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 70 (15.4/20 ov) – New Zealand won by 75 runs

Mustafizur Rahman captured five for 22 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in T20I and provide the seventh such occasion in WT20.

His figures represent the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in WT20. The previous best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in WT20 was credited to Shakib Al Hasan who had figures of 4 for 15 against Oman at Dharmasala on 13.03.16. Mushtafizur Rahman became the second Bangladesh bowler to capture five or more wickets in T20Is after Elias Sunny. Elias Sunny had returned with figures of five for 13 against Ireland at Belfast on 18.07.12. The following table shows the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in T20Is arranged in the chronological order.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
2 NN Odhiambo 4.0 0 20 5 1 Ken Sco Nairobi (Gym) 04.02.10
3 DJG Sammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28.02.10
4 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win North Sound 19.05.10
5 TG Southee 4.0 1 18 5 1 NZl Pak Auckland 26.12.10
6 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08.08.11
7 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18.07.12
8 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18.09.12
9 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01.10.12
10 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
11 Samiullah Shenwari 4.0 0 13 5 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 24.11.13
12 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27.03.14
13 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31.03.14
14 D Wiese 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Win Durban 14.01.15
15 AC Evans 4.0 0 24 5 1 Sco Net Edinburgh 11.07.15
16 MRJ Watt 4.0 0 27 5 2 Sco Net ICCA Dubai 05.02.16
17 JP Faulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16
18 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26.03.16

Mustafizur Rahman became the third bowler to capture five or more wickets against New Zealand in T20Is after Umar Gul of Pakistan and HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka. By a coincidence all the three occasions have been performed in WT20

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
2 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31.03.14
3 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26.03.16

Mustafizur Rahman became the second bowler to witness his five wicket haul going in vain in WT20. The other such occasion was Ahsan Malik’s 5 for 19 in a losing cause in the game between Netherlands and South Africa at Chittagong on 27.03.14

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27.03.14
2 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26.03.16

He also became the fourth bowler to witness his five wicket haul going in vain in T20Is. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 DJG Sammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28.02.10
2 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27.03.14
3 AC Evans 4.0 0 24 5 1 Sco Net Edinburgh 11.07.15
4 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26.03.16

Tamim Iqbal was dismissed run out in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a Bangladesh batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provide the fifth such occasion of a dismissal of a Bangladesh opening batsman in WT20. It is interesting to note that out of these five occasions, Tamim Iqbal has been dismissed run out on four occasions

H Masakadza of Zimbabwe and Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh share the record for most run out dismissals of opening batsmen in WT20. Both the batsmen have been dismissed run out on four occasions. Tamim Iqbal became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out on four or more occasions in WT20. Others are – MS Dhoni {05}, DL Vettori {05} and H Masakadza {04}

Soumya Sarkar was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 104th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provides the eleventh such occasion of a dismissal of a Bangladesh batsman in WT20. Soumya Sarkar became the third Bangladesh batsman to be dismissed stumped on two occasions in WT20. The others are – Nasir Hossain and Tamim Iqbal

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Nasir Hossain 16 1 Ind Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
  Nasir Hossain 23 2 Pak Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
             
2 Soumya Sarkar 20 1 Ire Dharamsala 11 Mar 2016
  Soumya Sarkar 6 2 NZl Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
             
3 Tamim Iqbal 15 2 Ind Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
  Tamim Iqbal 35 2 Ind Bangalore 23 Mar 2016

Bangladesh was dismissed for 70 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kenya 73 16.5 1 v New Zealand Durban 12 Sep 2007
2 Kenya 88 19.3 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
3 Bangladesh 83 15.5 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
4 Scotland 81 15.4 2 v South Africa The Oval 07 Jun 2009
5 Netherlands 93 17.3 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
6 New Zealand 99 18.3 1 v Pakistan The Oval 13 Jun 2009
7 Ireland 68 16.4 2 v West Indies Providence 30 Apr 2010
8 Zimbabwe 84 15.1 1 v New Zealand Providence 04 May 2010
9 Afghanistan 80 16.0 2 v South Africa Bridgetown 05 May 2010
10 Sri Lanka 87 16.2 2 v Australia Bridgetown 09 May 2010
11 Afghanistan 80 17.2 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
12 England 80 14.4 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
13 Afghanistan 72 17.1 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 69 17.0 2 v Nepal Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
15 Netherlands 39 10.3 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
16 Bangladesh 98 19.1 2 v West Indies Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
17 Australia 86 16.2 2 v India Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
18 England 88 17.4 2 v Netherlands Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
19 New Zealand 60 15.3 2 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
20 Pakistan 82 17.5 2 v West Indies Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
21 India 79 18.1 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 15 Mar 2016
22 Bangladesh 70 15.4 2 v New Zealand Kolkata 26 Mar 2016

Bangladesh has been dismissed  all  out for a total of less than 100 runs in WT20 on three occasions. Bangladesh and Afghanistan share the record for most occasions of all out for a total of less than 100 runs in WT20. The following table lists the performance of both these two teams

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Afghanistan 80 16.0 2 v South Africa Bridgetown 05 May 2010
2 Afghanistan 80 17.2 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
3 Afghanistan 72 17.1 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
               
1 Bangladesh 83 15.5 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
2 Bangladesh 98 19.1 2 v West Indies Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
3 Bangladesh 70 15.4 2 v New Zealand Kolkata 26 Mar 2016

Bangladesh’s 70 all out in this game represent its lowest team total in WT20. Its previous lowest was 83 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 18.09.07

Bangladesh’s 70 all out in this game provides the 59th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in T20I. It also provides the fifth occasion of Bangladesh dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in T20I. Bangladesh became the fourth team to be dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs on five or more occasions in T20I. Others are Kenya {07}, New Zealand {05} and Pakistan {05}

Bangladesh has been dismissed all out in T20Is on sixteen occasion which includes its 70 all out in this game. Only New Zealand has been dismissed all out on more occasions than Bangladesh in T20Is. New Zealand has been dismissed all out on seventeen occasions – one occasion more than Bangladesh and holds the record for most times all out in the history of T20Is. Bangladesh’s 70 all out is its lowest total in T20Is,

New Zealand won this game by 75 runs to provide the 27th occasion of a team winning a WT20 game by 50 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Sri Lanka 172 runs 261 v Kenya Johannesburg 14 Sep 2007
2 South Africa 130 runs 212 v Scotland The Oval 07 Jun 2009
3 England 116 runs 197 v Afghanistan Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
4 India 90 runs 171 v England Colombo (RPS) 23 Sep 2012
5 West Indies 84 runs 167 v Pakistan Dhaka 01 Apr 2014
6 New Zealand 83 runs 199 v Ireland Nottingham 11 Jun 2009
7 Pakistan 82 runs 176 v Netherlands Lord’s 09 Jun 2009
8 Sri Lanka 82 runs 183 v Zimbabwe Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
9 Australia 81 runs 169 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 09 May 2010
10 Nepal 80 runs 150 v Hong Kong Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
11 New Zealand 75 runs 146 v Bangladesh Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
12 West Indies 74 runs 206 v Australia Colombo (RPS) 05 Oct 2012
13 West Indies 73 runs 172 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
14 India 73 runs 160 v Australia Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
15 West Indies 70 runs 139 v Ireland Providence 30 Apr 2010
16 Sri Lanka 64 runs 148 v Bangladesh Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
17 South Africa 59 runs 140 v Afghanistan Bridgetown 05 May 2010
18 New Zealand 59 runs 192 v Bangladesh Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
19 Sri Lanka 59 runs 120 v New Zealand Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
20 Afghanistan 59 runs 187 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 12 Mar 2016
21 Sri Lanka 57 runs 159 v West Indies The Oval 19 Jun 2009
22 Sri Lanka 57 runs 196 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 May 2010
23 Pakistan 55 runs 202 v Bangladesh Kolkata 16 Mar 2016
24 Bangladesh 54 runs 120 v Oman Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
25 Pakistan 51 runs 172 v Scotland Durban 12 Sep 2007
26 England 50 runs 189 v Zimbabwe Cape Town 13 Sep 2007
27 Pakistan 50 runs 191 v Bangladesh Dhaka 30 Mar 2014

New Zealand won this game by 75 runs to provide the third occasion of New Zealand winning a WT20 game by 50 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides New Zealand’s second win against Bangladesh by 50 plus runs margin

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 83 runs 199 v Ireland Nottingham 11 Jun 2009
2 New Zealand 75 runs 146 v Bangladesh Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
3 New Zealand 59 runs 192 v Bangladesh Pallekele 21 Sep 2012

New Zealand’s 75 runs win against Bangladesh provide the sixth win for a team against Bangladesh by 50 plus runs margin in WT20. It also represents the largest margin of victory by any team against Bangladesh in WT20. All the  six wins are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 75 runs 146 v Bangladesh Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
2 West Indies 73 runs 172 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
3 Sri Lanka 64 runs 148 v Bangladesh Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
4 New Zealand 59 runs 192 v Bangladesh Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
5 Pakistan 55 runs 202 v Bangladesh Kolkata 16 Mar 2016
6 Pakistan 50 runs 191 v Bangladesh Dhaka 30 Mar 2014

Bangladesh’s 70 all out in this game provides its lowest total in a completed innings in T20I. Its previous lowest total was 78 against New Zealand at Hamilton on 03.02.10

Bangladesh has been dismissed all out on seven occasions in WT20 and own the record for most all outs by a team in WT20. Bangladesh is one of the two teams that are dismissed all out on five or more occasions in WT20. Afghanistan is the other team to be dismissed all out on five occasions in WT20. Bangladesh’s seven all out innings are detailed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 144 19.3 1 v South Africa Cape Town 15 Sep 2007
2 Bangladesh 83 15.5 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
3 Bangladesh 140 19.4 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 20 Sep 2007
4 Bangladesh 114 18.4 2 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 2010
4 Bangladesh 108 16.3 1 v Hong Kong Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
6 Bangladesh 98 19.1 2 v West Indies Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
7 Bangladesh 70 15.4 2 v New Zealand Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
West Indies struggle to go past South Africa – win by three wickets with two balls to spare

West Indies struggle to go past South Africa – win by three wickets with two balls to spare

27th Match, Super 10 Group 1: South Africa v West Indies at Nagpur – Mar 25, 2016 – South Africa 122/8 (20/20 ov); West Indies 123/7 (19.4/20 ov) – West Indies won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

HM Amla and AM Phangiso were dismissed run out for 1 and 4 respectively in this game to provide the 12th and 13th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also HM Amla’s run out provides the third occasion of a South African opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20. The other two occasions are – JH Kallis for 24 against New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and LF Bosman for a duck against Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10.

RR Rossouw scored duck in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a duck in WT20. He also became the fifth South African batsman to collect a second ball duck in WT20

ADS Fletcher was dismissed run out in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed run out in WT20. It also provides the second occasion or a West Indies batsman batting at number three dismissed run out in WT20. The first such occasion was LMP Simmons’s run out batting at number three against Pakistan at Dhaka on 01.04.12

DJG Sammy collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a West Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in WT20. It also provides the tenth occasion of a captain dismissed first ball for a duck in WT20 and also provides the first such occasion by a West Indian captain in WT20

West Indies won this game by three wickets with two balls to spare providing the seventh occasion of a team winning a WT20 game with exact two balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Pakistan 2 wkts 2 134 19.4 20.0 RSA Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
2 Hong Kong 2 wkts 2 109 19.4 20.0 Ban Chittagong 20 Mar 2014
3 India 7 wkts 2 130 19.4 20.0 Win Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
4 West Indies 6 wkts 2 179 19.4 20.0 Aus Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
5 Oman 2 wkts 2 155 19.4 20.0 Ire Dharamsala 09 Mar 2016
6 England 2 wkts 2 230 19.4 20.0 RSA Mumbai 18 Mar 2016
7 West Indies 3 wkts 2 123 19.4 20.0 RSA Nagpur 25 Mar 2016

West Indies’ win by three wickets with two balls to spare provides its second such win in WT20. The first such occasion was its six wickets win with two balls to spare against Australia at Dhaka on 28.03.14

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Match Date
1 West Indies 6 wkts 2 179 19.4 20.0 Aus Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
2 West Indies 3 wkts 2 123 19.4 20.0 RSA Nagpur 25 Mar 2016
Two or more batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings of a WT20 game

Two or more batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings of a WT20 game

Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz of Pakistan collected the first ball ducks in the game between Australia and Pakistan at Mohali on 25.03.16 in the ongoing WT20 2016 to provide the twelfth occasion of two or more batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings of WT20 game. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 LJ Wright 0 1 1 Eng Zim Cape Town 13 Sep 2007
  2 AD Mascarenhas 0 1 1 Eng Zim Cape Town 13 Sep 2007
                   
2 1 Mashrafe Mortaza 0 1 1 Ban Aus Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
  2 Alok Kapali 0 1 1 Ban Aus Cape Town 16 Sep 2007
                   
3 1 NS Poonia 0 1 2 Sco RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
  2 CJO Smith 0 1 2 Sco RSA The Oval 07 Jun 2009
                   
4 1 MG Johnson 0 1 1 Aus Pak Gros Islet 02 May 2010
  2 SPD Smith 0 1 1 Aus Pak Gros Islet 02 May 2010
                   
5 1 Mohd Shahzad 0 1 1 Afg Ban Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
  2 Nawroz Mangal 0 1 1 Afg Ban Dhaka 16 Mar 2014
                   
6 1 NB Budayair 0 1 1 Nep HKG Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
  2 SP Gauchan 0 1 1 Nep HKG Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
                   
7 1 Irfan Ahmed 0 1 2 HKG Nep Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
  2 Nizakat Khan 0 1 2 HKG Nep Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
                   
8 1 AD Russell 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
  2 DJ Bravo 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
  3 D Ramdin 0 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 25 Mar 2014
                   
9 1 Shamsur Rahman 0 1 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
  2 Ziaur Rahman 0 1 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 28 Mar 2014
                   
10 1 MH Cross 0 1 2 Sco Zim Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
  2 AC Evans 0 1 2 Sco Zim Nagpur 10 Mar 2016
                   
11 1 AD Poynter 0 1 2 Ire Net Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
  2 GH Dockrell 0 1 2 Ire Net Dharamsala 13 Mar 2016
                   
12 1 Imad Wasim 0 1 2 Pak Aus Mohali 25 Mar 2016
  2 Wahab Riaz 0 1 2 Pak Aus Mohali 25 Mar 2016

JP Faulkner’s best bowling figures of 5 for 27 in T20Is and in WT20 was too much for Pakistan – Australia win by 21 runs

JP Faulkner’s best bowling figures of 5 for 27 in T20Is and in WT20 was too much for Pakistan – Australia win by 21 runs

26th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Australia v Pakistan at Mohali – Mar 25, 2016 – Australia 193/4 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 172/8 (20/20 ov) – Australia won by 21 runs

SPD Smith scored 61 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provides the second such occasion by an Australian captain in WT20. The other occasion was GJ Bailey’s 63 against West Indies at Col-RPS on 05.10.12. SPD Smith’s 61 not out provides the second occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Pakistan in WT20

The first such occasion was KC Sangakkara’s 64 not out at Lord’s on 23.06.09. SPD Smith’s 61 not out provides the first such occasion by an Australian captain against Pakistan in WT20. The previous best was 27 by RT Ponting at Johannesburg on 18.09.07

SPD Smith’s 61 not out provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provides the seventh such occasion by an Australian batsman against Pakistan in WT20

SPD Smith and GJ Maxwell added 62 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and also provide the second such occasion for the fourth wicket in WT20. The first such occasion was the 66 runs partnership between DA Warner and BJ Haddin against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09.

SPD Smith and GJ Maxwell added 62 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the record stand by Australian batsmen against Pakistan in WT20. Previous best was 20 runs partnership between GJ Bailey and AJ Finch at Dhaka on 23.03.14

SPD Smith and SR Watson added 74 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and this stand also provides the third such occasion for the fifth wicket by Australian batsman in WT20

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 SPD Smith, SR Watson 5 74* 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25.03.16
2 BJ Hodge, MEK Hussey 5 63 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 18.09.07
3 DJ Hussey, CL White 5 50 1 v England Bridgetown 16.05.10

This stand represents not only the best partnership by Australian batsmen in WT20 for the fifth wicket but also represent the best partnership by Australian batsmen against Pakistan for the fifth wicket in WT20. The previous best was the 63 runs partnership between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 18.09.07

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 SPD Smith, SR Watson 5 74* 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25.03.16
2 BJ Hodge, MEK Hussey 5 63 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 18.09.07

SPD Smith-GJ Maxwell added 62 runs for the fourth wicket and SPD Smith-SR Watson added 74 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnership in an innings of a WT20 game. By a coincidence both these occasions have come against Pakistan.

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 DA Warner, SR Watson 1 51 1 v Pakistan Gros Islet 02.05.10
  2 DJ Hussey, SR Watson 3 98 1 v Pakistan Gros Islet 02.05.10
                 
2 1 GJ Maxwell, SPD Smith 4 62 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25.03.16
  2 SPD Smith, SR Watson 5 74* 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25.03.16

SPD Smith-GJ Maxwell added 62 runs for the fourth wicket and SPD Smith-SR Watson added 74 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnerships for consecutive wickets in WT20.

The following table lists the fifteen occasions of teams posting fifty plus runs partnerships for consecutive wickets in WT20.

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 75 1 Srl Ken Jo’burg 14.09.07
  2 ST Jayasuriya, M Jayawardene 3 87 1 Srl Ken Jo’burg 14.09.07
                   
2 1 G Gambhir, RG Sharma 1 59 1 Ind Ban Nottingham 06.06.09
  2 MS Dhoni, G Gambhir 2 53 1 Ind Ban Nottingham 06.06.09
                   
3 1 KP Pietersen, LJ Wright 2 53 1 Eng Pak The Oval 07.06.09
  2 KP Pietersen, OA Shah 3 66 1 Eng Pak The Oval 07.06.09
                   
4 1 DJ Bravo, LMP Simmons 3 58 2 Win Ind Lord’s 12.06.09
  2 DJ Bravo, S Chanderpaul 4 56* 2 Win Ind Lord’s 12.06.09
                   
5 1 JH Kallis, GC Smith 1 54 1 RSA Win The Oval 13.06.09
  2 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 51 1 RSA Win The Oval 13.06.09
                   
6 1 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 3 62 1 Srl NZl Nottingham 16.06.09
  2 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 4 50 1 Srl NZl Nottingham 16.06.09
                   
7 1 Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal 4 51 1 Pak RSA Gros Islet 10.05.10
  2 Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal 5 61 1 Pak RSA Gros Islet 10.05.10
                   
8 1 JEC Franklin, BB McCullum 2 94 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21.09.12
  2 BB McCullum, LRPL Taylor 3 78 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21.09.12
                   
9 1 JM Bairstow, AD Hales 3 55 2 Eng Win Pallekele 27.09.12
  2 AD Hales, EJG Morgan 4 107 2 Eng Win Pallekele 27.09.12
                   
10 1 V Kohli, V Sehwag 2 74 2 Ind Pak Col-RPS 30.09.12
  2 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 3 54* 2 Ind Pak Col-RPS 30.09.12
                   
11 1 DJ Bravo, CH Gayle 3 83 1 Win Aus Col-RPS 05.10.12
  2 CH Gayle, KA Pollard 4 65 1 Win Aus Col-RPS 05.10.12
                   
12 1 BN Cooper, TLW Cooper 5 52 1 Net Zim Sylhet 19.03.14
  2 Mudassar Bukhari, TLW Cooper 6 53* 1 Net Zim Sylhet 19.03.14
                   
13 1 CH Gayle, DR Smith 1 50 2 Win Aus Dhaka 28.03.14
  2 CH Gayle, LMP Simmons 2 51 2 Win Aus Dhaka 28.03.14
                   
14 1 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 60 1 Ind Srl Dhaka 06.04.14
  2 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 3 55 1 Ind Srl Dhaka 06.04.14
                   
15 1 GJ Maxwell, SPD Smith 4 62 1 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16
  2 SPD Smith, SR Watson 5 74* 1 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16

WT20 has witnessed only two occasions of consecutive partnerships of fifty plus runs for the fourth and fifth wickets and both are listed below.

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal 4 51 1 Pak RSA Gros Islet 10.05.10
  2 Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal 5 61 1 Pak RSA Gros Islet 10.05.10
                   
2 1 GJ Maxwell, SPD Smith 4 62 1 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16
  2 SPD Smith, SR Watson 5 74* 1 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16

Mohammad Sami returned with figures of none for 53 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in WT20 and also provides the first such occasion by a Pakistan bowler in WT20. Thus Mohammad Sami became Pakistan’s most expensive bowler without capturing a wicket in WT20. Prior to this – two Pakistan bowlers shared the most expensive bowling figures without capturing a wicket in WT20. Mohammad Asif had figures of none for 43 against England at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 and Umar Gul had figures of none for 43 against Bangladesh at Pallekele on 25.09.12.

Mohammad Sami’s none for 53 in this game represent the most expensive bowling figures without capturing a wicket by a Pakistan bowler in the T20Is. The previous record was held by Usman Khan who had figures of none for 52 against Sri Lanka at Dubai {DSC} on 13.12.14

JP Faulkner returned with figures of 5 for 27 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
3 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
4 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
5 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
6 JP Faulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Aus Pak Mohali 25 Mar 2016

JP Faulkner’s 5 for 27 provides the 17th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of T20Is. He became the first Australian bowler to capture five wickets in T20I and also in WT20.

SR Watson’s four for 15 against England at Adelaide on 12.12.11 was the best bowling figures by an Australian bowler in T20Is prior to JP Faulkner’s five wicket haul. JP Faulkner became the seventh Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets in T20Is. DP Nannes’ four for 18 was the best bowling figures by an Australian bowler in WT20 prior to JP Faulkner’s five wicket haul. JP Faulkner became the third Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets in WT20

Shahid Afridi was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 103rd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provide the 15th such occasion for a Pakistan batsman. It also provides the 16th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provide the fifth such occasion for a Pakistan captain

NM Coulter-Nile returned with figures of none for 45 in this game to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 40 plus runs without a wicket in WT20. The other occasion was – SR Watson’s none for 42 against England at Bridgetown on 16.05.10. Thus NM Coulter-Nile has the most expensive bowling figures without a wicket by an Australian bowler in WT20