ICC WT20 : South Africa enter Super Eights at the cost of Afghanistan
Match Number 12 : South Africa vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10. South Africa won by 59 runs
South Africa’s victory margin of 59 runs in this game provides the 10th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – Sri Lanka won by 172 runs vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, South Africa won by 130 runs vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09, New Zealand won by 83 runs vs Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, Pakistan won by 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, West Indies won by 70 runs vs Ireland at Providence on 30.04.10, Sri Lanka won by 64 runs vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, South Africa won by 59 runs vs Afghanisthan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, Sri Lanka won by 57 runs vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, Pakistan won by 51 runs vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and England won by 50 runs vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07
LL Bosman was run out for zero in this game providing the ninth occasion of a batsmen dismissed run out for zero in ICC WT20. He is the sixth batsman to be run out for zero after facing one delivery and the only opening batsman in ICC WT20 to suffer such an ignominy.
LL Bosman of South Africa and Noor Ali of Afghanistan scored zeroes in this game providing the third occasion of rival opening batsmen scoring zeroes in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – JP Duminy of South Africa and LJ Wright of England at Cape Town on 16.09.09 and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Nazimuddin of Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07 {Note – Both Nazimuddin and ST Jayasuriya collected first ball ducks at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}
LL Bosman’s first ball duck in this game provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – DO Obuya of Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh vs South Africa at Cape Town on 15.09.07, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, XM Marshall of West Indies vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09, M Vijay of India vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan vs Australia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and LL Bosman of South Africa vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10
Nowroz Mangal pouched three catches in this game to become the eighth fieldsman in ICC WT20 to pouch three or more catches in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – DJ Sammy of West Indies – four catches vs Ireland at Providence on 30.04.10, B Lee of Australia – three catches vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, SJ Benn of West Indies – three catches vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, LMP Simmons of West Indies – three catches vs India at Nottingham on 12.06.09, AB de Villiers of South Africa – three catches vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09, NL McCullum of New Zealand – three catches vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10, MEK Hussey – three catches vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05.05.10 and Nowroz Mangal vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 05.05.10
Nowroz Mangal earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to pouch three catches in an innings in ICC WT20
GC Smith completed 700 runs in T20I when he was on 22 during his knock of 27 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 705. He now occupies the second place amongst the most run getters in T20I, BB McCullum with 1009 runs occupies the first place. He also became the first captain in T20I to aggregate 705 runs
GC Smith became the first captain to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 21 during his knock of 27. He has an aggregate of 306 runs at the end of this game. MS Dhoni of India is close behind with 271 runs to his credit.
MV Boucher took three catches in this game to take his aggregate of dismissals to 15 {14 ct and 01 st}. He became the first wicket keeper to effect 15 dismissals in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from Kamran Akmal of Pakistan who had 14 dismissals to his credit {05 ct plus 09 st}. Boucher’s 14 catches represent the most catches by a wicket keeper in ICC WT20
MV Bocuher’s three catches in this game provide the 12th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in an innings
MV Boucher’s three catches in this game represent the third occasion of his effecting three dismissals in an innings in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – three catches vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.09.07, three catches vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07.
MV Boucher with three catches in an innings on three occasions became the only wicket keeper in ICC WT20 to perform such a feat.
LL Bosman of South Afric and Samiullah Shenwari of Afghanistan were dismissed run out in this game taking the number of run outs in ICC WT20 to 77. LL Bosman became the sixth South African batsman to be dismissed run out. He is the first South African batsman to be dismissed run out for zero.
Samiullah Shenwari was dismissed run out for 11 in this game. It was the second occasion that he was dismissed run out in ICC WT20. The other occasion was against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 when he was run out after scoring seven runs. He is the only Afghanistan batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in ICC WT20 and his dismissal run out in this game provide the second occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20
Mirwais Ashraf scored 23 in this game batting at number nine providing the second best score by a batsman at number nine in ICC WT20. Naeem Islam who scored 28 runs for Bangladesh vs India at Nottingham on 06.06.09 is credited with highest score by a batsman batting at number nine
M Morkel captured four for 20 in this game providing the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in ICC WT20. His figures represent the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing four wickets in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – M Morkel – 4 for 17 vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07 and WD Parnell – 4 for 13 vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09
M Morkel with his two four plus wicket haul became the third bowler in ICC WT20 to capture four or more wickets on two occasions. Others are Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul – both from Pakistan
M Morkel – M Morkel – 4 for 17 vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07 and 4 for 20 vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.09
Shahid Afridi – 4 for 19 vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and 4 for 11 vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09
Umar Gul – 4 for 25 vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and 5 for 06 vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09
Afghanistan’s team total of 80 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in ICC WT20, It also represents the 23rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20