AJ Finch became the sixth captain to lead Australia in T20 World Cup, while TA Bavuma became the fourth captain to lead South Africa in T20 World Cup.

TA Bavuma and Q de Kock opened the South African innings in this game to provide the 80^th occasion of Captain and wicket keeper opening the innings in T20 Internationals. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African captain and wicket keeper opening the innings in T20 Internationals.

T Bavuma for South Africa and AJ Finch for Australia opened the innings to provide the seventh occasion of rival captains opening the innings for their respective teams in the tournament.

KA Maharaj was dismissed run out for a duck in this game to provide the 26^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the World Cup.

AJ Finch was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a captain dismissed for a duck in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain dismissed for a duck in the tournament.

AJ Finch was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for a duck in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain opening dismissed for a duck in the tournament.

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 46th bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the third South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets. Others are DW Steyn {64} and Imran Tahir {61}

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 13^th left arm bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the first South African left arm bowler to capture 50 plus wickets.

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 25^th spin bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the second South African spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets. Other bowler is Imran Tahir {61}

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the eighth left arm spin bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the first South African left arm spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets.

Australia won this game by five wickets with two balls to spare to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a WC game  with two balls remaining. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also  provides the first such win by Australia in the World Cup.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
2	HKF	won	2 wkts	2	Ban	Chattogram	20 Mar 2014
3	Ind	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
4	Win	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
5	Oma	won	2 wkts	2	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016
6	Eng	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Mumbai	18 Mar 2016
7	Win	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Nagpur	25 Mar 2016
8	Win	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
9	Win	won	4 wkts	2	Eng	Kolkata	03 Apr 2016
10	Aus	won	5 wkts	2	RSA	Abu Dhabi	23 Oct 2021

Australia won this game by five wickets to post its 17^th win in the World Cup. It also represents its 13^th win by wickets margin and its second win against South Africa by wickets margin. First such win was by eight wickets at Col-RPS on 30 Sep 2012