India vs Australia 2019, 1st T20I – Statistical Highlights

Australia stunned India by three wickets in the first T20I to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Batting first, India could only score a modest 126 for 7 with KL Rahul’s 50 being the biggest individual contribution with the bat. In reply, Australia chased down the total on the very last ball when they needed a couple.

Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins kept their nerves to collect 14 runs from the final over bowled by Umesh Yadav to guide the visitors to a thrilling win.  With the game now over, we take a look at the interesting numbers and stats.

1. This is the second time Australia won a T20I by reaching the target on the final delivery of the game. They completed the 205-run chase against South Africa in the 2016 Johannesburg T20I on the last ball. On the other hand, India lost a T20I on the final delivery of the game for the fourth time.

2. Virat Kohli became the first player in T20I history to score 500 runs against a single opposition. Kohli has now scored 512 runs against Australia in 14 games at an average of 56.88.

3. Jasprit Bumrah, who picked up three wickets in the game, became only the second Indian player to claim 50 wickets in T20I cricket.

4.  India’s total of 126/7 is their lowest in a completed T20I innings to involve a fifty-plus partnership. India posted only 130/4 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in 2014 WT20 final despite two fifty-run stands.

5. The total of 126 is lowest for India to include an individual fifty in a completed T20I inning. Virat Kohli scored 77 during the 2014 WT20 final against Sri Lanka where India finished with only 130/4.

6. MS Dhoni scored 29 off 37 and managed to hit just one boundary – the most number of balls faced by an Indian in a T20I innings for hitting one or fewer boundaries. The previous highest was 35 balls by Ravindra Jadeja during the 2009 WT20 game against England. Jadeja hit only one four during his 35-ball stay for 25 runs.

7. D’Arcy Short scored 37 off 37 before being run-out. His strike-rate of 100 is the second lowest in a T20I inning of 30-plus for Australia. Brad Haddin’s 46-ball 42 against the Windies in the 2010 WT20 came at an S/R of 91.3.