Statsman: Virat Kohli first to 4,000 runs in T20Is, Sikandar Raza in elite company

Virat Kohli became the first batter to score more than 300 runs against a particular opponent (Pakistan) in T20 World Cups. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza became the second player — after Shane Watson — to score 200+ runs and taking 10+ wickets in a single edition of the competition.

Virat Kohli is also the highest run-getter in the T20 World Cup competition with 1,141 runs. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

2 The number of players who have the all-round distinction of scoring 200+ runs and also claiming 10+ wickets in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Zimbabwean Sikandar Raza became the latest player to achieve this in the 2022 edition. He emulated Australian Shane Watson, who, in the 2012 edition in Sri Lanka, accumulated 249 runs and also claimed 11 wickets.

Players with the best all-round performances in a single edition of the T20 World Cup

200+ runs and 10 wickets

Player	For	Year	Mts	Runs	Ave.	Wkts	Ave.
Shane Watson	Aus	2012	6	249	49.8	11	16
Sikandar Raza	Zim	2022	8	219	27.38	10	15.6

150 runs and 8 wickets

Player	For	Year	Mts	Runs	Ave.	Wkts	Ave.
Dwayne Bravo	WI	2009	6	154	38.5	10	18.4
Shahid Afridi	Pak	2009	7	176	35.2	11	13.55
Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	2014	7	186	37.2	8	17.88

308 The total number of runs scored by Virat Kohli against Pakistan in T20 World Cup. He thus became the first batter to aggregate over 300 runs against a particular opponent in this competition. The previous record was held by West Indian Chris Gayle with 289 runs against Australia. For the record, after Kohli, Bangladeshi Shakib Al Hasan has made the most runs — 220 — against Pakistan in T20 World Cup.

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Most runs made by a batter against a particular opponent in T20 World Cup

Runs	Batter	For	Opponent	Mts	Inns	Ave.	50s	From	To
308	Virat Kohli	India	Pakistan	5	5	308	4	2012	2022
289	Chris Gayle	West Indies	Australia	6	6	57.8	4	2009	2021
238	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	West Indies	7	7	47.6	2	2009	2016
226	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	5	5	75.33	1	2007	2014
226	David Warner	Australia	West Indies	6	6	45.2	2	2009	2021

Note: Both Gayle and Kohli are the only batters to register four scores of fifty-plus against a T20WC opponent.

1 The number of batters to reach the landmark of 4000 runs in T20I cricket. Virat Kohli, when on 42, during his half-century knock in the second semifinal against England in Adelaide on 10 November 2022, became the first batter to reach 4000 runs in T20Is. Kohli was also the first to reach the 3000-run landmark in T20I cricket when he achieved this in March 2021. Incidentally, Kohli is also the highest run-getter in the T20 World Cup competition with 1141 runs.

First batter to reach the following landmarks in T20I cricket

Landmark	Batter	For	Opp	Venue	Achieved on	Score	Runs	Ave	100/50
500	Brendon McCullum	NZ	Ind	Christchurch	25-Feb-09	56*	513	30.18	0/3
1000	Brendon McCullum	NZ	Zim	Providence	4-May-10	22*	1009	36.04	1/6
1500	Brendon McCullum	NZ	Ban	Pallekele	21-Sep-12	123	1566	38.2	2/9
2000	Brendon McCullum	NZ	Neth	Chittagong	29-Mar-14	65	2044	36.5	2/13
2500	Rohit Sharma	Ind	Ban	Rajkot	7-Nov-19	85	2537	32.53	4/18
3000	Virat Kohli	Ind	Eng	Ahmedabad	14-Mar-21	73*	3001	50.86	0/26
3500	Rohit Sharma	Ind	HK	Dubai	31-Aug-22	21	3520	32	4/27
4000	Virat Kohli	Ind	Eng	Adelaide	10-Nov-22	50	4008	52.74	1/37

Note: The final tally of runs at the end of the match is mentioned in the table’s last three columns.

63 Hardik Pandya’s score against England in Adelaide on 10 Nov 2022. This is now the highest score by an Indian batter while coming in at position #5 or lower in a T20 World Cup match.

Runs	bat#	Batter	Opp	venue	Date	Result
63	5	Hardik Pandya	Eng	Adelaide	10-Nov-22	Lost
58	5	Yuvraj Singh	Eng	Durban	19-Sep-07	Won
50*	5	Rohit Sharma	SA	Durban	20-Sep-07	Won
45*	6	MS Dhoni	SA	Durban	20-Sep-07	Won
45	6	Suresh Raina	SA	Colombo RPS	2-Oct-12	Won
40	6	Hardik Pandya	Pak	Melbourne	23-Oct-22	Won

3 The number of occasions when an Indian batter was dismissed ’hit wicket’ in a T20 international match and also the number of times a batter has been dismissed in this manner in a T20 World Cup match.

Indians dismissed ‘hit wicket’ in a T20I match

Batter	Runs (balls)	Bat#	Opp	Bowler	Venue	Date	Result
K. L. Rahul	18 (17)	3	SL	Jeewan Mendis	Colombo RPS	12-Mar-18	Won
Harshal Patel	18 (11)	8	NZ	Lockie Ferguson	Kolkata	21-Nov-21	Won
Hardik Pandya	63 (33)	5	Eng	Chris Jordan	Adelaide	10-Nov-22	Lost

Dismissed ‘hit wicket’ in a T20 World Cup match

Batter	For	Runs (balls)	Bat#	Opp	Bowler	Venue	Date	Result
David Obuya	Kenya	0 (1)	2	NZ	Mark Gillespie	Durban	12-Sep-07	Lost
Nasum Ahmed	Bangladesh	0 (1)	10	SA	Anrich Nortje	Abu Dhabi	2-Nov-21	Lost
Hardik Pandya	India	63 (33)	5	Eng	Chris Jordan	Adelaide	10-Nov-22	Lost

170 The unbeaten stand between England’s Jos Buttler and Alex Hales in the semifinal against India in Adelaide on 10 Nov 2022, is now the highest partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cup history. India now holds the dubious record of becoming the first bowling side to concede partnerships of 150+ in this competition on two occasions.

The highest partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cup history

Stand	Wkt	Pair	For	Against	Venue	Date
170*	1st	Jos Buttler/Alex Hales	Eng	Ind	Adelaide	10-Nov-22
168	2nd	Quinton de Kock/Rilee Rossouw	SA	Ban	Sydney	27-Oct-22
166	2nd	Mahela Jayawardene/Kumar Sangakkara	SL	WI	Bridgetown	7-May-10
152*	1st	Mohd Rizwan/Babar Azam	Pak	Ind	Dubai	24-Oct-21
152	3rd	Alex Hales/Eoin Morgan	Eng	SL	Chittagong	27-Mar-14

Note: all the above instances resulted in victories for the batting side.

2 The number of occasions India wasn’t able to claim a single opponent wicket while defending a target of 150-plus. India now has this unenviable record of being the first side in T20I cricket to do it twice and on both occasions, it has come in the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Pakistani openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam now have the unique distinction of being involved on two occasions in successful run chases of 150+ in T20I cricket without being dismissed.

Highest successful run chase of 150 or more without any loss of wickets in a T20I match

Team1	Total	Winner	Total	Overs	Opening Pair	Venue	Date	Won by
Eng	199/5	Pak	203/0	19.3	Mohd Rizwan 88*, Babar Azam 110*	Karachi	22-Sep-22	3 balls to spare
Pak	168/7	NZ	171/0	17.4	Martin Guptill 87*, Kane Williamson 72*	Hamilton	17-Jan-16	14 balls to spare
Ind	168/6	Eng	170/0	16	Jos Buttler 80*, Alex Hales 86*	Adelaide	10-Nov-22	24 balls to spare
Ind	151/7	Pak	152/0	17.5	Mohd Rizwan 79*, Babar Azam 68*	Dubai	24-Oct-21	13 balls to spare

2 The number of English players to win the Player of the tournament in the T20 World Cups. Sam Curran emulated Kevin Pietersen, who had won this title in the 2010 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. Curran became the first player to win both the player of the final and also the player of the tournament awards in the same edition of the T20 World Cup. For the record, Pakistani Shahid Afridi who won the player of the tournament in 2007, received the player of the final award in 2009. Virat Kohli is the only one to win the player of the tournament on two occasions in 2014 and 2016 respectively.

Player of the tournament in each of the T20 World Cups

Year	Venue	Player of the tournament	Tournament performance	Team's performance	Tournament Winner
2007	South Africa	Shahid Afridi (Pak)	91 runs & 12 wickets	Runner-up	India
2009	England	Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)	317 runs	Runner-up	Pakistan
2010	West Indies	Kevin Pietersen (Eng)	248 runs	Won title	England
2012	Sri Lanka	Shane Watson (Aus)	249 runs & 11 wickets	Semi-finalist	West Indies
2014	Bangladesh	Virat Kohli (Ind)	319 runs	Runner-up	Sri Lanka
2016	India	Virat Kohli (Ind)	273 runs	Semi-finalist	West Indies
2021	UAE	David Warner (Aus)	289 runs	Won title	Australia
2022	Australia	Sam Curran (Eng)	13 wickets	Won title	England

All records are correct and updated until 13 November 2022