ICC World T20 2016: Post tournament stats and trivia

After the Super 10 round of the ICC World T20 kicked off nearly three weeks ago in India, the level of excitement reached new heights. The best teams on the globe faced each other in the mega event and multiple records were broken.

There were stats written before it, which contorted afterwards. West Indies repeated their 2012 heroics to become the one and only team thus far to lift the trophy twice, and no better place to do it than at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Now that the tournament is over, here are some stats and trivia after the 2016 edition of World T20.

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Highest batting average in World T20s

The law of averages have been defied; batting records have tumbled; and Virat Kohli has grown day by day. On completion of another impeccable innings at the Wankhede – he was unbeaten on 89 – he became numero uno in terms of average run making in the T20 World Cup.

Even the magical Mike Hussey falls behind the Indian Test skipper by an astonishing 32 runs per innings. Here goes the list of the best five averages in the shortest format’s number one trophy:

Player	Runs	Innings	Average
Virat Kohli	777	16	86.33
Mike Hussey	437	16	54.63
Kevin Pietersen	580	15	44.61
JP Duminy	568	23	40.57
Chris Gayle	920	26	40.00

Host in the final four

Out of the six times that the World T20 has been contested since 2007, only twice have the host nations made it to the semi-finals. South Africa, England, West Indies and Bangladesh, all failed to make it to the best-in-the-business stage, as only Asian neighbours, Sri Lanka (2012) and India (2016) went through.

While India lost their semi-final, Sri Lanka won their’s in 2012, but lost to West Indies in the final.

Year	Host	Elimination stage
2007	South Africa	Super Eight
2009	England	Super Eight
2010	West Indies	Super Eight
2012	Sri Lanka	Final
2014	Bangladesh	Group Stage
2016	India	Semi Final

Ex-winners in semis only twice

England’s victory over Sri Lanka in Delhi not only sealed their place in the semis, but also knocked the Lankans out, besides accounting for the exit of South Africa. That meant holders Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the last-four stage of the tournament.

Only twice before in World T20s the defending champions made it to the semi final stage, first when 2009 winners Pakistan reached last-four in 2010 – where they lost to a special Mike Hussey effort – and next when the West Indies, after lifting the cup in 2012, were shown the door by the D/L method in the semis, courtesy of rain in Dhaka in 2014, where they lost to eventual winners Sri Lanka.

Hosts opening with defeat, again

Out of the six occasions of the T20 World Cup, only twice have the hosts tasted defeat in their very first match, which also turns out to be the opening game of the tournament. The first of those instances took place at Lord’s in 2009, as the Dutch surprised England with a magical run chase.

India became the second hosts to lose their first match of the tournament as they were shocked by New Zealand in Nagpur.

The list below displays the results of the hosts’ first games:

Teams	Edition	Venue	Result
South Africa vs West Indies	2007	Johannesburg	South Africa won by 8 wickets
England vs Netherlands	2009	Lord’s	Netherlands won by 4 wickets
West Indies vs Ireland	2010	Providence	West Indies won by 70 runs
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	2012	Hambantota	Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan	2014	Dhaka	Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
India vs New Zealand	2016	Nagpur	New Zealand won by 47 runs

Highest World T20 knockout chase

Andre Russell’s six sailed over deep mid-wicket and as the hosts were dumped out of the tournament, the West Indians celebrated a place in the final and the highest successful run chase in a T20 World Cup knockout match.

This was also the fourth highest run chase in any of the World T20 matches. The record chase overshadowed Mr. Cricket Mike Hussey’s effort against Pakistan in 2010 when he belted Saeed Ajmal for 20 runs in the first four deliveries of the final over where the Kangaroos chased down 192.

The top 5 run chases in ICC World T20 knockouts have been stated below:

Target	Team	Opposition	Venue and year
193	West Indies	India	Mumbai, 2016
192	Australia	Pakistan	Gros Islet, 2010
173	India	South Africa	Dhaka, 2014
154	England	New Zealand	Delhi, 2016
148	England	Australia	Bridgetown, 2010