Stats highlights of Match 27 – Afghanistan Vs Namibia at Abu Dhabi on 31 Oct 2021
Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan became the twelfth batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2000 plus runs. He reached the milestone of 2000 runs, when he was on 34 during the course of his knock of 45 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 2011. The following table lists the twelve batsmen who have accomplished the feat.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave |
| 1 | V Kohli | Ind | 091 | 085 | 24 | 3216 | 094* | 52.72 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 103 | 099 | 07 | 2956 | 105 | 32.13 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 112 | 104 | 15 | 2864 | 118 | 32.17 |
| 4 | PR Stirling | Ire | 092 | 091 | 08 | 2570 | 115* | 30.96 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | Aus | 079 | 079 | 10 | 2554 | 172 | 37.01 |
| 6 | Mohd Hafeez | Pak | 116 | 105 | 11 | 2450 | 099* | 26.06 |
| 7 | S Malik | Pak | 118 | 107 | 32 | 2368 | 075 | 31.57 |
| 8 | EJG Morgan | Eng | 110 | 102 | 20 | 2367 | 091 | 28.86 |
| 9 | DA Warner | Aus | 084 | 084 | 09 | 2345 | 100* | 31.26 |
| 10 | Babar Azam | Pak | 064 | 059 | 10 | 2332 | 122 | 47.59 |
| 11 | BB McCullum | NZl | 071 | 070 | 10 | 2140 | 123 | 35.66 |
| 12 | Mohd Shahzad | Afg | 068 | 068 | 03 | 2011 | 118* | 30.93 |
Afghanistan won this game by 62 runs to provide the 25th occasion of a team winning a T20 WC game by 50 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Srl | won | 172 runs | Ken | Jo’burg | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Afg | won | 130 runs | Sco | Sharjah | 25 Oct 2021 |
| 3 | RSA | won | 130 runs | Sco | The Oval | 07 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | Eng | won | 116 runs | Afg | Col-RPS | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 5 | Ind | won | 90 runs | Eng | Col-RPS | 23 Sep 2012 |
| 6 | Ban | won | 84 runs | PNG | Al Amerat | 21 Oct 2021 |
| 7 | Win | won | 84 runs | Pak | Dhaka | 01 Apr 2014 |
| 8 | NZl | won | 83 runs | Ire | Nottingham | 11 Jun 2009 |
| 9 | Pak | won | 82 runs | Net | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2009 |
| 10 | Srl | won | 82 runs | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 11 | Aus | won | 81 runs | Srl | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 12 | Win | won | 74 runs | Aus | Col-RPS | 05 Oct 2012 |
| 13 | Ind | won | 73 runs | Aus | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 14 | Win | won | 73 runs | Ban | Dhaka | 25 Mar 2014 |
| 15 | Srl | won | 70 runs | Ire | A Dhabi | 20 Oct 2021 |
| 16 | Afg | won | 62 runs | Nam | A Dhabi | 31 Oct 2021 |
| 17 | Afg | won | 59 runs | Zim | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2016 |
| 18 | NZl | won | 59 runs | Ban | Pallekele | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 19 | Srl | won | 57 runs | Win | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 20 | Srl | won | 57 runs | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 21 | Pak | won | 55 runs | Ban | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2016 |
| 22 | Ban | won | 54 runs | Oma | Dharamsala | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 23 | Pak | won | 51 runs | Sco | Durban | 12 Sep 2007 |
| 24 | Eng | won | 50 runs | Zim | Cape Town | 13 Sep 2007 |
| 25 | Pak | won | 50 runs | Ban | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
Afghanistan won this game by 62 runs to provide the third occasion of Afghanistan winning a T20 WC game by 50 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Afg | won | 130 runs | Sco | Sharjah | 25 Oct 2021 |
| 2 | Afg | won | 62 runs | Nam | A Dhabi | 31 Oct 2021 |
| 3 | Afg | won | 59 runs | Zim | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2016 |
Afghanistan won this game by 62 runs to post its 60th win in T20Is and to post its seventh win in T20 WC.
Naveen-ul-Huq {3-26} and Hameed Hasan{3-09} captured three wickets each in this game to provide the 26th occasion of two bowlers capturing exact three wickets in an innings in a T20 WC game. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan bowlers performing such a feat.