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Match Number 10 : England vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10 : No Result game due to rain interference

Ireland won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 36^th occasion of inserting the opposition in ICC WT20. It also provides the fifth such occasion in the ongoing edition.

Ireland has inserted the opposition on three occasions in ICC WT20 – vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 08,06.09, vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and vs England at Providence on 04.05.09.

C Kieswetter was dismissed run out for 20 in this game providing the 73^nd occasion of a batsman run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal in this game provides the 15th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal provides the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

C Kieswetter became the third wicket keeper opening batsman to be dismissed run out in ICC WT20. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia for 43 vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan for 5 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09

PD Collingwood’s zero in this game provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring a duck in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – SO Tikolo of Kenya {vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07}, PD Collingwood of England {vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, DL Vettori of New Zealand {vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07}, RT Ponting of Australia {vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09}, P Utseya of Zimbabwe {vs New Zealand at Providence on 04.05.09} and PD Collingwood of England {vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10}

PD Collingwood earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only captain to score ducks on two occasions in ICC WT20 – vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10

MH Yardy was run out for zero without facing a delivery in this game to become the third batsman to suffer such an ignominy ICC WT20. The other two batsmen are – DL Vettori of New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07 and Mohammad Aamer of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09

Ireland were 3 for no loss after 1.2 overs at the first stoppage of play and were 14 for 1 after 3.3 overs at the second and the final stoppage of play when the match was called off.

The sixth match of the ongoing ICC WT20 game between Australia and Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 had some unique features

For the first time in the history of Twenty20 Internationals {which includes ICC WT20 matches also} both the teams were dismissed all out. Australia were dismissed for 191 and in reply Pakistan were also dismissed for 157

Australia lost its last wicket – that of SW Tait – to the last ball of its innings – bowled by Mohammad Aamer {SW Tait was bowled for zero}.

Pakistan also lost its last wicket – that of Saeed Ajmal – to the last ball of its innings – bowled by SW Tait {Saeed Ajmal was bowled for four}

So both the teams were dismissed by the last ball of their respective innings.

It was SW Tait – the last man dismissed by the last ball in Australia’s innings {bowled by Mohammad Aamer for 4} came out to bowl the last over of Pakistan’s innings and ended it by clean bowling Saeed Ajmal for four of the last delivery.!

Earlier Australia had lost five wickets in the last over bowled by Mohammad Aamer which was a maiden over. Never before in the history of cricket, be it a test mach, a one day international, a first class match, a T20 match, there was never an occasion of five wickets falling in an over, and that too in the last over of an innings which was a maiden over !

Match Number 8 : West Indies vs England at Providence on 03.05.10 : West Indies won by eight wickets under Duckworth Lewis Method

EJG Morgan scored 55 in this game providing the 75^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

It also represents the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. Other five occasions are – 79 by KP Pietersen vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 71 by LJ Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 58 by KP Pietersen vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in ICC WT20. RS Bopara’s 55 at The Oval on 15.06.09 was the other occasion

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in T20I

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in T20I. Other occasions are – 79 by PD Collingwood at The Oval on 28.06.07, 55* by OA Shah at The Oval on 29.06.07 and 55 by RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent his third fifty in T20I. The other two fifties are – 85* vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 13.11.09, 67* vs Pakistan at Dubai on 19.02.10.

With his three fifties, EJ Morgan became the third England batsman to score three fifties in T20I. The other two batsmen are – PD Collingwood and KP Pietersen.

PD Collingwood’s fifties read thus – 79 vs West Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07, 54 vs New Zealand at Christchuch on 07.02.08 and 57 vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13.11.09

KP Pietersen’s fifies read thus – 79 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 58 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 62 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 20.02.10

This game was 25^th T20I for PD Collingwood. He became the 13^th cricketer to appear in 25 plus T20Is. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {34}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {30}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {30}, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {29}, LRPL Taylor of New Zealand {28}, Umar Gul of Pakistan {26}, MJ Clarke of Australia {25}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {25}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {25}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {25}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {25} and JA Morkel of South Africa {25|

PD Collingwood earned the distinction of becoming the first England cricketer to appear in 25 T20Is.

KP Pietersen took his aggregate of T20I runs to 687 with his 24 in this game and now occupies the second place among the most run getters in T20I. BB McCullum with 987 runs occupies the first place. KP Pietersen moved the second place displacing GA Smith who had an aggregate of 678 runs.

KP Pietersen’s lone six in his knock of 24 gave him the record for most sixes by an England batsman in ICC WT20. It was his eleventh six and he wrested the record from OA Shah who had an aggregate of 10 sixes

KP Pitersen became the seventh batsman in ICC WT20 to score eleven or more sixes. Others are – Yuvraj Singh of India {24}, CH Gayle of West Indies {20}, CD McMillan of New Zealand {13}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {13}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {12} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {12}

CH Gayle’s two sixes in this game gave him an aggregate of 20 sixes in ICC WT20. He became the second batsman in ICC WT20 to score 20 plus sixes. Yuvraj Singh of India with 24 sixes to his credit is the other batsman who has an aggregate of 20 plus sixes

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 99^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the eighth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in ICC WT20. The eight occasions are – 119* runs between Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik {Pakistan vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 95 runs between EJG Morgan and LJ Wright {England vs West Indies at Providence on 03.05.10}, 85 runs between MS Dhoni and RG Sharma {India vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07}, 77 runs between DJ Bravo and RR Sarwan {West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 10.06.09}, 64 runs between YK Pathan and Yuvraj Singh {India vs West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09}, 63 runs between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey {Australia vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 60 runs between CD McMillan and SB Styris {New Zealand vs England at Durban on 18.09.07} and 53 runs between H Mazkadza and BRM Taylor {Zimbabwe and Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket by England batsmen in ICC WT20 and hence a record stand. The previous best was 24 runs between A Flintoff and KP Pietersen vs Australia at Cape Town on 14.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of a ninety plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20. The other four are – 98 runs for the third wicket between SR Watson and DJ Hussey – Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 97 runs for the second wicket between JH Kallis and GC Smith – South Africa vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 95 runs for the second wicket between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith – West Indies vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and 91 runs for the third wicket between Mohd Ashraful and Shakib Ali Hasan – Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

It is interesting to note that four of the captioned five partnerships of 90 plus runs have been posted in the ongoing edition of ICC WT20.

EJG Morgan’s 55 was in a losing cause providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. His knock which went in vain provides the fourth occasion of an England batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. The other three occasions are – 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07, 71 by LG Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game which was in a losing cause provides the fourth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 63 by DA Warner of Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, 67 by Yuvraj Singh of India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and 55 by RS Bopara of England at The Oval on 15.06.09

It is interesting to note that identical knocks of 55 by two England batsmen – RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09 and EJG Morgan at Providence on 03.05.10 – have gone in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20

KA Pollard was dismissed stumped for zero in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsmen dismissed stumped in ICC WT20. He is the third batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped without scoring. Ohers are DLS van Bunge of Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

KA Pollard’s dismissal stumped in this game is his second such dismissal in ICC WT20. He was dismissed stumped for 3 against Sri Lanka at The Oval n 19.06.09

KA Pollard is the second batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped on two occasions. His team mate DJ Bravo is the other batsman {for 2 vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and for 18 vs England at The Oval on 15.06.09} is the other batsman who has been dismissed stumped on two occasions.

Match Number 7 : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 03.05.10 : Sri Lanka wins under Duckworth Lewis Method by 14 runs

Sri Lanka capped S Randiv and NLTC Perera for this game. They became the 35^th and 36^th Sri Lankan cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in T20I. They also became the seventh and eighth Sri Lankan cricketers to make their T20I debut in ICC WT20. The other six are – Others are – MS Atapattu at Wellington on 22.12.06, M Muralitharan at Wellington on 22.12.06, WPUJC Vaas at Wellington on 22.12.06, LPC Silva at Wellington on 22.12.06, CM Bandara at Auckland on 26.12.06, RJGJM Rupasinghe at Col-RPS on 02.09.09, LD Chandimal vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10 and UWMBCA Welegedera vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10

Zimbabwe capped CK Coventry and CK Ervine for this game. They became the 23^rd and 24^th cricketers to represent Zimbabwe in T20I. They also became the fourth and fifth Zimbabwean cricketers to make their T20I debut in ICC WT20. The other three are – V Sibanda, T Taibu and T Mupariwa who had made their debut against Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07

DPMD Jayawardene became the third batsman to score a hundred in ICC WT20 when he made 100 in this game. The other two are – CH Gayle of West Indies – 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.09 and SK Raina of India – 101 vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

DPMD Jayawardene became the fourth batsman to score a hundred in T20I when he made 100 in this game. Other three are – CH Gayle of West Indies – 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.09 and BB McCullum of New Zealand – 116* vs Australia at Christchurch on 28.02.10 and SK Raina of India – 101 vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 represent the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan batsman in ICC WT20 and also in T20I. The previous highest was 96* by TM Dilshan against West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09 in both ICC WT20 and T20I

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 81 against New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game was his fourth fifty in TCC WT20. The other three fifties are – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09 and 81 vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10

DPMD Jayawardene with his four fifties became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score four fifties in ICC WT20. TM Dilshan and ST Jayasuriya were the other two batsmen who have scored three fifties in ICC WT20.

DPMD Jayawardne became the third batsman in ICC WT20 to score four fifties. The other two are – G Gambhir of India and ML Hayden of Australia.

G Gambhir’s four fifties read thus – 51 vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, 58 vs England at Durban on 19.09.07, 75 vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07 and 50 vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 06.06.09

ML Hayden’s fifties read thus – 67* vs England at Cape Town on 14.09.07, 73* vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07, 58* vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07 and 62 vs India at Durban on 22.09.07

DPMD Jayawadene became the eleventh batsman to score four or more fifties in T20I. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {07}, G Gambhir of India {06}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {05}, CH Gayle of West Indies {05}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {05}, Yuvraj Singh of India {05}, ML Hayden of Australia {04}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {04}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {04} and GC Smith of South Africa {04}

DPMD Jayawardene became the first batsman in ICC WT20 to aggregate 400 runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 6 during his knock of 100 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 494.

DP Jayawardene completed 600 plus runs in T20I when has was on 78 during his knock of 100 in this game. His aggregate at the end of this game stood at 622. He became the seventh batsman in T20I to amass 600 plus runs. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {987}, GC Smith of South Africa {678}, KP Pietersen of England {663}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {612}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {609} and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {603}.

DPMD Jayawadene became the third Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in T20I. Other two are – TM Dilshan {612} and ST Jayasuriya {609}.

DPMD Jayawardene, at the end of this game, has scored most runs – 622 – by a Sri Lankan batsman in T20I. He wrested the record from TM Dilshan who has an aggregate of 612 runs

DPMD Jayawardene earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in ICC WT20 to score fifty boundary fours. His 50^th boundary four of his T20I career was his ninth boundary four in this game, which came of the bowling of GA Lamb {fourth delivery of 17^th over of the innings}. At the end of the game, he has scored 51 boundary fours. He wrested the record from his team mate TM Dilshan who had an aggregate of 48 boundary fours.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game contained ten boundary fours. His scoring ten boundary fours in an innings provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in an innings in ICC WT20. Other occasions are – HH Gibbs of South Africa {14 fours in his 90 not out vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.09.07}, AJ Redmond of New Zealand {13 fours in his 63 vs Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09}, LMP Smmons {12 fours in his 77 vs South Africa at The Oval on 13.06.09}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {12 fours in his 96* vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {11 fours in his 88 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07}, ML Hayden of Australia {11 fours in his 67 not out vs England at Cape Town o 14.09.07}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {11 fours in his 74 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {10 fours in his 53 vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09} and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {10 fours in his 81 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09}

DPMD Jayawardene and NLTC Perera added 56 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 98^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the 16^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the third occasion of a second wicket partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 75 runs between ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07 and 62 runs between TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09

TM Dilshan completed 1500 T20 runs when he was on 1 during his knock of 2 in this game. He ended the game with an aggregate of 1501 runs

The following batsmen have completed 1500 plus runs in T20 gmaes. BJ Hodge {2626}, DJ Hussey {2502}, BB McCullum {2382}, KC Sangakkara {1984}, LRPL Taylor {1982}, GC Smith {1936}, DPMD Jayawardene {1911}, HH Gibbs {1896}, JP Duminy {1881}, RG Sharma {1848}, HD Ackerman {1811}, G Gambhir {1779}, IJL Trott {1775}, ST Jayasuriya {1773}, JH Kallis {1769}, Yuvraj Singh {1761}, OA Shah {1739}, A Symonds {1717}, SB Styris {1668}, DA Warner {1662}, SK Raina {1643}, MJ Lumb {1625}, CL White {1621}, V Sehwag {1609}, Shoaib Malik {1605}, M van Jaarsveld {1573}, AC Gilchrist {1561}, MS Dhoni {1543}, JA Morkel {1525} and TM Dilshan {1501}

Match Number 6 : Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 : Australia won by 34 runs

SR Watson {81} and DJ Hussey {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of two or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in ICC WT20. Australian batsmen have achieved this feat for the first occasion.

SR Watson {81} and DJ Hussey {53} scored fifties in this game providing the 72^nd and 73^rd occasion of a batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT20. Their knocks provide the sixth and seventh occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in ICC WT20

SR Watson’s 81 in this game represent the highest individual score by an Australian batsman in ICC WT20. The previous best was 73* not out by ML Hayden vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07

Australian innings in this game contained two partnerships of 50 plus runs – 51 runs for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson and 98 runs for the third between SR Watson and DJ Hussey – providing the 15^th occasion of an innings containing two fifty plus runs stands in ICC WT20. Australian batsmen involving in such a feat for the first occasion

Australia lost its last five wickets without addition of any runs in the last over of its innings, an instance never seen in the history of T20 Internationals. In the last over bowled by Mohammad Aamer, BJ Haddin was caught by M Sami for 1 of the first delivery, Johnsosn was bowled for zero of the second delivery, MEK Hussey was run out for 17 of the third delivery, SPD Smith was run out for zero of the fourth delivery, fifth delivery was a dot ball and SW Tait was bowled of the sixth delivery. Mohamad Aamer bowled a maiden over with two wickets to engineer a remarkable collapse.

Mohammad Aamer bowled a maiden over in this game to provide the 23^rd occasion of a bowler bowling a maiden over in ICC WorldT20. His maiden over in this game provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler bowling a maiden over in ICC World T20. Other occasions are – Shahid Afridi against Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, Abdul Razzaq against New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09 and Mohammad Aamer against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09

Mohammad Aamer became the first Pakistan bowler to bowl a maiden over on two coccasions in ICC WT20 – against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and against Austalia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

Mohammad Aamer became the fourth bowler to bowler to bowl a maiden over on two or more occasions in ICC WT20. Other bowlers are – CRF Fernando of Sri Lanka {three occasions}, S Sreesanth of India {two occasions} and Syed Rasel of Bangladesh {two occasions}

DA Warner and SR Watson added 51 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 96^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the 30^th occasion of a fifty plus runs stand for the first wicket in ICC WT20.

DA Warner and SR Watson added 51 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the fourht occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket by Australian batsmen in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 78 runs between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden against England at Cape Town on 14.09.07, 104 runs between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden against Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and 102* beween AC Gilchirst and ML Hayden against Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07

SR Watson and DJ Hussey added 98 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 97^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represent the 22^nd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in ICC WT20 games.

This stand represent the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in ICC WT20. The first occasion was the 66 runs partnership between ML Hayden and A Symonds against India at Durban on 22.09.07. Thus the 98 runs stand between SR Watson and DJ Hussey in this game represents the record third wicket stand by Australian batsmen in ICC WT20.

The following are the fifty plus runs partnerships posted by Australian batsmen in ICC WT20 which numbers to eight at the end of this game. – 78 runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden against England at Cape Town on 14.09.07, 104 runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden against Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07, 63 runs for the fifth wicket between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey against Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 102* runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 66 runs for the third wicket between ML Hayden and A Symonds vs India at Durban on 22.09.07, 66 runs for the fourth wicket between BJ Haddin and A Symonds against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09, 51 runs for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson against Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.09 and 98 runs for the third wicket between SR Watson and DJ Hussey against Paksitan at Gros Islet on 02.05.09

SR Watson and DJ Hussey added 98 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership against Pakistan in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are 63 runs for the fifth wicket between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey against Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07 and 51 runs for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson against Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.09 and 98 runs for the third wicket between SR Watson and DJ Hussey against Paksitan at Gros Islet on 02.05.09

Thus 98 runs stand between SR Watson and DJ Hussey represent the record partnership by Australian batsmen against Pakistan in ICC WT20.

Australian innings contained three zeros {MG Johnson, SPD Smith and DP Nannes} providing the eighth occasion of a team’s innings containing three or more zeroes in ICC WT20. It is the first occasion that three Australian batmen scored zeros in an innings in ICC WT20.

Australia’s all out for 191 and Pakistan’s all out for 157 in this game provide the 19^th and 20^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20.

Australia has been dismissed all out for the first occasion in ICC WT20 when they were all out for 191 in this game. Pakistan has been dismissed all out on two occasions in ICC WT20 – 152 against India at Jo’burg on 24.09.07 and 157 against Austrlia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

Australia’s all out for 191 and Pakistan’s all out for 157 in this game provide the first occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in ICC WT20.

Australia’s total of 191 represents the highest total by a team when it was dismissed all out in ICC WT20. The previous highest total was 190 by New Zealand against India at Jo’burg on 16.09.07

Mohammad Sami conceded 54 runs in this game providing the 14th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in ICC WT20.

Mohammad Sami became the first Pakistani bowler to concede 50 plus runs in ICC WT20. He returned with figures of 4.0-0-54-1 in this game.

DJ Hussey completed 2500 runs in T20 games when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 53 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 2502. He became the second batsman to aggregate 2500 plus runs in T20 games, after BJ Hodge who has an aggregate of 2646 runs

Match Number 5 : India vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 : India won by 14 runs

South Africa won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a team doing so in ICC WT20. It was the fourth occasion that South Africa inserted the opposition. South Africa became the third team after India and Pakistan to insert the opposition on four occasions in ICC WT20.

South Africa lost this game by 14 runs after inserting the opposition providing the 16^th occasion of a team losing a game after inserting the opposition in ICC WT20. It was South Africa’s first loss in ICC WT20 after it had inserted the opposition.

SK Raina scored 101 in this game to become the second centurion in ICC WT20. CH Gayle of West Indies was the first batsman to score a hundred. He had scored 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07 in the first game of ICC WT20.

It is interesting to note that both the hundreds in ICC WT20 have come against the same opposition – South Africa. CH Gayle’s 117 was in a losing cause, while SK Raina’s 101 was in a winning cause for West Indies and India respectively.

SK Raina became the third batsman in T20I to score a hundred. Other two are – CH Gayle of West Indies – 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.09 and BB McCullum of New Zealand – 116* vs Australia at Christchurch on 28.02.10

SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh added 88 runs for the third wicket providing the 94^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also provides the 22^nd occasion of a third wicket partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand provides the 13^th occasion of a fifty plus run partnership posted by Indian batsmen for various wickets in ICC WT20. It is the fourth occasion of a fifty plus runs stand posted by Indian batsmen for the third wicket in ICC WT20. The other three occasions are – 84 runs between RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh vs Australia at Durban on 22.09.07, 63 runs between G Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, 55 runs between M Vijay and Yuvraj Singh vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

It is interesting to note that in all these four stands, Yuvraj Singh has been one of the partners.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the highest stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen in ICC WT20. The previous best was 84 runs between RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh vs Australia at Durban.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the second best stand by Indian batsmen in ICC WT20. The best stand is 136 runs between G Gambhir and V Sehwag vs England at Durban on 19.09.07

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the second partnership of fifty plus runs by Indian batsmen against South Africa in ICC WT20. The first stand was 85 runs for the fifth wicket between MS Dhoni and RG Sharma at Durban on 20.09.07

Thus the 88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represents the best partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa in ICC WT20.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the ninth occasion of fifty plus runs against South Africa in ICC WT20. This stand represents the second best stand against South Africa. The best stand is 145 runs between CH Gayle and DS Smith of West Indies for the first wicket at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

M Vijay’s zero in this game represents the 14^th occasion of a batsman scoring zero against South Africa in ICC WT20. He became the ninth batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa in ICC WT20.

M Vijay’s zero in this game represents the 93rd occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. He became the 37th batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa in ICC WT20.

M Vijay became the fifth Indian batsman to score zero in ICC WT20. Others are – G Gambhir vs Pakistan at Durban on 14.09.07, RV Uthappa vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, KD Karthik vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07 and YK Pathan vs South Africa at Nottingham on 16.06.09

M Vijay became the second Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20 after KD Karthik {vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07}

AB deVilliers pouched a catch in this game to take his aggregate of catches to 12 in ICC WT20.

MV Boucher took his catches aggregate to 11 in ICC WT20 when he caught M Vijay of RK Kleinveldt for zero and with it the record of most catches in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from D Ramdin of West Indies who has a tally of 10 catches

JH Kallis scored 73 in this game which was his third fifty in ICC WT20. The other fifties are – 57* vs England at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09

JH Kallis with his three fifties became the sixth batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20. Others are – CH Gayle of West Indies, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka , TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka and Yuvraj Singh of India.

JH Kallis became the first South African batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game represent the 71^st occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. It also represents the eighth occasion of a South African batsman registering a fifty in ICC WT20

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game provide the 39^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis’s three fifties as an opening batsman places him in the elite company of the following opening batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in ICC WT20 – G Gambhir of India {04}, ML Hayden of Australia {04}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {03}, CH Gayle of West Indies {03}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {03} and JH Kallis of South Africa {03} are the six opening batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in ICC WT20

JH Kallis became the first South African opening batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 95^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the 15^th occasion of a second wicket stand of fifty plus runs.

This stand is the record stand for the second wicket in ICC WT20. The previous best was 95 runs stand between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith in the game between West Indies and Bangaldesh at Jo’ubrg on 13.09.07

This stand represent the third occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 74 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis vs England at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 51 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the record stand for the second wicket by South African batsmen in ICC WT20

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the third occasion of a ninety plus runs stand in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 95 runs between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith for the second wicket in the game between West Indies and Bangladesh at Johannesburg on 13.09.07 and 91 runs stand between for the third wicket between Mohd Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan in the game between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

GC Smith was dismissed run out in this game providing the 68^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. He is the fifth South African batsmen run out in ICCWT20. Others are – JM Kemp for 5 vs India at Durban on 20.09.07, JH Kallis for 24 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09, AB de Villiers for 15 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and JA Morkel for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 10.06.09

GC Smith became the second batsman to be dismissed run out against India in ICC WT20 after JM Kemp who was dismissed run out for 5 at Durban on 20.09.07

GC Smith’s run out for 36 in this game provide the 12^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in ICC WT20 game. His dismissal provide the first occasion of a captain dismissed run out against India in ICC WT20 and he is the first South African captain to be dismissed run out in the tournament.

Kamran Akmal became the first wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 300 runs in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 68 during the course of his knock of 73 in the game between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 305. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who had an aggregate of 285 runs. Other wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 250 plus runs is India’s MS Dhoni {255}

Kamran Akmal’s 73 in this game represent the highest individual score by a Wicket keeper batsman in ICC WT20. He wrested the previous record held by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka – 64 not out vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09

Kamran Akmal pouched two catches in this game and took his aggregate of dismissals to 14. He now holds the record of most dismissals in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who had 13 dismissals.

Match Number 4 : Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 : Pakistan won by 21 runs

Pakistan openers added 142 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a three figure partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the eighth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. The other seven are – 145 runs between CH Gayle and DS Smith {West Indies vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07}, 104 runs between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden {Australia vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, 136 runs between G Gambhir and V Sehwag {India vs England at Durban on 19.09.07}, 102* runs between AC Gilchrist and V Sehwag vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07}, 102 runs between RS Bopara and LJ Wright {England vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09}, 133 runs between CH Gayle and ADS Fletcher {West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.10} and 124 runs between TM Dilshan and ST Jayasuriya {Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Nottigham on 10.06.09}

142 runs stand for the first wicket between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt in this game represents the second best partnership in ICC WT20. The best is the 145 runs stand between CH Gayle and DS Smith in the game between West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

142 runs stand for the first wicket between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt in this game represents the second best partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. The best first wicket stand is the 145 runs stand between CH Gayle and DS Smith in the game between West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt scored 73 each in this game providing the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – G Gambhir {58} and V Sehwag {68}- India vs England at Durban on 19.09.07, CH Gayle {88} and ADS Fletcher {52} – West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, TM Dilshan {61} and ST Jayasuriya {81} – Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09,

Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt scored 73 each in this game providing the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring identical runs. Other occasions are – MA Ouma {zero} and DB Obuya {Zero} – Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.05.07, AC Gilchrist {04} and ML Hayden {04} – Australia vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07, RS Watson {27} and NJ Poonia {27} – Scotland vs New Zealand at The Oval on 06.06.09, WTS Porterfield {31} and NJ O’Brien {31} – Ireland vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 14.06.09

Kamran Akma’s 73 and Salman Butt’s 73 in this game represent the 37^th and 38^th occasion of opening batsmen scoring fifty in ICC WT20.

Kamran Akmal’s 73 and Salman Butt’s 73 in this game provide the eighth occasion of two or more batsman scoring fifties in an innings in ICC WT20

Kamran Akmal {73}, Salman Butt {73} and Mohd Ashraful {65} scored fifties in this game providing the sixth occasion of batsmen scoring three fifties in a match in ICC WT20

Kamran Akmal {73}, Salman Butt {73} and Mohd Ashraful {65} scored fifties in this game providing the eleventh and twelfth occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring fifties in ICC WT20. It is the first occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt with their 73 now share the record of highest individual score by Pakistan batsman in ICC W20. They wrested the previous best score of 66* by Misbah-ul-Haq against Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07

Kamran Akmal registered his second fifty in ICC WT20 when he made 73 in this game. He had scored 57 against Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to score two fifties in ICC WT20. Others are Misbah-ul-Haq {53 vs India at Durban on 14.09.07 and 66* vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, Shahid Afridi {51 vs South Africa at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and 54* vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09}, Shoaib Malik {57 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 52* vs Australia at Jo’burg o 18.09.07} and Younis Khan {51 vs Sri Lanak at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 50 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09}

Kamran Akmal’s 73 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. The other four occasions are – 64* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 60* by BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe vs Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07, 57 by Kamran Akmal of Pakistan vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 55* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09

Kamran Akmal with his two fifties {73 vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 and 57 vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09} became the second wicket keeper batsman to register two fifties in ICC WT20. KC Sangakkara is the other wicket keeper batsman to have scored two fifties {64* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 55* vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09}

Kamran Akmal’s 73 in this game represent the highest individual score by a Wicket keeper batsman in ICC WT20. He wrested the previous record held by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka – 64 not out vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09

Mohammad Ashrafu’s 65 in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 61 vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07

Mohammad Ashraful scored 65 in this game which was his second fifty in ICC WT20. He had earlier scored 61 vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07.

Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Ashraful with two fifties to their credit in ICC WT20 became the 12^th and 13^th batsmen to score two fifties in ICC WT20. Others are – AB de Villiers of South Africa, DJ Bravo of West Indies, HH Gibbs of South Africa, JH Kallis of South Africa, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, KP Pietersen of England. Misba-ul-Haq of Pakistan, RG Sharma of India, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, Shoiab Malik of Pakistan and Younis Khan of Pakistan

Kamran Akmal became the first wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 300 runs in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 68 during the course of his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 305.

Kamran Akmal became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 250 plus runs in ICC WT20. Others are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {285} and MS Dhoni {255}

Kamran Akmal with his 305 runs became the tenth batsman to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICCWT20. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {394}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {385}, G Gambhir of India {379}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {339}, KP Pietersen of England {332}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {331}, Yuvraj Singh of India {324}, CH Gayle of West Indies {310} and Misba-ul-Haq of Pakistan {308}

Kamran Akmal with his 305 runs became the third Pakistan batsman to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICC WT20. Others are – Shoaib Malik {339} and Misbah-ul-Haq {308}

Kamran Akmal pouched two catches in this game and took his aggregate of dismissals to 14. He now holds the record of most dismissals in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who had 13 dismissals.

Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan added 91 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 93^rd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the second occasion of 90 plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. The other occasions was the 95 runs stand for the second wicket between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith of West Indies against Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07.

This stand represents the 20^th occasion of a third wicker partnership of fifty plus runs in ICC WT20.

This stand represent the third occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 109 runs for the third wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Mohd Ashraful vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and 63 runs for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Junaid Siddique vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07

This stand represents Bangladesh’s highest partnership for any wicket against Pakistan in ICC WT20. The previous best was 63 runs for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Junaid Siddique vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07

Match Number 3 : Afghanistan vs India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 : India won by seven wickets

Afghanistan became the 15^th team to participate in ICC WT20. It also became the fifth non test playing team to participate in ICC WT20. Others are – Kenya, Scotland, Netherlands and Ireland

Today’s game was India’s 13^th game in ICC WT20 which put them on par with Sri Lanka which has also played 13 ICC WT20 games. Pakistan has played most games –in the competition – 14.

India capped M Vijay for this game. He became the 60^th cricketer from various teams and the ninth Indian cricketer to make debut in ICC WT20 games. Other eight are – Yuvraj Singh vs Scotland at Durban on 13.09.07, G Gambhir vs Scotland at Durban on 13.09.07, RV Uthappa vs Scotland at Durban on 13.09.07, RP Singh vs Scotland at Durban on 19.09.07, RG Sharma vs England at Durban on 19.09.07, YK Pathan vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07 and PP Ojha vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 06.06.09.

It is interesting to note that out of the nine cricketers who made their debut in ICC WT20, only two cricketers had the opportunity to bat – YK Pathan and M Vijay. YK Pathan scored 15 against Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07 and M Vijay made 48 against Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10. Thus M Vijay holds the record of scoring most runs on debut in ICC WT20.

Noor Ali’s 50 in this game provide the 66^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT20. His knock represents the first fifty by an Afghanistan batsman in the tournament.

Noor Ali’s with his 50 in this game became the second Afghanistan batsman to score a fifty in T20I. Other batsman was Mohammad Shahzad. He had scored 65 not out against Ireland at Dubai on 13.02.10

Noor Ali’s 50 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty against India in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 53 by Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan at Durban on 14.09.07, 62 by ML Hayden of Australia at Durban on 22.09.07, 66* by DJ Bravo of West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and AB de Villiers of South Africa at Nottingham on 16.06.09

MS Dhoni effected four dismissals {all caught} in this game. He became the fifth wicket keeper to effect four dismissals in ICC WT20. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia {all caught} vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07, MJ Prior of England {all caught} vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {all caught} vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and NJ O’Brien {03 caught and 01 stumped} vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 14.06.09

Praveen Kumar, A Nehra and M Vijay were making their first appearance in ICC WT20 match when they played against Afghanistan in this game.

A Nehra’s 3 for 19 and Praveen Kumar’s 2 for 14 in this game represent their best bowling T20I figures respectively.

Yuvraj Singh became the 11^th batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in T20I. He reached the milestone when he was on 19 during the course of his knock of 23 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 504. Other batsmen are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {987}, KP Pietersen of England {663}, GC Smith of South Africa {642}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {610}, ST Jayasuriya {606}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {603}, KC Sangakkara {576}, G Gambhir of India {556}, M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {522} and Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {509}

MS Dhoni completed 250 runs as a wicket keeper batsman in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 10 during the course of his knock of 15 not out in this game. At the end of the game, his run aggregate stood at 255. He became the second wicket keeper batsman to total 250 plus runs after KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who has an aggregate of 285 runs.

Noor Ali and Asghar Stanlikzai added 68 runs for the fourth wicket in Afghanistan’s innings providing the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by Afghanistan batsmen in ICC WT20

Noor Ali and Asghar Stanlikzai added 68 runs for the fourth wicket in Afghanistan’s innings providing the 90^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the 17^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket and the first fifty plus runs stand for the fourth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen,

M Vijay and Yuvraj Singh added 55 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 91^st occasion of of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the 19^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket. This stand represent the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket. The other two occasions are – 84 runs partnership between RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh vs Australia at Durban on 22.09.07 and 63 runs partnership between G Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07. It is interesting to note that Yuvraj Singh is one of the partners in these three stands of fifty plus runs

Match Number 02: West Indies vs Ireland at Providence on 01.05.10: West Indies won by 70 runs

DJ Bravo led West Indies in this game. He became the 22^nd captain to lead a team in ICC WT20. He is the fourth captain to lead West Indies in ICC WT20. Others are RR Sarwan, CH Gayle and D Ramdin

West Indies were restricted to 138 for 9 in 20 overs as G Dockrel captured 3 for 16. At the age of 17 years and 204 days, he became the youngest cricketer to appear in ICC WT20

DJ Sammy took four catches in Ireland’s innings to become the first fieldsman to pouch four catches in ICC WT20. Other fieldsmen who have taken three catches in an innings are – B Lee of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, SJ Benn of West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, LMP Simmons of West Indies vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09, AB de Villiers of South Africa vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and NL McCullum of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10.

Ireland’s 68 all out in this game provide the seventh occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in ICC WT20. Other occasions are – – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, 81 in 15.4 overs by Scotland vs South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.08, 83 in 15.5 overs by Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 18.09.07, 88 in 19.3 overs by Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 14.09.06, 93 in 17.5 overs by Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and 99 in 18.3 overs by New Zealand vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09

Ireland’s 68 all out in this game represent the lowest team total in ICC WT20. The previous lowest team total was – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07

ICC WT20 witnessed for the first time the instance of Extras being the highest scorer in a completed innings in this game. In Ireland’s total of 68 all out, there were 19 extras which was the highest.

ICC WT20 witnessed the second instance of lone batsman reaching double figures. In this game, in Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, GC Wilson scored 17. The other such occasion was in the game between West Indies and Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09. In West Indies’ innings of 101 all out, CH Gayle had scored 63 not out.

In Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, two West Indian bowlers – R Rampaul {3 for 17} and DJ Sammy {3 for 08} captured three wickets providing the 20^th occasion of two bowlers from the same team capturing three or more wickets in T20I.

The feat by R Rampaul and DJ Sammy in this game provide the third occasion of West Indies bowlers performing such a feat in T20I. The other two occasions are – vs Zimbabwe at Trinidad on 28.02.10 {SJ Benn – 4 for 6 and DJ Sammy – 5 for 26} and vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 {FH Edwards – 3 for 24 and DJ Bravo – 4 for 38}.

In Ireland’s innings of 68 all out, two West Indian bowlers – R Rampaul {3 for 17} and DJ Sammy {3 for 08} captured three wickets providing the eighth occasion of two bowlers from the same team capturing three or more wickets in ICC WT20.

The feat by R Rampaul and DJ Sammy in this game provide the second occasion of West Indies bowlers performing such a feat in ICC WT20, The other occasion was against India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 {FH Edwards – 3 for 24 and DJ Bravo – 4 for 38}.

DJ Sammy with his 3 for 8 in this game became the fourth bowler in ICC WT20 to capture three or more wickets conceding single digit runs. Others are – MR Gillespie of New Zealand {four for 7 vs Kenya at Durban on 12.09.07}, Umar Gul of Pakistan {5 for 6 vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09} and BAW Mendis {3 for 9 vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09}

DJ Sammy became the first cricketer in ICC WT20 to score 30 runs, pouch four catches and capture three wickets. He is the first cricketer in ICC WT20 to excel in all the three departments of the game – batting, bowling and fielding.

Ireland’s 68 all out in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 73 in 16.5 overs by Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, 81 in 15.4 overs by Scotland vs South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.08, 83 in 15.5 overs by Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 18.09.07, 88 in 19.3 overs by Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 14.09.06, 93 in 17.3 overs by Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09, 99 in 18.3 overs by New Zealand vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09, 101 in 19.3 overs by Sri Lanka vs Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 101 in 17.4 overs by West Indies vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09, 110 in 17.0 by New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 111 in 19.5 overs by England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 11.06.09, 115 in 16.4 overs by Ireland vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 120 in 19.5 overs by Scotland vs Pakistan at Durban on 12.09.07, 135 in 20.0 overs by England vs Australia at Cape Town on 14.09.07, 140 in 19.4 overs by Bangladesh vs South Africa at Cape Town on 15.09.07 and 152 in 19.3 overs by Pakistan vs India at Johannesburg on 24.09.07

Ireland has been dismissed all out on two occasions in ICC WT20 – 115 vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 68 vs West Indies at Providence on 30.04.10

Ireland became the sixth team to be dismissed all out on two or more occasions in ICC WT20. Others are – Bangladesh {03}, New Zealand {03}, England {02}, Kenya {02} and Scotland {02}

West Indies victory by 70 runs margin in this game provide the ninth occasion of a team winning an ICC WT20 game by 50 plus runs margin. Other occasions are – 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, Sri Lanka won b y 64 runs vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 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

Ireland is the only team to suffer the defeat by 50 plus runs margin on two occasions in ICC WT20 {lost by 83 runs to New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and lost by 70 runs to West Indies at Providence on 30.04.10}

West Indies carved its first 50 plus runs margin victory in ICC WT20 when it trounced Ireland by 70 runs in this game.

D Ramdin effected three dismissals in this game {all caught} and took his aggregate of dismissals in ICC WT20 to 10. He became the fourth wicket keeper in ICC WT20 to effect ten or more dismissals. Others are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {13}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {12} and MV Boucher of South Africa {11}