Aaron Finch's 156 off 63 balls breaks all records

Other Records in the match

Joe Root played a fine hand for England in a losing cause (Getty Images)

* Australian innings consisted of 2 Century partnerships. This is the first ever occasion that an inning consisted of 2 century stands in a T20I.

* Australia’s total of 248/6 is the second highest total in T20 Internationals behind Sri Lanka’s 260/6 vs Kenya in the 2007 World Cup.

* Australian innings consisted of 18 sixes which is a record in T20 Internationals. The previous record was held by South Africa who hit 17 sixes in their 241/7 against England at Centurion in 2009.

* England while chasing, managed to score 209/6 in their 20 overs. This is the 3rd highest total in T20Is while batting second. Other two on top are Australia’s 214/4 (tied) vs New Zealand and India’s 211/4 (won) vs Sri Lanka.

* Joe Root scored 90* (43). This is only the second instance in T20Is when two batsmen managed 90+ scores. The first such occasion was when Gayle (117) and Gibbs (90*) scored in the first match of the 2007 World Cup.

* Joe Root in his inning of 90* hit 13 fours and 1 six. He became the first England batsman to hit 10 or more fours in a T20I match. Four other England batsmen hit 9 fours.

* Joe Root missed the record for most fours in a T20I inning by just one four. The record is 14 fours by Herschelle Gibbs when he scored 90* (55) vs West Indies in the 2007 World Cup.

* Joe Root’s 90* is the second highest score in defeats in T20 Internationals. The highest is 117 by Chris Gayle in the first match of the 2007 World Cup vs South Africa.

* Match aggregate of 457 runs is the highest in a T20 International eclipsing 428 between Australia and New Zealand at Christchurch in 2009.

* 7 bowlers gave away 40 or more runs in this match which is a record in this format. Previous record being 6 in the Australia vs New Zealand tied match at Christchurch in 2009.