Zimbabwe win by eleven runs despite a stiff challenge by Scotland – WP Masakadza shines with leather and R Mutumbami excels behind the stumps
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