Virat Kohli first to 3,000 runs in T20Is
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was the first to reach the 2,000 run-mark in 2014.
Published : Apr 16, 2021 21:10 IST
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The number of batsmen to aggregate 3,000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), Virat Kolhi becoming the first to do so in the second match of the series against England in Ahmedabad. The following batsmen have the distinction of reaching the following landmarks in T20I cricket.
First to reach run landmarks in T20Is
Runs | Batsman | Country | Achieved on | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average |
500 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | February 25, 2009 | 20 | 20 | 513 | 30.18 |
1,000 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | May 4, 2010 | 35 | 35 | 1,0009 | 36.04 |
1,500 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | September 21, 2012 | 49 | 49 | 1,566 | 38.20 |
2,000 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | March 29, 2014 | 67 | 66 | 2.044 | 36.50 |
2,500 | Rohit Sharma | India | November 7, 2019 | 100 | 92 | 2,537 | 32.53 |
3,000 | Virat Kohli | India | March 14, 2021 | 87 | 81 | 3,001 | 50.86 |
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The number of innings taken by England Dawid Malan is now the fewest to reach 1,000 runs in T20I cricket. He became the seventh English player and the 64th overall to reach the landmark in the fifth and final match of the series against India in Ahmedabad.
Fewest innings to reach 1,000 T20I runs
Innings | Matches | Batsman | Country | Achieved on | Runs | Average |
24 | 24 | Dawid Malan | England | March 20, 2021 | 1,0003 | 50.15 |
26 | 26 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | November 4, 2018 | 1,031 | 54.26 |
27 | 29 | Virat Kohli | India | October 2, 2015 | 1,015 | 46.14 |
29 | 29 | Aaron Finch | Australia | February 17, 2017 | 1,017 | 39.12 |
29 | 32 | K. L. Rahul | India | December 6, 2019 | 1,036 | 43.17 |
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The number of T20I series in which India has been undefeated since its 0-2 loss to Australia in February 2019 at home. During this period, the Indian team has won seven series and shared the honours in one. Three of the series victories came away from home, while India has now won its last six T20I series.
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India’s unbeaten run in T20I series
Venue | Opposition | Month/Year | Result (Matches) | Captain |
USA/West Indies | West Indies | August 2019 | India won 3-0 (3) | Virat Kohli |
India | South Africa | September 2019 | Shared 1-1 (2) | Virat Kohli |
India | Bangladesh | November 2019 | India won 2-1 (3) | Rohit Sharma |
India | West Indies | December 2019 | India won 2-1 (3) | Virat Kohli |
India | Sri Lanka | January 2020 | India won 2-0 (3) | Virat Kohli |
New Zealand | New Zealand | January-February 2020 | India won 5-0 (5) # | Virat Kohli (4), Rohit Sharma (1) |
Australia | Australia | December 2020 | India won 2-1 (3) | Virat Kohli |
India | England | March 2021 | India won 3-2 (5) | Virat Kohli |
# Includes two tied games. India won both via super over.
Notes:
- The first match against Sri Lanka in Guwahati was abandoned after the toss.
- India's record during this sequence is: played 29, won 20, lost 8, no result 1.
- Kohli's record as captain is: won 17, lost 7, no result 1. Sharma's record as captain: won 3, lost 1.
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The number of balls taken by India’s Krunal Pandya to reach his fifty in the opening match of the One-Day International (ODI) series against England in Pune is now the fewest by a debutant. He is also the only one to do so in less than 30 balls.
Fastest fifties on ODI debut
Balls | Debutant | Score | Country | Opposition | Venue | Date |
26 | Krunal Pandya | 58* | India | England | Pune | March 23, 2021 |
35 | Roland Butcher | 52 | England | Australia | Birmingham | August 22, 1980 |
35 | John Morris | 63* | England | New Zealand | Adelaide | December 1, 1990 |
37 | Ben Hollioake | 63 | England | Australia | Lord’s | May 25, 1997 |
38 | Luke Wright | 50 | England | India | The Oval | September 5, 2007 |
40 | Nasir Jamshed | 61 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Karachi | January 21, 2008 |
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The number of batsmen who have aggregated 10,000 runs while batting at No. 3 in ODIs. Virat Kohli joined Ricky Ponting as the only batsmen to do so during the second ODI against England in Pune on March 26.
Leading run-getters while batting at No. 3 in ODIs
Runs | Batsman | Country | Matches | Innings | No-outs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
12,662 | Ricky Ponting | Australia + | 335 | 330 | 32 | 164 | 42.48 | 80.73 | 29 | 74 |
10,053 | Virat Kohli | India | 193 | 191 | 30 | 183 | 62.44 | 94.21 | 36 | 52 |
9,747 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka + | 243 | 238 | 20 | 169 | 44.71 | 80.50 | 18 | 66 |
7,774 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa + | 204 | 200 | 30 | 139 | 45.72 | 73.74 | 13 | 57 |
5,421 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 119 | 117 | 10 | 148 | 50.66 | 82.31 | 11 | 36 |
5,100 | Dean Jones | Australia | 132 | 131 | 14 | 145 | 43.58 | 72.07 | 7 | 39 |
+ Also appeared for other teams in ODIs.
Note: Sachin Tendulkar is the only other Indian batsman to aggregate more than 10,000 runs at one batting position, having scored 13,685 runs at No. 2 in ODIs.
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The combined number of sixes hit by India and England in the recent ODIs is the most in a series of four matches or less.
Most sixes in a series of four ODIs or less
Sixes | Home team | Visiting team | Month/Year | Series result |
70 | India (33) | England (37) | March 2021 | India won 2-1 |
57 | New Zealand (30) | Sri Lanka (27) | January 2019 | New Zealand won 3-0 |
56 | India (30) | England (26) | January 2017 | India won 2-1 |
55 | India (22) | West Indies (33) | December 2019 | India won 2-1 |
51 | Australia (27) | India (24) | November-December, 2020 | Australia won 2-1 |
50 | New Zealand (21) | Australia (29) | February 2007 | New Zealand won 3-0 |
Notes: England’s tally of 37 sixes is now the most by one team in a four-games-or-less ODI series, bettering the previous record of 35 by the West Indies at home against Bangladesh in August 2014.
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India’s tally of 33 sixes is the most by the country in a series of four matches or less, betting the previous best of 30 also against England in the three-match ODI series at home in 2017.
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The number of times India has defeated England in the 10 ODI series the two sides have played in India. The recent series victory was India’s sixth in a row at home against England.
India vs England bilateral series results
Series | Matches | Result |
November-December 1981 | 3 | India won 2-1 |
December 1984-January 1985 | 5 | England won 4-1 |
January-March 1993 | 6 | Shared 3-3 |
January-February 2002 | 6 | Shared 3-3 |
March-April 2006 | 6 | India won 5-1 |
November 2008 | 5 | India won 5-0 |
October 2011 | 5 | India won 5-0 |
January 2013 | 5 | India won 3-2 |
January 2017 | 3 | India won 2-1 |
March 2021 | 3 | India won 2-1 |
Note: Of the 10 series played, India has won seven and England one, with two series shared.
All records are updated as of March 28, 2021.