Statistical highlights of the third
and final T20 International between India and Zimbabwe here today.
# India's thrilling victory margin by three runs is their third narrowest in T20Is. They had won two T20Is by one run margins - vs South Africa at Colombo (RPS) on October 2, 2012 and vs Bngladesh at Bangalore on March 23, 2016.
# India became the first team to win 15 matches in a calendar year in T20Is (lost four out of 19 contested) - win/loss ratio % 3.750.
# India, by playing 19 matches this year, have set a record in a calendar year, bettering Pakistan's 18 in 2010.
# Dhoni and Bumrah have played all 19 matches this year to set a record for most appearances in a calendar year in T20Is. Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal and Umar Akmal had played 18 each in 2010.
# India's 138 for six is their lowest total successfully defended in T20Is, surpassing the 146 for seven vs Bangladesh at Bangalore on March 23, 2016. India's previous lowest total defended to produce a tie was 141 for nine vs Pakistan in a World Twenty20 at Durban on September 14, 2007
# Kedar Jadhav (58 off 42 balls) has posted his maiden fifty in Twenty20 Internationals, surpassing the 19 at Harare on June 18, 2016.
# Jadhav is the third Indian number five batsman or lower to post a fifty in T20Is. Yuvraj Singh has registered two fifties - 77 not out vs Australia at Rajkot on October 10, 2013 and 58 vs England at Durban on September 19, 2007 and Rohit Sharma - 50 not out vs South Africa at Durban on September 20, 2007.
# Jadhav received his first Man of the Match award in T20Is.
# Hamilton Masakadza is the first Zimbabwean player to appear in 50 matches in T20Is.
# Barinder Sran has captured six wickets at 6.83 apiece in two matches to establish a bowling record for most wickets in a bilateral series in T20Is involving Zimbabwe and India.
# Donald Tiripano (3/20) has produced his best bowling performance in T20Is, eclipsing the 2 for 20 vs Scotland at Nagpur on March 10, 2016.
# Tiripano's above figures are the second best by a Zimbabwean bowler vs India in T20Is behind the 3 for 18 by Graeme Cremer at Harare on July 19, 2015.
# After being unbeaten in five consecutive innings between March 19, 2016 and June 18, 2016, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been dismissed for the first time in T20Is.
# Dhoni's tally of 32 unbeaten innings out of 62 played is a record by a batsman in Twenty20 Internationals.
# Dhoni became the first Indian batsman to be dismissed 'bowled' ten times in Twenty20 Internationals. Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina got out 'bowled' nine times each.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni has led in 324 international matches, equalling Ricky Ponting's tally. Stephen Fleming (303) is the only other skipper to have led in 300 or more international matches.
# Dhawan became is the fifth Indian opening batsman to record a fifty in the maiden Test innings in the Caribbean, joining Madhav Apte, Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman and Ajay Jadeja.
# Dhawan's knock of 84 is the second highest by an Indian left-handed batsman in the Caribbean behind the 104 by Salim Durani at Port of Spain in April 1962.
# Only four Indian batsmen have amassed more runs in their maiden Test innings vs West Indies in the Caribbean - Polly Umrigar - 130 at Port of Spain in 1952-53), Brijesh Patel - 115 not out at Port of Spain in 1975-76), Sanjay Manjrekar - 108 at Bridgetown in 1988-89) and Ajay Jadeja - 96 at St.John's in 1996-97).
# Kohli and Dhawan were involved in a stand of 105 for the third wicket - the first century partnership for this wicket at this venue, obliterating the 90 between Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor for New Zealand vs West Indies in July 2012.
# As a pair, Kohli and Dhawan are averaging 110.80 for the third wicket - their tally being 554 in five innings. The said average dismissal per innings is the third highest by a pair for the third wicket, with a minimum of five partnerships, behind 137.00 between Wally Hammond and Eddie Paynter and 145.25 between Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar.
# Kohli has won five successive tosses between November 2015 and July 2016 in Tests. Nari Contractor (6), Mohammad Azharuddin (6) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (6) - three Indian skippers share a record for winning most consecutive tosses. In his previous series as skipper vs South Africa in 2015-16, Kohli had won all four tosses.
