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Stats: Captain Morgan basks in T20 glory

September 08, 2014

Statistical highlights of the one-off Twenty20 international between India and England at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Sunday.

Eoin Morgan of England celebrates his half century during the NatWest International T20 against India at Edgbaston . Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

# Eoin Morgan's splendid 71 off 31 balls is a record by an England batsman against India in T20 internationals, eclipsing Alex Hales's 56 off 35 balls at Pune on December 20, 2012.  His first fifty against India is his sixth in T20Is.

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# Morgan's superb strike rate of 229.03 is the highest by a batsman against India in T20Is, bettering Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez's 211.53 during his 55 off 26 balls at Ahmedabad, on December 28, 2012.

# Morgan is the second captain to hit seven sixes in an innings in T20Is. Chris Gayle was the first skipper to record the feat, achieving it against India during his magnificent innings of 98 off 66 balls, at Bridgetown, on May 9, 2010.

# He is the fourth batsman to register seven sixes in an innings against India in T20Is, joining David Warner (Australia) at Bridgetown on May 7, 2010; Chris Gayle (West Indies) at Bridgetown on May 9, 2010 and Shane Watson (Australia) at Colombo (RPS) on September 28, 2012.

# Morgan is the second England batsman, after Ravi Bopara, to hit seven sixes in an innings in T20Is.  Bopara, during his magnificent knock of 65 not out off 27 balls vs Australia at Hobart on January 29, 2014, had hit seven sixes.

# Morgan is the second England captain to register a fifty in T20Is. Paul Collingwood was the first to accomplish the feat - once each vs West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa.

# His aforesaid knock is his first fifty in 14 T20Is in England.

# He received his second Man of the Match award versus India, his fourth in T20Is.

Kohli scores most fifties for India in T20

Virat Kohli of India hits out as Jos Buttler of England looks on during the NatWest International T20. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

# Virat Kohli (66 off 41 balls) established a record for most fifties (9) for India in T20Is, eclipsing Yuvraj Singh's tally of eight.

# With 184 runs, at an average of 30.66 in six matches, including a fifty, he is the leading run-getter in India-England T20Is.

# In his last six innings, he registered five fifties in T20Is. His tally includes four consecutive fifties in chases in T20Is - 54 vs West Indies; 57 not out vs Bangladesh; 72 not out vs South Africa and 66 vs England.

# He is India's leading run-getter in T20Is - 972 (ave.46.28) in 28 matches, eclipsing Yuvraj Singh's tally of 968 (ave.31.22) in 40 matches.

Shami records best bowling figures

Mohammed Shami of India celebrates dismissing Jason Roy of England during the NatWest International T20 against England . Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

# Mohammed Shami (3-38) registered his best bowling performance in T20Is.

# Ajinkya Rahane is the first Indian fielder to take four catches in an innings in T20Is, joining Darren Sammy (West Indies), Peter Borren(Netherlands), Correy Anderson (New Zealand) and Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka).

# India have lost four matches in T20Is while chasing, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni remaining unbeaten. On the last occasion he was on  22, versus New Zealand at Chennai on September 11, 2012.

# Ravichandran Ashwin conceded 17 runs in his first over, the most runs scored off an Indian bowler in the first over of a T20 international.

# India had won seven matches in a row while chasing in T20Is between September 30, 2012 and April 4, 2014, before losing to England by three runs.

# England (180 for 7) registered their highest total against India in England in T20Is. Their highest ever is 200 for 6 at Durban on September 19, 2007. They have defended a total of 180 nine times in T20Is.

England better at T20s

England batsman Eoin Morgan hits out, watched by Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the NatWest T20 International between England and India at Edgbaston. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

#England have won all three games in T20Is against India in England - by 3 runs at Lord's on June 14, 2009; by six wickets at Old Trafford, Manchester on August 31, 2011 and by 3 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on September 7, 2014.

# England won five games and lost three out of eight T20Is played against India - success per cent 62.50.

# They won both their games at Edgbaston in T20Is - their first win was by 28 runs versus South Africa on September 12, 2012.

# Moeen Ali registered his second duck in T20Is, his first was against Sri Lanka at Chittagong on March 27, 2014.

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