Statsman: Southee only the second bowler to pick two T20I hat-tricks

2 The number of bowlers to claim a hat-trick in T20 internationals on two separate occasions during their career. In the 2nd T20I in Mount Maunganui against India, New Zealand’s Tim Southee joined Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga to achieve this rare feat. However, the latter’s effort also includes a four-wicket haul in four balls against New Zealand in Pallekele in 2019. For the record, three Kiwi bowlers have claimed hat-tricks in T20Is and Southee’s recent hat-trick against India is the only occasion for a Kiwi bowler to be on the losing side. Incidentally, it was the only second T20I hat-trick against India after Sri Lankan Tissara Perera (3/33), who achieved this in Ranchi on 12 Feb 2016 (lost).

T20Is bowlers claiming hat-tricks on two occasions

New Zealand bowlers claiming hat-tricks in T20Is

3 The number of left-handed pairs used by India as openers in T20 international cricket. Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant became the latest left-handed pair for India after Parthiv Patel & Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir & Irfan Pathan. The last-named pair appeared together 10 years ago. For the record, in Test cricket, India has had 10 left-handed opening pairs, while in ODIs, it has fielded three such pairs.

Left-handed opening pairs for India in T20Is

7 The number of batters who have managed to register more than one century T20I cricket in a single calendar year. India’s Surya Kumar Yadav is the latest to achieve this year in T20Is.

Notes:

** Mckeon and Rossouw are the only players to register back-to-back centuries in T20I cricket. The former did it in two successive matches, while Rossouw’s two centuries came in three games (he did not bat in one of the matches).

** Incidentally, Mckeon, at 18 years, 280 days, became the only teenager to register a three-figure score in T20I cricket during his 109 against Switzerland in Vantaa on 25 Jul 2022.

** Faheem Nazir’s centuries came while captaining Switzerland.

4 The number of T20I matches where the Super Over was not utilised to achieve a result, so the game had to be considered as a tie in the record books. Under the ICC playing conditions for T20Is adopted on September 28, 2017, Law 16.3.1 reads: “If the scores are equal, the teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine the winner.”

However, in T20 international history, there have been a few instances when the Super Over was not used in the match to achieve a result. The recent Napier T20I match, which incidentally was the first T20I match involving two Test-playing nations in such circumstances, was left as a tie because the outcome was decided by the Duckworth, Lewis & Stein (DLS) method after which no play was possible because of rain.

T20I matches with tie results (where no Super over was used)

+ this decision came as a surprise to the players and officials after the match. It is said that the Super Over provision was inadvertently missed out in the playing conditions.

6 The number of occasions when Indians in batting positions from 1 to 3 made fifty-plus scores and yet lost the ODI match.

145 Tom Latham’s unbeaten score against India in Auckland on 25 Nov 2022 in the first match of the ODI series. His score is now the highest by any ODI batter in a successful run chase at batting positions #5 and lower. The previous record was set in August this year when Zimbabwean Sikandar Raza made an unbeaten 135 at #5 against Bangladesh in Harare. Interestingly, the top three scores have come in the last four and half months.

Highest ODI scores in successful run chases by batters from positions #5 and lower

4 The number of Indian batters while at batting positions from #7 and lower, registering an ODI fifty on New Zealand soil. Washington Sundar, batting at #7, made 51 in Christchurch on 30 Nov 2022 to become the latest entrant to this list. Among the players mentioned below, Ravindra Jadeja has the rare distinction of making a fifty on these batting positions on three occasions, including one at #8.

Highest ODI scores by Indians from batting positions #7 and lower on New Zealand soil.

Note: In 2014, Jadeja made his fifties in successive matches in the same series, and in Auckland in 2014, Jadeja and R. Ashwin did so in the same match.

All records are correct and updated until 2 December 2022