5 Facts you might not know about India's first T20I
India played its first T20I against South Africa in 2006.
5. Sachin’s only T20I wicket
Many people have talked about how good a bowler Sachin Tendulkar was. The master blaster has 154 ODI wickets and 46 Test wickets. He was a really good leg-spinner and often saved India from the trouble of not having an extra bowler. Whenever captains didn’t find a good option for bowling part-timers, Sachin always came in and bowled a few crucial overs.
Earlier, we discussed how Agarkar couldn’t finish his spell in this match. So captain Sehwag had to get one and a half overs done by a part-timer. And he looked at Sachin for some help. The legendary batsman didn’t disappoint his captain. Not only did he help Sehwag to get Agarkar’s quota of overs done but he also picked a wicket.
He picked up the crucial wicket of Justin Kemp, who was batting on 22 at the time. He trapped Kemp in front of the stumps. Tendulkar ended with figures for 2.3-0-12-1 and bowled a tight spell. As Tendulkar never played a T20I match again, this remains his only T20I wicket.
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