6 instances of teams registering a 10-wicket win in T20Is

Australia registered a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph over a hapless Pakistan unit in the third and final T20I of the series at Perth to clinch the series by a 2-0 margin, after the first match of the series produced no result.

Australia sent the visitors into bat after winning the toss, and came up with an excellent bowling effort to restrict Pakistan to 106/8 from 20 overs. Kane Richardson was the most successful bowler for Australia with figures of 3/18 while Sean Abbott and Mitchell Starc picked up two wickets apiece.

Pakistan’s batting could not stand up to Australia’s incisive bowling, with Iftikhar Ahmed’s 37-ball 45 being the only innings of note. In response, Aussie skipper Aaron Finch (36-ball 52*) and David Warner (35-ball 48*) ensured that the hosts crossed the line with ease.

While there have been a number of occasions when teams have picked up 10-wicket wins in T20Is, here are the six most notable wins.

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#6 New Zealand vs Pakistan at Hamilton - January 17, 2016

Martin Guptill

This was the second T20I of Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand in 2016. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan put up a credible 168/7 on the board. Umar Akmal was the standout performer with 56* (27b, 4x4, 4x6), while Shoaib Malik contributed with a 30-ball 39.

For New Zealand, Mitchell McClenaghan picked up figures of 2/23 and in their chase of the 169-run target, the Kiwis put up a sensational batting display. Martin Guptill made 87* (58b, 9x4, 4x6) while Kane Williamson made his way to an unbeaten 48-ball 72 as the duo put the Pakistan bowlers to the sword and ultimately chased the target in 17.4 overs.

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#5 England vs New Zealand at Wellington - February 15, 2013

Stuart Broad

New Zealand were at the receiving end of a thoroughly professional display by the Englishmen in the third T20I of this series. Fielding first, England held Kiwis to a moderate 139/8. Stuart Broad was brilliant with 3/15 while Jade Dernbach claimed 3/36. For New Zealand, Guptill contributed with a 55-ball 59.

In response, Alex Hales blazed his way to 80* (42b, 9x4, 4x6) while his partner Michael Lumb complemented Hales extremely well with 53* (34b, 1x4, 5x6). Ian Butler was taken to the cleaners by the England openers as he leaked 41 runs from 2.4 overs which saw England romp home in 12.4 overs.

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#4 England vs West Indies at The Oval - September 23, 2011

Ravi Bopara

England inflicted a 10-wicket thrashing on West Indies in the very first T20I of this series. After electing to field first, the hosts rolled over the Windies for just 125 from 19.4 overs. Ravi Bopara was the star of the show, picking up 4/10 from 3.4 overs while for West Indies, Johnson Charles top-scored with 39-ball 36.

England were ruthless with the bat as Alex Hales scored 62* (48b, 8x4, 1x6) while Craig Kieswetter made 58* (49b, 3x4, 2x6). England chased the target in just 15.2 overs, as they set up a wonderful win to house advantage for the rest of the series.

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#3 New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton - February 3, 2010

Daniel Vettori with Brendon McCullum

This was the only T20I of the tour and produced a disastrous result as far as Bangladesh were concerned. The visitors, Bangladesh, batted first after winning the toss but were skittled out for just 78 from 17.3 overs, on the back of a sensational spell of bowling from NZ skipper Daniel Vettori, who picked up 3/6 from four overs including big wickets of Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim.

New Zealand raced to the target in just 8.2 overs, with Brendon McCullum top-scoring with 56* (27b, 7x4, 2x6) and Peter Ingram supporting him with an unbeaten 23-ball 20.

#2 Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town - September 20, 2007

Matthew Hayden

Australia and Sri Lanka squared off in a group-stage clash as part of the 2007 World T20 Cup. The former inserted Sri Lanka into bat after winning the toss and Stuart Clark was unplayable throughout as the burly pacer scalped the big wickets of Kumar Sangakkara (22) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) to finish with 4/20 that bowled out Sri Lanka for just 101.

Australia scaled the target in just 10.2 overs as Matthew Hayden made 58* (38b, 7x4, 2x6) sixes) and Adam Gilchrist remained unbeaten on 31. This win saw Australia qualify for the semifinals of the competition, while Sri Lanka were knocked out of the competition.

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#1 South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg - February 2, 2017

Graeme Smith

This was the first-ever instance of a team winning a T20I match by 10 wickets. South Africa sent Pakistan in to bat in the one-off T20I and restricted them to 129 for 8. Alfonso Thomas was the star performer for South Africa with 3/25, including key wickets of Imran Nazir (5) and Shahid Afridi (7).

Graeme Smith led from the front in the chase, blazing his way to 71* (40b, 9x4, 4x6). He was well supported by Loots Bosman, who finished with a well-made 53* (32b, 5x4, 2x6). Smith and Bosman combined extremely well to thwart any chance of a Pakistan comeback as the duo chased down the target in just 11.3 overs and asserted their dominance at the top of the order.