9th Match, First Round Group B: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Nagpur – Mar 12, 2016 – Afghanistan 186/6 (20/20 ov); Zimbabwe 127 (19.4/20 ov) – Afghanistan won by 59 runs

Asghar Stanikzai of Afghanistan scored a duck in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in WT20. It also provides the first such occasion by an Afghanistan captain in WT20

Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Nabi added 98 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the second best partnership for the fifth wicket in WT20. The best stand was the 119 runs unfinished partnership between Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik in the game between Pakistan and Australia at Johannesburg on 18.09.07

This partnership represents the second best stand for any wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in T20Is. The best stand is 110 runs partnership for the second wicket between Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Stanikzai against Scotland at Edinbugh on 12.07.15. It also represents the best stand for fifth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was the 69 runs unfinished stand between Mohammad Nabi and Najibulla Zadran against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 26.10.15

This partnership represents the best stand for any wicket by Afghanistan batsmen against Zimbabwe in T20Is. The previous best stand 95 runs partnership for the first wicket between Mohammad Shahzad and Usman Ghani at Bulawayo on 28.10.15. It also represents the best stand for fifth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen against Zimbabwe in T20Is. The previous best was the 69 runs unfinished stand between Mohammad Nabi and Najibulla Zadran against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 26.10.15

This partnership represents the best stand for any wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20 and also provide the fifth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership posted by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20. The previous best stand was 82 runs partnership for the second wicket between Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Stanikzai against ScotlandA at Nagpur on 08.03.16.

Mohammad Nabi was dismissed run out for 52 in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provides the first such occasion by an Afghanistan batsman. It also provides the 35^th such occasion in T20Is and the third occasion by Afghanistan batsmen.

Mohammad Nabi’s 52 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman batting at number six scoring a fifty in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Misbah-ul-Haq	53	2	Pak	Ind	Durban	14 Sep 2007
2	CD McMillan	57	1	NZl	Eng	Durban	18 Sep 2007
3	Misbah-ul-Haq	66*	2	Pak	Aus	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
4	DJ Bravo	51	2	Win	Srl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
5	CL White	85*	1	Aus	Srl	Bridgetown	09 May 2010
6	Nasir Hossain	50	2	Ban	NZl	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
7	JEC Franklin	50	1	NZl	Eng	Pallekele	29 Sep 2012
8	E Chigumbura	53*	2	Zim	UAE	Sylhet	21 Mar 2014
9	Mohammad Nabi	52	1	Afg	Zim	Nagpur	12 Mar 2016

DT Tripano returned with figures of 3.0-0-41-1 to provide the 109^th occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs in WT20 and the second such occasion by a Zimbabwe bowler. CB Mpfou had a figures of 4.0-0-49-0 against Sri Lanka at Hambantota on 18.09.12

Zimbabwe was dismissed all out for 127 in this game to provide the 50^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in WT20 and also provide the third such occasion by Zimbabwe. The other two occasions are – 84 in 15.1 overs against New Zealand at Providence on 04.05.10 and 100 in 17.3 overs against Sri Lanka at Hambantota on 18.09.12

Afghanistan won this game by 59 runs providing the 24^th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in WT20 and the first such win by Afghanistan

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	172 runs	v Kenya	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
2	South Africa	won	130 runs	v Scotland	The Oval	07 Jun 2009
3	England	won	116 runs	v Afghanistan	Colombo (RPS)	21 Sep 2012
4	India	won	90 runs	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23 Sep 2012
5	West Indies	won	84 runs	v Pakistan	Dhaka	01 Apr 2014
6	New Zealand	won	83 runs	v Ireland	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009
7	Pakistan	won	82 runs	v Netherlands	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
8	Sri Lanka	won	82 runs	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012
9	Australia	won	81 runs	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	09 May 2010
10	Nepal	won	80 runs	v Hong Kong	Chittagong	16 Mar 2014
11	West Indies	won	74 runs	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	05 Oct 2012
12	India	won	73 runs	v Australia	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
13	West Indies	won	73 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	25 Mar 2014
14	West Indies	won	70 runs	v Ireland	Providence	30 Apr 2010
15	Sri Lanka	won	64 runs	v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
16	Afghanistan	won	59 runs	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	12 Mar 2016
17	New Zealand	won	59 runs	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
18	South Africa	won	59 runs	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	05 May 2010
19	Sri Lanka	won	59 runs	v New Zealand	Chittagong	31 Mar 2014
20	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
21	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
22	Pakistan	won	51 runs	v Scotland	Durban	12 Sep 2007
23	England	won	50 runs	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	13 Sep 2007
24	Pakistan	won	50 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014