Stunning Maiden T20I Century by Tilakaratne Dilshan
by admin on August 6, 2011
in 20Twenty Cricket, Afghanistan, T20 cricket records
With chances of rain later in the night, Australia cricket team’s Captain Cameroon White decided to bowl first after winning the toss of the first T20 International match of the tour in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had a reasonable start until they lost their veteran batsman Mahela Jayewardene in the 3rd over. Taking the opportunity Sri Lankan skipper Tilakaratne Dilshan charged on Australian bowlers heavily. Thus, making a stunning maiden T20I century in just 55 balls. He ended scoring 104* runs from just 57 balls with the help of 12x4s and 5x6s. The dashing innings by Dilshan enabled Sri Lanka cricket team to put a defendable score of 199 runs to win for Australia.
Top scorers in T20-World
by admin on January 23, 2011
in 20Twenty Cricket, Record Holders in Cricket
A century in a twenty 20 match can be defined as the fastest and quickest century. One has to have untiring stamina and quick reflexes to make century in fast format of twenty 20 match. In a twenty 20 match, players should have strong decision power to decide the fate of ball. Cricket history has only 4 players with records of centuries in their twenty 20 career. Other top scorers are also near to making a century. Here is the list of top scores in world twenty 20 matches.
|
Player |
Runs | Country | Year |
| Chris Gayle | 117 | West Indies | 11 Sep 2007 |
| Brendon McCullum | 116* | New Zealand | 28 Feb 2010 |
| Suresh Raina | 101 | India | 2 May 2010 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 100 | Sri Lanka | 3 May 2010 |
| Ricky Ponting | 98* | Australia | 17 Feb 2005 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 98* | Sri Lanka | 7 May 2010 |
| Chris Gayle | 98 | West Indies | 9 May 2010 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 96* | Sri Lanka | 19 Jun 2009 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 96* | South Africa | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Damien Martyn | 96 | Australia | 9 Jan 2006 |
Top Pakistani scorers in Twenty 20
by admin on January 23, 2011
in 20Twenty Cricket, Pakistan, Top ten batsmen
To achieve top score in Twenty 20 matches, a player has to have unbeatable stamina and quick reflexes. This format of matches tests the playing capability of a player under a time-compressed environment. Due to the fast format of the twenty 20 game, the popularity of this match has increased many folds. Pakistan’s cricket team has very few top scorers in twenty 20 matches, but they are really very quick and smart to achieve decent scores in twenty 20. Here you can see the top scorers of Pakistan cricket team in T20:
|
Player |
Score | Year |
| Misbah ul Haq | 87* | 20 Apr 2008 |
| Salman Butt | 74 | 10 Oct 2008 |
| Kamran Akmal | 73 | 1 May 2010 |
| Salman Butt | 73 | 1 May 2010 |
| Salman Butt | 67* | 8 May 2010 |
| Misbah ul Haq | 66* | 18 Sep 2007 |
| Kamran Akmal | 64 | 5 Feb 2010 |
| Umar Akmal | 64 | 5 Jul 2010 |
| Kamran Akmal | 59* | 7 May 2009 |
| Imran Nazir | 59 | 22 Sep 2007 |
Best partnerships of the South African team in Twenty 20 matches
by admin on January 23, 2011
in 20Twenty Cricket, Best partnerships, South Africa
The fast format of Twenty 20 matches will let any team win only if the partnerships of that team are strong and unbeatable. Partnerships in twenty 20 matches require lot of coordination and understanding between playing partners. South Africa’s GC smith and LE Bosman have such an understanding between them to make the best partnerships in the twenty 20 match format. Both these players have two of the best partnerships in twenty 20 matches. Here is the list of all the best partnerships of the South African team in twenty 20 Matches.
|
Playing Partners |
Runs | Year |
| Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman | 170 | 15 Nov 2009 |
| Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman | 132* | 2 Feb 2007 |
| Herschelle Gibbs and JM Kemp | 120* | 11 Sep 2007 |
| Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs | 111 | 24 Feb 2006 |
| Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman | 97 | 13 Nov 2009 |
| Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith | 97 | 2 May 2010 |
| Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman | 90 | 8 Oct 2010 |
| Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis | 87 | 7 Jun 2009 |
| Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis | 84 | 21 Oct 2005 |
| Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs | 74 | 11 Jun 2009 |
Best partnerships of England in one day cricket
by admin on January 21, 2011
in 20Twenty Cricket, Best partnerships, England
The English cricket team has never won an ICC event in the one day format of the game. That, however, does not mean their players have not produced good partnerships for their country. The 250 run stand between Strauss and Trott for the second wicket is the best for England in the list of best one day partnerships for England. Strauss again partnered with Flintoff, the explosive English all-rounder, to produce a 226 run stand for the 4th wicket. If they can keep up such a good record consistently, their first World Cup win might not be far away.
| Partners | Runs | Wkt |
| AJ Strauss, IJL Trott | 250 | 2nd |
| AJ Strauss, A Flintoff | 226 | 4th |
| GA Hick, NH Fairbrother | 213 | 3rd |
| AJ Strauss, PD Collingwood | 210 | 4th |
| GA Gooch, DI Gower | 202 | 2nd |
| ME Trescothick, VS Solanki | 200 | 1st |
| GA Gooch, CWJ Athey | 193 | 1st |
| ME Trescothick, AJ Strauss | 192* | 1st |
| CJ Tavare, AJ Lamb | 190* | 3rd |
| GA Hick, N Hussain | 190 | 3rd |