India vs Australia - Records and statistical highlights after the 2nd T20

With India winning the bilateral T20 International series against Australia, history was created in many departments as records and statistics tumbled all over during the second T20I at the MCG, Australia. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli led the attack for India with the bat and later MS Dhoni and his bowling troops pulled the match back from what seemed like an easy win for the Aussies when Aaron Finch was at the crease. All-in-all, an entertaining 2nd T20I between the two rivals.

Here are the various records and statistics from the match.

1- Number of times teams have elected to field first, in the previous eight T20Is at MCG

7 – Number of bowlers Aaron Finch used in the first 9 overs of today’s match (Glenn Maxwell was the 7th bowler)

32 – the number of run-outs Rohit Sharma has been part of         Ran himself out – Tests (0),ODIs (9) and T20I (4)        Ran-out his partner – Tests (1), ODIs (13) andT20Is: (5)

68 - Number of balls taken by India to reach 100 runs - the second-least against Australia in Australia. (Fastest: 67 balls by WI, Brisbane, Feb 2013)

87.29 - The average of Virat Kohli in Australia in 2016 - 611 runs in 7 matches

97 – The Highest opening partnership at the MCG in T20s. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan reached the milestone before Dhawan fell just short of his fifty. In 2008, India were all out for 74 in the T20I at MCG, but today their openers added 77 runs in 8 overs.

97 - the 2nd highest partnership for India in T20s. Rohit-Dhawan's partnership today is second only to the 136 runs by Sehwag-Gambhir vs Eng, Durban, 2007 WT20.

Most tests before T20I debut (Tests since inception of T20Is)71 - Rahul Dravid52 - Nathan Lyon *31 - Hashim Amla

Most 50+ scores in Twenty20 format by Indians -39 - Gautam Gambhir38 - Rohit Sharma*36 - Suresh Raina

Most 50+ scores by Indians in a tour of AUS:6 - Sunil Gavaskar (1985-86) - 11 innings6 - Sachin Tendulkar (2007-08) – 14 innings6 - Virat Kohli *(2015-16) – 7 innings

Other facts:

- Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score more than a single 50+ score in a bilateral T20I series

- Virat Kohli now averages 50.65 with the bat in T20Is. Among batsmen with >1000 T20I runs, he is miles ahead of the next-best JP Duminy who is at just 38.20

- MS Dhoni now has the record for most stumpings in international cricket; has gone past Kumar Sangakkara's 139 stumpings

- MS Dhoni is now the only Indian captain to win a bilateral series against Australia in Australia.

- MS Dhoni is the first Indian captain to win at least two series in Australia having earlier won the CB Series in 2008.

- Aaron Finch’s 74 is the highest T20I score by a batsman while chasing against India.

- Australia hasn't won chasing a score of 160+ since the 2010 WT20 semi-final.

- India's 184 for 3 in this match is the highest T20I total at MCG.

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