India’s World T20 journey in numbers

The sixth edition of the World T20 will start for India on March 15, 2016 as they will be up against New Zealand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. India have won only one edition of T20 World Cup as we all know India won inaugral T20 World Cup and last time they were runners up but this time around they would like to win another T20 world championship as it is played in their own backyard and with the kind of young and experienced players India have they enter the tournament as firm favorites. That said here we  present statistical details on India’s World T20 journey thus far.

Team records:

Highest team totals for India in World T20 matches

Highest team totals against India in World T20 matches 

Lowest team totals for India in World T20 matches

Lowest team totals against India in World T20 matches 

Largest victory for India (by runs): 90 runs vs England at Colombo (RPS) on September 23, 2012

Largest victory for India (by balls remaining): 31 balls vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on May 1, 2010

Largest victory against India (by runs): Australia – 49 runs at Bridgetown on May 7, 2010

Largest victory against India (by balls remaining): Australia – 31 balls at Colombo (RPS) on September 28, 2012

Batting records:

Most runs for India: Rohit Sharma (585 runs from 23 T20 WC matches)

Most runs against India: Chris Gayle (154 from 3 T20 WC matches) and David Warner (154 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes for India: Yuvraj Singh (31 sixes from 27 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes against India: Shane Watson (13 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Most fours for India: GautamGambhir (61 fours from 21 T20 WC matches)

Most fours against India: AB de Villiers (11) and Faf du Plesis (11)

Highest score in an innings of a match for India: Suresh Raina (101 vs South Africa at Gros Islet on May 2, 2010)

Highest score in an innings of a match against India:Chris Gayle (98 at Bridgetown on May 9, 2010)

Highest average for India: Virat Kohli (72.00 from 11 T20 WC matches)

Highest average against India (more than 2 T20 WC matches played): David Warner (77 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate for India (more than 20 T20 WC matches played): Yuvraj Singh (132.59 from 27 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate against India (more than 50 runs scored): Dwayne Bravo (171.19 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Most fifty plus scores for India: Virat Kohli (6) and Rohit Sharma (6)

Most fifty plus scores against India: Faf du Plesis, David Warner and Shane Watson (2)

Most ducks for India: Ashish Nehra (2) and GautamGambhir (2)

Most ducks against India: Greame Swann (2)

Also read: Pakistan’s World T20 journey in numbers

Bowling records:

Most wickets for India: Ravichandran Ashwin (16), Irfan Pathan (16) and Harbhajan Singh (16)

Most wickets against India: Mohammad Asif (5), Dwayne Bravo (5) and Shane Watson (5)

Best average for India (more than 4 matches played): RP Singh (13.28 from 9 matches)

Best average against India (more than 1 match played): Mohammad Asif (8.60 from 2 matches)

Best bowling figures for India in an innings: Ravichandran Ashwin (3.2-0-11-4 vs Australia at Dhaka on March 30, 2014)

Best bowling figures against India in an innings: Mohammad Asif (4-0-18-4 at Durban on September 14, 2007)

Most runs conceded in an innings for India: Joginder Sharma (57 runs from 4 overs vs England at Durban on September 19, 2007)

Most runs conceded in an innings against India: Stuart Broad (60 runs from 4 overs at Durban on September 19, 2007)

Best economy rates for India (more than 2 matches played): Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5.42 from 6 matches)

Best economy rates against India (more than 4 overs bowled): Glenn Maxwell (5.16 from 6 overs)

Best strike rate against India: L Balaji (8.0 from 4 matches)

Best strike rate against India: Daniel Vettori (6.0)

Wicketkeeping records:

Most dismissals for India: MS Dhoni (24)

Most dismissals against India: Mark Boucher (3) and Denesh Ramdin (3)

Also read: Australia’s World T20 journey in numbers

Fielding records:

Most catches for India: Rohit Sharma (11)

Most catches against India: AB de Villiers (6)

Partnership records:

Highest partnership for India (by runs): Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag – 136 (vs England at Durban on September 19, 2007)

Highest partnership against India (by runs): David Warner and Shane Watson – 133 (at Colombo (RPS) on September 28, 2012)

Player records:

Most matches for India: MS Dhoni – 28 matches

Most matches against India: AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel – 5 matches.