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South Africa inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 19^th occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is. It won this game provides the 15th occasion of South Africa winning a T20I after inserting the opposition.  It also provides the fifth occasion of South Africa inserting England in a T20I and its win provides the third win for South Africa against England after inserting the opposition.

South Africa’s win by nine wickets in this game provides its fourth win by a margin of nine plus wickets in T20Is. It also provides its first such win against England

AB de Villiers {71} and HM Amla {69 not out} scored fifties in  this game to  provide the third occasion of both South African batsmen scoring fifties in a T20I game. It also provides the second such occasion against England. The other two occasions are – Vs Pak at Johannesburg on 02. 02.07 {GC Smith 71 not out and LE Bosman – 53 not out} and Vs England at Centurion on 15.11.09 {GC Smith – 88 and LE Bosman – 94}

This game witnessed rival wicket keepers scoring fifties – 54 by JC Buttler for England and 71 by AB de Villiers for South Africa – to provide the third occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. The other two occasions are witnessed in the following games – BB McCullum {74} and JC Buttler {53} – New Zealand vs England at Hamilton on 12.02.13 and D Ramdin {55*} and L Ronchi {51*} – West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington on 15.01.14

JC Buttler’s 54 and AB de Villiers’ 71 in this game provide the 59^th and 60th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I. AB de Villiers’ 71 provides the 29th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I

JC Buttler’s 54 provides the seventh occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I.  JC Buttler and C Kieswetter share the record for most fifties by a England wicket keeper batsman in T20Is. Both the batsmen have scored three fifties.

JC Buttler’s 54 in this game represents the highest score by an England wicket keeper batsman against South Africa in a T20I. The previous best was 50 by C Kieswetter at Birmingham on 12.09.12

AB de Villers’s 71 in this game represent the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I. It also represents the first such occasion against England. The other two occasions are – 114 not out by MH van Wyk against West Indies at Durban on 14.01.15 and 51 by AB de Villiers against India at Durban on 02.10.15.

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy share the South African record for most appearances in T20Is. At the end of this game both the cricketers have played 65 games.

AB de Villiers registered his seventh fifty in T20Is when he scored 71 in this game. He now shares the second in the list of South African batsmen who have scored most fifties in T20Is with F du Plessis who also has scored seven fifties. The first place is occupied by JP Duminy who has scored eight fifties.

AB de Villiers registered his seventh half century in T20Is when he scored 71 in this game. He now stands second in the list of South African batsmen who have scored most half centuries in T20Is. The first place is occupied by JP Duminy who has scored eight half centuries. AB de Villiers went past F du Plessis who has scored six half centuries on his way to second place.

AB de Villers first 50 in his knock of 71 came in 21 deliveries. It represents the fastest fifty by a South African batsman in a T20I. The previous record for the fastest 50 by a South African batsman was also his and it was made against the same opposition – England – at Chittagong on 29.03.14. He has scored 69 not out in this game.

AB de Villers became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to score a fifty in exact 21 deliveries. The following table furnishes all the eight batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

AB de Villiers and HM Amla added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 90^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 36th such occasion for the first wicket.

This partnership provides the 12th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a T20I. It also represents the fourth such occasion for the first wicket by South African batsmen in a T20I. This stand also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a T20I and these two occasions are for the first wicket. The first occasion was the 175 runs partnership between GC Smith and LE Bosman at Centurion on 15.11.09

AB de Villiers and HM Amla added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 90^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 45th such occasion by a team batting second.  By an amazing coincidence, the T20I game has witnessed three figure partnerships on 45 occasions by a team batting first and a similar number of occasions by a team batting second,

AB de Villlers’ run aggregate in T20Is at the end of this game read 1245. He completed 1200 runs when he was on 26 during his knock of 71 in this game. He became the 17^th batsman and also the second South African batsman to aggregate 1200 plus runs in the history of T20Is. The other South African batsman is JP Duminy who has an aggregate of 1551 T20I runs.

South Africa won this game on the last ball to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball.  It also provides the first such occasion for South Africa.

It also provides the second win on the last ball of the match against England. Netherlands had registered a last ball win against England at Lord’s on 05.06.09. Netherlands had won this game by four wickets

Imran Tahir captured four for 21 in this game to provide the 109^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 12^th occasion of such a performance by a South African bowler.

Imran Tahir’s 4 for 21 represent his second four wicket haul in T20I. The other occasion was his four for 21 against Netherlands at Chittagong on 27.03.14. He became the third South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I on two occasions. Others are M Morel and DW Steyn

Imran Tahir earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to return with identical bowling figures on two occasions.  He returned with identical figures of 4.0-0-21-4 against Netherland at Chittagong on 27.03.14 and 4.0-0-21-4 against England at Cape Town on 19.02.16

Imran Tahir became the eleventh bowler to capture four or more wickets in a T20I against England.  He is the first South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against England and thus his 4 for 21 represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England. Previous best was 3 for 14 by WD Parnell at Nottingham on 11.06.09. It also represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England at home. The previous best was 3 for 33 by R McLaren at Johannesburg on 13.11.09

Imran Tahir became the third bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I at Cape Town. Others are 4 for 20 by SR Clarke of Australia Vs Sri Lanka on 20.09.07 and 4 for 31 by E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe Vs England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.

Imran Tahir became the second bowler to capture four wickets against England in a T20I at Cape Town after E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe is the other bowler. E Chigumbura had captured 4 for 31 against England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.

MM Ali collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 316th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the 27th occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy.

MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game represents his third first ball duck in T20Is. Only LJ Wright has collected more first ball ducks amongst England batsmen in T20Is. LJ Wright has collected four first ball ducks.

MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy against South Africa.

CJ Jordan’s 3 for 23 in this game represents his best bowling figures in a T20I. His previous best was 3 for 39 against West Indies at Bridgetown on 13.03.14

CJ Jordan became the fourth England bowler to capture three wickets against South Africa in a T20I.

CJ Jordan and RJ Sidebottom with identical figures of 4.0-0-23-3 share the best bowling figures by an England bowler against South Africa in a T20I

The head to head results summary between the two teams at the end of this game read thus

The Asia Cup Fixtures have undergone a change in this edition. Normally fifty overs one day fixtures have been changed to Twenty over fixtures in view of the ensuing World T20 to be held in India from March 08 2016. All the games of  Asia Cup 2016 have been officially classified as Twenty20 Internationals. Here is the fixtures starting from Feb 19 2016 with the finals slated for Mar 06 2016. Bangladesh will host the Asis Cup 2016