Zimbabwe v India 3rd T20I – Statistical Highlights

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India’s batsman Kedar Jadhav plays a shot during the third and final T20 cricket match. (Photo by JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)

India managed to pull off a thriller in the series-deciding T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare. Barinder Sran held on to his nerves after conceding 12 runs off first legitimate delivery while defending 21 in final over as India won by 3 runs. After being put into bat, they posted 138/6 after losing early wickets. Kedar Jadhav scored a fifty, his first in T20Is. In the chase, Zimbabwe got off to a good start but couldn’t convert it into a victory. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – For the first time in T20Is, both the innings of the match started off with a maiden over.

1 – For the first time India’s first over in a T20I innings was maiden. This is also the first time a Zimbabwe bowler started off a T20I innings with a maiden.

1 – Number of wickets Zimbabwe captain Graeme Creamer has picked up during India’s tour. The wicket of Ambati Rayudu was his first wicket as captain in International cricket.

2 – Barinder Sran became only the 2nd Indian “bowler” to pick Man of the Series award in T20Is after Ravi Ashwin. He is also the first Indian pacer to pick Man of the series award in this format.

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3 – Number of wickets India lost in powerplay overs in this game. This is the first time they lost 3 wickets in powerplay overs vs Zimbabwe in T20Is.

3 – For only the 3rd time in the 19 T20Is played, Jasprit Bumrah has went wicketless. He failed to pick a wicket vs Sri Lanka at Pune and vs Bangladesh in the WT20 game at Bangalore.

3 – The 3-run loss is the lowest margin of loss for Zimbabwe in T20Is. For India, this only the 3rd time they won a T20I by 3 or less runs.

4 – Barinder Sran is now the 4th Indian bowler to start off a T20I innings with maiden. Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the other 3.

6 – Wickets taken by Barinder Sran in this series. Joint most by an Indian pacer in a bilateral T20I series. Jasprit Bumrah picked 6 in the series vs Australia in Jan, 2016.

7 – This is the 7th instance of a team winning a bilateral T20I series after losing first game. 4th such instance in 2016 and 2nd for India.

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19 – Number of T20Is India has played in 2016, the most by a team in a calendar year. Pakistan played 18 in 2010.

19 – T20Is played by MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah in 2016, the most by any other player in a calendar year. They overhauled Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal who played in 18 T20Is in 2010.

50 – Hamilton Masakadza became the first Zimbabwe player to feature in 50 T20Is.

58 – Runs scored by Kedar Jadhav in this game. This is joint 2nd highest score by an Indian batting at No.5 or lower in T20Is.

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138 – This is the lowest successfully defended total by India in T20Is. This is also the first time India defended successfully a total under 140 in T20 format.

324 – Number of matches MS Dhoni has played as captain in International cricket, the joint most by any player. Ricky Ponting also captained in 324 games in International cricket.

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