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Most byes conceded in a test innings – Record rewritten after 90 years

05/08/2024 hrg

Zimbabwe conceded 42 byes against Ireland in the test at Belfast in Jul 2024 to create the world record for conceding most byes in a test innings. The previous record for conceding most byes in a test innings was 37 conceded by England against Australia at The Oval in Aug 1934. Thus Zimbabwe rewrote the record after 90 years.

C Madande was the Zimbabwe wicket keeper who conceded 42 byes in Ireland’s first innings of 250 at Belfast in Jul 2024. C Madande was making his test debut.

LEG Ames was the England wicket keeper to concede 37 byes in Australia’s second innings score 327 of at The Oval in Aug 1934.

The previous record of conceding most byes in a test innings was 17 against India’s first innings score of 536 for 7 declared at Delhi in Mar 1993. A Flower kept wickets for Zimbabwe in this test.

Zimbabwe conceded 42 byes against Ireland in the test at Belfast in Jul 2024 to provide the first occasion of a team conceding 40 plus byes in test innings in the annals of test cricket

Zimbabwean wicket keeper conceded 42 byes against Ireland in the test at Belfast in Jul 2024 to provide the first occasion of a wicket keeper conceding 40 plus byes in test innings in the annals of test cricket

Sri Lanka vs India – Second ODI at Col-RPS on 04 Aug 2024 – Sri Lanka won by 32 runs

04/08/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 225th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first duck in an innings in ODIs It also provides the 50th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first duck in an innings in ODIs It also provides the 12th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings of an ODI against India

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 16th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first duck in the first innings of an ODI It also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the first innings of an ODI against India

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first duck in the first innings of an ODI which tantamount to dismissal by the first ball of a match It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first ball duck in the first innings of an ODI against India which tantamount to dismissal by the first ball of a match

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 86th occasion of opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first duck in the first innings of an ODI which tantamount to dismissal by the first ball of a match It also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first ball duck in the first innings of an ODI against India which tantamount to dismissal by the first ball of a match

RG Sharma of India scored 64 in this game to provide the 616th occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the 97^th occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma of India scored 64 in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma of India scored 64 in this game to provide the 289^th occasion of Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the 53^rd occasion of Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game represents his 73rd fifty as an opening batsman, his 19th fifty as captain opening batsman and his 20th fifty as captain while representing India

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game represents his twelfth fifty as an opening batsman, his fifth fifty as captain opening batsman and his fifth fifty as captain while representing India against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored four boundary sixes in his knock of 64 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 302 boundary sixes while opening the innings. He became the first Indian opening batsman to score 300 plus boundary sixes in ODIs

RG Sharma scored four boundary sixes in his knock of 64 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 302 boundary sixes while opening the innings. He became the second opening batsman to score 300 plus boundary sixes in ODIs. CH Gayle is the other opening batsman in ODIs to score 328 boundary sixes

RG Sharma scored 64 and KL Rahul score zero in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Indian captain scoring a fifty and wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in an innings in a ODI

RG Sharma scored 64 and KL Rahul score zero in this game to provide the third occasion of Indian captain scoring a fifty and wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in an innings in a ODI against Sri Lanka

JDF Vandersay of Sri Lanka captured six wickets for 31 runs in this game to provide the 16^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings in ODIs against India

JDF Vandersay of Sri Lanka captured six wickets for 31 runs in this game to provide the 13^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six wickets in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six wickets in an innings in ODIs against India

JDF Vandersay of Sri Lanka captured six wickets for 31 runs in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings in ODIs against India

JDF Vandersay of Sri Lanka captured six wickets for 31 runs in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six wickets in an innings in ODIs. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six wickets in an innings in ODIs against India

India was dismissed all out for 208 in this game to provide the 298^th occasion of India dismissed all out in an innings in ODI. It also provides the 34^th occasion of India dismissed all out in an innings in ODI against Sri Lanka.

India was dismissed all out for 208 in this game to provide the 162nd occasion of India dismissed all out in an innings while batting second in ODI. It also provides the 20^th occasion of India dismissed all out in an innings while batting second in ODI against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 424th occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI. It also provides the 58^th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India.

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 220th occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI by runs margin. It also provides the 27th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India by runs margin

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 177th occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI on home soil. It also provides the 29th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India on home soil.

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 86th occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI by runs margin on home soil. It also provides the 15th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India by runs margin on home soil.

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 81st occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI at Col-RPS. It also provides the 42nd occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India at Col-RPS.

Sri Lanka won this game by 32 runs to provide the 17th occasion of Sri Lanka winning ODI by runs margin at Col-RPS. It also provides the tenth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a ODI against India by runs margin at Col-RPS.

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game was in losing cause to provide the 179^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain, provides the 20^th occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman’s fifty going in vain and provides the 89th occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty going in vain in One day Internationals.

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game was in losing cause to provide the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain, provide the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman’s fifty going in vain and the 15th occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty going in vain in One day Internationals against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game was in losing cause to provide the 17^th occasion of his fifty as opening batsman going in vain, provides the second occasion of his fifth as captain opening batsman’s fifty going in vain and provides the third occasion of his fifth as captain going in vain in One day Internationals.

RG Sharma’s 64 in this game was in losing cause to provide the second occasion of his fifty as opening batsman going in vain, provide the first occasion of his fifty as captain opening batsman going in vain and the first occasion of his fifty as captain going in vain in One day Internationals against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s four boundary sixes in his knock of 64 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 249 boundary sixes whenever he scored a fifty and with it the record of most boundary sixes by an opening batsman in the annals of one day internationals. He went past CH Gayle who has scored 248 boundary sixes and held the record for most boundary sixes by an opening batsman whenever he scored a fifty in the annals of one day internationals

Sri Lanka vs India – First ODI at Col-RPS on 02 Aug 2024-Match tied

02/08/2024 hrg

KIC Asalanka became the 27^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games. He also became the 19th Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in one day games

KIC Asalanka became the 17^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games on home soil. He also became the 12th Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in one day games on home soil

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat to provide the 240th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in ODIs. It also provides the 47^th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so against India in ODIs

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat to provide the 85^th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in ODIs on home soil. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of Sri Lanka doing so against India in ODIs on home soil

Sri Lanka capped M Shiraj for this game. He became the 213^th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in one day games. He also became the Sri Lankan cricketer to make his one day debut against India.

Sri Lanka capped M Shiraj for this game. He became the 76^th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in one day games on home soil. He also became the twelfth Sri Lankan cricketer to make his one day debut against India on home soil.

Arshdeep Singh and S Dube of India were making their first appearance in ODIs against Sri Lanka. They became the 162^nd and 163^rd Indian cricketers to play ODIs against Sri Lanka.

Arshdeep Singh, S Dube and SS Iyer of India were making their first appearance in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. They became the 103^rd 104^th and 105^th Indian cricketers to play ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

P Nissanka {56} and DN Wellage {67 not out} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in this game to provide the 1180^th and 1181^st occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs. It also provides the 212^th and 213^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs against India

P Nissanka {56} and DN Wellage {67 not out} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in this game to provide the 400^th and 401^st occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs on home soil. It also provides the 91^st and 92nd occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs against India on home soil

P Nissanka {56} of Sri Lanka scored fifty in this game to provide the 423rd occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in ODIs. It also provides the 67th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifty in ODIs against India

P Nissanka {56} of Sri Lanka scored fifty in this game to provide the 149th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in ODIs on home soil. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifty in ODIs against India on home soil

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 615^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the 96^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 188^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the 30^th occasion of an Indian opening scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 288^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the 52^nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 105^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 81^st occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 24^th occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 19^th fifty while leading India in ODIs. It also provides his fourth fifty while leading India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 72nd fifty while opening for India in ODIs. It also provides his eleventh fifty while opening for India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 87^th fifty as a batsman for India in ODIs. It also provides his fourteenth fifty as a batsman India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 56 and RG Sharma of India scored 58 in this game to provide the 31st occasion of rival opening batsman scoring fifties in a ODI in India-Sri Lanka one day series

RG Sharma took a catch in Sri Lanka’s innings which fetched him an aggregate of 95 catches in ODIs. It also fetched him an aggregate of 23 catches against Sri Lanka

This game ended in a tie to provide the 44^th occasion of a tied game in the annals of ODIs. It also provided the first occasion of a tied game in Sri Lanka

It also provides the tenth occasion of tied game involving India. India became the second team to be involved in ten or more tied games. West Indies is the other team to be involved in eleven tied games

Sri Lanka is involved in six tied games. It also provides the second tied game between Sri Lanka and India. The first tied game between India and Sri Lanka was at Adelaide on 16.02.2012

It is interesting to note that in these two tied game, India’s opening batsmen and captains scored fifties

At Col-RPS – Opening batsmen RG Sharma scored 58 : At Adelaide- Opening batsman G Gambhir had scored 91

At Col-RPS – Captain RG Sharma scored 58 : At Adelaide- Captain MS Dhoni had scored 58 not out

RG Sharma and V Kohli were in the playing Eleven in both these tied games. At Adelaide RG Sharma and V Kohli scored 15 runs each, and at Col-RPS, RG Sharma scored 58 and V Kohli scored 24. At Adelaide both the teams scored 239 for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 50 overs

Teams scoring 400 plus runs in the first, second and third innings of test

01/08/2024 hrg

The Nottingham test between England and West Indies witnessed a rare feat of teams scoring 400 plus runs in the first, second and third innings of a test. A research in to this statistics revealed that there are only seven occasions of such a feat in the annals of test cricket which includes the Nottingham test between England and West Indies

The other six tests in which such a feat has been witnessed are

1	England v Australia at Nottingham, 1938
2	Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1972/73
3	New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 1973/74
4	Pakistan v India at Faisalabad, 2005/06
5	Australia v India at Sydney, 2007/08
6	India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 2009/10

Sri Lanka Vs India-Third T20I at Pallekele on 30 Jul 2024-Match tied-India wins the Super over

31/07/2024 hrg

SV Samson of India scored zero in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I against Sri Lanka

SV Samson’s zero in this game provides his third zero as a wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. He became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score three or more zeroes in T20Is. RR Pant has scored four zeros in T20Is

SV Samson’s zero in this game provides his third zero as a wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. He became the 49th wicket keeper batsman to score three or more zeroes in T20Is.

Shubman Gill was dismissed stumped for 39 to provide the 21^st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20I against Sri Lanka

Shubman Gill was dismissed stumped in a T20I for the third occasion. He became the third Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped in a T20I on three occasions. Others are – RG Sharma and SS Iyer

Shubman Gill was dismissed stumped for 39 to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20I against Sri Lanka

Shubman Gill was dismissed stumped in a T20I for the third occasion. He became the first Indian opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a T20I on three occasions.

KIC Asalanka scored zero in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero in a T20I. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero in a T20I against India

KIC Asalanka scored zero in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero at home in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero at home in a T20I against India

KIC Asalanka and M Teekhana collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the 68^th and 69th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball ducks in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the 15^th and 16^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I against India

KIC Asalanka collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Sri Lankan captain collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I against India

This game ended in a Tie providing the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka involved in a tied game in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of India involved in a tied game in T20Is. It also provides the first tied game between Sri Lanka and India in T20Is

India won this game on superover which helped them to clinch the series 3-0

Sri Lanka Vs India-Second T20I at Pallekele on 28 Jul 2024-India won by seven wickets {DLS Method}

30/07/2024 hrg

MDKJ Perera scored 53 in this game to provide the 120th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the 18^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in a T20I against India

MDKJ Perera scored 53 in this game to provide the third occasion of his scoring a fifty in an innings in a T20I against India He became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score fifties in an innings on three occasions in T20Is against India. Others are – BKG Mendis, P Nissanka and KC Sangakkara.

MDKJ Perera scored 53 in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring a fifty in an innings in a T20I. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score fourteen fifties in an innings in T20Is. Others are – BKG Mendis and TM Dilshan

MDKJ Perera scored 53 in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring a half century in an innings in a T20I. He became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score fourteen half centuries in an innings in T20Is. BKG Mendis is the other Sri Lankan batsman score fourteen half centuries in an innings in T20I

MD Shanaka and PW Hasaranga collected the first ball ducks in this game to provide the 66^th and 67th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the 13^th and 14^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings in a T20I against India

MD Shanaka and PW Hasaranga scored zeroes in this game to provide the 160^th and 161st occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the 25^th and 25^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in a T20I against India

SV Samson collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 52^nd occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SV Samson collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SV Samson scored zero in this game to provide the 114th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero in an innings in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SV Samson scored zero in this game to provide the 32^nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring zero in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring zero in an innings in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SA Yadav scored 26 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 2424 runs in T20Is at the end of this game. He became the 18th batsman to aggregate 2400 plus runs in the history of T20Is. He became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 2400 plus runs in the history of T20Is.

SA Yadav scored two boundary sixes in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 136 boundary sixes in T20Is. He now stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in T20Is. Other batsmen to score more than 136 boundary sixes in T20Is are – RG Sharma {205}, MJ Guptill {173} and JC Buttler {137}

MDKJ Perera’s 53 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 50th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I against India

MDKJ Perera’s 53 in this game was in a losing cause to provide his sixth fifty going in vain in T20I. He now holds the record of witnessing most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman going in vain in T20Is

Sri Lanka Vs India-First T20I at Pallekele on 27 Jul 2024-India won by 43 runs

30/07/2024 hrg

SK Yadav scored 58 runs in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in a T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SK Yadav scored 58 runs in this game to provide the 217th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I. It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I against Sri Lanka

SA Yadav’s 58 in this game represent his 24^th fifty in T20Is. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 24 plus fifties in T20I. Others are – V Kohli {39}, RG Sharma {37} and KL Rahul {24}

SA Yadav’s 58 in this game represent his 24^th fifty in T20Is. He became the ninth batsman to score 24 plus fifties in T20I. Others are – Babar Azam {39}, V Kohli {39}, RG Sharma {37}, Mohammad Rizwan {30}, DA Warner {29}, JC Buttler {25}, KL Rahul {24} and P Sterling {24}

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed stumped for 40 in this game to provide the 20^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I against Sri Lanka

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed stumped for 40 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s four bowlers – D Madhushanka {45}, AM Fernando {47}, M Teekhana {44} and M Pathirana {40} – conceded 40 plus runs in an innings to provide a total of 112 occasions of Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 40 plus runs in an innings in T20I. It also provides the total of 30 such occasions in a T20I against India

Sri Lanka’s four bowlers – D Madhushanka {45}, AM Fernando {47}, M Teekshana {44} and M Pathirana {40} – conceded 40 plus runs in an innings to provide the second occasions of four Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 40 plus runs in an innings in T20I. It also provides the second such occasion in a T20I against India

M Teekshana returned with figures of 4.0-0-44-0 to provide the 48th occasion of a bowler conceding 44 runs in four overs without a wicket in a T20I. It also provide the eighth occasion of a bowler conceding 44 runs in four overs without a wicket in a T20I against India

M Teekshana returned with figures of 4.0-0-44-0 to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 44 runs in four overs without a wicket in a T20I. It also provide the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 44 runs in four overs without a wicket in a T20I against India

M Pathirana captured four wickets conceding 40 runs in this game to provide the 25^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in a T20I against India.

M Pathirana captured four wickets conceding 40 runs in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in a T20I against India.

M Pathirana captured four wickets conceding 40 runs in this game to provide the second occasion of his capturing four wickets in an innings in a T20I. Prior to this he had captured four for 24 against Afghanistan at Dambulla on 17.02.2024

M Pathirana became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to capture four wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are – PW Hasaranga {03}, BAW Mendis {03}, N Tushara {02} and KMDN Kulasekhara {02}

M Pathirana became the sixth Sri Lankan bowler to capture four or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are – BAW Mendis {05}, PW Hasaranga {03}, SL Malinga {03}, N Tushara {03}, and KMDN Kulasekhara {02}

M Pathirana’s four for 40 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in a T20I. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in a T20I against India

M Pathirana’s four for 40 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four wickets in an innings going in vain in a T20I. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four wickets in an innings going in vain in a T20I against India

India posted a total of 213 for 7 in this game to provide the 35^th occasion of India posting a team total of 200 plus runs in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a team total of 200 plus runs in an innings in a T20I against Sri Lanka

India posted a total of 213 for 7 in this game to provide the first occasion of India posting a team total of 200 plus runs in an innings in a T20I in Sri Lanka. The previous bests were – 174 for 7 at Col-RPS on 10.02.2009, 174 for 3 at Col-RPS on 06.09.2017 and 174 for 5 at Col-RPS on 06.03.2018

MD Shanaka was dismissed run out without scoring in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed without scoring in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed without scoring in an innings in a T20I against India

KIC Asalanka scored zero in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero in a T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero in a T20I against India

KIC Asalanka scored zero in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero at home in a T20I. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring zero at home in a T20I against India

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 170 in this game to provide the 42^nd occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the ninth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in a T20I against India

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 170 in this game to provide the 25^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings while batting second in a T20I. It also provides the eighth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings while batting second in a T20I against India

Sri Lankan innings contained three zeroes to provide a total of 159 Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in T20I. It also provides a total of 24 Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in a T20I against India

Sri Lankan innings contained three zeroes to provide the twelfth occasion of three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in T20I. It also provides the second occasion of three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in a T20I against India

Sri Lankan innings contained three zeroes to provide the ninth occasion of three Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in T20I. It also provides the first occasion of three Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in a T20I against India

D Madhushanka of Sri Lanka scored zero in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at number eleven scoring zero in an innings in a T20I. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at number eleven scoring zero in an innings in a T20I against India.

It is interesting to note that it was D Madhushanka – the number eleven batsman dismissed run out for zero on these two occasions. The first occasion was at Wankhede on 03.01.2023

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 79 in this game to provide the 119^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20I. It also provides the 17^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20I against India.

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 79 in this game to provide the occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20I. It also provides the seventh occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20I against India.

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 79 in this game to provide the highest individual score in an innings by Sri Lankan opening batsman T20I against India. The previous best was his own 75 at Dharamsala on 26.02.2022

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 79 in this game to provide his third fifty in an innings as an opening batsman T20I against India. He became the second Sri Lankan opening batsman to score fifties on three occasions against India in T20Is. BKG Mendis is the other opening batsman to perform such a feat against India

P Nissanka with his three fifties against India became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score three fifties against India in T20Is. Others to perform such a feat are BKG Mendis and KC Sangakkara

P Nissanka’s 79 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 49^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I against India

P Nissanka’s 79 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 19^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in T20I against India

P Nissanka has witnessed five fifties of his going in vain as an opening in T20Is.The other Sri Lankan opening batsman to witness five fifties going in vain is TM Dilshan

P Nissanka became the fifth Sri Lankan batsman to witness five fifties going in vain in T20Is. Others are – MDKJ Perera, LD Chandimal, TM Dilshan and AD Matthews

Batsmen scoring a century and a zero in a test match

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KAR Hodge of West Indies scored 120 and zero against England at Nottingham in the second test of the just concluded test series to provide the 25^th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century and a zero in a test match

It also provides the eleventh occasion of a West Indies batsman performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	IM Barrow	105	0	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
2	GS Sobers	0	113*	West Indies	v England	Kingston	08 Feb 1968
3	CA Davis	103	0	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
4	RC Fredericks	0	138	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1976
5	IVA Richards	0	182*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
6	DL Haynes	0	109	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
7	RB Richardson	104	0	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991
8	S Chanderpaul	118	0	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998
9	SO Dowrich	0	116*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
10	RL Chase	0	102*	West Indies	v England	Gros Islet	09 Feb 2019
11	KAR Hodge	120	0	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024

KAR Hodge of West Indies scored 120 in the first innings and zero in the second innings against England at Nottingham in the second test of the just concluded test series to provide the twelfth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in the first innings and a zero in the second innings of a test match All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	IM Barrow	105	0	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
2	SM Nurse	201	0	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
3	CA Davis	103	0	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
4	GS Sobers	132	0	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
5	IVA Richards	208	0	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
6	RB Richardson	104	0	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991
7	KLT Arthurton	157*	0	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992
8	S Chanderpaul	118	0	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998
9	SL Campbell	170	0	West Indies	v New Zealand	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
10	BC Lara	153	0	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
11	S Chanderpaul	126*	0	West Indies	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008
12	KAR Hodge	120	0	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024

It also provides the sixth occasion of a West Indies batsman performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	IM Barrow	105	0	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
2	CA Davis	103	0	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
3	RB Richardson	104	0	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991
4	S Chanderpaul	118	0	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998
5	KAR Hodge	120	0	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024

Teams losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the second innings of a test which is its first innings

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West Indies posted a total of 457 in the second innings which is its first innings of the second test at Nottingham in the just concluded test series and lost the test to provide the 36^th occasion of a team losing a test despite posting a total of 400 plus runs in the second innings of the test which is team’s first innings.

It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team losing a test against England after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the second innings of test which is its first innings

No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	454	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	Australia	419	2	lost	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995
3	West Indies	416	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
4	South Africa	419	2	lost	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005
5	Pakistan	538	2	lost	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
6	Pakistan	504	2	lost	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006
7	New Zealand	523	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	21 May 2015
8	Pakistan	400	2	lost	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
9	Pakistan	579	2	lost	v England	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
10	India	436	2	lost	v England	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024
11	West Indies	457	2	lost	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024

It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the second innings of test which is its first innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies losing a test against England after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the second innings of test which is its first innings

No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	408	2	lost	v Australia	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
2	West Indies	410	2	lost	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003
3	West Indies	416	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
4	West Indies	404	2	lost	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
5	West Indies	457	2	lost	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024
No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	416	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
2	West Indies	457	2	lost	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024

Zimbabwe Vs India – 5th 20I – at Harare on 14 Jul 2024 – India won by 42 runs

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SV Samson of India scored 58 in this game to provide the 198^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in an innings in T20I. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe

SV Samson of India scored 58 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings in T20I. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe

S Dube of India was dismissed run out for 26 in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe.

Sikander Raza of Zimbabwe was dismissed run out for 26 in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of an Zimbabwe batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I against India.

Note the interesting coincidence on the two runs out in this game – S Dube of India was dismissed run out for 26 in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe.

W Madhavwere and R Nagavara werre dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 128^th and 129^th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I. It also provides the tenth and eleventh occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I against India

W Madhavwere was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I. It also provides the third occasion of a Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring zero in an innings in T20I against India

W Madhavere’s zero in this game provides his third zero in an innings in a T20I as an opening batsman. He became the seventh Zimbabwe opening batsman to score three or more zeroes in an innings.

Mukesh Kumar of India captured four wickets in this game to provide the 35^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe

Mukesh Kumar of India captured four wickets in this game to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in T20I against Zimbabwe

Mukhesh Kumar’s four for 22 in this game represent his best bowling of his T20i career. The previous best was his 3 for 32 against Australia at Bengaluru on 03.12.2023

Mukhesh Kumar’s four for 22 in this game represent his best bowling of his T20i career against Zimbabwe. The previous best was his 3 for 37 against Zimbabwe at Harare on 07.07.2024