ICC World Twenty20 stats: When Sri Lanka claimed the fastest win in T20 internationals

Sri Lanka registered the fastest win ever in Twenty20 internationals when they crushed Netherlands by 9 wickets in an ICC World Twenty20 Super-10 tie at Chittagong. After dismissing the Dutch side for just 39 in 10.3 overs, the Islanders romped home in 5 overs, making it one of the shortest matches in T20 history, lasting 15.3 overs. Here are some of the other statistical highlights from the game:

# Sri Lanka's magnificent triumph is the biggest in terms of balls (90) remaining in T20Is. The previous biggest win in terms of balls remaining was when Ireland (72 for zero off 7.2 overs) had won with 76 balls to spare against Kenya (71) at Dubai on March 14, 2012. (Match highlights)

# Sri Lanka, with a nine-wicket win, have equalled their biggest win in terms of wickets in T20Is. They had defeated England by 9 wickets at Bristol on June 25, 2011 and West Indies by 9 wickets at Pallekele on September 29, 2012.

# Sri Lanka have won twelve international games in succession since between February 12, 2014 and March 24, 2014.

# Netherlands' 39 is the lowest completed innings total in T20Is - the previous lowest being 56 by Kenya against Afghanistan at Sharjah on September 30, 2013. Their previous lowest in a T20I was 86 against Ireland at Dubai (DSC) on February 13, 2010.

# Netherlands' above score is the second lowest in all Twenty20s. Tripura had scored 30 off 11.1 overs against Jharkhand at Dhanbad on October 20, 2009.

 

# The match aggregate runs of 79 is also the lowest in T20 internationals. Previous lowest match aggregate (86 runs) was recorded when Ireland (43/7 in 9 overs) beat Bermuda (41/8 in 9 overs) by 4 runs (D/L method) at Belfast in 2008.

 

# Angelo Matthews (3/16) has emulated his best bowling performance in T20Is. He had claimed 3 for 16 vs West Indies at The Oval on June 19, 2009.

# Matthews has received his second Man of the Match award in T20Is - his first was for scoring 46 against India at Gros Islet on May 11, 2010

# Ajantha Mendis has captured 35 wickets (ave.13.54) in 20 matches - a record by a spinner at the ICC World Twenty20. The said tally is the second highest, next only to Lasith Malinga's 36 (ave.19.08) in 27 matches.

# Netherlands faced 63 balls (10.3 overs) - the shortest completed innings in terms of balls faced - eleven less than the previous instance of 74 balls faced by South Africa, during their total of 100 of 12.2 overs against Pakistan at Centurion on March 3, 2013.

# Both Netherlands openers got out without scoring - the seventh instance in T20Is.

# Nuwan Kulasekara (2-2-0-1) has provided the third instance of a bowler taking a wicket in a T20I without conceding a run. Albie Morkel has achieved the feat twice for South Africa - both instances against England in 2009 & 2012.

 

(stats courtesy Rajesh Kumar)