Stats highlights of Match No 39 – England Vs South Africa at Sharjah on 06 Nov 2021
England won the toss and chose to field first to provide the 127th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the 14th occasion of England doing so in T20 WC.
England won the toss, chose to field first and lost the match to provide the 55th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the seventh occasion of England doing so in T20 WC.
HE van der Dussen scored 94 not out in this game to provide the occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in T20 WC. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 90* | 2 | RSA | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | TM Dilshan | 96* | 1 | Srl | Win | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 98* | 1 | Srl | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 98 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 5 | LJ Wright | 99* | 1 | Eng | Afg | Col-RPS | 21 Sep 2012 |
| 6 | Umar Akmal | 94 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 7 | MJ Guptill | 93 | 1 | NZl | Sco | Dub-DSC | 03 Nov 2021 |
| 8 | HE vd Dussen | 94* | 1 | RSA | Eng | Sharjah | 06 Nov 2021 |
It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in T20 WC. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 90* | 2 | RSA | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | HE vd Dussen | 94* | 1 | RSA | Eng | Sharjah | 06 Nov 2021 |
HE van der Dussen-AK Markram added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the 38th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in an innings in T20 WC.
HE van der Dussen-AK Markram added 103 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of South batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for any wicket and also for the third wicket in T20 WC.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs/JM Kemp | 3 | 120* | 2 | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | AK Markram/HEvd Dussen | 3 | 103* | 1 | Eng | Sharjah | 06 Nov 2021 |
HE van der Dussen {94*} and AK Markram {52*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 22nd and 23rd occasion of South African batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of South African batsmen scoring fifties against England in an innings in T20 WC.
HE van der Dussen’s 94* represent the highest individual score by a South Afrcian batsman in an innings in T20 WC. Previous best was HH Gibbs’ 90 not out against West Indies at Johannesburg on 11.09.07.
HE van der Dussen’s 94* represent the highest individual score by a South Afrcian batsman in an innings against England in T20 WC. Previous best was AB de Villiers’ 69 not out at Chattogram on 29.03.14.
JJ Roy was retired hurt not out on 20 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman retired hurt not out in T20Is and provide the second such occasion in T20 WC. The first batsman to retire hurt not out in T20 WC was PR Sterling of Ireland against UAE at Sylhet on 19.03.14. PR Sterling and JJ Roy were retired hurt not out when they had opened the innings in T20 WC. JJ Roy became the sixth opening batsman to retire hurt not out in an innings in T20Is
South Africa won this game by ten runs to post its 22nd win in T20 WC and also its 13th win by runs margin. It also represents its fourth win against England in T20 WC and third by runs margin.
K Rabada performed a hat trick in this game to provide the 25th 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 | Colombo (RPS) | 2009 |
| 3 | TG Southee | NZl | Pak | Auck | 2010/11 |
| 4 | NLTC Perera | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 2015/16 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | Srl | Ban | Colombo | 2016/17 |
| 6 | Faheem Ashraf | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 |
| 7 | Rashid K | Afg | Ire | Dehradun | 2018/19 |
| 8 | SL Malinga | Srl | NZl | Pallekele | 2019 |
| 9 | Mohd 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 | Jonesburg | 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 |
| 25 | K Rabada | RSA | Eng | Sharjah | 2021/22 |
*Rashid K (at Dehradun), SL Malinga (at Pallekele) and C Campher (at Abu Dhabi) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.
K Rabada performed a hat trick in this game to provide the fourth 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 |
| 4 | K Rabada | RSA | Eng | Sharjah | 2021/22 |
C Campher (at Abu Dhabi) took 4 wickets in 4 balls.
CJ Jordan was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 133rd occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 WC.