Statistical highlights – India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I

Statistical highlights – India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: Indians seen themselves trashed by South Africa with a poor batting performance on the tricky pitch who failed to put on par total. As a result, the South Africans defeated India by 7 wickets at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack and took the 2-0 lead with another game left in the 3 match T20I series.

Statistical highlights – India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I:

92 – This is India’s 2nd lowest score in T20Is. Lowest score was 74 vs Australia in 2008 at MCG.

1 – For the first time ever, a team had got bowled out in T20Is which were held in India. This is also the first time a team recorded score of below 100 in India in T20Is.

86 – India’s total of 92 was the 2nd lowest total in T20Is for a Test nation against South Africa. New Zealand’s 86 in 2012 was lowest against SA in this format.

0 – Number of sixes hit during Indian innings. Only the 2nd time an Indian innings didn’t seen a six in T20I format.

2 – For only the 2nd time, India lost 2 matches in a T20I series. They played 8 T20I series with more than 1 match so far. Out of those 8 series, 5 were drawn, 1 came on winning cause and 2 were lost (including current series).

29 – Ravi Ashwin’s wicket in T20Is format. These are the most for an Indian bowler in this format. He overhauled Irfan Pathan who picked up 28 wickets in T20Is.

128 – Rohit Sharma’s runs in this series so far. These are the most runs scored by an Indian in a bilateral T20I series.

84 – Zimbabwe’s total of 84 vs New Zealand in 2010 was lowest score in T20Is after a 25 and plus opening run stand. India’s total of 92 is 2nd lowest score in T20Is after a 25 and plus opening run stand.

2002 – Last time when India lost an International game at Cuttack. Since then India won 5 out of 6 ODIs with one of them getting washed out.

18 – Number of bowling innings Imran Tahir has taken to open the bowling for his side for the first in T20Is.

3 – Number of man of the match awards Albie Morkel has received so far in T20Is. Only JP Duminy and AB de Villiers from South Africa with 5 match awards have more than Morkel in T20Is.