Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Aaron Finch sets a new world record

Australia's Aaron Finch scored 156 off just 63 balls to set a new world record of highest individual innings in Twenty20 internationals against England at Southampton. The previous record was 123 by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum against Bangladesh at Pallekele last year.

Finch's century is only the 10th in all T20 internationals, the first by an Australian and the first by any batsman in England.

Finch’s innings is also the third highest in all T20 cricket, with the top-2 innings coming in IPL matches.

Finch was also on course to break the record for the fastest T20 international century before eventually reaching his hundred from 47 balls, two more than South African Richard Levi, who holds the record.

Finch hit 14 sixes and 11 fours during his innings,  that is 128 of his runs came in boundaries alone! The 14 sixes and 128 runs in boundaries are also new T20I records. In fact no one else has even scored 100 runs in boundaries alone in T20 Internationals.

Remarkably, Finch got off the mark, reached his 50, hundred and 150, with sixes.

Highest individual innings in T20 Internationals
Batsman
Runs
Balls
For
Vs
Venue
Year
Aaron Finch
156
63
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
Brendon McCullum
123
58
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Pallekele
2012
Richard Levi
117*
51
South Africa
New Zealand
Hamilton
2012
Chris Gayle
117
57
West Indies
South Africa
Johannesburg
2007
Brendon McCullum
116*
56
New Zealand
Australia
Christchurch
2010
Tillakaratne Dilshan
104*
57
Sri Lanka
Australia
Pallekele
2011
Martin Guptill
101*
69
New Zealand
South Africa
East London
2012
Suresh Raina
101
60
India
South Africa
Gros Islet
2010
Mahela Jayawardene
100
64
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Providence
2010
Richie Berrington
100
58
Scotland
Bangladesh
The Hague
2012

Highest individual innings in T20 cricket
Batsman
Runs
Balls
For
Vs
Venue
Year
Chris Gayle
175*
66
RCB
Warriors
Bangalore
2013
Brendon McCullum
158*
73
KKR
RCB
Bangalore
2008
Aaron Finch
156
63
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
Graham Napier
152*
58
Essex
Sussex
Chelmsford
2008
L van der Westhuizen
145
50
Namibia
Kenya
Windhoek
2011
Cameron White
141*
70
Somerset
Worcs
Worcester
2006
David Warner
135*
69
NSW
CSK
Chennai
2011
Chris Gayle
128*
62
RCB
Daredevils
Delhi
2012
Murali Vijay
127
56
CSK
RR
Chennai
2010
Quinton de Kock
126*
69
Lions
CapeCobras
Potchefstroom
2013

Most sixes in an individual innings in T20 Internationals
6s
Batsman
Runs
For
Vs
Venue
Year
14
Aaron Finch
156
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
13
Richard Levi
117*
South Africa
New Zealand
Hamilton
2012
10
Chris Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Johannesburg
2007
9
Loots Bosman
94
South Africa
England
Centurion
2009
9
Marlon Samuels
85*
West Indies
Bangladesh
Dhaka
2012
8
Brendon McCullum
116*
N Zealand
Australia
Christchurch
2010

Most sixes in an individual innings in T20 cricket
6s
Batsman
Runs
For
Vs
Venue
Year
17
Chris Gayle
175*
RCB
Warriors
Bangalore
2013
16
Graham Napier
152*
Essex
Sussex
Chelmsford
2008
14
Craig Williams
116
Namibia
Scotland
Windhoek
2011
14
Aaron Finch
156
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
13
Brendon McCullum
158*
KKR
RCB
Bangalore
2008
13
Richard Levi
117*
South Africa
N Zealand
Hamilton
2012
13
Chris Gayle
128*
RCB
DD
Delhi
2012
12
L van der Westhuizen
145
Namibia
Kenya
Windhoek
2011
12
Chris Gayle
122*
Jamaica
Guyana
Gros Islet
2013
12
Chris Gayle
114
Dhaka
Royals
Dhaka
2013

Most runs in boundaries in an individual innings in T20 Internationals
Bound. Runs
4s
6s
Batsman
Runs
For
Vs
Venue
Year
128
11
14
Aaron Finch
156
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
98
5
13
Richard Levi
117*
South Africa
New Zealand
Hamilton
2012
96
12
8
B McCullum
116*
New Zealand
Australia
Christchurch
2010
88
7
10
Chris Gayle
117
West Indies
South Africa
Johannesburg
2007
86
11
7
B McCullum
123
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Pallekele
2012
78
12
5
T Dilshan
104*
Sri Lanka
Australia
Pallekele
2011
74
5
9
Loots Bosman
94
South Africa
England
Centurion
2009

Most runs in boundaries in an individual innings in T20 cricket
Bound. Runs
4s
6s
Batsman
Runs
For
Vs
Venue
Year
154
13
17
Chris Gayle
175*
RCB
Warriors
Bangalore
2013
136
10
16
Graham Napier
152*
Essex
Sussex
Chelmsford
2008
128
14
12
L van der Westhuizen
145
Namibia
Kenya
Windhoek
2011
128
11
14
Aaron Finch
156
Australia
England
Southampton
2013
118
10
13
Brendon McCullum
158*
KKR
RCB
Bangalore
2008
106
7
13
Chris Gayle
128*
RCB
DD
Delhi
2012
102
9
11
Sanath Jayasuriya
114*
MI
CSK
Mumbai
2008
100
10
10
Unmukt Chand
125
Delhi
Gujarat
Indore
2013