India vs Sri Lanka T20I Asia Cup at Dhaka, March 1 2016

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Here are some statistics from the India vs Sri Lanka T20I Asia Cup at Dhaka, March 1 2016.

Pre-match statistics

• Angelo Mathews has picked up a wicket in his first over on ten occasions. No bowlers has done that.

Sri Lanka Innings

• Sri Lanka scored 47 runs in the first ten overs. This is their second-lowest in T20Is when batting first. They were 43 for 7 vs South Africa, Cape Town, World T20 2007.

India Innings

• Virat Kohli made three half-centuries against Sri Lanka in T20Is, in as many innings. His scores against them: 68, 77 and 56* in this match. With this score Kohli’s average in T20Is has crossed 50 again. It is now 51.03.

Match Statistics

• Man of the Match: Virat Kohli for his 56*.
• Best catch: Pandya.
• Maximum runs in an over: 15 runs in the 13th over in Indian innings. Herath bowling to Kohli and Yuvraj. Two sixes by Yuvraj.
• Maximum sixes: Three sixes by Yuvraj Singh.

Interesting observations

• Most fifties in T20Is: Virat Kohli 13, Brendon McCullum 13, Chris Gayle 13.