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Stats: Hooda-Samson hoist best partnership before Ireland post 2nd best total vs India

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Stats: Hooda-Samson hoist best partnership before Ireland post 2nd best total vs India

Here are a few noteworthy stats form the second T20I between Ireland and India at Malahide, Dublin

Following a rain-hit match in the first T20I, it was raining runs in the second T20I. India clinched the series, but Ireland weren’t far off from leveling it. Plenty of stats from the second T20I and here are a few:

Hooda-Samson show

Sanju Samson who came in for Ruturaj Gaikwad, forged a 176-run partnership for the second wicket alongside Deepak Hooda. In T20Is, this is the best partnership for any wicket for India. Previously, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Sri Lanka in 2017, had put on 165 for the opening wicket, the highest then.

In addition, this was the highest ever partnership for the second wicket in T20Is. They surpassed Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 167-run partnership against South Africa in 2020 in Cape Town.

Hooda shines in limited opportunities

With a century in the second T20I of the series, Hooda joined Rohit (4), Rahul (2), and Suresh Raina (1), to become the fourth Indian batter to hit a century in the shortest format of the game.

To emboss more, only the third time, an Indian batter has scored a century in an away match (neutral not included). Also, he became the first Indian player to register his first international century in the shortest format of the game. In addition, the 55-balls taken by him to reach his century is the fourth fastest by an Indian.

A poor start for Bhuvneshwar

After plenty of success in the previous games, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a torrid time in the phase he tends to excel. In this match, he conceded 29 runs in two overs in the powerplay, starting with an 18-run first over.

In T20Is, the 18 runs conceded by Bhuvneshwar in the first over of the innings, is the most for an Indian bowler. Previously, Ravichandran Ashwin against England 2014 and Mohammed Shami against West Indies in 2016, had conceded 17 runs to start the innings.

A blistering start

From the third ball of the innings, Ireland’s intentions were clear. They weren’t a team that would give up easily. After smashing 18 runs in the first over, Ireland went on to register their 50 in just four overs. In T20Is, this was only the third instance of a team scoring 50+ in the first four overs against India. Sri Lanka in 2018, had scored 56 runs, and Australia in 2016, had scored 53 runs.

At the end of the powerplay, Ireland had scored 73 runs for the loss of one wicket, the joint-fourth highest score against India in the first six overs in T20Is. However, the seven sixes hit by the Irish batsmen in this innings in this phase, are the most for a team against India. Before this innings, West Indies twice (2016 & 2019), and Australia once in 2010, had hit five sixes.

Partnership that set the stage ablaze

Chasing a mountainous target of 226, openers needed to fire all cylinders, and that is exactly what Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie achieved. The Irish openers forged a 72-run partnership at a run rate of 12.7. Among opening pairs to have a 50+ stand against India, only West Indies openers, Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles (13.3) in 2016, had stitched a partnership at a quicker rate.

Boundaries galore

It wasn’t just raining boundaries, it was pouring. India in their innings scored 33 boundaries, 22 fours and 11 sixes. In a T20I innings only twice have India hit more boundaries than today. Against Sri Lanka in 2017, they smashed 42 boundaries, and against West Indies in 2019, they had hit 35.

In reply, Ireland also smashed the same number of boundaries, but they had hit more sixes (14) than India. In a T20I innings, the 33 boundaries hit by Ireland in this innings is their highest. The 14 sixes are also the most hit by them.

In total, the match witnessed 66 boundaries, which is the joint third most in a match between two Test playing nations. In a match between South Africa and West Indies in 2015 in Johannesburg, 69 boundaries were hit, which is the most in the category.

unpardonable errors

Indian bowlers were guilty of bowling too many extras in this innings. In total, there were 20 extras bowled, the sixth time they have conceded 20 runs through extras in a T20I innings.

The worse part, India bowled four no-balls in this innings, out of which one was accounted for dismissal as well (Ravi Bishnoi to Andy Balbirnie). This is the most no-balls bowled by India in an innings. Previously, against New Zealand in 2009, they had bowled three.

Costly outings for the bowlers

In a match where 446 runs were scored, it is obvious that the bowlers have had a poor outing. In this match, seven bowlers, three from Ireland and four from India, conceded 40+ runs. In two other matches, there have been seven bowlers with 40+ runs. Only in the match between New Zealand and Australia in 2018, there were eight bowlers with 40+ runs.

As for India, this is only the second time that four of their bowlers have suffered this fate. The other instance was against South Africa in 2015 in Dharamsala.

So near and yet so far

It would have been a monumental chase if Ireland would have finished this, but, as they say, close, yet far. In a chase of 226, Ireland fell only four short of the target. In T20Is, only one team has scored more than Ireland’s 221/5 against India. West Indies in 2016 at Lauderhill, posted a total of 245/6, the highest against India. The four-run margin loss for Ireland is the joint-third closest defeat in a chase of 200+. Interestingly, India, in the match they conceded their highest total, lost by just one run. 

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