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Australia won the toss and elected to field provides the 131^st occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the 14th occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC

Australia and England share the record for inserting the opposition on most occasions in T20 WC. Both the teams have inserted the opposition on 14 occasions.

Australia inserted the opposition and won the match to provide the 70th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC. Australia is the only team to win ten or more games after inserting the opposition in T20 WC.

Australia’s win in this game after inserting the opposition provides the sixth occasion of Australia doing so in the just concluded 2021 edition.

KS Williamson scored 85 in this game to provide the 32^nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC.

KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a New Zealand captain in T20 WC. The previous best was BB McCullum’s 65 against Netherlands at Chattogram on 29 Mar 2014.

KS Williamson scored 85 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC 2021

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	A Vala	56	1	PNG	Oma	Al Amerat	17.10.21
2	Mahmudullah	50	1	Ban	PNG	Al Amerat	21.10.21
3	MG Erasmus	53*	2	Nam	Ire	Sharjah	22.10.21
4	V Kohli	57	1	Ind	Pak	Dub-DSC	24.10.21
5	Babar Azam	68*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24.10.21
6	Babar Azam	51	2	Pak	Afg	Dub-DSC	29.10.21
7	Babar Azam	70	1	Pak	Nam	A Dhabi	02.11.21
8	Babar Azam	66	1	Pak	Sco	Sharjah	07.11.21
9	KS Williamson	85	1	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14.11.21

KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a captain in T20 WC 2021. The previous best was Babar Azam’s 70 in the match between Pakistan and Namibia at Abu Dhabi on 02.11.21.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	KS Williamson	85	1	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14.11.21
2	Babar Azam	70	1	Pak	Nam	A Dhabi	02.11.21

KS Williamson became the second captain to score a fifty in the tournament finals of T20 WC. Prior to this KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka had scored 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.

This game witnessed three fifties – KS Williamson {85}, DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} – to provide a total of 13 fifties by batsmen in a tournament finals of T20 WC

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	G Gambhir	75	1	Ind	Pak	Jo’burg	24.09.07
2	Sangakkara	64*	1	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
3	Shahid Afridi	54*	2	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	21.06.09
4	DJ Hussey	59	1	Aus	Eng	Bridgetown	16.05.10
5	C Kieswetter	63	2	Eng	Aus	Bridgetown	16.05.10
6	MN Samuels	78	1	Win	Srl	Col-RPS	07.10.12
7	V Kohli	77	1	Ind	Srl	Dhaka	06.04.14
8	Sangakkara	52*	2	Srl	Ind	Dhaka	06.04.14
9	JE Root	54	1	Eng	Win	Kolkata	03.04.16
10	MN Samuels	85*	2	Win	Eng	Kolkata	03.04.16
11	Williamson	85	1	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14.11.21
12	DA Warner	53	2	Aus	NZl	Dub-DSC	14.11.21
13	MR Marsh	77*	2	Aus	NZl	Dub-DSC	14.11.21

This game witnessed three fifties – KS Williamson {85}, DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} – to provide the very first occasion of three batsmen scoring fifties in a tournament finals of T20 WC

KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in a tournament finals of T20 WC.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Sangakkara	64*	1	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
2	DJ Hussey	59	1	Aus	Eng	Bridgetown	16.05.10
3	V Kohli	77	1	Ind	Srl	Dhaka	06.04.14
4	JE Root	54	1	Eng	Win	Kolkata	03.04.16
5	Williamson	85	1	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14.11.21

KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the 80th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the   sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC

KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the   second occasion of a New Zealand captain’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC

KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a losing captain in T20 WC. The previous best was 73 not out by AD Mathews of Sri Lanka against England at Delhi on 26.03.16

KS Williamson became the second captain to witness his fifty in a losing cause in the tournament finals of T20 WC. Prior to this 64 not out by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 was in vain.

KS Williamson-GD Phillips added 68 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 13^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.

KS Williamson-GD Phillips added 68 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC.

DA Warner-MR Marsh added 92 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.

MR Marsh-GJ Maxwell added 66 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.

This game witnessed three fifty plus runs partnerships to provide the third occasion of a tournament final of T20 WC witnessing three fifty plus runs partnerships. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	V Kohli/RG Sharma	2	60	1	Ind	Srl	Dhaka	06.04.14
2	V Kohli/Yuvraj Singh	3	55	1	Ind	Srl	Dhaka	06.04.14
3	N Perera/Sangakkara	5	56*	2	Srl	Ind	Dhaka	06.04.14
1	JC Buttler/JE Root	4	61	1	Eng	Win	Kolkata	03.04.16
2	DJ Bravo/MNSamuels	4	75	2	Win	Eng	Kolkata	03.04.16
3	Brathwaite/MNSamuels	7	54*	2	Win	Eng	Kolkata	03.04.16
1	GDPhillips/Williamson	3	68	1	NZl	Aus	DubDSC	14.11.21
2	MR Marsh/DA Warner	2	92	2	Aus	NZl	DubDSC	14.11.21
3	MR Marsh/GJ Maxwell	3	66*	2	Aus	NZl	DubDSC	14.11.21

This game witnessed three fifty plus runs partnerships to provide the 33rd occasion of T20 WC game witnessing three or more fifty plus runs partnerships.

DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 27^th and 28^th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC.

DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} scored fifties in this game to provide the second and third occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC tournament final. The other Australian batsman to score a fifty in a tournament final was DJ Hussey. He had scored 59 against England at Bridgetown on 16.05.10.

DA Warner’s run aggregate in T20 WC read 762. He is one of the seven batsmen who have aggregated 700 plus runs in the tournament. The following table lists all the seven batsmen

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave
1	M Jayawardene	Srl	31	31	5	1016	100	39.07
2	CH Gayle	Srl	33	31	3	965	117	34.46
3	TM Dilshan	Srl	35	34	5	897	96*	30.93
4	RG Sharma	Ind	33	30	8	847	79*	38.50
5	V Kohli	Ind	21	19	8	845	89*	76.81
6	DA Warner	Aus	30	30	2	762	89*	27.21
7	de Villiers	RSA	30	29	5	717	79*	29.87

DA Warner has scored 31 boundary sixes in T20 WC.  He is one of the six batsmen who have scored 30 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. The following table lists all the six batsmen.

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	6s
1	CH Gayle	Win	33	31	3	965	117	34.46	63
2	Yuvraj Singh	Ind	31	28	3	593	70	23.72	33
3	RG Sharma	Ind	33	30	8	847	79*	38.50	31
4	DA Warner	Aus	30	30	2	762	89*	27.21	31
5	SR Watson	Aus	24	22	3	537	81	28.26	31
6	de Villiers	RSA	30	29	5	717	79*	29.87	30

DA Warner and SR Watson share the record for most boundary sixes by an Australian batsman in T20 WC. Both the batsmen have scored 31 boundary sixes.

MA Starc conceded 60 runs in this game. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 WC to concede 60 plus in an innings.

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Jayasuriya	0-64	1	Srl	Pak	Jo’burg	17.09.07
2	M Mortaza	0-63	1	Ban	Pak	Dhaka	30.03.14
3	LN Onyango	0-61	1	Ken	Srl	Jo’burg	14.09.07
4	SCJ Broad	0-60	1	Eng	Ind	Durban	19.09.07
5	MA Starc	0-60	1	Aus	NZl	Dub-DSC	14.11.21

MA Starc conceded 60 runs without capturing a wicket in this game. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 WC to concede 60 plus in an innings without capturing a wicket. He also became the first Australian bowler to concede 60 runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20 WC.

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Jayasuriya	0-64	1	Srl	Pak	Jo’burg	17.09.07
2	M Mortaza	0-63	1	Ban	Pak	Dhaka	30.03.14
3	LN Onyango	0-61	1	Ken	Srl	Jo’burg	14.09.07
4	SCJ Broad	0-60	1	Eng	Ind	Durban	19.09.07
5	MA Starc	0-60	1	Aus	NZl	Dub-DSC	14.11.21

MA Starc conceded 60 runs in this game. He became the most expensive Australian bowler in terms of runs conceded in the history of T20 WC. This dubious record was earlier credited to B Lee who had returned with figures of one for 56 against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09

MA Starc conceded 60 runs without capturing a wicket in this game. He became the second bowler in a tournament` of T20 WC to concede 50 plus in an innings without capturing a wicket. SL Malinga of Sri Lanka had returned with figures of none for 54 against West Indies at Col-RPS on 07.10.12. Thus MA Starc is now the most expensive bowlers in terms of runs conceded in a tournament final. He is also the first bowler to return with figures of none for 60 in a tournament final.

DA Warner scored 53 in this game to provide the 126th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC.

DA Warner’s 53 in this game represent his sixth fifty in an innings in T20 WC. He now holds the record for most fifties by an Australian batsman in T20 WC. He went past SR Watson who had scored five fifties.

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	DA Warner	63	1	Win	The Oval	06 Jun 2009
2	DA Warner	72	1	Ind	Barbados	07 May 2010
3	DA Warner	63*	2	Ind	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
4	DA Warner	65	2	Srl	Dub-DSC	28 Oct 2021
5	DA Warner	89*	2	Win	A Dhabi	06 Nov 2021
6	DA Warner	53	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021
1	SR Watson	81	1	Pak	G Islet	02 May 2010
2	SR Watson	54	1	Ind	Barbados	07 May 2010
3	SR Watson	51	2	Ire	Col-RPS	19 Sep 2012
4	SR Watson	72	2	Ind	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
5	SR Watson	70	2	RSA	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012

DA Warner became the third opening batsman in the history of T20 WC to score six or more fifties in an innings. Others are – CH Gayle {09} and TM Dilshan {06}

DA Warner became the third opening batsman to score a fifty in a tournament final of T20 WC.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gambhir	75	1	Ind	Pak	Jo’burg	24 Sep 2007
2	Kieswetter	63	2	Eng	Aus	Bridgetown	16 May 2010
3	DA Warner	53	2	Aus	NZl	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021

The following table lists the finalists of all the editions of T20 WC

No	Team	Res	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	Pakistan	Jo’burg	24 Sep 2007
2	Pakistan	won	Sri Lanka	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
3	England	won	Australia	Barbados	16 May 2010
4	West Indies	won	Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07 Oct 2012
5	Sri Lanka	won	India	Dhaka	06 Apr 2014
6	West Indies	won	England	Kolkata	03 Apr 2016
7	Australia	won	New Zealand	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021

Australia won this game by eight wickets to provide the 23rd occasion of a team winning a T20 WC game by an exact margin of eight wickets.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Win	Jo’burg	11 Sep 2007
2	Aus	won	8 wkts	31	Eng	Cape Town	14 Sep 2007
3	Ind	won	8 wkts	15	Ire	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
4	Pak	won	8 wkts	8	Srl	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
5	Win	won	8 wkts	1	Eng	Providence	03 May 2010
6	Pak	won	8 wkts	8	Ban	Pallekele	25 Sep 2012
7	Aus	won	8 wkts	14	RSA	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
8	Ind	won	8 wkts	18	Pak	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
9	Ban	won	8 wkts	27	Nep	Chattogram	18 Mar 2014
10	Ind	won	8 wkts	9	Ban	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
11	Sco	won	8 wkts	12	HKG	Nagpur	12 Mar 2016
12	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Srl	Delhi	28 Mar 2016
13	Sco	won	8 wkts	18	Oma	Al Amerat	21 Oct 2021
14	Nam	won	8 wkts	9	Ire	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
15	RSA	won	8 wkts	10	Win	Dub-DSC	26 Oct 2021
16	Eng	won	8 wkts	35	Ban	A Dhabi	27 Oct 2021
17	Eng	won	8 wkts	50	Aus	Dub-DSC	30 Oct 2021
18	NZl	won	8 wkts	33	Ind	Dub-DSC	31 Oct 2021
19	Aus	won	8 wkts	82	Ban	Dub-DSC	04 Nov 2021
20	Ind	won	8 wkts	81	Sco	Dub-DSC	05 Nov 2021
21	Aus	won	8 wkts	22	Win	A Dhabi	06 Nov 2021
22	NZl	won	8 wkts	11	Afg	A Dhabi	07 Nov 2021
23	Aus	won	8 wkts	7	NZl	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia winning a T20 WC game by exact eight wickets margin

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Aus	won	8 wkts	22	Win	A Dhabi	06 Nov 2021
2	Aus	won	8 wkts	82	Ban	Dub-DSC	04 Nov 2021
3	Aus	won	8 wkts	14	RSA	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
4	Aus	won	8 wkts	31	Eng	Cape Town	14 Sep 2007
5	Aus	won	8 wkts	7	NZl	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021

Australia won this game by eight wickets to provide the second occasion of a team winning a tournament final of T20 WC game by an exact margin of eight wickets. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	8 wkts	8	Srl	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
2	Aus	won	8 wkts	7	NZl	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021

Australia won the toss and opted to field first to provide the 130^th occasion of a team doing so in the T20 WC. It also provides thirteenth occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC

Australia won the toss, opted to field first and won the game to provide the 69^th occasion of a team doing so in the T20 WC. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC

Australia won the toss, opted to field first and won the game to provide the fifth occasion of a team doing so in the semifinals of T20 WC.

Mohammad Rizwan 67 and Fakhar Zaman 55 not out in scored fifties in this game to provide the 251^st and 252^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. Their knocks were in vain to provide the 78th and 79^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

Mohammad Rizwan 67 and Fakhar Zaman 55 not out in scored fifties in this game to provide the 31^st and 32^nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. Their knocks were in vain to provide the fifth and sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 67 in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. These six occasions are shared between Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Rizwan

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Kamran Akmal	57	1	Ire	The Oval	15 Jun 2009
2	Kamran Akmal	73	1	Ban	G Islet	01 May 2010
3	Kamran Akmal	50	1	Aus	G Islet	14 May 2010
1	Mohd Rizwan	79*	2	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
2	Mohd Rizwan	79*	1	Nam	A Dhabi	02 Nov 2021
3	Mohd Rizwan	67	1	Aus	Dub-DSC	11 Nov 2021

Mohammad Rizwan became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score fifties on three or more occasions. The other three are – KC Sangakkara {04}, JC Buttler {03} and Kamran Akmal {03}

Mohammad Rizwan scored 67 in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. These six occasions are shared between Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Rizwan

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Kamran Akmal	57	1	Ire	The Oval	15 Jun 2009
2	Kamran Akmal	73	1	Ban	G Islet	01 May 2010
3	Kamran Akmal	50	1	Aus	G Islet	14 May 2010
1	Mohd Rizwan	79*	2	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
2	Mohd Rizwan	79*	1	Nam	A Dhabi	02 Nov 2021
3	Mohd Rizwan	67	1	Aus	Dub-DSC	11 Nov 2021

Mohammad Rizwan became the first batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to score 1000 runs in a calendar year. He reached the milestone when he was on 34 during his knock of 67 in this game. His aggregate at the end of this game read 1033.

Mohd Rizwan-Babar Azam posted a first wicket partnership of 71 runs in this game to provide the 322nd occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 83rd occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

Mohd Rizwan-Babar Azam posted a first wicket partnership of 71 runs in this game to provide the 28th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

Mohd Rizwan-Fakhar Zaman posted a second wicket partnership of 72 runs in this game to provide the 323rd occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 60^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

Mohd Rizwan-Fakhar Zaman posted a second wicket partnership of 71 runs in this game to provide the 29th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

Babar Azam completed 2500 runs in his T20I career when he was on 32 during his knock of 39 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 2507. He became the seventh batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to compile 2500 runs.

Later on DA Warner of Australia joined this club to become the eighth batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in T20Is. He completed 2500 runs when he was on 48 during his knock of 49 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 2501. The following table lists all these eight batsmen who have completed 2500 runs in T20Is

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	V Kohli	Ind	95	87	25	3227	94*
2	MJ Guptill	NZl	108	104	7	3119	105
3	RG Sharma	Ind	116	108	15	3038	118
4	AJ Finch	Aus	82	82	10	2603	172
5	PR Stirling	Ire	92	91	8	2570	115*
6	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	119	108	13	2514	99*
7	Babar Azam	Pak	67	62	10	2507	122
8	DA Warner	Aus	87	87	10	2501	100*

Babar Azam became the second Pakistan batsmen to total 2500 runs after Mohammad Hafees {2514}, while DA Warner became the second Australian batsman to reach the milestone after AJ Finch {2603}

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	AJ Finch	Aus	82	82	10	2603	172
2	DA Warner	Aus	87	87	10	2501	100*
1	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	119	108	13	2514	99*
2	Babar Azam	Pak	67	62	10	2507	122

AJ Finch was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring a duck in T20 WC

AJ Finch was dismissed by first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain collecting a first ball duck in T20 WC. RT Ponting had collected the first ball duck against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09

DA Warner-MR Marsh posted a second wicket partnership of 51 runs in this game to provide the 324th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 61st occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

DA Warner-MR Marsh posted a second wicket partnership of 51 runs in this game to provide the 30^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

MP Stoinis-MS Wade posted a sixth wicket unfinished partnership of 81 runs in this game to provide the 325^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 19^th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

MP Stoinis-MS Wade posted a sixth wicket unfinished partnership of 81 runs in this game to provide the 31st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in an innings in T20 WC.

This game witnessed four fifty plus runs partnerships to provide the third occasion of a T20 WC game witnessing four or more fifty plus runs partnerships. The other two occasions are – New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 15.09.07 had witnessed four fifty plus runs partnerships and India and West Indies at Mumbai on 31.03.16 had witnessed five fifty plus runs partnerships.

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	PG Fulton/L Taylor	3	70	1	NZl	Srl	Jo’burg	15.09.07
2	JDP Oram/L Taylor	6	51	1	NZl	Srl	Jo’burg	15.09.07
3	Jayasuriya/Tharanga	1	82	2	Srl	NZl	Jo’burg	15.09.07
4	Jayasuriya/M Jaya’dene	3	50	2	Srl	NZl	Jo’burg	15.09.07
1	AM Rahane/RG Sharma	1	62	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	31.03.16
2	V Kohli/AM Rahane	2	66	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	31.03.16
3	MS Dhoni/V Kohli	3	64*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	31.03.16
4	J Charles/LMP Simmons	3	97	2	Win	Ind	Mumbai	31.03.16
5	ARussell/LMP Simmons	4	80*	2	Win	Ind	Mumbai	31.03.16
1	Babar Azam/M Rizwan	1	71	1	Pak	Aus	Dub-DSC	11.11.21
2	F Zaman/M Rizwan	2	72	1	Pak	Aus	Dub-DSC	11.11.21
3	MR Marsh/DA Warner	2	51	2	Aus	Pak	Dub-DSC	11.11.21
4	MP Stoinis/MS Wade	6	81*	2	Aus	Pak	Dub-DSC	11.11.21

Australia won this game by five wickets to post its 21st win in T20 WC and also its 15th win by wickets margin

Asif Ali was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 135^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20 WC. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed in such a manner in T20 WC.

AJ Finch was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 136th occasion of a batsman scoring a duck in T20 WC. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman in such a manner in T20 WC

New Zealand won the toss and opted to field first to provide the 129^th occasion of a team doing so in the T20 WC. It also provides the eleventh occasion of New Zealand doing so in T20 WC

New Zealand won the toss, opted to field first and won the game to provide the 68^th occasion of a team doing so in the T20 WC. It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand doing so in T20 WC

New Zealand won the toss, opted to field first and won the game to provide the fourth occasion of a team doing so in the semifinals of T20 WC.

MM Ali scored 51 not out in this game to provide the 249th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. His knock was in vain to provide the 77th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

MM Ali scored 51 not out in this game to provide the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. His knock was in vain to provide the ninth occasion of a England batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

MM Ali scored 51 not out in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman’s fifty in an innings in a losing cause in semifinals of T20 WC. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	ML Hayden	62	2	Aus	Ind	Durban	22 Sep 2007
2	JH Kallis	64	2	RSA	Pak	Nottingham	18 Jun 2009
3	CH Gayle	63*	2	Win	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
4	AD Mathews	58	1	Srl	Eng	G Islet	13 May 2010
5	K Akmal	50	1	Pak	Aus	G Islet	14 May 2010
6	U Akmal	56*	1	Pak	Aus	G Islet	14 May 2010
7	GJ Bailey	63	2	Aus	Win	Col-RPS	05 Oct 2012
8	du Plessis	58	1	RSA	Ind	Dhaka	04 Apr 2014
9	V Kohli	89*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
10	MM Ali	51*	1	Eng	NZl	Abu Dhabi	10 Nov 2021

DP Convey was dismissed stumped for 46 in this game to provide the 68th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in T20Is.

DP Convey’s 46 represent the highest individual score by a wicket keeper batsman who was dismissed stumped in T20Is. The previous best was by another New Zealand wicket keeper TL Siefert who was dismissed stumped for 43 against India at Hamilton on 10.02.19

DP Convey was dismissed stumped for 46 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in T20 WC. It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in T20 WC.

DP Convey’s 46 represent the highest individual score by a wicket keeper batsman who was dismissed stumped in T20 WC. The previous best was by Pakistan wicket keeper Kamran Akmal who was dismissed stumped for 37 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09

DP Convey was dismissed stumped for 46 in this game to provide the 111th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in T20 WC.

DJ Mithell scored 72 not out in this game to provide the 250^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC

DJ Mithell scored 72 not out in this game to provide the 124^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the seventh occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC

New Zealand posted its 20^th win in the T20 WC and also its seventh win by wickets margin.

New Zealand became the sixth team in T20 WC to win 20 plus matches. The following table furnishes the performance of these six teams.

No	Team	Span	M	W	L	T
1	Sri Lanka	2007-2021	43	27	15	1
2	Pakistan	2007-2021	39	24	14	1
3	India	2007-2021	38	23	13	1
4	South Africa	2007-2021	35	22	13	0
5	Australia	2007-2021	34	20	14	0
6	New Zealand	2007-2021	36	20	14	2