Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals

SR Watson’s 124 not out in the third Twenty20 International against India at Sydney on 31.01.16 to provide the 14h occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 14 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
4 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
5 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
6 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
7 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
8 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
9 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
10 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
11 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
12 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
13 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
14 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

Twenty20 Internationals won on the last ball of the match

India won the third Twenty20 International against Australia at Sydney on 31.01.16 on the last ball of the match to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The following table lists all of them.

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wkts 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wkts 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wkts 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wkt 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wkts 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wkts 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wkt 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wkts 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wkts 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wkts 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wkts 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wkts 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wkts 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wkts 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (Malahide) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wkts 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the first occasion of India winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. It is interesting to note that India’s winning the game on the last ball chasing the highest target of 198. The previous best target was 178 chased by England against India at Mumbai on 22.12.12

 

Australia vs India – Third T20I at Sydney on 31.01.16 – India won by seven wickets

Australia vs India – Third T20I at Sydney on 31.01.16 – India won by seven wickets

Australia capped U Khwaja and CT Bancroft for this game. They became the 78th and 79th    cricketers to represent Australia in T20Is. They also became the tenth and eleventh Australian cricketers to make their T20I debut against India.

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 25th occasion of Australia doing so against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Australia doing so against India in T20Is

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and lost this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Australia losing a T20I game against various oppositions after it had elected to bat after winning the toss.  It also provides the third occasion of Australia losing a game against India after winning the toss and elected to bat in T20Is

SR Watson became the ninth captain the lead Australia in T20Is. CT Bancroft became the seventh wicket keeper to don the gloves for Australia in T20Is

SR Watson became the 29th captain to lead a team in T20Is while CT Bancroft became the 69th wicket keeper to don the gloves for a team in T20Is

SR Watson scored 124 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a century in the history of T20Is. The following table lists them.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus v India Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
3 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl v Australia Pallekele 06 Aug 2011

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by a captain the history of T20Is. The previous best was 119 by F du Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by an Australian captain in T20Is. The previous best was 98* by RT Ponting against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.01.05

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the 17th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 17 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 BB McCullum 123 1 NZl Ban Pallekele 21 Sep 2012
4 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
5 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
6 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
7 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
8 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
9 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
10 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
11 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
12 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
13 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
14 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
15 SK Raina 101 1 Ind RSA Gros Islet 02 May 2010
16 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
17 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by a batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an Australian batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the 14h occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 14 centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
3 Mohd Shahzad 118* 1 Afg Zim Sharjah 10 Jan 2016
4 RE Levi 117* 2 RSA NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
5 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
6 BB McCullum 116* 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 28 Feb 2010
7 AD Hales 116* 2 Eng Srl Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
8 MN van Wyk 114* 1 SAF Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
9 Ahmed Shehzad 111* 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
10 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
11 TM Dilshan 104* 1 Srl Aus Pallekele 06 Aug 2011
12 MJ Guptill 101* 2 NZl RSA East London 23 Dec 2012
13 M Jayawardene 100 1 Srl Zim Providence 03 May 2010
14 RD Berrington 100 1 Sco Ban The Hague 24 Jul 2012

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an Australian opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 156 1 Aus Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in T20Is. The following table list all the four occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
3 CH Gayle 117 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
4 RG Sharma 106 1 Ind RSA Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game represent the highest score by a batsman in a losing cause. The previous best was 119 by F de Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015

SR Watson’s 124 not out represent the highest score by a captain in a losing cause. The previous best was 119 by F de Plessis of South Africa against West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.01.15

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 124* 1 Aus Ind Sydney 31 Jan 2016
2 F du Plessis 119 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015

SR Watson and TM Head added 93 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Australian batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was the 84 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket between DA Warner and AC Voges against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 26.01.13

Thus the 93 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between SR Watson and TM Head also provide the ground record partnership by Australian batsmen at Sydney.

SE Marsh-SR Watson added 53 runs for the second wicket and SR Watson-TM Head added 93 for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings in a T20I game

RG Sharma-V Kohli added 78 runs for the second wicket and SK Raina-Yuvraj Singh added 53 runs in an unfinished partnership for fourth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnerships in an innings in a T20I game

SE Marsh-SR Watson added 53 runs for the second wicket and SR Watson-TM Head added 93 for the fourth wicket in Australia’s innings. Indian innings also contained two fifty plus runs partnerships – RG Sharma-V Kohli added 78 runs for the second wicket and SK Raina-Yuvraj Singh added 53 runs in an unfinished partnership for fourth wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting four or more fifty plus runs partnerships in a T20I game

SR Watson’s run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1315. He became the 13th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1300 runs. He became the second Australian batsman to total 1300 plus runs in T20Is after DA Warner. DA Warner has an aggregate of 1465 runs

SR Watson scored six boundary sixes in this game to take his aggregate of boundary sixes to 76 at the end of this game. He became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 75 or more sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {91} and CH Gayle {87}

SR Watson scored 10 boundary fours in this game and his aggregate of boundary fours read 102 at the end of this game. He became the 23rd batsman to aggregate 100 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is

SR Watson became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours and 75 plus boundary sixes. Others are – BB McCullum {199 fours and 91 sixes} and CH Gayle {122 fours and 87 sixes.

V Kohli’s run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1215. He became the 16th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1200 runs. He became the first Indian batsman to earn this distinction.

V Kohli’s 50 in this game was his 12th fifty in T20Is. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20Is to score 12 or more fifties. Others are – BB McCullum {15}, CH Gayle {14} and TM Dilshan {12}

SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game was his 11th score of fifty plus runs in T20Is. He now shares the Australian record of most fifties by a batsman with DA Warner. DA Warner has also scored eleven fifties.

RG Sharma’s scored 52 in this game to provide his 10th score of fifty plus runs. He became the tenth batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. The following table lists them.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 50+
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 15
2 CH Gayle Win 45 43 3 1406 117 35.15 1 13 14
3 TM Dilshan Srl 68 67 10 1618 104* 28.38 1 11 12
4 V Kohli Ind 33 31 7 1215 90* 50.62 0 12 12
5 DA Warner Aus 54 54 3 1465 90* 28.72 0 11 11
6 SR Watson Aus 52 50 4 1315 124* 28.58 1 10 11
7 MJ Guptill NZl 57 55 7 1666 101* 34.70 1 9 10
8 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 55 55 8 1493 100 31.76 1 9 10
9 H Masakadza Zim 44 44 2 1320 93* 31.42 0 10 10
10 RG Sharma Ind 47 40 11 1010 106 34.82 1 9 10

India became the fourth team in the history of T20Is to have two batsmen who have scored 10 or more fifties in T20Is. V Kohli {12} and RG Sharma {10} are the two batsmen. Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are the other three teams. The following list tabulates them.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 50+
1 DA Warner Aus 54 54 3 1465 90* 28.72 0 11 11
2 SR Watson Aus 52 50 4 1315 124* 28.58 1 10 11
                       
1 RG Sharma Ind 47 40 11 1010 106 34.82 1 9 10
2 V Kohli Ind 33 31 7 1215 90* 50.62 0 12 12
                       
1 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 15
2 MJ Guptill NZl 57 55 7 1666 101* 34.70 1 9 10
                       
1 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 55 55 8 1493 100 31.76 1 9 10
2 TM Dilshan Srl 68 67 10 1618 104* 28.38 1 11 12

RG Sharma completed 1000 plus runs in T20Is. He reached the land mark when he was on 42 during the course of his knock of 52 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 1010. He became the 23rd batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the history of T20Is. He also became the third Indian batsman to achieve the landmark after V Kohli and SK Raina. V Kohli has an aggregate of 1215 and SK Raina’s tally read 1073.

SR Watson scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 124 not out in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in an innings in the history of T20Is. His feat provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring  ten or more fifties in a T20I innings.

SR Watson scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 124 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in an innings against India in T20Is after AJ Finch. AJ Finch had scored 14 boundary fours against India on 10.10.13. He also became the fifth Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties in a T20I innings.

SR Watson was playing 50th T20I innings and made it memorable for him by scoring 124 not out. His 50th innings had also one more accreditation. He was leading Australia for the first time in his career.

He became the 16th batsman to play 50 or more innings in the history of T20Is. He also became the second Australian batsman to play 50 or more T20I innings after DA Warner. DA Warner has played 54 T20I innings.

India won this game by seven wickets chasing a total of 197 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of a team chasing 190 plus runs in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of India winning a game after chasing 190 plus runs.

India now owns the record of winning a T20I game chasing 190 plus runs. It has won three games. The previous record was with South Africa which had won two games.

No Team Score Target Inns Result Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind 211/4 207 2 won Srl Mohali 12 Dec 2009
2 Ind 202/4 201 2 won Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
3 Ind 200/3 198 2 won Aus Sydney 31 Jan 2016
                 
1 RSA 208/2 206 2 won Win Jo’burg 11 Sep 2007
2 RSA 200/3 200 2 won Ind Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015

India posted a total of 200 for 3 while batting second to provide the eleventh occasion of a team posting a 200 plus while batting second in the history of T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of India doing so in T20Is

No Team Score Target Inns Result Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind 211/4 207 2 won Srl Mohali 12 Dec 2009
2 Ind 202/4 201 2 won Aus Rajkot 10 Oct 2013
3 Ind 200/3 198 2 won Aus Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India’s 200 for 3 in this game provide the 42nd occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in a T20I. India has scored 200 plus runs in an innings on four occasions.

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The following table lists all of them

No Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 5 wkts 150 20.0 v India Wellington 27 Feb 2009
2 Netherlands 4 wkts 163 20.0 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 2009
3 Sri Lanka 5 wkts 164 20.0 v India Gros Islet 11 May 2010
4 England 1 wkt 158 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 2011
5 Scotland 4 wkts 136 20.0 v Canada Dubai (DSC) 23 Mar 2012
6 Bangladesh 2 wkts 141 20.0 v Ireland Belfast 21 Jul 2012
7 Netherlands 1 wkt 129 20.0 v Bangladesh The Hague 26 Jul 2012
8 England 6 wkts 178 20.0 v India Mumbai 22 Dec 2012
9 New Zealand 8 wkts 169 19.0 v South Africa East London 23 Dec 2012
10 Pakistan 2 wkts 153 20.0 v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013
11 Sri Lanka 3 wkts 121 20.0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 14 Feb 2014
12 Ireland 3 wkts 164 20.0 v Zimbabwe Sylhet 17 Mar 2014
13 Zimbabwe 5 wkts 141 20.0 v Netherlands Sylhet 19 Mar 2014
14 Hong Kong 5 wkts 162 20.0 v Afghanistan Dublin (Malahide) 21 Jul 2015
15 India 7 wkts 198 20.0 v Australia Sydney 31 Jan 2016

India won this game on the last ball of the match to provide the first occasion of India winning a T20I on the last ball of the match.

 

Batsmen who have scored a fifty against India in a Twenty20I while chasing

Batsmen who have scored a fifty against India in a Twenty20I while chasing

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty against India while batting second – that is while chasing. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 JH Kallis 73 2 RSA Ind Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 SR Watson 72 2 Aus Ind Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
4 BB McCullum 69* 2 NZl Ind Wellington 27 Feb 2009
5 JP Duminy 68* 2 RSA Ind Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
6 MN van Wyk 67 2 RSA Ind Durban 09 Jan 2011
7 DJ Bravo 66* 2 Win Ind Lord’s 12 Jun 2009
8 F du Plessis 65 2 RSA Ind Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
9 DA Warner 63* 2 Aus Ind Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
10 ML Hayden 62 2 Aus Ind Durban 22 Sep 2007
11 Mohammad Hafeez 61 2 Pak Ind Bangalore 25 Dec 2012
12 Shoaib Malik 57* 2 Pak Ind Bangalore 25 Dec 2012
13 BB McCullum 56* 2 NZl Ind Christchurch 25 Feb 2009
14 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
15 Misbah-ul-Haq 53 2 Pak Ind Durban 14 Sep 2007
16 KP Pietersen 53 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Oct 2011
17 KC Sangakkara 52* 2 Srl Ind Dhaka 06 Apr 2014
18 AB de Villiers 51 2 RSA Ind Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
19 MJ Lumb 50 2 Eng Ind Mumbai 22 Dec 2012

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against India while batting second – that is while chasing. All such occasions are listed below. It also represents the highest score by an Australian batsman against India while batting second in T20I. Previous best was 72 by SR Watson against India at Col-RPS on 28.09.12

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
3 SR Watson 72 2 Aus Ind Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
3 DA Warner 63* 2 Aus Ind Col-RPS 28 Sep 2012
4 ML Hayden 62 2 Aus Ind Durban 22 Sep 2007

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the highest score by a batsman against India while batting second in T20I. Previous best was 73 by JH Kallis of South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 JH Kallis 73 2 RSA Ind Gros Islet 02 May 2010

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in a losing cause against India while batting second – that is while chasing. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 JH Kallis 73 2 RSA Ind Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 MN van Wyk 67 2 RSA Ind Durban 09 Jan 2011
4 F du Plessis 65 2 RSA Ind Col-RPS 02 Oct 2012
5 ML Hayden 62 2 Aus Ind Durban 22 Sep 2007
6 Mohammad Hafeez 55 2 Pak Ind Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty in a losing cause against India while batting second – that is while chasing. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 ML Hayden 62 2 Aus Ind Durban 22 Sep 2007

AJ Finch scored 74 against India at Melbourne on 29.01.16 to provide the highest score by a batsman against India in a losing cause while batting second in T20I. Previous best was 73 by JH Kallis of South Africa at Gros Iselt on 02.05.10

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016
2 JH Kallis 73 2 RSA Ind Gros Islet 02 May 2010

 

Australia vs India – Second T20I at Melbourne on 29.01.16 – India won by 27 runs

Australia vs India – Second T20I at Melbourne on 29.01.16 – India won by 27 runs

Australia capped three cricketers – SM Boland, NM Lyon and AJ Tye for this game. They became the 75th, 76th and 77tt cricketers to represent Australia in T20Is. They also became the seventh, eighth and ninth Australian cricketers to make their T20I debut against India   

Australia capped three cricketers in this game to provide the 99th occasion of a team capping three or more cricketers in the history of T20I games. These occasions include the team’s debut in T20Is

Australia capped three cricketers in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Australia capping three or more cricketers in a T20I. This includes Australia’s debut in T20Is

Australia won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 17th occasion of Australia doing so against all oppositions and it also provides the third such occasion against India.

Australia won the toss and inserted the opposition and lost this game to provide the tenth occasion of Australia losing a T20I game after winning the toss and inserting the opposition against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the third such occasion against India.

RG Sharma and AJ Finch scored 60 and 74 respectively in this game to provide the 39th occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in the history of T20I games. It also provides the third such occasion in Australia-India T20I series

RG Sharma and AJ Finch scored 60 and 74 respectively and were dismissed run out in this game to provide the very first occasion of rival openers dismissed run out after scoring fifties in the history of T20I games

RG Sharma and AJ Finch scored 60 and 74 respectively and were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 17th and 18th occasion of openers dismissed run out after scoring fifties in the history of T20I games.

RG Sharma scored 60 and was dismissed run out in this game to provide the first occasion of an Indian opener dismissed run out after scoring fifty in a T20I game.

AJ Finch scored 74 and was dismissed run out in this game to provide the third occasion of an Australian opener dismissed run out after scoring fifty in a T20I game.

AJ Finch scored 74 in this game to provide the 77th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in a T20I

AJ Finch scored 74 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain opener scoring a fifty in a T20I

AJ Finch scored 74 and was dismissed run out in this game to provide the third occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain opener dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a T20I. All the three such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
2 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
3 AJ Finch 74 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 29 Jan 2016

AJ Finch became the second captain opener to be dismissed runout after scoring a fifty against India. CH Gayle was dismissed for 98 at Bridgetown on 09.05.10.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 60 in this game to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in T20I. V Kohli was the other batsman. He was dismissed run out for 77 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 06.04.14

RG Sharma completed 900 runs in T20Is when he was on 2 during the course of his knock of 60 in this game. His run aggregate read 958 at the end of this game. He became the fifth Indian batsman to total 900 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – V Kohli {1165}, SK Raina {1024}, Yuvraj Singh {968} an G Gambhir {932}. MS Dhoni is on the threshold of joining the five elite batsman. He has an aggregate of 899 runs and need one more run for his 900 runs.

V Kohli’s 59 not out in this game provides his eleventh fifty in T20Is. He became the fifth batsman in the history of T20Is to score eleven or more fifties. Others are – BB McCullum {15}, CH Gayle {14}, TM Dilshan {12} and DA Warner {11}

AJ Finch-SE Marsh posted 94 runs for the first wicket and RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of rival teams posting 90 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the history of T20Is

AJ Finch-SE Marsh posted 94 runs for the first wicket a to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting 90 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in T20Is

RG Sharma-S Dhawan added 97 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting 90 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in T20Is

V Kohli became the first batsman in T20Is to total 1000 plus runs while batting at number three. He reached the landmark when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 59 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 1008.

V Kohli became the first batsman in T20Is to score ten fifties while batting at number three. His 59 not out in this game represent his tenth fifty while batting at number three.

V Kohli became the first batsman in T20Is to score 100 plus boundary fours while batting at number three. He scored seven boundary fours in his knock of 59 not out in this game. His fifth boundary four gave him the land mark of 100 boundary fours. At the end of this game, his boundary fours aggregate read 102.

V Kohli is the only batsman in the history of T20Is – as on date – to total 1000 plus runs, score ten fifties and score 100 plus boundary fours while batting at number three.

AJ Finch’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 183rd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the 19th occasion of an Australian batsman’s fifty in a losing cause

AJ Finch’s 74 was in a losing cause in this game. It was his third fifty in a losing cause. He became the second Australian batsman to witness three or more fifties going in vain in T20Is. DA Warner is  the other batsman to witness his five fifties going in vain in T20Is. AJ Finch became the 16th batsman in the history of T20Is to witness three of more fifties in a losing cause

AJ Finch’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 33rd occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian captain’s fifty in a losing cause

AJ Finch’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain opener’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain opener’s fifty in a losing cause

AJ Finch’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 76th occasion of an opener’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian opener’s fifty in a losing cause

Bowlers who have captured 13 or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

Bowlers who have captured 13 or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

The following list tabulates eleven bowlers who have conceded less than 100 runs and captured 13 or more wickets in a test. J Briggs of England has the best figures in this category of stats. He captured 15 wickets conceding 28 runs against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 1899

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 J Briggs 33.3×4 16 28 15 Eng SAF Cape Town Mar 1889
2 GA Lohmann 25.3×5 11 45 15 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth Feb 1896
3 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 Win NZl Wellington Feb 1995
4 SF Barnes 37.4 14 57 13 Eng SAF The Oval Aug 1912
5 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s Aug 1974
6 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne Jan 1902
7 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1882
8 JC Laker 68.0 27 90 19 Eng Aus Manchester Jul 1956
9 JJ Ferris 54.2×5 27 91 13 Eng SAF Cape Town Mar 1892
10 C Blythe 38.3 10 99 15 Eng SAF Leeds Jul 1907
11 AV Bedser 55.5 23 99 14 Eng Aus Nottingham Jun 1953

 

 

Bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets in a test – K Rabada is the new entrant to the elite club

Bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets in a test – K Rabada is the new entrant to the elite club

K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 FR Spofforth 60.0×4 25 110 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882
3 W Bates 59.2×4 28 102 14 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
4 J Briggs 33.3×4 16 28 15 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
5 JJ Ferris 54.2×5 27 91 13 Eng SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
6 GA Lohmann 25.3×5 11 45 15 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
7 T Richardson 110.3×5 39 244 13 Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
8 SF Barnes 80.1 22 163 13 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
9 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
10 W Rhodes 30.2 3 124 15 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
11 C Blythe 38.3 10 99 15 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
12 SF Barnes 37.4 14 57 13 Eng SAF The Oval 12 Aug 1912
13 SF Barnes 65.3 16 159 17 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
14 SF Barnes 61.5 17 144 14 Eng SAF Durban 14 Feb 1914
15 AA Mailey 76.2 9 236 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
16 JC White 124.5 37 256 13 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
17 CV Grimmett 96.2 28 199 14 Aus SAF Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
18 H Verity 58.3 23 104 15 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
19 CV Grimmett 93.0 41 173 13 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
20 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
21 HJ Tayfield 66.5 22 165 13 SAF Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
22 AV Bedser 55.5 23 99 14 Eng Aus Nottingham 11 Jun 1953
23 JC Laker 68.0 27 90 19 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
24 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 28 114 13 Pak Aus Karachi 11 Oct 1956
25 HJ Tayfield 74.0 26 192 13 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
26 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 Ind Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
27 RAL Massie 60.1 16 137 16 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
28 AW Greig 69.1 17 156 13 Eng Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
29 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
30 MA Holding 53.4 15 149 14 Win Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
31 IT Botham 48.5 14 106 13 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
32 Imran Khan 52.2 11 116 14 Pak Srl Lahore 22 Mar 1982
33 Sir RJ Hadlee 52.3 13 123 15 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
34 Abdul Qadir 73.0 27 101 13 Pak Eng Lahore 25 Nov 1987
35 ND Hirwani 33.5 6 136 16 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
36 MG Hughes 73.1 16 217 13 Aus Win Perth 02 Dec 1988
37 BA Reid 61.0 20 148 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
38 Waqar Younis 56.0 15 135 13 Pak Zim Karachi 01 Dec 1993
39 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
40 M Muralitharan 113.5 41 220 16 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
41 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
42 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
43 M Muralitharan 76.0 13 171 13 Srl SAF Galle 20 Jul 2000
44 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
45 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 Ind Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
46 WPUJC Vaas 57.2 8 191 14 Srl Win Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
47 M Muralitharan 66.4 26 115 13 Srl Zim Kandy 04 Jan 2002
48 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 Ind Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
49 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 SAF Win Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
50 HMRKB Herath 55.2 5 184 14 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
51 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 FR Spofforth 60.0×4 25 110 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882
3 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 AA Mailey 76.2 9 236 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
5 HJ Tayfield 74.0 26 192 13 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
6 RAL Massie 60.1 16 137 16 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
7 MA Holding 53.4 15 149 14 Win Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
8 Abdul Qadir 73.0 27 101 13 Pak Eng Lahore 25 Nov 1987
9 BA Reid 61.0 20 148 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
10 M Muralitharan 113.5 41 220 16 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
11 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HJ Tayfield 66.5 22 165 13 SAF Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
2 HJ Tayfield 74.0 26 192 13 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 SAF Win Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
4 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

The following table lists the bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets in a test on two or more occasions. SF Barnes is the only bowler to capture 13 or more wickets on four occasions in thw annals of test cricket. M Muralitharan [03}, A Kumble {02}, CV Grimmett {02}. FR Spofforth {02}, Harbhajan Singh {02} and HJ Tayfield {02} are the other six bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets on two o  more occasions

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 Ind Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
                   
1 CV Grimmett 96.2 28 199 14 Aus SAF Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
2 CV Grimmett 93.0 41 173 13 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
                   
1 FR Spofforth 60.0×4 25 110 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882
                   
1 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 Ind Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
                   
1 HJ Tayfield 66.5 22 165 13 SAF Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
2 HJ Tayfield 74.0 26 192 13 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
                   
1 M Muralitharan 113.5 41 220 16 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
2 M Muralitharan 76.0 13 171 13 Srl SAF Galle 20 Jul 2000
3 M Muralitharan 66.4 26 115 13 Srl Zim Kandy 04 Jan 2002
                   
1 SF Barnes 80.1 22 163 13 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
2 SF Barnes 37.4 14 57 13 Eng SAF The Oval 12 Aug 1912
3 SF Barnes 65.3 16 159 17 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
4 SF Barnes 61.5 17 144 14 Eng SAF Durban 14 Feb 1914

 

Tests won by teams when its captain failed to open the account in both innings of the test

Tests won by teams when its captain failed to open the account in both innings of the test

South Africa won the just concluded test against England at Centurion by 280 runs to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a test when its captain collected a pair. AB de Villiers – South African captain –  had failed to open his account in both innings of this test. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date Result of the match
1 J Darling 0 0 Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902 Aus Won by 143 runs
2 N Hussain 0 0 Eng Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000 Eng Won by 158 runs
3 MS Atapattu 0 0 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004 Srl Won by 201 runs
4 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016 SAF Won By 280 runs

Australia and South Africa are the two teams to win a test against England under this category of statistics. Australia had won the only test to be played at Sheffield by 143 runs when its captain J Darling collated a pair. After a gap of 114 years, England lost a test when the opponent captain collected a pair

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date Result of the match
1 J Darling 0 0 Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902 Aus Won by 143 runs
2 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016 SAF Won By 280 runs

South Africa’s winning margin – by 280 runs – at Centurion – provide the largest victory msrgin

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date Result of the match
1 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016 SAF Won By 280 runs
2 MS Atapattu 0 0 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004 Srl Won by 201 runs
3 N Hussain 0 0 Eng Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000 Eng Won by 158 runs
4 J Darling 0 0 Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902 Aus Won by 143 runs

 

K Rabada’s feat – becomes the second South African bowler to capture 13 wickets in a home test after 58 years 11 months and seven days

K Rabada’s feat – becomes the second South African bowler to capture 13 wickets in a home test after 58 years 11 months and seven days

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide the 18th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 10.58 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
4 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 11.58 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 15.08 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
6 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 5.45 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
7 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 10.18 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
8 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 11.54 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
9 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 13.63 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
10 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 17.81 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
11 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 9.10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
12 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 9.30 v New Zealand Johannesburg 8 Nov 2007
13 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 10.20 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
14 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 10.80 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
15 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 11.60 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
16 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 14.50 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
17 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 14.70 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
18 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 17.80 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against England on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 10.58 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
4 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 15.08 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 10.18 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
6 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 11.54 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
7 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 13.63 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide not only the best match effort by a South African bowler against England at Home but also the best match figures by a South African bowler at home against all oppositions. The previous best was 13 for 192 by HJ Tayfield against England at Johannesburg in Feb 1957. HJ Tayfield and K Rabada are the only two bowlers to capture 13 wickets in a home test. Thus it took 58 years 11 months and 07 days for a South African bowler to capture 13 wickets at home.

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
Australia vs India – First T20I at Adelaide on 26 Jan 2016 – India won by 37 runs

Australia vs India – First T20I at Adelaide on 26 Jan 2016 – India won by 37 runs

India capped JJ Bumrah and HH Pandya for this game. They became the 57th and 58th cricketers to represent India in T20Is. They also became the sixth and seventh Indian cricketers to make their T20I debut against Australia

Australia capped TM Head for this game. He became the 74th cricketer to represent Australia in T20Is. They also became the sixth Australian cricketer to make his T20I debut against India

Australia won the toss and inserted the opposition to provide the 16th occasion of Australia doing so against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the second such occasion against India. The first occasion was at Dhaka on 30.03.14

V Kohli scored 90 not out in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring an individual ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an individual ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in T20Is

V Kohli’s 90 not out in this game was his tenth fifty of his T20I career. It also represents his best score in T20Is. The previous best was 78 not out against Pakistan at Col-RPS on 30.09.12

V Kohli became the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. He also became the first Indian batsman to earn the distinction of scoring ten fifties

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 MJ Guptill NZl 57 55 7 1666 101* 34.70 1 9 2 154 68
3 TM Dilshan Srl 68 67 10 1618 104* 28.38 1 11 9 191 27
4 M Jayawardene Srl 55 55 8 1493 100 31.76 1 9 4 173 33
5 DA Warner Aus 54 54 3 1465 90* 28.72 0 11 5 139 67
6 CH Gayle Win 45 43 3 1406 117 35.15 1 13 2 122 87
7 H Masakadza Zim 44 44 2 1320 93* 31.42 0 10 0 120 46
8 SR Watson Aus 50 48 3 1176 81 26.13 0 10 3 90 70
9 V Kohli Ind 31 29 6 1106 90* 48.08 0 10 0 115 25

V Kohli’s aggregate of boundary sixes at the end of this game read 25. He became the 44th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 25 or more sixes. He also became the fifth Indian batsman to score 25 or more sixes in T20Is. Others are – Yuvraj Singh {63}, SK Raina {37}, RG Sharma {33} and MS Dhoni {26}

V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 89th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is

V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record stand by Indian batsmen for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was the 88 runs partnership against South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

India posted 188 for 3 in this game which represent the highest team total by India against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 140 for 6 at Sydney on 01.02.12

India posted 188 for 3 in this game which represent the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 150 plus against Australia

SK Raina completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 17 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in T20Is read 1024. He became the second Indian batsman to total 1000 runs in T20Is after V Kohli. V Kohli’s run aggregate at the end of this game 1106

SK Raina completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 17 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in T20Is read 1024. He became the 22nd batsman to total 1000 runs in the history of T20Is

SR Watson was making his 50th appearance in T20Is. He became the 29th cricketer in the history of T20Is to play 50 T20Is. He also became the second Australian cricketer to achieve this distinction after DA Warner. DA Warner has played 54 T20Is.

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of 3 for 23 to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets on debut in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets on T20I debut. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
2 B Kumar 4.0 0 09 3 2 Pak Bangalore 25 Dec 2012
3 AR Patel 4.0 0 17 3 2 Zim Harare 17 Jul 2015
4 JJ Bumrah 3.3 0 23 3 2 Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016

Australia was dismissed all out for 151 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of Australia dismissed all out while batting second – that is while chasing the target.

Australia was dismissed all out for 151 in this game to provide the third occasion of Australia dismissed all out against India in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Australia dismissed all out while batting second against India – that is while chasing the target. The first such occasion was at Dhaka on 30.03.14 when Australia was dismissed all out for 86 by India.

India won this game by 37 runs to provide the 32nd occasion of India winning a T20I game. It also provides India’s sixth win against Australia

V Kohli’s 90 not out in this game provide the 41st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in T20Is. It also represents the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Australia in T20Is. The previous best was 79 not out by RG Sharma at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

The Result summary between the two teams at the end of this game read thus

Team Mat Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR
Australia 10 4 6 0 0 0 0
India 10 6 4 0 0 0 0

R Ashwin captured two wickets conceding 28 runs in this game and took his tally of wickets to 31 in T20Is. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in T20Is. He also became the 39th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 30 plus wickets.