Ruturaj’s feat
0 The number of Indians who have registered a three-figure score in T20 internationals against Australia before Ruturaj Gaikwad’s recent unbeaten 123 in Guwahati on 28 Nov 2023. In doing so, he not only became the first Indian but also achieved the highest individual score by any opponent batter against the Aussies in this format.
Three-figure scores against Australia in T20 internationals
Runs | Batter | For | Venue | Date | Result |
123* | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 | Lost |
116* | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Feb 2010 | Tie (NZ won Super over) |
105 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 2018 | Lost |
104* | Tillakeratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 6 Aug 2011 | Won |
Note: all the above were openers
** The previous highest score for India against Australia was the unbeaten 90 by Virat Kohli at Adelaide on 26 Jan 2016.
4 The number of T20 international centuries for Glenn Maxwell. The quick-scoring Aussie, during his match-winning knock of an unbeaten 104 in Guwahati, became the second batter in T20I history to make four career centuries in this format, thus equalling the record held by Indian Rohit Sharma for a little over five years since 6 Nov 2018 — refer to the first table below.
Maxwell, meanwhile, became
** The first to register four unbeaten centuries (seven others have two).
** the first to make three centuries while batting second (Babar Azam & UAE’s Waseem Muhammad have two).
** The first to make four three-figure scores in a winning cause (Rohit Sharma, Colin Munro & Babar Azam have three).
** The first to make three centuries while batting at #4 (Glenn Phillips & Suryakumar Yadav have two).
** The first among the 23 players to register a three-figure score while playing their career’s 100th T20I match (previous highest: 85 by Rohit Sharma) — refer to the second table below
First batter to hit maximum number of three-figure scores in T20I history.
Century | Batter (for) | Runs | Opp | Venue | Achieved on | Held solo record for (days) |
#1 | Chris Gayle (WI) | 117 | SA | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 | 901 (2y-5m-17d) |
(Brendon McCullum on 28 Feb 2010, Suresh Raina on 2 May 2010, Mahela Jayawardene on 3 May 2010, Tillakaratne Dilshan on 6 Aug 2011, Richard Levi on 19 Feb 2012, Richie Berrington on 24 July 2012 – equalled Chris Gayle) | ||||||
#2 | Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 123 | Ban | Palekelle | 21 Sep 2012 | 1272 (3y-5m-24d) |
(Chris Gayle on 16 Mar 2016, Evin Lewis on 9 Jul 2017, Colin Munro on 4 Nov 2017, Rohit Sharma on 22 Dec 2017 equalled McCullum) | ||||||
#3 | Colin Munro (NZ) | 104 | WI | Mt Maunganui | 3 Jan 2018 | 186 days (6m-5d) |
(Rohit Sharma on 8 Jul 2018 equalled Munro) | ||||||
#4 | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | 111* | WI | Lucknow | 6 Nov 2018 | 1848 days (5y-22d) |
(Glenn Maxwell on 28 Nov 2023 equalled Sharma) |
Scores of 50+ in a player’s 100th match
Runs | Batter (For) | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
104* | Glenn Maxwell (Aus) | Ind | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 | Won |
85 | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | Ban | Rajkot | 7 Nov 2019 | Won |
73 | Jos Buttler (Eng) | NZ | Brisbane | 1 Nov 2022 | Won |
53 | Ross Taylor (NZ) | Ind | Mt Maunganui | 2 Feb 2020 | Lost |
68 The number of runs conceded by Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna in Guwahati against Australia on 28 Nov 2023. This is now the maximum number of runs conceded by any Indian bowler in a T20I match. Incidentally, only four other bowlers have conceded more in a T20I match. In the first innings of the Guwahati match, Australian pacer Aaron Hardie conceded 64 runs. This now equals the most runs conceded by an Aussie bowler in a T20I match.
Most runs conceded by an Indian bowler in an T20I match
O-M-R-W | Eco | Bowler | Opponent | Venue | Date | Result |
4-0-68-0 | 17.00 | Prasidh Krishna | Australia | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 | Lost |
4-0-64-0 | 16.00 | Yuzvendra Chahal | South Africa | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 | Lost |
4-0-62-2 | 15.50 | Arshdeep Singh | South Africa | Guwahati | 2 Oct 2022 | WON |
Most runs conceded by an Australian bowler in an T20I match
O-M-R-W | Eco | Bowler | Opponent | Venue | Date | Result |
4-0.64-2 | 16.00 | Andrew Tye | New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 2018 | WON |
4-0-64-1 | 16.00 | Aaron Hardie | India | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 | WON |
4-0-60-0 | 15.00 | Mitchell Starc | New Zealand | Dubai | 14 Nov 2021 | WON |
Note: Starc conceded these runs in the WT20 final
3 The number of consecutive matches when teams recorded 200+ totals in T20 internationals. Only two sides have managed to achieve this in T20I history. Nepal was the first team to do so in April 2021, and then, now, in the recent T20I series against Australia, in Nov 2023, India became the second side.
Three consecutive totals of 200+ by sides in T20 internationals
Team | Total | (ov) | Opponent (Total) | Venue | Date | Result |
Nepal | 203/7 | (20) | Netherlands (209/7) | Kirtipur | 20 Apr 2021 | Lost by 3 wkts |
| 217/7 | (20) | Malaysia (148) | Kirtipur | 22 Apr 2021 | WON by 69 runs |
| 238/3 | (20) | Netherlands (96) | Kirtipur | 24 Apr 2021 | WON by 142 runs |
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India | 209/8+ | (19.5) | Australia (208) | Visakhapatnam | 23 Nov 2023 | WON by 2 wickets |
| 235/4 | (20) | Australia (191/9) | Thiruvananthapuram | 26 Nov 2023 | WON by 44 runs |
| 222/3 | (20) | Australia (225/5) | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 | Lost by 5 wickets |
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116 The number of innings Ruturaj Gaikwad took to reach the 4000th run of his T20 cricket career. In the T20I match at Raipur against Australia on 1 Dec 2023, Gaikwad became the quickest among 24 Indians to reach this landmark. He bettered the previous record of 117 innings held by K. L. Rahul. He is now the fourth joint-fastest in all T20 cricket, as given in the table below.
Quickest to reach 4000 career runs in T20 cricket (I.e. in fewest number of innings)
Inns | Mts | Batter (For) | Achieved on | For | Against | Venue |
107 | 109 | Chris Gayle | 30 Jun 2012 | West Indies | New Zealand | Lauderhill |
113 | 115 | Shaun Marsh | 23 May 2014 | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Mohali |
115 | 118 | Babar Azam | 24 Aug 2019 | Somerset | Glamorgan | Taunton |
116 | 121 | Devon Conway | 15 May 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai WS |
116 | 121 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 1 Dec 2023 | India | Australia | Raipur |
117 | 130 | K. L. Rahul | 31 Jan 2020 | India | New Zealand | Wellington |
14 The number of T20I bilateral series without facing defeat at home for India since losing 0-2 to Australia in February 2019. This is the most extended unbeaten sequence by a home team in a bilateral series in T20I history.
Teams with the most consecutive T20I bilateral series without a defeat at home
Unbeaten Series | Won | Shared | Team | From | To |
*14 | 12 | 2 | India | 18 Sep 2019 | 3 Dec 2023 |
8 | 8 | 0 | Australia | 9 Jan 2006 | 23 Feb 2010 |
7 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | 2 Feb 2007 | 10 Oct 2010 |
6 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand | 26 Dec 2008 | 14 Feb 2012 |
* unbeaten sequence in progress
All records are correct and updated until 3 December 2023 (end of Ind-Aus T20I series)
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