In the thrilling final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy at R.Premadasa Stadium, India beat Bangladesh through the last ball six. In this match, some crucial records of the T20I tournament final were broken. Another important one is the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik levelled with the Yuvraj Singh’s greatest T20I record.
India decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Bangladesh managed to score 166/8 at the end of 20 overs.
In reply, India successfully chased down the target through the last ball six (168/8 in 20 overs). India won the match by 4 wickets and clinched the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh – 166/8 in 20 overs (Sabbir Rahman 77, Mahmudullah 21, Yuzvendra Chahal 3/18)
India – 168/6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 56, Dinesh Karthik 29*, Rubel Hossain 2/35)
Result – India won by 4 wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
- Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman scored 77 runs.
i) Highest T20I knock by any Bangladesh batsman against India. The previous record was 72* by Mushfiqur Rahim at Colombo (RPS) on March 14, 2018.
ii) Highest knock by any batsman against India in a T20I tournament final. The previous record was 52* by Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) at Dhaka on April 6, 2014 (2014 World T20 final).
- Bangladesh scored 166/8 in 20 overs.
i) Highest T20I score for Bangladesh against India. The previous best was 159/6 (20 overs) at Colombo (RPS) on March 14, 2018.
ii) Highest score for any team against India in a T20I tournament final. The previous best was 152 (19.3 overs) by Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 24, 2007 (2007 World T20 final).
- Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had a bowling figure of 4-0-18-3.
i) Second best bowling figure by any Indian bowler in a T20I tournament final. The record holder is Irfan Pathan with the bowling figure of 4-0-16-3 against Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 24, 2007 (2007 World T20 final).
- Indian medium-pacer Vijay Shankar had a bowling figure 4-0-48-0 and pacer Shardul Thakur had a bowling figure of 4-0-45-0.
i) In a T20I tournament final history, Vijay conceded third most runs while Shardul conceded fifth most runs. Here is the detail list:
Most expensive spells in a T20I tournament final
| Player (Team) | Bowling figure | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 4-0-54-0 | West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | October 7, 2012 |
| Dawlat Zadran (Afghanistan) | 4-0-52-1 | Ireland | Abu Dhabi | November 30, 2013 |
| Vijay Shankar (India) | 4-0-48-0 | Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | March 18, 2018 |
| Peter Connell (Ireland) | 3.3-0-46-0 | Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | February 13, 2010 |
| Shardul Thakur (India) | 4-0-45-0 | Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | March 18, 2018 |
| S Sreesanth (India) | 4-1-44-1 | Pakistan | Johannesburg | September 24, 2007 |
- Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs.
i) Second highest knock by any skipper in a T20I tournament final. The record holder is former Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara with 64* against Pakistan at Lord’s on June 21, 2009 (2009 World T20 final).
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- Indian batsman Dinesh Karthik had the strike-rate of 362.50 (29* off 8 balls).
i) Joint second highest strike-rate (at the end of an innings) in the T20I history. Here is the detail list:
Highest strike-rate (at the end of an innings) in the T20I history
| Player (Team) | Strike Rate | Runs scored (balls faced) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Dwayne Smith (West Indies) | 414.28 | 29 (7) | Bangladesh | Johannesburg | September 13, 2007 |
| Yuvraj Singh (India) | 362.50 | 58 (16) | England | Durban | September 19, 2007 |
| Dinesh Karthik (India) | 362.50 | 29* (8) | Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | March 18, 2018 |
Also read: Dinesh Karthik Reveals The Secret Of His Finishing Abilities
- Total six Indian batsmen were caught out in this match.
i) Most Indian batsmen involved in caught dismissals against Bangladesh in T20I innings. The previous record was only 4.
- It is the third time when the Indian cricket team won the T20I tournament final (2007 World T20, 2016 T20 Asia Cup, and 2018 Nidahas Trophy).
i) India is the first team to win more than two T20I tournament finals.
- At the end of the match, Rohit Sharma has scored total 7,030 runs in his T20 career (including domestic).
i) Third Indian batsman to score 7,000 runs in T20 career. The other two Indian batsmen are Suresh Raina (7,378 runs) and Virat Kohli (7,095 runs).
- It was India’s 61st T20I victory.
i) Second most T20I victory for any team. Pakistan is on the top of this list with 74 T20I victories.
