3rd T20I Stats: Dhawan Crosses 7000, De Kock Eclipses Duminy

A look at some of the big records broken during the 3rd T20I between India and South Africa in Bengaluru.

South African skipper Quinton de Kock scored an unbeaten 79 to guide his team to a nine-wicket win in the third T20I against India, and level the three-match series 1-1, in Bengaluru on Sunday.

After Kagiso Rabada and Beuran Hendricks restricted India to 134/9, a masterful 79 (52 balls, 4x6, 6x5) from the Proteas skipper helped the visitors chase down the target with more than three overs to spare.

De Kock shared a 76-run opening stand with Reeza Hendricks (28) which all but eliminated India's slender chances of snatching a victory out of the match.

Here are some of the records broken and created by members of both teams on Sunday.

A Proteas’ Record

1. The nine-wicket triumph is South Africa's largest win in terms of wickets against India in T20Is, eclipsing the seven-wicket victory at Dharamsala on 2 October, 2015.

Captain’s Knock!

1. Quinton de Kock's match-winning 79 is his best ever in T20Is, obliterating the 59 vs Bangladesh at Bloemfontein on October 26, 2017.
2. He has posted fifties in consecutive innings for the first time - both the innings against India - 52 at Mohali on 18 September, 2019 and an unbeaten 79 at Bengaluru on Sunday.
3. de Kock's second fifty vs India is his fourth in T20Is. He has now registered two fifties each in wins and losses in this format.
4. de Kock became the first South African skipper to register an innings of 75-plus       vs India bettering Jean-Paul Duminy's 64 not out at Centurion on 21 February,       2018.
5. de Kock is averaging 68.50 while totaling 137 in three innings, including two       fifties at a strike rate of 147.31 - the highest among the batsmen with 125 runs       or more involving the two teams in T20Is.
6. de Kock has taken 37 innings to complete his 1,000 runs in T20Is - the joint       fastest by a wicketkeeper in T20Is.  Brendon McCullum had taken 31 innings to complete his 1,000 runs. Mohammad Shahzad had taken 37 innings for his       1,000 runs.
7. Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock had shared a partnership of 76 - South Africa's second highest opening partnership against India in T20Is next only to the 77 between Hashim Amla and Abraham de Villiers at Dharamsala on 2 October,       2015.

Dhawan Crosses 7k

1. Shikhar Dhawan (7032 at an average of 31.96 in 248 matches) is the fourth       Indian batsman after Virat Kohli (8556), Suresh Raina (8392) and Rohit Sharma       (8312) to complete 7,000 runs or more in Twenty20.
2. Kagiso Rabada (3/39) has recorded his best bowling performance in T20Is away from home.  His splendid figures are his best against India. The said performance is his second best in T20Is next only to the 3 for 30 vs New Zealand at Centurion on August 16, 2015.
3. David Miller, with Hardik Pandya's catch off Rabada, has become the first South African and the second fielder after Pakistan's Shoaib Malik (50 in 111) to complete 50 catches in T20Is.  Miller was playing in his 72nd match.