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New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Napier on 22 Dec 20

MJ Guptill became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 500 plus runs against Pakistan. He reached the milestone when he was on 10 during the course of his knock of 19 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Pakistan read 509 runs.

MJ Guptill’s feat of scoring 509 runs against Pakistan provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring 500 plus runs against a specific opposition in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. MJ Guptill became the sixth batsman to accomplish such a feat.

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718
2	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552
3	AJ Finch	Aus	Eng	12	12	3	550
4	PR Stirling	Ire	Afg	17	17	0	543
5	RG Sharma	Ind	Win	15	15	3	519
6	MJ Guptill	NZl	Pak	18	18	1	509
7	V Kohli	Ind	Win	12	11	3	501

MJ Guptill was playing his 18th T20I against Pakistan. He now shares the record for most T20I appearances by a New Zealand cricketer against Pakistan with LRPL Taylor.

MJ Guptill’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him 25 boundary sixes against Pakistan. He became the first New Zealand batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against a specific opposition and his feat provides the eleventh such occasion. He also became the tenth batsman to score 25 plus boundary sixes against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	I	NO	Runs	6s
1	AJ Finch	Aus	Eng	12	12	3	550	34
2	Hazratullah Zazai	Afg	Ire	07	07	1	411	34
3	CH Gayle	Win	Eng	13	13	1	409	30
4	RG Sharma	Ind	Win	15	15	3	519	29
5	E Lewis	Win	Ind	09	08	1	322	28
6	GJ Maxwell	Aus	Ind	16	15	2	431	28
7	Mohammad Nabi	Afg	Ire	18	15	3	399	28
8	EJG Morgan	Eng	NZl	15	14	2	424	26
9	KA Pollard	Win	Ind	14	10	1	292	26
10	CH Gayle	Win	RSA	07	07	0	307	25
11	MJ Guptill	NZl	Pak	18	18	1	509	25

DP Conway scored 63 in this game to provide the 97^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

DP Conway scored 63 in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is. Prior to this he had scored 65 not out against West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 29 Nov 20. He was born in South Africa at Transval, Johannesburg on 08.07.91.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the 97th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 15th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

At the end of this game – by a strange coincidence – New Zealand batsmen have scored fifties on 97 occasions against Pakistan and Pakistan batsmen have scored fifties on 97 occasions against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the highest individual score by a a Pakistan opening batsman against New Zealand in T20Is. The previous best was 79 by Babar Azam at Dub-DSC on 04.11.18.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 129^th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman other than the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. Shahid Afridi is the other fieldsman. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 17^th occasion of a captain other than the wicket keeper captain taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan captain other than the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is. Shahid Afridi is the other captain. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 200th occasion of a fieldsman including the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the ninth occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman including wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the ninth occasion of a fieldsman including the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman including wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is. Shahid Afridi is the other fieldsman. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

DJ Mitchell of New Zealand held three catches in this game as a substitute fieldsman to provide the second occasion of a substitute fieldsman pouching three catches in a T20I innings. MA Leask of Scotland is the other substitute fieldsman to pouch three catches in a T20I innings. He had taken three catches against Kenya at ICCA 2 Dubai on 19.10.19. There are twelve substitute fieldsmen who have pouched two catches in a T20I innings. JS Patel of New Zealand had pouched two catches as a substitute fieldsman against England at Durban on 18.09.07.

Mohammad Hafeez’s T20I run aggregate read 2323 at the end of this game. He now shares the record for most runs in T20Is by a Pakistan batsman with Shoaib Malik. Shoaib Malik has also an aggregate of 2323 runs in T20Is.

Mohammad Hafeez’s T20I run aggregate against New Zealand read 552 at the end of this game. He now stands second in the list of  batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is against a specific opposition. V Kohli of India has scored most runs. He has an aggregate of 718 runs against Australia

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718
2	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552

Mohd Hafeez’s boundary fours aggregate in T20Is read 55 at the end of this game. He is one of the five batsmen who have an aggregate of 50 plus boundary fours against a specific opposition in the history of T20Is. He now occupied the joint second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours against a specific opposition. V Kohli of India has an aggregate of 55 boundary fours against Australia. The first place is occupied by PR Sterling of Ireland. He has an aggregate of 60 boundary fours against Afghanistan.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	4s
1	PR Stirling	Ire	Afg	17	17	0	543	91	60
2	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718	90*	55
3	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552	99*	55
4	AJ Finch	Aus	Ind	15	15	0	440	89	54
5	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	Ire	12	12	2	436	77	52

Shadab Khan of Pakistan was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 72^nd occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the 34^th occasion of a team winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	8 wkts	2	Aus	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012
2	NZl	won	5 wkts	2	Zim	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
3	Afg	won	4 wkts	2	Net	Dub-DSC	14 Mar 2012
4	Eng	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Nottingham	24 Jun 2012
5	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
6	Pak	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Dec 2012
7	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Rajkot	10 Oct 2013
8	Aus	won	5 wkts	2	RSA	Durban	12 Mar 2014
9	HKG	won	2 wkts	2	Ban	Chattogram	20 Mar 2014
10	Ind	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
11	Win	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
12	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	Zim	Lahore	24 May 2015
13	Nep	won	3 wkts	2	Net	Rotterdam	03 Jul 2015
14	RSA	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015
15	HKG	won	4 wkts	2	Afg	A Dhabi	28 Nov 2015
16	Oman	won	2 wkts	2	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016
17	Eng	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Mumbai	18 Mar 2016
18	Win	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Nagpur	25 Mar 2016
19	Win	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
20	Win	won	4 wkts	2	Eng	Kolkata	03 Apr 2016
21	Afg	won	5 wkts	2	UAE	Dub-DSC	16 Dec 2016
22	Srl	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Jo’burg	22 Jan 2017
23	Ban	won	5 wkts	2	Srl	Col-RPS	10 Mar 2018
24	Eng	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Cardiff	06 Jul 2018
25	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018
26	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Sydney	25 Nov 2018
27	Aus	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	27 Feb 2019
28	Qat	won	4 wkts	2	Mal	Singapore	27 Jul 2019
29	UAE	won	7 wkts	2	Net	The Hague	08 Aug 2019
30	Spa	won	4 wkts	2	Fin	Kerava	18 Aug 2019
31	NZl	won	4 wkts	2	Srl	Pallekele	03 Sep 2019
32	Ban	won	3 wkts	2	Zim	Dhaka	13 Sep 2019
33	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Sydney	06 Dec 2020
34	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Dec 2012
2	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	Zim	Lahore	24 May 2015
3	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
4	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020
5	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Both these occasions are against Pakistan.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020
2	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018

Pakistan won this game by six wickets to post its 97^th win in T20Is. It also represents its 14^th T20I win against New Zealand

New Zealand vs Pakistan at Hamilton on 20 Dec 20

New Zealand won this game by nine wkts to post its 65^th win in T20Is and also its tenth win in T20Is against Pakistan. New Zealand became the second team to post ten or more victories against Pakistan in T20Is after England. England has posted eleven wins.

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wkts in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MR Gillespie	4-07	1	Ken	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	DL Vettori	4-20	2	Ind	Jo’burg	16 Sep 2007
3	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
4	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
5	JEC Franklin	4-15	2	Eng	Hamilton	12 Feb 2013
6	NL McCullum	4-24	2	Win	Auckland	11 Jan 2014
7	GD Elliott	4-22	1	Srl	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
8	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
9	MJ Santner	4-11	2	Ind	Nagpur	15 Mar 2016
10	TA Boult	4-34	2	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
11	LH Ferguson	5-21	1	Win	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
12	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020
13	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wkts in T20Is against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
3	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
4	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020
5	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the second occasion of his capturing four or more wkts in T20Is. Prior to this he had captured 5 for 18 against Pakistan at Auckland on 26.12.10. Both such occasions are tabulated below. He became the first New Zealand bowler to capture four plus wkts on two occasions. By coincidence his two four plus wicket hauls are against Pakistan.

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety in T20Is

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety nine in T20Is.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the seconf occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored fifties in this game to provide the 95^th and 96^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 12^th and 13th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against Pakistan.

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of hiw scoring a fifty against Pakistan in T20Is. He became the second New Zealand batsman to score fifties on four occasions after MJ Guptill. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Guptill	54	2	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	MJ Guptill	87*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
3	MJ Guptill	80	1	Pak	Mohali	22 Mar 2016
4	MJ Guptill	59	2	Pak	Mt Maunganui	28 Jan 2018
1	KS Williamson	70	2	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
2	KS Williamson	72*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
3	KS Williamson	60	2	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	04 Nov 2018
4	KS Williamson	57*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game represent his 12^th fifty in T20Is. He is the fourth New Zealand batsman to score 12 or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – MJ Guptill {17}, BB McCullum {15} and C Munro {14}

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored fifties in this game  providing the 22nd occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. By a coincidence both these occasions are against Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Guptill	87*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
2	KS Williamson	72*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
1	TL Seifert	84*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020
2	KS Williamson	57*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored unbeaten fifties in this game  providing the 24^th and 25^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fourth and fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is against Pakistan.

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 2602. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. The first two places are occupied by V Kohli {2928} and RG Sharma {2773}

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 490 against Pakistan. He now owns the record for most runs by a batsman in T20Is against Pakistan. He needs ten more runs to total 500 runs against Pakistan to become the first New Zealand batsman to total 500 plus runs against Pakistan and also the first ever batsman to total 500 plus runs against Pakistan.

Mohd Hafeez {99*} for Pakistan and TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored unbeaten fifties in this game  providing the sixth occasion of three batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I match.

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 413 runs against Pakistan in T20Is. He became the second batsman and also the second New Zealand batsman to total 400 plus runs in T20Is against Pakistan after MJ Guptill. MJ Guptill has an aggregate of 490 runs against Pakistan.

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the 39^th occasion of a team winning a T20I by nine wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	16 Sep 2007
3	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
4	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	13 Jun 2008
5	Scotland	v Kenya	Belfast	04 Aug 2008
6	Kenya	v Canada	Dubai (DSC)	10 Feb 2010
7	Sri Lanka	v England	Bristol	25 Jun 2011
8	Australia	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
9	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Pallekele	29 Sep 2012
10	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
11	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Dhaka	16 Mar 2014
12	Sri Lanka	v Netherlands	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014
13	Scotland	v U.A.E.	Edinburgh	09 Jul 2015
14	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
15	Hong Kong	v Scotland	Mong Kok	30 Jan 2016
16	India	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
17	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016
18	India	v U.A.E.	Dhaka	03 Mar 2016
19	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	07 Sep 2016
20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DSC)	23 Sep 2016
21	England	v South Africa	Southampton	21 Jun 2017
22	India	v Australia	Ranchi	07 Oct 2017
23	Australia	v Pakistan	Harare	02 Jul 2018
24	Namibia	v Ghana	Kampala	20 May 2019
25	P.N.G.	v Samoa	Apia (No 1)	08 Jul 2019
26	Ireland	v Zimbabwe	Bready	12 Jul 2019
27	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019
28	Nepal	v Singapore	Singapore	28 Sep 2019
29	Argentina	v Mexico	C Polo Club Pitch A	03 Oct 2019
30	Greece	v Bulgaria	Corfu	16 Oct 2019
31	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	30 Oct 2019
32	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Lahore	25 Jan 2020
33	Kuwait	v Saudi Arabia	Al Amerat	23 Feb 2020
34	Saudi Arabia	v Iran	Al Amerat	24 Feb 2020
35	Nepal	v Thailand	Bangkok	04 Mar 2020
36	Spain	v Germany	Almeria	08 Mar 2020
37	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	11 Mar 2020
38	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Dec 2020
39	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of a New Zealand winning a T20I by nine wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of a team winning a T20I by nine wickets margin against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
2	Australia	v Pakistan	Harare	02 Jul 2018
3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

New Zealand vs Pakistan First T20I at Auckland 18 Dec 20

JA Duffy captured four for 33 in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets on debut in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Kasprowicz	4-29	2	Aus	NZl	Auckland	17 Feb 2005
2	J Lewis	4-24	2	Eng	Aus	Southampton	13 Jun 2005
3	AR Cusack	4-21	1	Ire	Sco	Belfast	02 Aug 2008
4	HS Baidwan	4-19	1	Can	Net	Belfast	02 Aug 2008
5	BAW Mendis	4-15	1	Srl	Zim	King City (NW)	10 Oct 2008
6	K Weeraratne	4-19	2	Srl	Pak	King City (NW)	11 Oct 2008
7	PP Ojha	4-21	2	Ind	Ban	Nottingham	06 Jun 2009
8	D Bishoo	4-17	2	Win	Pak	Gros Islet	21 Apr 2011
9	Elias Sunny	5-13	2	Ban	Ire	Belfast	18 Jul 2012
10	BB Sran	4-10	1	Ind	Zim	Harare	20 Jun 2016
11	PADLR Sandakan	4-23	1	Srl	SAF	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2017
12	BJ McCarthy	4-33	1	Ire	Afg	Greater Noida	10 Mar 2017
13	TC Vine	4-28	1	Esp	Mal	Cartagena	29 Mar 2019
14	MJ Ross	4-23	1	ITA	Ger	Utrecht	25 May 2019
15	HAM Shah	4-23	1	Den	Jer	Castel	16 Jun 2019
16	MR Adair	4-40	1	Ire	Zim	Bready	12 Jul 2019
17	Bilal Zalmai	4-12	1	Aut	Rom	Ilfov County	29 Aug 2019
18	A Nanda	5-06	1	Lux	Tur	Ilfov County	29 Aug 2019
19	EB Ringera	4-18	1	Ken	PNG	Dubai (DSC)	27 Oct 2019
20	Khizar Hayat	5-04	2	Mal	HKG	Kuala Lumpur	20 Feb 2020
21	ST Kanakalil	4-31	2	Mlt	Bul	Sofia	23 Sep 2020
22	JA Duffy	4-33	1	NZl	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four wickets on T20I debut and also provides the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wicket on T20I debut against Pakistan

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	K Weeraratne	4-19	2	Srl	Pak	King City (NW)	11 Oct 2008
2	D Bishoo	4-17	2	Win	Pak	Gros Islet	21 Apr 2011
3	JA Duffy	4-33	1	NZl	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020

JA Duffy captured four for 33 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MR Gillespie	4-07	1	Ken	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	DL Vettori	4-20	2	Ind	Jo’burg	16 Sep 2007
3	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
4	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
5	JEC Franklin	4-15	2	Eng	Hamilton	12 Feb 2013
6	NL McCullum	4-24	2	Win	Auckland	11 Jan 2014
7	GD Elliott	4-22	1	Srl	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
8	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
9	MJ Santner	4-11	2	Ind	Nagpur	15 Mar 2016
10	TA Boult	4-34	2	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
11	LH Ferguson	5-21	1	Win	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
12	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020

JA Duffy captured four for 33 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
3	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
4	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020

Mohammad Hafeez was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Hafeez was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to collect four or more first ball ducks. Others are – Shahid Afridi {06}, Umar Akmal {06}  and Imad Wasim {04}

Mohammad Hafeez was dismissed duck in this game to provide the seventh occasion of his collecting a duck in T20Is. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to collect four or more first ball ducks. Others are – Umar Akmal {10}, Shahid Afridi {08} and Kamran Akmal {07}

Abdullah Shafique scored a duck in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of a Pakistan opener scoring a duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan opener scoring a duck in T20Is against New Zealand after Umar Amin.  Umar Amin was dismissed for a duck at Wellington on 22.01.18.

This series witnessed new captains for both the teams New Zealand and Pakistan. MJ Santner led New Zealand while Shadab Khan led Pakistan.

MJ Santner became the eighth captain to lead New Zealand in T20Is. He also became the sixth New Zealand captain to lead in T20Is against Pakistan. Shadab Khan became the ninth captain to lead Pakistan in T20Is. He also became the sixth Pakistan captain to lead in T20Is against New Zealand. He made 42 in this game. It is the third highest score by a Pakistan captain on his first captaincy assignment. Babar Azam had scored 59 not out on his first captaincy assignment against Australia at Sydney on 03 Nov 2019. Shahid Afridi had scored 50 on his first captaincy assignment against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 12 Aug 09.

TL Siefert scored 57 in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 57 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 57 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 2581. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. The first two places are occupied by V Kohli {2928} and RG Sharma {2773}

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 469 against Pakistan. He now owns the record for most runs by a batsman in T20Is against Pakistan.

New Zealand won this game by five wickets to post its 64^th win in T20is. It also represents its ninth win in T20Is against Pakistan. New Zealand became the third team to post nine or more wins against Pakistan. Others are – England {11} and Australia {09}

The third T20I between South Africa and England at Cape Town on 01 Dec 20 witnessed the following three world records.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen from rival teams scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen from scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in South African innings and  JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in England’s innings in this game to provide very first occasion of rival teams posting unbroken three figure partnerships in a T20I game.

CJ Jordan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 66 wickets in T20Is and with it he became England’s most wicket getter in T20Is. He went past SCJ Broad’s 65 wickets

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the 16^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the record partnership by South African batsmen for the fourth wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 110 runs unfinished partnership between F Beherdien and AB de Villiers against England at Southampton on 21.06.17

Thus the 127 run unfinished partnership between F du Plessis-HE Ven der Dussen represent not only the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is, but also the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket to provide the third occasion of  South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Behardien/JPDuminy	4	105*	Ind	Dharamsala	02.10.15
2	Behardien/deVilliers	4	110*	Eng	Southampton	21.06.17
3	duPlessis/vanderDussen	4	127*	Eng	Cape Town	01.12.20

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 85^th and 86^th occasion of South African batsman scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 17^th and 18^th occasion of South African batsman scoring fifties in T20Is against England.

F du Plessis’ 52 not out in this game represent his eleventh fifty in T20Is. He now shares the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in T20Is with JP Duminy. JP Duminy has scored eleven fifties in T20Is.

F du Plessis’ 52 not out in this game represent his tenth half century in T20Is. He became the third South African batsman to score ten or more half centuries in T20Is. Others are – JP Duminy {11} and HM Amla {10}.

JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against South Africa

JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the second wicket by England batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was 159 runs partnership between RS Bopara-AD Hales against West Indies at Nottingham on 24.06.12

JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 94^th and 95^th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 18^th and 19^th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against South Africa.

DJ Malan’s 99 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by an England batsman against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best was 86 not out by JM Bairstow in the first T20I of this series at Cape Town on 27.11.20

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 20^th occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in the same innings in T20Is.

JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 21st occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in the same innings in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of two batsmen from rival teams scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

F du Plessis {52 not out} and HE Van der Dussen {74 not out} scored fifties for South Africa and JC Buttler {67 not out} and DJ Malan {99 not out} scored fifties for England in this game to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen from scoring unbeaten fifties in the same match in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the 48^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in T20Is.

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in T20Is. It is interesting to note that in all these three occasions, it was the England batsman who has scored ninetynine. The following table lists these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Hales	99	2	Eng	Win	Nottingham	24 Jun 2012
2	LJ Wright	99*	1	Eng	Afg	Col-RPS	21 Sep 2012
3	DJ Malan	99*	2	Eng	RSA	Cape Town	01 Dec 2020

DJ Malan scored 99 not out in this game to become the second batsman scoring  ninety nine not out in T20Is. LJ Wright of England had scored 99 not out against Afghanistan at Col-RPS on 21.09.12 It is interesting to note that both these batsmen are from England.

F du Plessis-HE Van der Dussen added 127 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in South African innings and  JC Buttler-DJ Malan added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in England’s innings in this game to provide very first occasion of rival teams posting unbroken three figure partnerships in a T20I game.

JC Buttler scored 67 not out in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in T20Is against South Africa.

JC Buttler scored 67 not out in this game to represent the highest individual score by an England wicket keeper batsman against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best was his own 57 at Centurion on 16.02.20

JC Buttler’s 67 not out in this game represent his tenth fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper batsman.  He became the third wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. Others are Mohd Shahzad {13} and BB McCullum {10}

F du Plessis’ run aggregate at the end of this game read 1528. He became the 31st batsman to score 1500 plus runs in T20Is. JC Buttler’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 1551. He became the 32^nd batsman to score 1500 plus runs in T20Is.

T Shamshi returned with figures of none for 57 in this game to provide the  12^th occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against England

T Shamshi’s none for 57 in this game make him the most expensive South African bowler against England in T20Is. Prior to this BE Hendricks held this record with none for 56 at Cape Town on 27 Nov 20.

T Shamshi returned with figures of none for 57 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against England

F du Plessis was dismissed stumped for 11 in this game to provide the 23^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in T20Is against England

Q de Kock’s 30 in this game gave him an aggregate of 1273 runs as a wicket keeper batsman. He is one of the seven wicket keeper batsman who have an aggregate of 1200 plus runs in T20Is. The following table lists all the seven wicket keeper batsmen

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	64	64	03	1918
2	MS Dhoni	Ind	98	85	42	1617
3	KC Sangakkara	Srl	56	53	09	1382
4	JC Buttler	Eng	57	53	08	1376
5	BB McCullum	NZl	42	42	06	1352
6	Q de Kock	RSA	45	45	05	1273
7	M Rahim	Ban	82	73	12	1224

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 132 boundary fours and he stands third in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20Is. The following table lists all the three wicket keeper batsmen

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	4s
1	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	64	64	03	1918	214
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	56	53	09	1382	139
3	Q de Kock	RSA	45	45	05	1273	132

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 52 boundary sixes and he stands fifth in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in T20Is. The following table lists all the five wicket keeper batsmen

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	6s
1	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	64	64	03	1918	72
2	BB McCullum	NZl	42	42	06	1352	58
3	JC Buttler	Eng	57	53	08	1376	56
4	MS Dhoni	Ind	98	85	42	1617	52
5	Q de Kock	RSA	45	45	05	1273	52

Q de Kock’s lone dismissal – caught – in this game fetched him 52 dismissals in T20Is. He is one of the six wicket keepers in the history of T20Is to effect 50 plus dismissals. Others are – MS Dhoni {91}, D Ramdin {63}, Mushfiqur Rahim {61}, Kamran Akmal {60} and Mohd Shahzad {54}

Q de Kock’s lone dismissal – caught – in this game fetched him 41 catches in T20Is. He is one of the three wicket keepers in the history of T20Is to pouch 40 plus catches. Others are – MS Dhoni {57} and D Ramdin {43}.

CJ Jordan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him 65 wickets in T20Is. He now shares the record for most wickets by an England bowler for most wickets in T20Is with SCJ Broad. SCJ Broad has captured 65 wickets in T20Is.

AU Rashid’s two wickets in this game fetched him 51 wickets in T20Is. He became the fourth England bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is. Others are – SCJ Broad {65}, CJ Jordan {65} and GP Swann {51}

AU Rashid’s two wickets in this game fetched him 51 wickets in T20Is. He became the 37th bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in cT20Is.

L Ngidi returned with figures of 2 for 51 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against England.

L Ngidi returned with figures of 2 for 51 in this game to provide the second occasion of his conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. The other occasion was his 2-55 against England at Centurion on 16.02.10. He became the second South African bowler to concede 50 plus runs on two occasions after BE Hendricks. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers. It is interesting to note that both these bowlers have conceded 50 plus runs on two occasions against the same opposition – England

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BE Hendricks	1-50	2	Eng	Chattogram	29 Mar 2014
2	BE Hendricks	0-56	2	Eng	Cape Town	27 Nov 2020
1	L Ngidi	2-55	2	Eng	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
2	L Ngidi	2-51	2	Eng	Paarl	29 Nov 2020

DJ Malan scored 55 in this game to provide the 93^rd occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against South Africa.

DJ Malan’s 55 in this game represent his ninth fifty in T20Is. He became the fourth England batsman to score nine or more fifties. Others are – EJG Morgan {14}, JC Buttler {09} and AD Hales {09}.

EJG Morgan’s 26 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 2278 runs in T20Is. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	V Kohli	Ind	082	76	21	2794	094*
2	RG Sharma	Ind	108	100	15	2773	118
3	MJ Guptill	NZl	091	87	07	2575	105
4	Shoaib Malik	Pak	116	106	31	2335	075
5	EJG Morgan	Eng	096	94	19	2278	091

England won this game by four wickets to post its 63^rd win in T20Is and its tenth T20I win against England

Rain interrupted play when West Indies had scored 25 for one in 2.2 Overs  This game was declared as  a No Result game to provide the 30^th occasion of a No Result game in the history of T20Is. This game was the fourth No Result game involving New Zealand and sixth No Result game involving West Indies

GD Philips scored 108 in this game to provide the 57^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also represents the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is against Win

GD Philips scored 108 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a NZl batsman scoring a century in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	116*	1	Aus	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
2	BB McCullum	123	1	Ban	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
3	MJ Guptill	101*	2	RSA	East London	23 Dec 2012
4	C Munro	101	1	Ban	Mt Maunganui	06 Jan 2017
5	C Munro	109*	1	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
6	C Munro	104	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	03 Jan 2018
7	MJ Guptill	105	1	Aus	Auckland	16 Feb 2018
8	GD Phillips	108	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	29 Nov 2020

It also represents the second occasion of a NZl batsman scoring a century in T20Is against Win. Both such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Munro	104	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	03 Jan 2018
2	GD Phillips	108	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	29 Nov2020

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 185^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 34th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was 182 runs partnership between DJ Malan-EJG Morgan of Eng against NZl at Napier on 08.11.19

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against Win. It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is against Win.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against Win. It also provides the first occasion of NZl batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is against Win.

DP Conway-GD Phillips posted 184 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for the third wicket in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is against Win. It also provides the second occasion of NZl batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in T20Is

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries and is listed among the following batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries. There are 26 occasions of batsmen scoring a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.GD Phillips is listed at No.12 in the list.

No	Player	Balls	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	DA Miller	35	RSA	Ban	Potchefstroom	29.10.17
2	RG Sharma	35	Ind	Srl	Indore	22.12.17
3	S Wickramasekara	35	CzR	Tur	Ilfov  County	30.08.19
4	S Periyalwar	39	Rom	Tur	Ilfov  County	29.08.19
5	HG Munsey	41	Sco	Net	Dublin (M)	16.09.19
6	Shaheryar Butt	41	Bel	CzR	Walferdange	29.08.20
7	Hazratullah Zazai	42	Afg	Ire	Dehradun	23.02.19
8	JP Kotze	43	Nam	Bots	Windhoek	20.08.19
9	RE Levi	45	RSA	NZl	Hamilton	19.02.12
10	F du Plessis	46	RSA	Win	Jo’burg	11.01.15
11	KL Rahul	46	Ind	Win	Lauderhill	27.08.16
12	GD Phillips	46	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	29.11.20
13	AJ Finch	47	Aus	Eng	Southampton	29.08.13
14	CH Gayle	47	Win	Eng	Mumbai	16.03.16
15	C Munro	47	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	03.01.18
16	Ravinderpal Singh	47	Can	CIs	S Parish	18.08.19
17	E Lewis	48	Win	Ind	Lauderhill	27.08.16
18	DJ Malan	48	Eng	NZl	Napier	08.11.19
19	GJ Maxwell	49	Aus	Srl	Pallekele	06.09.16
20	MJ Guptill	49	NZl	Aus	Auckland	16.02.18
21	P Khadka	49	Nep	Sin	Singapore	28.09.19
22	CH Gayle	50	Win	RSA	Jo’burg	11.09.07
23	BB McCullum	50	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	28.02.10
24	Babar Hayat	50	HKG	Oman	Fatullah	19.02.16
25	AJ Finch	50	Zim	Aus	Harare	03.07.18
26	GJ Maxwell	50	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	27.02.19

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries and is listed among the following four New Zealand batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 deliveries

No	Player	Balls	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	GD Phillips	46	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	29.11.20
2	C Munro	47	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	03.01.18
3	MJ Guptill	49	NZl	Aus	Auckland	16.02.18
4	BB McCullum	50	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	28.02.10

GD Phillips scored his 100 in 46 deliveries to provide the New Zealand’s fastest century in T20Is. He wrested the record from C Munro who had scored the century in 47 deliveries against West Indies at Mt Maunganui on 03.01.18

No	Player	Balls	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	GD Phillips	46	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	29.11.20
2	C Munro	47	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	03.01.18

New Zealand posted a team total of 238 for 3 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 200 plus runs in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	NZl	243/5	20.0	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	03 Jan 2018
2	NZl	243/6	20.0	1	Aus	Auckland	16 Feb 2018
3	NZl	238/3	20.0	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	29 Nov 2020
4	NZl	219/6	20.0	1	Ind	Wellington	06 Feb 2019
5	NZl	214/6	20.0	1	Aus	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
6	NZl	212/4	20.0	1	Ind	Hamilton	10 Feb 2019
7	NZl	204/5	20.0	1	Ban	Dhaka	06 Nov 2013
8	NZl	203/5	20.0	1	Ind	Auckland	24 Jan 2020
9	NZl	202/5	19.4	2	Zim	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
10	NZl	201/4	20.0	1	Eng	The Oval	25 Jun 2013

New Zealand posted a team total of 238 for 3 in this game to provide the second occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 200 plus runs in T20Is against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	NZl	243/5	20.0	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	03 Jan 2018
2	NZl	238/3	20.0	1	Win	Mt Maunganui	29 Nov 2020

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against New Zealand.

KMA Paul of West Indies returned with figures of none for 64 in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is against New Zealand.

BA King collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 36^th occasion of a West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

BA King collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a West Indies opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

MJ Guptill scored five boundary fours in his knock of 34 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 202 boundary fours in T20Is while opening the innings. He became the sixth opening batsman in the history of T20Is to score 200 plus boundary fours. Others are – PR Sterling {244}, RG Sharma {214}, TM Dilshan {209}, DA Warner {203} and AJ Finch {200}

MJ Guptill’s aggregate of boundary sixes in T20Is read 110 which included his two boundary sixes in this game. He now owns the record of most boundary sixes by an opening batsman in T20Is. Close behind are RG Sharma {107} and CH Gayle {105}. In fact, MG Guptill {110}, RG Sharma {107} and CH Gayle {105} are the three opening batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in IPL.

New Zealand won this game by 72 runs to post its 63^nd win in T20Is and also its eighth win against West Indies in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 196^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a West Indies captain scoring a fifty in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 17^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

The other West Indies captain to score a fifty was CH Gayle. He had scored 67 at Auckland on 26.12.08. Thus KA Pollard’s 75 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by a West Indies captain against New Zealand.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 75^th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand. Prior to this, he had scored 63 not out against New Zealand in T20Is at Lauderhill on 30.06.12.

KA Pollard became the third West Indies batsman to score fifty on two or more occasions after CH Gayle {03} and ADS Fletcher {02}.

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	ADS Fletcher	52	1	NZl	Roseau	05 Jul 2014
2	ADS Fletcher	62	1	NZl	Roseau	06 Jul 2014
1	CH Gayle	67	2	NZl	Auckland	26 Dec 2008
2	CH Gayle	85*	1	NZl	Lauderhill	30 Jun 2012
3	CH Gayle	53	1	NZl	Lauderhill	01 Jul 2012
1	KA Pollard	63*	1	NZl	Lauderhill	30 Jun 2012
2	KA Pollard	75*	1	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	54*	Aus	Gros Islet	27 Mar 2012
2	63*	NZl	Lauderhill	30 Jun 2012
3	58	Ind	Providence	06 Aug 2019
4	68	Ind	Mumbai	11 Dec 2019
5	75*	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard became the sixth West Indies batsman to  score five or more  fifties in T20Is. Others are CH Gayle {15}, MN Samuels {10}, E Lewis{08}, LMP Simmons {08} and ADS Fletcher {06}

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game to provide his highest individual score in T20Is. His previous best was 68 against India at Mumbai on 11.12.19

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	75*	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
2	68	Ind	Mumbai	11 Dec 2019

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide 30^th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	KA Pollard	75*	1	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
2	D Ramdin	55*	1	NZl	Wellington	15 Jan 2014
3	RR Sarwan	53	2	NZl	Hamilton	28 Dec 2008
4	ADS Fletcher	52	1	NZl	Roseau	05 Jul 2014

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide 76th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the eighth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GC Smith	RSA	61	1	NZl	Jo’burg	21 Oct 2005
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	69	2	NZl	Col-RPS	04 Sep 2009
3	BRM Taylor	Zim	50*	1	NZl	Harare	15 Oct 2011
4	BRM Taylor	Zim	75*	1	NZl	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
5	F du Plessis	RSA	63	1	NZl	E London	23 Dec 2012
6	Mushfiqur Rahim	Ban	50	2	NZl	Dhaka	06 Nov 2013
7	V Kohli	Ind	65	2	NZl	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
8	KA Pollard	Win	75*	1	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide first occasion of a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against New Zealand.

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide fourth occasion of a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	61	1	Eng	The Oval	29 Jun 2007
2	CH Gayle	63*	2	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
3	KA Pollard	68	2	Ind	Mumbai	11 Dec 2019
4	KA Pollard	75*	1	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard scored 75 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the highest individual score by a West Indies captain’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. The previous best was 68 by KA Pollard himself against India at Mumbai on 11.12.19. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	KA Pollard	68	2	Ind	Mumbai	11 Dec 2019
2	KA Pollard	75*	1	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020

KA Pollard’s 75 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1198 runs and with it the third place among the West Indies batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. CH Gayle {1627} and MN Samuels {1611} occupy the first two places. KA Pollard went past LMP Simmons’ aggregate of 1189 to occupy the third place.  DJ Bravo is the other West Indies batsman who has scored 1000 plus runs – 1151 – in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 74 boundary sixes in T20Is. He now occupied the second place among the West Indies batsmen who have scored most sixes in T20Is. CH Gayle is the other West Indies batsman who has scored 105 boundary sixes in T20Is.

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game to provide the 39^th occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. RE Levi of South Africa had scored 13 boundary sixes against New Zealand at Hamilton on 19.02.12

KA Pollard scored eight boundary sixes in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

SO Hetmeyer, RL Powell and KMA Paul scored ducks in West Indies’ innings to provide the 109^th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand.

SO Hetmeyer, RL Powell and KMA Paul scored ducks in West Indies’ innings to provide the seventh occasion of three or more West Indies batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of three or more West Indies batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. The first such occasion of three West Indies batsmen scoring ducks against New Zealand in T20Is was witnessed at Auckland on 11.01.14. LMP Simmons, AD Russell and SP Narine were the batsmen dismissed for ducks in this game.

LH Ferguson returned with figures of 5 for 21 in this game to provide the 48^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 45^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets in an innings against West Indies.

LH Ferguson became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in T20Is after TJ Southee. TJ Southee had returned with figures of 4.0-1-18-5 against Pakistan at Auckland on 26.12.10

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 163rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket against West Indies. It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings without capturing a wicket.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the 28th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

HK Bennett of New Zealand returned with figures of none for 50 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding exact 50 plus runs in an innings against West Indies.

New Zealand won this game by 62 runs to post its 62^nd win in T20Is and also its seventh win against West Indies in T20Is. This game was decided on DLS Method and was a 16 overs a side game