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Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series \| 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs \| 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover \| Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton \| 1st ODI : English cruised home.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score \| Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty \| Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match \| Lowest totals \| Debutants.
Highest partnerships \| Most expensive spells in twenty20.
Popular records : Sachin Tendulkar versus Ricky Ponting.
Most test centuries \| Highest ODI score \| Fastest century.
Photos Quiz : Identify cricketers \| Wife and Girlfriends.

Best debut in Twenty20 Cricket : batsman = runs, bowlers = wickets.

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Ajantha Mendis mesmerized Zimbabwe on his debut to pick up 4 wickets for just 15 runs.

Experience is indispensable in every aspect of life, let alone sport. but no one can deny the part rookies play.. young, enthusiastic and fearless. eager to prove themselves at any cost at world stage.

Today when video replays have made it easy for team think tanks to device plans against seasoned players, debutantes start with an advantage of being unknown. Element of surprise, specially in 20 over cricket, can fast change the game before opposition calculates plans on run time.

Ricky Ponting, Australian captain, made his T20 debut along with all his other 10 mates and also all of 11 New Zealand in that first ever twenty20 International at Auckland on 17 February 2005. not exactly a debutant in experience terms, Ricky Ponting missed century by 2 runs, was not out on 98* which still remains the highest score on T20 debut by a batsman.

David Warner, a rookie plucked up straight from Australian club cricket even before he had made his first class debut, mesmerized South Africans at Melbourne on 11 January 2009 with his thrilling 89 off just 43 balls. pull/hook, straight above bowler head and aggressive running, Warner's wild debut in T20 cricket killed South African chances that day.

Who are the other significant batting debuts in T20 cricket? following list should meet your curiosity :-

Highest scores by a debut player in T20 Cricket : Qualification = 60 runs.

Batsman (Country)	Runs	Versus	Venue	Date
Ricky Ponting (Australia)	98*	New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2005
David Warner (Australia)	89	South Africa	Melbourne	11 Jan 2009
Hiral Patel (Canada)td>	88*	Ireland	Colombo	3 Feb 2010
Junaid Siddique (Bangladesh)	71	Pakistan	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
Scott Styris (New Zealand)	66	Australia	Auckland	17 Feb 2005
Aaron Redmond (New Zealand)	63	Ireland	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009
Graeme Smith (South Africa)	61	New Zealand	Jo'burg	21 Oct 2005
Devon Smith (West Indies)	61	England	The Oval	28 Jun 2007

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4 wickets on debut : has been the best effort by a rookie bowler till date, an achievement 7 bowlers have shared over the years = Ajantha Mendis, Harvir Baidawan, Kaushalya Weeraratane, Alex Cusack, Pragyan Ojha, John Lewis and Michael Kasprowicz. And while we wait for a debutant bowler to take a five wicket haul, here are how current best have done :-

Most Expensive bowling spell by a bowler in Twenty20 Cricket

Bowler (Country)	O	M	R	W	Vs	Venue	Date
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)	4	0	15	4	Zimbabwe	King City	10 Oct 2008
Harvir Baidwan (Canada)	4	0	19	4	Holland	Belfast	2 Aug 2008
Kaushalya Weeraratne (SL)	4	0	19	4	Pakistan	King City	11 Oct 2008
Alex Cusack (Ireland)	4	0	21	4	Scotland	Belfast	2 Aug 2008
Pragyan Ojha (India)	4	0	21	4	Bangladesh	Nottingham	6 Jun 2009
Jon Lewis (England)	4	0	24	4	Australia	Southampton	13 Jun 2005
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)	4	0	29	4	New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2005