Asia Cup T20: India v Sri Lanka – Statistical Highlights

India registered their 3rd consecutive win in the Asia Cup T20 to qualify for the finals of the tournament. India invited Sri Lanka to bat first. They once again got off to a poor start. However, they looked like recovering in the middle overs but lost wickets in a rush towards the end to finish on 138/8.

Indian openers fell early in the chase but Kohli carried on with support from Suresh Raina. Yuvraj Singh batted in full flow before getting out for an 18-ball 35. Virat Kohli soon completed his 13th fifty in T20Is and took India past the target with a 5-wicket win. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

2.5 – India’s win/loss ratio in T20Is since January 2013, the best ratio for any other team in this period.

3 – Virat Kohli has faced Sri Lanka in T20Is on 3 occasions so far. On all the 3 occasions he has scored fifties.

7 – Number of times Virat Kohli has won the Man of the Match awards in T20Is. Joint most by an Indian.

9 – Number of wickets Ravi Ashwin has taken in T20Is with Suresh Raina taking the catch. This is best bowler/fielder combination in T20Is. Next best is 8 dismissals, which also includes Ravi Ashwin with Rohit Sharma been the fielder.

13 – Number of fifties Virat Kohli has scored in T20Is, the joint most by any player. Overall, only 2 players have as many 50 + scores as Kohli in T20Is.

13 – Wickets taken by Ashish Nehra in the powerplay overs (1st 6 overs) in T20I, the 2nd most by an Indian. Ravi Ashwin has 15 wickets in powerplay overs in T20Is.

17 – Number of wickets Ravi Ashwin has taken in Twenty20 with Suresh Raina taking the catch. This is best bowler/fielder combination in overall Twenty20 format. Next best is 14 dismissals by Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina combo.

51.03 – Virat Kohli’s batting average in T20Is. Among the players who have played at least 10 matches in T20Is, this is the highest batting average.

52 – Number of dismissals MS Dhoni has made as wicketkeeper in T20Is. He became the 2nd keeper to make 50 dismissals in this format after Kamran Akmal.

68 – Number of sixes Yuvraj Singh has hit in T20Is. Only 3 other players have hit more sixes than Yuvraj in this format.

79.66 – Virat Kohli’s batting average in T20Is while chasing.

86.00 – Yuvraj’s batting strike rate in T20Is while playing in Bangladesh before this game. His strike rate during the game was 194.44.

102 – Fours hit by Rohit Sharma in T20I format. He became the 4th Indian player to hit 100 fours in this format.

103.66 – Virat Kohli’s batting average in T20Is in 2016. He has played 6 innings in T20Is this year and scored 4 fifties out in them.

200 – Number of sixes MS Dhoni has hit as captain in international cricket, the first captain to do so.

303 – Sixes hit by India in T20I format. Yuvraj Singh’s 1st six was India’s 300th six in this format.