First T20I: Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabhi on 26.10.10: South Africa won by six wickets

GC Smith with his 13 in this game took his T20I aggregate runs to 920. He went past England’s KP Pietersen’s 911 runs to occupy the second place amongst the most run getters in T20I games. The first place is held by BB McCullum of New Zelaland who has an aggregate of 1100 runs.

GC Smith has an aggregate of 118 boundary fours at the end of this game. He has the most number of boundary fours in T20Is to his credit. The only other batsman to score more than 100 boundary fours is BB McCullum of New Zealand. He has scored 110 boundary fours.

Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar added 20 runs for the tenth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of 20 plus runs stand for the tenth wicket in T20Is. The other four are – 28 runs between JDP Oram and JS Patel of New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 11.12.07, 23 runs between PJ Ongondo and HA Varaiya of Kenya vs Pakistan at Nairobi {Gym} on 04.09.07, 21* runs between RM Haq and JD Nel of Scotland vs Kenya at Nairobi {Gym} on 01.02.10 and 20 runs between SJ Benn and NO Miller of West Indies vs Australia at Gros Islet on 11.05.10

Misbah-ul-Haq completed 600 T20I runs when he was on 23 during his knock of 27 in this game. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 604 runs. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to total 600 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal {704}, Shaaib Malik {636} and Shahid Afridi {627}.

Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar added 20 runs for the tenth wicket in this game to provide the record stand for the tenth wicket by Pakistan batsmen in T20Is. They wrested the previous best of 15* runs stand between Mohommad Asif and Saeed Ajmal against England at Bridgetown on 06.05.10.

LL Tsotsobe {3 for 16} and J Botha {3 for 31} captured three wickets each in this game providing the 31^st occasions of two bowlers capturing three or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. This is the second occasion of South African bowlers performing such a feat. The other occasion was at Bridgetown on 05.05.10. In this gmae CK Langveldt {3 for 12} and M Morkel {4 for 20} had captured three or more wickets.

LL Tsotsobe {3 for 16} and J Botha {3 for 31} captured three wickets each in this game providing the 18^th and 19^th occasion of South African bowler capturing three or more wickets in T20Is.

J Botha’s 3 for 31 in this game represent the third occasion of his capturing three wickets in T20Is. The other two occasions are – 3 for 16 vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and 3 for 22 vs West Indies at North Sound on 20.05.10.

J Botha became the first South African bowler to capture three or more wickets on three occasions. CK Langveldt, M Mokel, WD Parnell and SM Pollock are the other four bowlers who have performed the feat on two occasions.

J Botha became the 17^th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture three or more wickets on three or more occasions.

J Botha’s 3 for 31 in this game provide the eighth occasion of a captain capturing three or more wickets in a T20I game. He became the first South African bowler to perform the feat.

Umar Gul scored zero in this game providing the 27^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring zero in T20Is. Umar Gul’s zero in this game represents his third duck. Other two occasions are – against India at Johannesburg on 24.09.07 and against Australia at Birmingham on 06.07.10. Umar Gul became the fourth Pakistan batsman to score three or more zeroes in T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal {04}, Shahid Afridi {04} and Shahzib Hasan {03}.

Umar Gul became the second Pakistan batsman to be dismissed for zero against South Africa. Shahzaib Hasan was the other batsman to suffer such an ignominy at Nottingham on 18.06.09

Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Akhtar were run out in this game providing the 22^nd and 23^rd occasion of Pakistan batsman run out in T20Is. Their run outs in this game provide the fifth occasion of two batsmen run out in an innings. The other four are – vs India at Durban on 14.09.07, vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09, vs Australia at Gros Islet on 14.05.10 and vs Australia at Birmingham on 05.07.10. Their run out provide the first such occasion against South Africa,

Apart from Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Akthar who were run out in this game, the only other Pakistan batsman who was run out against South Africa is Younis Khan. He was run out for 1 at Jo’burg on 02.02.07.

L Tsotsobe returned with his career best T20I figures of 3 for 16 in this game. His previous best was 1 for 16 vs Australia at Melbourne on 11.01.09.

AB de Villiers scored zero in this game to provide the 24^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero in T20Is. His zero in this game provide the first occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero against Pakistan in T20Is.

AB de Villiers’ zero in this game provides the second occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in T20Is. AB de Villiers’ a zero at Port Elizabeth against West Indies on 16.12.07 provides the first occasion. He became the first South African batsman to score zero against Pakistan in T20Is.

JP Duminy and CA Ingram added 66 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 27^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs in T20Is. This stand also provide the third occasion of South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs against Pakistan. The other two occasions are – 132* runs for the first wicket between GC Smith and LL Bosman at Johanneburg on 02.02.07 and 61 runs for the fourth wicket between JP Duminy and JH Kallis at Nottingham on 18.06.09.

JP Duminy and CA Ingram added 66 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the record stand for the fourth wicket. The previous best was 61 runs stand between JP Duminy and JH Kallis at Nottingham on 18.06.09.

JP Duminy and CA Ingram added 66 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of fifty plus runs stand for the fourth wicket against all oppositions

Pakistan was all out for 119 in this game providing the fourth occasion of it being dismissed all out in T20Is. The other three occasions are – 152 vs India at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, 157 vs Australia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and 89 vs England at Cardiff on 07.09.10

This game was the fourth encounter between the two teams. At the end of this game, both teams have won two games each.

Second T20I : Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabhi on 27.10.10 : South Africa won by six wickets and also the series 2-0

Misbah-ul-Haq with his 33 in this game now occupies the second place amongst the most run getters for Pakistan in T20Is. He has aggregated 637 runs at the end of this game. Kamran Akmal with 704 runs occupy first place.

Misbah-ul-Haq with his 637 runs is one of the 15 batsmen who have aggregated 600 plus runs in T20Is.

Umar Gul’s duck in this game is his fourth duck. The other three are – Other two occasions are – against India at Johannesburg on 24.09.07, against Australia at Birmingham on 06.07.10 and against South Africa at Abu Dhabhi on 26.10.10.

Umar Gul became the third Pakistan batsman to score four ducks in T20Is. The other two are – Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi

Umar Akmal’s run out in this game provides the 24^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. He became the third Pakistan batsman to be dismissed run out against South Africa in T20Is. Other two are – Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Akthar in the first T20I of this series.

J Theron captured four for 27 in this game to provide 44^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. His four wicket haul in this game provide the seventh South African bowler to capture four or more wickets in a T20I, The others are – 4 for 17 by M Morkel vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07, 4 fof 09 by DW Steyn vs West Indies at Port Elizabeth on 16.12.07, 4 for 13 by WD Parnell vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09, 4 for 20 by M Morkel vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, 4 for 19 by CK Langveldt vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 10.05.10 and 5 for 19 by RA MacLaren vs West Indies at North Sound on 19.05.10

J Theron captured four for 27 in this game to provide second occasion of a South African bowler capturing four wickets against Pakistan in T20Is. The other occasion was – 4 for 19 by CK Langveldt vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.

GC Smith was dismissed stumped for 38 in this game to provide he ninth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed stumped in T20Is. GC Smith became the second South African batsman to be dismissed stumped against Pakistan, after J Botha. J Botha was stumped for 19 at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.

GC Smith scored 38 before he was dismissed stumped in this game. His score remains the highest individual score among the nine occasions of South African batsman dismissed stumped.

GC Smith’s aggregate stood at 958 at the end of this game. He is the second batsman in the history of T20Is to total 950 runs. BB McCullum of New Zealand with 1100 runs to his credit is the other batsman to have an aggregate of 950 plus runs.

Shahid Afridi’s lone wicket in this game made him the highest wicket taker in T20Is. At the end of this game his wicket aggregate stood at 48. He went past his team mate Umar Gul’s 47 wickets.