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The number of bowlers to claim five-wicket hauls in all three international formats. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who became the first Indian paceman to claim a five-wicket haul in T20Is, when he claimed 5/24 against South Africa at the Wanderers on February 18, 2018, also became the first Indian to claim a five-wicket haul in all three international formats. The table below has the details.
Bowlers with five wicket hauls in all three formats in international cricket
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The number of bowlers whose maiden wicket in T20I cricket was Virat Kohli. Tabraiz Shamsi’s maiden T20I wicket of Kohli came in the first match at the Wanderers. The table below lists all the bowlers whose first T20I wicket was the Indian captain.
Bowlers' maiden T20I wicket being Virat Kohli
Notes:
+ keeper
Meaker appeared in only two T20Is and his only other wicket was also Kohli
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The number of occasions when both the opposition wicketkeepers managed to register 50-plus scores in same T20I game. This occurred in the second game at Centurion and it was the first involving an Indian wicketkeeper. The table has all the details.
Both wicket-keepers registering 50+ scores in an T20I match.
+McCullum was also the captain
The number of occasions India has lost a three-match T20I bilateral series. The recent 2-1 victory against South Africa is India’s seventh bilateral series victory involving three matches. The side is yet to lose a three-match T20I series.
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