India’s lowest total in World T20 and 14 other statistical highlights from India vs New Zealand match at Nagpur

Here are some intriguing statistical highlights from 1st match of Super 10 stage of ICC World T20 2016 between India and New Zealand.

The first match of the Super 10 stage of ICC World T20 2016 between India and New Zealand witnessed some excellent bowling performances along with poor batting. Batting first, New Zealand managed to score only 126 with the loss of seven wickets, on the spin friendly track of Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur. It was analysed as a low total to chase for Indian batting line up but things happened differently. From the very beginning, Indian batsmen started struggling against New Zealand spinners Nathan McCullum, Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santer. They kept losing their wickets at regular intervals and in the end Indian team were all out for 79 and lost the match by 47 runs. This match ended in favour New Zealand and records were rewritten. Abhishek Kumar presents such interesting statistical highlights from the match.

1.  New Zealand started their batting with couple of sixes in the first over of the match. This was the first instance in the history of T20Is when any Indian bowler conceded two sixes in the opening over of a game.

 

2.  This was the ninth consecutive T20I, where India got at least two wickets during powerplays. Nehra has been a contributor in eight out of these nine instances with at least one wicket.

 

3.  New Zealand scored 33 runs in their batting powerplay. This is the lowest aggregate of runs scored by them since the ICC World T20 2014, in powerplays.

 

4.  Corey Anderson scored 42-ball 34 in this match with a strike rate of just 80.95, which is the lowest by any New Zealand batsman in an innings of 25 or more in T20Is.

 

5.  Jasprit Bumrah’s spell of 4-0-15-1 is joint third most economical spell by any bowler against New Zealand in a World T20 game.

 

6.  New Zealand’s total of 126 is their lowest in World T20 after playing full 20 overs.

 

7.  Third instance of India losing four wickets during their batting powerplay in T20Is.

 

8.  India scored 61 runs in their first 15 overs, which is the lowest for them in T20Is.

 

9.  Mitchell Santer’s bowling figure of 4 for 11 in four overs is the best by any bowler in a T20I game against India.

 

10.  India got all out for 79 runs in 18.1 overs. This is their lowest total in a World T20I game, lowest in India and second lowest total overall in this format of the game.

 

11.  Yuvraj Singh was caught and bowled by Nathan McCullum. This was Nathan’s fifth caught and bowled wicket in T20I, which is the joint most along with Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy and Mohammad Hafeez.

 

12.  Indian skipper MS Dhoni was the only batsman from his team to score runs at a strike rate of 100. Rest of the Indian batsman’s strike rate was below 100. Dhoni scored 30-ball 30.

 

13.  This was India’s fifth consecutive loss against New Zealand in T20Is. With this, India becomes fourth team to lose five T20Is against a single side without a single victory after Zimbabwe, Scotland and Kenya.

 

14.  New Zealand spinners took nine out 10 wickets of Indian batsman. This was the third instance of any team’s spinners taking nine wickets in a T20I. Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have done the same in 2012 and 2008.

 

15.  Nathan took two wickets and went past Daniel Vettori in terms of taking most wickets by a New Zealand bowler in World T20 with 22 wickets.

(Abhishek Kumar is a cricket devotee currently staffing with Criclife.com. He can be followed at abhicricket.kumar and @abhishekkr2593)

 

 

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