23rd Match, Super 10 Group 2: New Zealand v Pakistan at Mohali – Mar 22, 2016 – New Zealand 180/5 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 158/5 (20/20 ov) – New Zealand won by 22 runs

MJ Guptill scored 80 in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and also provides the fifth such occasion by a New Zealand opening batsman in WT20. It also represents the highest score by a New Zealand opening batsman in WT20. The previous best was 63 by AJ Redmond against Ireland at Nottingham on 13.06.09

LRPL Taylor’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1222 at the end of this game. He became the third New Zealand batsman to total 1200 runs in T20Is. Others are – BB McCullum {2140} and MJ Guptill {1791}. He also became the 12^th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1200 plus runs.

MJ Guptill and KS Williamson added 62 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 21st occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a WT20 game. It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in a WT20 game

MJ Guptill and CJ Anderson added 52 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a WT20 game. It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in a WT20 game

MJ Guptill-KS Williamson added 62 runs for the first wicket and MJ Guptill-CJ Anderson added 52 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting two fifty plus runs partnership in an innings of a WT20 game.

Shahid Afridi’s two wickets in this game {2 for 40} gave him an aggregate of 39 wickets in WT20 and with it the distinction of becoming the highest wicket taker in WT20. He went past SL Malinga’s 38 wickets which was the previous record.

MJ Guptill pouched three catches this game to provide the 16^th occasion of a fieldsman holding three or more catches in an innings in a WT20 game. He is also the third New Zealand fieldsman to perform such a feat in a WT20 game

No	Player	Ct	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	NL McCullum	3	1	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Providence	30 Apr 2010
2	KS Williamson	3	2	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
3	MJ Guptill	3	2	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Mohali	22 Mar 2016

Mohammad Amir {none for 41}, Mohammad Irfan {1 for 46} and Shahid Afridi {2 for 40} conceded 40 plus runs in this game to provide the first occasion of three Pakistan bowlers leaking 40 plus runs in an innings of a WT20 game. It also provides the 21^st occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 40 plus runs in an innings of a WT20 games

Mohammad Amir returned with figures of none for 41 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Pakistan bowler going wicket less after conceding 40 plus runs in an innings of a WT20 game

Mohammad Amir of Pakistan and MJ McClenaghan returned with figures of none for 41 and none for 43 respectively to provide the 56^th and 57^th occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs without capturing a wicket in WT20. It also provides the seventh occasion of rival bowlers conceding 40 plus runs without capturing a wicket in WT20 and also the tenth occasion of two or more bowlers conceding 40 plus runs without a wicket in the history of WT20.

Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad added 65 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20. It also provides the sixth such occasion for the first wicket by Pakistan batsmen in WT20.

This stand provides the second fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket by Pakistan batsmen against New Zeland in WT20. The first occasion was the 60 runs partnership for the first wicket between Imran Nazir and Mohammad Hafeez at Cape Town on 22.09.07. Thus the stand of 65 runs between Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad for the first wicket in this game represent the record stand by the Pakistan batsmen for the opening wicket against New Zealand in WT20. It also represents the fourth fifty plus runs partnership by Pakistan batsmen against New Zealand in WT20.

Shoaib Malik held two catches in this game to take his tally of catches in WT20 to 12. He now holds the record for most catches by a Pakistan fieldsman in WT20. He went past Umar Akmal who has held eleven catches. Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal are the only two Pakistan fieldsmen who have taken ten or more catches in WT20. Shoaid Malik became the ninth fieldsman overall to pouch 12 or more catches in WT20