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The Points table as at the end of the qualifying state of Group A and Group B are furnished below

FIRST ROUND GROUP A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Bangladesh	3	2	0	0	1	5	+1.938	272/32.0	210/32.0
Netherlands	3	1	1	0	1	3	+0.154	204/26.0	200/26.0
Oman	3	1	1	0	1	3	-1.521	222/31.4	273/32.0
Ireland	3	0	2	0	1	1	-0.685	201/26.0	216/25.4
FIRST ROUND GROUP B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Afghanistan	3	3	0	0	0	6	+1.540	475/58.0	399/60.0
Zimbabwe	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.567	432/60.0	466/60.0
Scotland	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.132	370/48.0	392/50.0
Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.017	335/50.0	355/46.0

Bangladesh from Group A and Afghanistan from Group B have moved into Super Ten of WT20 on the basis of points earned by them from the qualifying matches 

FIRST ROUND GROUP A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Bangladesh	3	2	0	0	1	5	+1.938	272/32.0	210/32.0
FIRST ROUND GROUP B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Afghanistan	3	3	0	0	0	6	+1.540	475/58.0	399/60.0

Super 10 Group 1 and Group 2 teams are as under

Super 10 (Group 1) – England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Afghanistan (Group B winner)
Super 10 (Group 2) – Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh (Group A winner)

10th Match, First Round Group B: Hong Kong v Scotland at Nagpur – Mar 12, 2016 – Hong Kong 127/7 (20/20 ov); Scotland 78/2 (8/10 ov, target: 76) – Scotland won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)

GT Main became the first bowler in WT20 to capture a wicket off the first ball he bowled on his WT20 debut. He bowled only one over in this game to return with figures of 1.0-0-13-1. He claimed the wicket of RJ Campbell whom he bowled for a duck.

Tanwir Afzal was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a captain dismissed for a duck in WT20. He was dismissed run out for a duck to provide the third occasion of a captain dismissed run out for a duck in WT20. Other two captains are – DL Vettori of New Zealand against Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07 and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan against England at Bridgetown on 06.05.10.

A Rath was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 89th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also the third occasion for Hong Kong batsmen. Others are – Waqas Barkat vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 20.03.14 and Nizakat Khan vs Afghanistan at Nagpur on 10.03.16

When rain interfered the target was reset – 76 in ten overs. Scotland scored 78 for 2 in eight overs and was declared winners by eight wickets on DLM with 12 balls to spare.

11th Match, First Round Group A: Ireland v Netherlands at Dharamsala – Mar 13, 2016 – Netherlands 59/5 (6/6 ov); Ireland 47/7 (6/6 ov) – Netherlands won by 12 runs

This was the first six over game in all the editions of WT20. Netherlands won by 12 runs.

TLW Cooper failed to open his account to provide the 68th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a duck in WT20 and the fourth such occasion by Netherlands batsmen in WT20.

SJ Myburgh was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 40th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the third such occasion by Netherlands batsmen. It was the second such dismissal for SJ Myburgh. He was dismissed run out for 57 against UAE at Sylhet on 17.03.14.

SJ Myburgh is one of the eight opening batsmen who has been dismissed run out on two or more occasions in WT20. Others are – H Msasakadza of Zimbabwe {04}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {03}, Tamim Iqbal of Banladesh {03}, Faizan Asif of UAE {02}, CH Gayle of West Indies {02}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {02} and KS Williamson of New Zealand {02}

W Baressi was dismissed stumped for 8 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in WT20. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Sangakkara	15	1	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009
2	NJ O’Brien	31	2	Ire	Srl	Lord’s	14 Jun 2009
3	Kamran Akmal	37	2	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
4	BJ Haddin	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
5	BJ Haddin	25	2	Aus	Pak	Gros Islet	14 May 2010
6	BRM Taylor	0	2	Zim	Srl	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012
7	Q de Kock	29	1	RSA	Eng	Chittagong	29 Mar 2014
8	W Barresi	8	1	Net	Ire	Dharamsala	13 Mar 2016

PW Borren was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in WT20.

PA van Meekeren captured four wickets conceding eleven runs in this game to provide the 41^st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in WT20 and the second such occasion by a Netherland bowler. Ahsan Malik had returned with figures of 4.0-0-19-5 against South Africa at Chittagong on 27.03.14

12th Match, First Round Group A: Bangladesh v Oman at Dharamsala – Mar 13, 2016 – Bangladesh 180/2 (20/20 ov); Oman 65/9 (12/12 ov, target: 120) – Bangladesh won by 54 runs (D/L method)

Tamim Iqbal scored 103 not out in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a century in WT20. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of the runs scored by the batsmen

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	123	1	NZl	Ban	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
2	CH Gayle	117	1	Win	RSA	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007
3	AD Hales	116*	2	Eng	Srl	Chittagong	27 Mar 2014
4	Ahmed Shehzad	111*	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
5	Tamim Iqbal	103*	1	Ban	Oman	Dharamsala	13 Mar 2016
6	SK Raina	101	1	Ind	RSA	Gros Islet	02 May 2010
7	M Jayawardene	100	1	Srl	Zim	Providence	03 May 2010

Tamim Iqbal’s 103 not out in this game provides the second occasion of an opening batsman carrying the bat through the allotted twenty over while batting first. The first such occasion was the 111 not out by Ahmed Shehzad of Pakistan against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 30.03.14

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Ahmed Shehzad	111*	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
2	Tamim Iqbal	103*	1	Ban	Oman	Dharamsala	13 Mar 2016

Tamim Iqbal’s 103 not out represent the first century by a Bangladesh batsman in WT20 and thus the highest score. The previous best was 84 by Shakib Al Hasan against Pakistan at Pallekele on 25.09.12

Shakib Al Hasan captured four wickets conceding 15 runs in this game to provide the 42nd   occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in WT20. It also provides the second such occasion of a Bangladesh bowler performing the feat. The first such performance was by Shakib Al Hasan himself when he had returned with figures of 4.0-0-34-4 against West Indies at Johannesburg on 13.09.07. Shakib Al Hasan became the sixth bowler to capture four plus wicket hauls on two or more occasions in WT20. Others are – Saeed Ajmal {03}, BAW Mendis {02}, M Morkel {02}, Shahid Afridi {02} and Umar Gul {02}

Shakib Al Hasan’s four for 15 in this game represent his third four wicket haul in T20Is. He became the seventh bowler to capture four plus wicket hauls on three or more occasions in T20Is. Others are – Umar Gul of Pakistan {06}, BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka {05}, Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan {04}, Mudassar Bukhari of Netherlands {03}, AR Cusak of Ireland {03} and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {03]

Adnan Ilyas was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 172nd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the second occasion for an Oman batsman. Sultan Ahmad was dismissed run out against Ireland at Dharamsala on 09.03.16

Zheeshan Maqsood failed to open his account in this game to provide the 69th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a duck in WT20 and also provides the first such occasion by an Oman’s opening batsman in WT20

Amir Ali was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provides the  such occasion for an Oman batsman

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

 

8th Match, First Round Group A: Bangladesh v Ireland at Dharamsala – Mar 11, 2016 – Bangladesh 94/2 (8/12 ov) – No result

This game was a no result game due to rain interference. It is the third game with no result in the history of WT20 due to rain interference. The particulars of all the three games are furnished below

10th Match, Group D: England v Ireland at Providence – May 4, 2010 – England 120/8 (20/20 ov); Ireland 14/1 (3.3/20 ov) – No result 11th Match, Group B: Ireland v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) – Sep 24, 2012 – Ireland 129/6 (19/19 ov) – No result 8th Match, First Round Group A: Bangladesh v Ireland at Dharamsala – Mar 11, 2016 – Bangladesh 94/2 (8/12 ov) – No result

 

7th Match, First Round Group A: Netherlands v Oman at Dharamsala – Mar 11, 2016 – No result (abandoned with a toss)

This game was abandoned after the toss to provide the second occasion of a game abandoned with toss in the history of WT20. The first such occasion was the game between India and Scotland at Durbain on 13.09.07 in the inaugural edition of WT20

No	Team 1	Team 2	Result	Toss	Ground	Match Date
1	India	Scotland	Abandoned	With toss	Durban	Sep 13, 2007
2	Netherlands	Oman	Abandoned	With toss	Dharamsala	Mar 11, 2016

This game provides the fourth occasion of a No Result game in  the history of WT20. All the four occasions are listed below

No	Team 1	Team 2	Result	Ground	Start Date
1	India	Scotland	No Result	Durban	13 Sep 2007
2	England	Ireland	No Result	Providence	04 May 2010
3	Ireland	West Indies	No Result	Col-RPS	24 Sep 2012
4	Netherlands	Oman	No Result	Dharamsala	11 Mar 2016

 

6th Match, First Round Group B: Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Nagpur – Mar 10, 2016 – Hong Kong 116/6 (20/20 ov); Afghanistan 119/4 (18/20 ov) – Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Mohammad Nabi captured four for 20 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Afghanistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. It also represents his second four wicket haul in T20Is. He became the second Afghanistan bowler to capture four or more wickets on two occasions in T20I after Samiullah Shenwari. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below

No	No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Samiullah Shenwari	4.0	0	14	4	2	Can	ICCA Dubai	18 Mar 2012
	2	Samiullah Shenwari	4.0	0	13	5	2	Ken	Sharjah	24 Nov 2013
2	1	Mohammad Nabi	4.0	0	17	4	2	HKG	Dhaka	22 Feb 2016
	2	Mohammad Nabi	4.0	0	20	4	1	HKG	Nagpur	10 Mar 2016

Mohammad Nabi’s four for 20 in this game represent the first occasion of an Afghanistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in WT20 and thus it represents the best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler in WT20. The previous best was 3 for 21 by Hamid Hasan against South Africa at Bridgetown on 05.05.10

Mohammad Nabi’s four for 20 in this game provides the 40^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wikcets in WT20 and also provide the 35^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in WT20

Mohammad Shehzad completed 1200 runs while keeping wickets for Afghanistan in T20Is. He reached the milestone when he was on 18 during the course of his knock of 41. At the end of this game his run aggregate in T20Is read 1229. He became the third wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to total 1200 plus runs. The other two are – KC Sangakkara {1382} and BB McCullum {1352}.

Mohammad Shehzad’s boundary fours aggregate at the end of this game read 125. He now stands second in the list of wicket keepers who have scored most boundary fours in W20. KC Sangakkara occupies the first place with 139 boundary fours. Mohammad Shehzad went past BB McCullum who had an aggregate of 124 boundary fours on his way to second place.

Mohammad Shehzad’s boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 48 in T20Is. He needs two more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the second wicket keeper batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes in T20Is after BB McCullum. BB McCullum has scored 58 boundary fours.

Nizakath Ali Khan was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 86th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and the second such occasion for Hong Kong batsman. Waqas Barkat was dismissed stumped against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 20.03.14

Noor Ali Zardan was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 39th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20. It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in WT20

5th Match, First Round Group B: Scotland v Zimbabwe at Nagpur – Mar 10, 2016 – Zimbabwe 147/7 (20/20 ov); Scotland 136 (19.4/20 ov) – Zimbabwe won by 11 runs

H Masakadza was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a captain dismissed run out in WT20 and also the second occasion for a Zimbabwe captain. The first such occasion was H Masakadza himself. He was run out for 20 against Hong Kong at Nagpur on 08.03.16. He became the third captain to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in WT20. Others are – MS Dhoni and DL Vettori who have been dismissed run out on five occasions.

H Masakadza’s run out in this game provides the fifth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20. He is the only captain opening batsman to dismissed run out on two occasions in WT20. His dismissal also provides the 39th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the fourth such occasion for a Zimbabwe opening batsman. It is interesting to note that on all the four occasions, it was H Masakadza.

H Masakadza with four run outs to his credit, now owns the record for most run outs of an opening batsman in WT20. TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka and Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh are the two opening batsmen who have been dismissed run out on three occasions. H Masakadza occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have been dismissed run out on most occasions in WT20. MS Dhoni and DL Vettori who have been dismissed run out on five occasions occupy the joint first place.

H Masakadza’s run out in this game represent his seventh run out dismissal in T20I. Other batsmen to be dismissed run out on seven occasions in the history of T20I are – Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh, Samiullah Shenwari of Afghanistan, Umar Akmal of Pakistan and KS Williamson of New Zealand.

SC Williams scored 53 in this game to provide the 173rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and the fifth such occasion by a Zimbabwe batsman in WT20

MH Cross of Scotland failed to score in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in WT20 and also provides the third such occasion by a Scotland wicket keeper batsman.

R Mutumbami effected four dismissals in this game to become the ninth wicket keeper to effect four dismissals in WT20. The performance of all the nine wicket keepers are listed below

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AC Gilchrist	4	4	0	2	Aus	Zim	Cape Town	12.09.07
2	MJ Prior	4	4	0	1	Eng	RSa	Cape Town	16.09.07
3	Kamran Akmal	4	0	4	2	Pak	Net	Lord’s	09.06.09
4	NJ O’Brien	4	3	1	1	Ire	Srl	Lord’s	14.06.09
5	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	1	Ind	Afg	Gros Islet	01.05.10
6	AB de Villiers	4	4	0	1	RSA	Zim	Hambantota	20.09.12
7	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	1	Ind	Pak	Col-RPS	30.09.12
8	D Ramdin	4	0	4	2	Win	Pak	Dhaka	01.04.14
9	R Mutumbami	4	1	3	2	Zim	Sco	Nagpur	10.03.16

R Mutumbami’s three stumping dismissals in this game provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more stumping dismissals in an innings of a WT20 game. All the four occasions are listed below

No	Player	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Kamran Akmal	4	2	Pak	Net	Lord’s	09.06.09
2	D Ramdin	4	2	Win	Pak	Dhaka	01.04.14
3	Kamran Akmal	3	2	Pak	Aus	Gros Islet	14.05.10
4	R Mutumbami	3	2	Zim	Sco	Nagpur	10.03.16

WP Masakadza captured four for 28 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings of a WT20 game and the third such occasion by a Zimbabwe bowler

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	E Chigumbura	4.0	0	31	4	1	v England	Cape Town	13.09.07
2	T Panyangara	4.0	1	37	4	2	v Ireland	Sylhet	17.03.14
3	WP Masakadza	4.0	0	28	4	2	v Scotland	Nagpur	10.03.16

WP Masakadza’a four for 28 represent the best bowling figures by a Zimbabwe bowler in WT20. The previous best was four for 31 against England at Cape Town on 13.09.07

Qualifying Rounds – ICC WT20 2016 – Match No 4 – Ireland vs Oman at Dharamsala on Mar 09, 2016 – Oman won by two wickets with two balls to spare

Oman became the 19th team to make its debut in WT20. It is also the ninth Associate team to participate in WT20. It made its debut memorable by winning its first game against the more experience Ireland. It won the game by two wickets with two balls to spare.

WTS Porterfield was dismissed stumped for 29 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in WT20. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also provides the fourth occasion of a captain opener dismissed stumped in WT20

WTS Porterfield is the fourth Ireland batsman to be dismissed stumped in WT20 and also the second Ireland opening batsman to be dismissed in such a manner.  NJ O’Brien was the other Ireland opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in WT20. He was dismissed stumped for 31 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 14.06.09

Oman won this game by two wickets with two balls to spare providing the fifth occasion of a team winning a WT20 game with two balls remaining. All such occasions are listed below

No	Winner	Margin	BR	Target	Overs	Max	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	Pak	2 wickets	2	134	19.4	20.0	RSA	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
2	HKG	2 wickets	2	109	19.4	20.0	Ban	Chittagong	20 Mar 2014
3	Ind	7 wickets	2	130	19.4	20.0	Win	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
4	Win	6 wickets	2	179	19.4	20.0	Aus	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
5	Oman	2 wickets	2	155	19.4	20.0	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016

Oman won this game by two wickets to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a WT20 game by a margin of exact two wickets. All such occasions are listed below

No	Winner	Margin	BR	Target	Overs	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	NZl	2 wickets	1	136	19.5	Srl	Providence	30 Apr 2010
2	Pak	2 wickets	2	134	19.4	RSA	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
3	HKG	2 wickets	2	109	19.4	Ban	Chittagong	20 Mar 2014
4	Oman	2 wickets	2	155	19.4	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016

Sultan Ahmed of Oman became the tenth captain wicket keeper to lead a team in WT20. He also became the 48^th captain to lead a team in WT20 and also the 37^th wicket keeper to don the gloves in WT20

Sultan Ahmed was dismissed run out for 1 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in WT20. He also became the second captain wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in WT20. MS Dhoni was the other captain wicket keeper batsman. Of the six occasions – MS Dhoni has been dismissed run out – on five occasions. Sultan Ahmed run out dismissal provides the 22^nd occasion of a captain dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the 16th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in WT20.

Qualifying Rounds – ICC WT20 2016 – Match No 3 – Bangladesh vs Netherlands at Dharamsala on Mar 09, 2016 – Bangladesh won by eight runs

Tamim Iqbal scored 83 not out in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an opening batsman carrying the bat through the allotted twenty overs while batting first in WT20. All the five occasions are listed below. He became the first Bangladesh batsman to perform such a feat.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TM Dilshan	96*	1	Srl	Win	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
2	DPMD Jayawardene	98*	1	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
3	CH Gayle	75*	1	Win	Aus	Colombo (RPS)	05 Oct 2012
4	Ahmed Shehzad	111*	1	Pak	Ban	Dhaka	30 Mar 2014
5	Tamim Iqbal	83*	1	Ban	Net	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016

Tamim Iqbal’s 83 not out in this game provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. The other occasion was Junaid Siddique’s 71 against Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07. It also provides the 84^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in WT20

Tamim Iqbal’s 83 not out in this game provide the eighth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a fifty in WT20. It also provides the second best individual innings by a Bangladesh batsman in WT20. The best is credited to Shakib Al Hasan who had made 84 against Pakistan at Pallekele on 25.09.12. All the eight occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Shakib Al Hasan	84	1	v Pakistan	Pallekele	25 Sep 2012
2	Tamim Iqbal	83*	1	v Netherlands	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016
3	Junaid Siddique	71	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
4	Shakib Al Hasan	66	1	v Australia	Dhaka	01 Apr 2014
5	Mohammad Ashraful	65	2	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
6	Aftab Ahmed	62*	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	13 Sep 2007
7	Mohammad Ashraful	61	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	13 Sep 2007
8	Nasir Hossain	50	2	v New Zealand	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012

Mushfiqur Rahim failed to open his account to provide the 19th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in WT20 and also the first such occasion by a Bangladesh wicket keeper. It also provides the 21st occasion of a Bangladesh batsman soring a duck in WT20

L van Beek returned with figures of 4.0-0-43-0 to provide the 47th occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs without capturing a wicket in WT20 game and the second such occasion by a Netherlands bowler. Ahsan Malik had similar figures of 4.0-0-43-0 against New Zealand at Chittagong on 29.03.14.

Dharamsala became the second ground and 17^th ground overall to host a WT20 game in its six editions.

Bangladesh won this game by eight runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a WT20 game by single digit runs {1 to 9} and the first such occasion by exact eight runs and also the first win by Bangladesh by a single digit margin

Bangladesh posted its fourth win in WT20, while Netherlands suffered its fourth loss in WT20.

RE van der Marve became the first cricketer to appear for two countries in WT20. He had earlier played a total of nine games representing South Africa in 2009 and 2010 WT20 held in England and West Indies respectively.

Qualifying rounds – ICC WT20 2016 – Match 02 – Afghanistan vs Scotland at Nagpur on Mar 08, 2016 – Afghanistan won by 14 runs

Asghar Stanikzoi of Afghanistan and PL Mommsen of Scotland were leading their teams for the first time in WT20. They became the 45^th and 46^th captains to lead a team in WT20. Asghar Stanikzai became the third captain to lead Afghanistan in WT20 and PL Mommsen became the third captain to lead Scotland in WT20.

Asghar Stanikzai scored 55 not out in this game and earned the distinction of scoring a fifty on captaincy debut in WT20. He is one of the five captains who have performed such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Score	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Mohd Ashraful	61	Ban	Win	Johannesburg	13.09.07
2	DPMD Jayawardne	65	Srl	Ken	Johannesburg	14.09.07
3	CH Gayle	98	Win	Aus	The Oval	06.06.09
4	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
5	Asghar Stanikzai	55*	Afg	Sco	Nagpur-J	08.03.16

Asghar Stanikzai’s 55 not out in this game provides the 20^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in WT20 and also the first such occasion by an Afghanistan captain.

Mohammad Shahad scored 61 and Asghar Stanikzai scored 61 in this game to provide the fourth and fifth occasion of Afghanistan batsmen scoring a fifty in WT20

Mohammad Shahzad’s 61 in this game provide the 15^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and the second such occasion by an Afghanistan wicket keeper.

Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Stanikzai scored 61 and 55 not out in this game to provide the first occasion of both the wicket keeper and the captain scoring fifties in the same innings of a WT20 game.

RD Berrington was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 81^st occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in WT20 and also he became the first Scotland batsman to be dismissed stumped in WT20

Afghanistan posted a total of 170 for 5 in this game to provide its highest team total in WT20. Its previous best was 154 for 3 against Hong Kong at Chittagong on 18.03.14. Afghanistan’s 170 for 5 in this game represent its highest team total while batting first in WT20. Its previous best while batting first was its 115 for 8 against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

Afghanistan’s win was its second win out of eight games it has played in WT20, while Scotland suffered its fourth loss in five outings in WT20

Mohammad Shahzad and Ashgar Stanikzai posted 82 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for any wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20. The previous best was the 68 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between Ashgar Stanikzai and Noor Ali Zadran against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10. The previous best for the second wicket was the 55 runs partnership between Mohammad Shahzad and Ashgar Stanikzai against Hong Kong at Chittagong on 18.01.14. These three partnerships are the only three fifty plus runs partnerships posted by Afghanistan batsmen in WT20.

KJ Coetzer and HG Munsey posted 84 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the highest partnership for any wicket by Scotland batsmen in WT20. The previous best was the 59 runs partnership between KJ Coetzer and NS Poonia against New Zealand at The Oval on 06.06.09. These two partnerships are the only two fifty plus runs partnerships posted by Scotland batsmen in WT20.

Mohammad Shahzad’s 61 in this game represent his tenth fifty in T20I. He became the eleventh and first batsman from Associate teams to score ten or more fifties. The complete list of eleven batmen is furnished below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	BB McCullum	NZl	71	70	10	2140	123	35.66	2	13	15
2	CH Gayle	Win	45	43	3	1406	117	35.15	1	13	14
3	TM Dilshan	Srl	74	73	11	1751	104*	28.24	1	12	13
4	V Kohli	Ind	38	35	9	1368	90*	52.61	0	13	13
5	DA Warner	Aus	56	56	3	1562	90*	29.47	0	12	12
6	RG Sharma	Ind	55	48	11	1204	106	32.54	1	10	11
7	SR Watson	Aus	53	51	4	1324	124*	28.17	1	10	11
8	MJ Guptill	NZl	57	55	7	1666	101*	34.70	1	9	10
9	M Jayawardene	Srl	55	55	8	1493	100	31.76	1	9	10
10	H Masakadza	Zim	45	45	2	1340	93*	31.16	0	10	10
11	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	42	42	2	1206	118*	30.15	1	9	10

Mohammd Shahzad’s run aggregate in T20Is read 1206 at the end of this game. He became the 19^th batsmen in the history of T20Is to total 1200 plus runs. He had an aggregate of 125 boundary fours at the end of this game and he became the ninth batsman to score 125 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is