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

No	Team	Result	Margin	BR	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RSA	won	10 wickets	44	Zim	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
2	RSA	won	10 wickets	51	Pak	Johannesburg	02 Feb 2007
3	RSA	won	09 wickets	32	Eng	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016
4	RSA	won	09 wickets	33	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013

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.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	C Kieswetter	63	2	v Australia	Bridgetown	16 May 2010
2	C Kieswetter	58*	2	v West Indies	The Oval	23 Sep 2011
3	C Kieswetter	50	1	v South Africa	Birmingham	12 Sep 2012
1	JC Buttler	54	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	12 Feb 2013
2	JC Buttler	67	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	11 Mar 2014
3	JC Buttler	54	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016

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.

No	Balls	Player	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	21	M Jayawardene	Srl	Ken	Johannesburg	14.09.07
2	21	KC Sangakkara	Srl	Ind	Nagpur	09.12.09
3	21	CL White	Aus	NZl	Christchurch	28.02.10
4	21	Umar Akmal	Pak	Aus	Edgbaston	05.07.10
5	21	PR Stirling	Ire	Can	Dubai (DSC)	22.03.12
6	21	E Chigumbura	Zim	UAR	Sylhet	21.03.14
7	21	SC Williams	Zim	Afg	Bulawayo	28.10.15
8	21	AB de Villiers	RSA	Eng	Johannesburg	21.02.16

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

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	LE Bosman, GC Smith	1	170	1	v England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009
2	HM Amla, AB de Villiers	1	125	2	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016

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.