How does Yuzvendra Chahal's 6/25 stand up against other fine T20I performances?
Fascinating figures from Rajneesh Gupta.
The third and final Twenty20 International between India and England at Bengaluru was supposed to be a cracker.
Batting first for the third consecutive time in the series, India posted a mammoth 202/6.
England were 119/2 at one stage, but in a dramatic collapse lost their last 8 wickets for just 8 runs in 19 balls, giving India a 75 run win and the series 2-1.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned figures of 6/25 -- the best ever by an Indian, the best against England and the third best in all Twenty20 Internationals.
Best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals
| Figures | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 6/8 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 2012 |
| 6/16 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | Australia | Pallekele | 2011 |
| 6/25 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | England | Bengaluru | 2017 |
| 5/3 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Chittagong | 2014 |
| 5/6 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | New Zealand | The Oval | 2009 |
| 5/6 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | South Africa | Centurion | 2013 |
Best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals
for India
| Figures | Player | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 6/25 | Yuzvendra Chahal | England | Bengaluru | 2017 |
| 4/8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Sri Lanka | Visakhapatnam | 2016 |
| 4/10 | Barinder Sran | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2016 |
| 4/11 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Australia | Mirpur | 2014 |
| 4/12 | Harbhajan Singh | England | Colombo | 2012 |
| 4/13 | R P Singh | South Africa | Durban | 2007 |
| 4/19 | Zaheer Khan | Ireland | Nottingham | 2009 |
| 4/19 | Ashok Dinda | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 2012 |
| 4/21 | Pragyan Ojha | Bangladesh | Nottingham | 2009 |
Chahal's bowling -- over by over
| Over # | Runs | Wickets | Dots | 4s/6s |
| 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1/0 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 6 | 13 | 2/1 |
England lost their last 8 wickets for only 8 runs in 19 balls, which is the worst ever 8 wicket collapse in Twenty20 Internationals.
This is also the second worst 8 wicket collapse in all international cricket (Tests/ODIs/ T20Is).
New Zealand 8 wickets for only 5 runs way back in 1946.
Worst 8 wicket collapses in international cricket
| Collapse | For | Vs | Venue | Year | Format |
| 5/8 | New Zealand | Australia | Wellington | 1946 | Tests |
| 8/8 | England | India | Bengaluru | 2017 | T20Is |
| 8/10 | New Zealand | Pakistan | Auckland | 2001 | Tests |
| 8/10 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Sharjah | 1986 | ODIs |
| 8/10 | Australia | South Africa | Cape Town | 2011 | Tests |
| 8/11 | England | West Indies | Lord's | 1979 | ODIs |
India registered a comfortable 75 run win, their second biggest by run margin in this format.
Incidentally, the biggest ever has also come against England.
India's biggest wins in Twenty20 Internationals
| Margin | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 90 runs | England | Colombo | 2012 |
| 75 runs | England | Bengaluru | 2017 |
| 73 runs | Australia | Mirpur | 2014 |
| 69 runs | Sri Lanka | Ranchi | 2016 |
| 54 runs | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2015 |
As many as five England batsmen failed to open their account.
This is a new record of most ducks recorded by a side against India.
In all Twenty20 Internationals, there have been only four incidents before. The details:
Most ducks in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals
| Ducks | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
| 6 | Kenya (73) | New Zealand | Durban | 2007 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe (105) | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 2010 |
| 5 | Scotland (99) | Ireland | Dubai | 2010 |
| 5 | New Zealand (80) | Pakistan | Christchurch | 2010 |
| 5 | England (127) | India | Bengaluru | 2017 |
The result gave India a 2-1 series win. Interestingly, India have now won all bilateral series comprising of three matches!
India in bilateral T20I series of 3 matches
| Margin | Opponent | Venue | Year | Captain |
| 3-0 | Australia | Australia | 2016 | M S Dhoni |
| 2-1 | Sri Lanka | India | 2016 | M S Dhoni |
| 2-1 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2016 | M S Dhoni |
| 2-1 | England | India | 2017 | Virat Kohli |
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