India v Australia, 2017: 1st T20I – Statistical Highlights

The first game of the 3-match T20I series between India and Australia turned out to be a rain-affected game as the Indian team was asked to chase 48 runs in 6 overs after Australia scored 118/8 in 18.4 overs before the rain interrupted their innings. The home team chased down the total with three balls to spare for the loss of just one wicket. It was an all-round performance by the Indian bowlers which put the visitors down to a below-par total.

Here we look at all the stats and records created during the game.

1 – This is the 1st loss as a captain for David Warner in International cricket. He led Australia in five Internationals before this game; three ODIs and two T20Is in Sri Lanka in 2016 with Australia winning in all the five.

1 – Number of instances of a team coming out to bat in a reduced inning of six or fewer overs in T20I cricket before this match. Netherlands-Ireland game in the WT20 2016 at Dharamsala was a 6 overs-a-side match.

6 – Number of batsmen who got out ‘bowled’ during Australian innings. These are the joint most number of batsmen getting dismissed ‘bowled’ in a T20I inning. Scotland against South Africa in 2009, Hong Kong against Nepal in 2014, New Zealand against Bangladesh in 2016 and PNG against UAE in 2017 had six bowled dismissals in their innings. Rohit Sharma, India’s only wicket to fall, was also dismissed bowled.

7 – Number of consecutive wins in T20I cricket for India against Australia. These are the joint 2nd most consecutive wins for any team against an opposition. Pakistan won nine in a row against Zimbabwe while New Zealand and Pakistan won seven consecutive T20Is against Bangladesh.

8 – David Warner became the 8th Australian to lead India in 14 T20Is between the two teams. Virat Kohli became the 2nd Indian captain after MS Dhoni to lead India in a T20I against Australia.

30 – Number of sixes Rohit has hit in International cricket in 2017. He is now the first player to hit 30 and more sixes in five consecutive calendar years.

50 – This is India’s 50th win in T20I cricket (excluding wins in Super Overs). They became the 4th team to complete 50 wins in T20I format after Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This was India’s 84th T20I, the equal number of matches Pakistan needed for their 50th T20I win. South Africa recorded their 50th T20I win in the 83rd game while Sri Lanka got there in the 92nd.