Stats highlights of Match No 25 – South Africa Vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 30 Oct 21
South Africa won this game by four wickets with one ball remaining to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with one ball to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aus | won | 3 wkts | 1 | Pak | Gros Islet | 14 May 2010 |
| 2 | NZl | won | 2 wkts | 1 | Srl | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
| 3 | RSA | won | 4 wkts | 1 | Srl | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2021 |
| 4 | Win | won | 8 wkts | 1 | Eng | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 5 | Zim | won | 5 wkts | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 12 Sep 2007 |
Sri Lanka became the first team in the tournament to lose two games with a ball to spare in the tournament. Both such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NZl | won | 2 wkts | 1 | Srl | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
| 2 | RSA | won | 4 wkts | 1 | Srl | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2021 |
CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka and D Pretorious of South Africa were dismissed for ducks by the first ball in this game to provide the 121st and 122nd occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC.
CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka was dismissed for duck by the first ball in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck against South Africa in an innings in T20 WC.
D Pretorious of South Africa was dismissed for duck by the first ball in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC.
CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka was dismissed run out for duck by the first ball in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out by the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out by the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC.
PBB Rajapaksha and CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka were dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 299th and 300th occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 30th and 31st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the fifth and sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC against South Africa
D Pretorious of South Africa was dismissed for duck by the ball in this game to provide the 301st occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 14th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC against Sri Lanka.
PWH de Silva performed a hat trick in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a bowler performing such a feat in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Season |
| 1 | B Lee | Aus | Ban | Cape Town | 2007/08 |
| 2 | JDP Oram | NZl | Srl | Col-RPS | 2009 |
| 3 | TG Southee | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 2010/11 |
| 4 | NLTC Perera | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 2015/16 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | Srl | Ban | Col-RPS | 2016/17 |
| 6 | Faheem Ashraf | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 |
| 7 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Ire | Dehradun | 2018/19 |
| 8 | SL Malinga | Srl | NZl | Pallekele | 2019 |
| 9 | Mohammad Hasnain | Pak | Srl | Lahore | 2019/20 |
| 10 | Khawar Ali | Oma | Net | Al Amerat | 2019/20 |
| 11 | N Vanua | PNG | Ber | ICCA Dubai | 2019/20 |
| 12 | DL Chahar | Ind | Ban | Nagpur | 2019/20 |
| 13 | AC Agar | Aus | RSA | Jo’burg | 2019/20 |
| 14 | A Dananjaya | Srl | Win | Antigua | 2020/21 |
| 15 | Waseem Abbas | Mal | Bel | Marsa | 2021 |
| 16 | Sheraz Sheikh | Bel | Mal | Marsa | 2021 |
| 17 | NT Ellis | Aus | Ban | Dhaka | 2021 |
| 18 | E Otieno | Ken | Uga | Entebbe | 2021 |
| 19 | KS Bagabena | Gha | Sey | Rwanda | 2021/22 |
| 20 | C Campher | Ire | Net | Abu Dhabi | 2021/22 |
| 21 | DA Blignaut | Ger | Ita | Almer | 2021/22 |
| 22 | DM Nakrani | Uga | Sey | Kigali | 2021/22 |
| 23 | P Aho | Nig | SiL | Lagos | 2021/22 |
| 24 | PWH de Silva | Srl | RSA | Sharjah | 2021/22 |
*Rashid K (at Dehradun), SL Malinga (at Pallekele) and C Campher (at Abu Dhabi) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.
PWH de Silva performed a hat trick in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler performing such a feat in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. He became the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to perform the feat in T20Is.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Season |
| 1 | NLTC Perera | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 2015/16 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | Srl | Ban | Col-RPS | 2016/17 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | Srl | NZl | Pallekele | 2019 |
| 4 | A Dananjaya | Srl | Win | Antigua | 2020/21 |
| 5 | PWH de Silva | Srl | RSA | Sharjah | 2021/22 |
SL Malinga (at Pallekele) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.
PWH de Silva performed a hat trick in this game to provide the thitd occasion of a bowler performing such a feat in the history of T20 WC. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Ground | Season |
| 1 | B Lee | Aus | Ban | Cape Town | 2007/08 |
| 2 | C Campher | Ire | Net | Abu Dhabi | 2021/22 |
| 3 | PWH de Silva | Srl | RSA | Sharjah | 2021/22 |
C Campher (at Abu Dhabi) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.
T Shamshi {3-17} and D Pretorious {3-17} of South Africa captured three wivkets each in this game to provide the 25th occasion of two bowlers capturing exact three wickets in an innings in the T20WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of South African bowlers performing such a feat in the tournament.
T Shamshi {3-17} and D Pretorious {3-17} of South Africa captured three wivkets each in this game to provide the first occasion of two bowlers capturing exact three wickets and conceding identical runs in an innings in the T20WC.
P Nissanka scored 72 in this game to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batsman scoring 70 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring 70 plus runs in an innings in the tournament.
P Nissanka’s 72 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman’s 70 plus runs in an innings in a losing cause in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman’s 70 plus runs in an innings in a losing cause in the tournament.
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in T20 WC.