Abdullah Shafique scored 58 in this game to provide the 441^st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 40^th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

Abdullah Shafique’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause  to provide the 117^th occasion of an opening batsman’s a fifty in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the 15^th  occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in the World Cup.

Babar Azam scored 74 in this game to provide the 189^th occasion of captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 19^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

Babar Azam’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 65th occasion of a captain’s fifty in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Pakistan captain’s fifty in an innings going in vain in the World Cup.

Babar Azam became the second Pakistan captain to witness his two fifties going in vain the World Cup. Babar Azams’s 50 against India at Ahmadabad on 14.10.23 went in vain. Asif Iqbal was the other Pakistan captain to witness his two fifties going in vain.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Asif Iqbal	53	2	v Australia	Leeds	07 Jun 1975
	2	Asif Iqbal	51	2	v England	Leeds	16 Jun 1979
2	1	Babar Azam	50	1	v India	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023
	2	Babar Azam	74	1	v Afghanistan	Chennai	23 Oct 2023

Thus Babar Azam became the first Pakistan captain to witness his two fifties in a single edition of the World Cup going in vain

Babar Azam became the tenth captain to witness two or more fifties in a single edition of the World Cup going in vain.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	M Azharuddin	93	2	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	01 Mar 1992
	2	M Azharuddin	61	1	Ind	Win	Wellington	10 Mar 1992
	3	M Azharuddin	55	1	Ind	NZl	Dunedin	12 Mar 1992
	4	M Azharuddin	79	1	Ind	RSA	Adelaide	15 Mar 1992
2	1	Babar Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023
	2	Babar Azam	74	1	Pak	Afg	Chennai	23 Oct 2023
3	1	AB de Villiers	77	2	RSA	Pak	Auckland	07 Mar 2015
	2	AB de Villiers	65*	1	RSA	NZl	Auckland	24 Mar 2015
4	1	F du Plessis	62	2	RSA	Ban	The Oval	02 Jun 2019
	2	F du Plessis	63	2	RSA	Pak	Lord’s	23 Jun 2019
5	1	JO Holder	56	2	Win	RSA	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
	2	JO Holder	57	1	Win	Ind	Perth	06 Mar 2015
6	1	FDM Karunaratne	52*	1	Srl	NZl	Cardiff	01 Jun 2019
	2	FDM Karunaratne	97	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
7	1	WTS Porterfield	67	1	Ire	Ind	Hamilton	10 Mar 2015
	2	WTS Porterfield	107	1	Ire	Pak	Adelaide	15 Mar 2015
8	1	IVA Richards	51	1	Win	Pak	Lahore	16 Oct 1987
	2	IVA Richards	51	2	Win	Eng	Jaipur	26 Oct 1987
9	1	BRM Taylor	121	2	Zim	Ire	Hobart	07 Mar 2015
	2	BRM Taylor	138	1	Zim	Ind	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
10	1	SO Tikolo	51	1	Ken	Aus	Durban	15 Mar 2003
	2	SO Tikolo	56	2	Ken	Ind	Durban	20 Mar 2003

Babar Azam became the twelfth captain to witness two or more fifties in a losing cause in the World Cup.

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	M Azharuddin	Ind	1992-1996	5	5	1	360	93	90.00	0	5	5
2	JO Holder	Win	2015-2019	3	3	0	164	57	54.66	0	3	3
3	WTS Porterfield	Ire	2011-2015	3	3	0	249	107	83.00	1	2	3
4	SO Tikolo	Ken	2003-2007	3	3	0	183	76	61.00	0	3	3
5	Asif Iqbal	Pak	1975-1979	2	2	0	104	53	52.00	0	2	2
6	Babar Azam	Pak	2023-2023	2	2	0	124	74	62.00	0	2	2
7	AB de Villiers	RSA	2015-2015	2	2	1	142	77	142.00	0	2	2
8	F du Plessis	RSA	2019-2019	2	2	0	125	63	62.50	0	2	2
9	FDM Karunaratne	Srl	2019-2019	2	2	1	149	97	149.00	0	2	2
10	LRD Mendis	Srl	1983-1987	2	2	0	114	58	57.00	0	2	2
11	IVA Richards	Win	1987-1987	2	2	0	102	51	51.00	0	2	2
12	BRM Taylor	Zim	2015-2015	2	2	0	259	138	129.50	2	0	2

Babar Azam became the second Pakistan captain to witness his two fifties in a losing cause in the World Cup.

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	Asif Iqbal	Pak	1975-1979	2	2	0	104	53	52.00	0	2	2
2	Babar Azam	Pak	2023-2023	2	2	0	124	74	62.00	0	2	2

Abdul Shaffique’s 58 and Babar Azam’s 74 were in a losing cause in this game to provide the 113^th occasion of two or more batsman’s fifties in an innings going vain in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of two or more Pakistan batsman’s fifties in an innings going vain in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65} and Ibrahim Zadran {87} scored fifties in this game to provide the  63^rd occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan’s both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65} and Ibrahim Zadran {87} scored fifties for Afghanistan and Abdul Shafique {58} scored fifty for Pakistan in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of rival team’s openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65} and Ibrahim Zadran {87} scored fifties for Afghanistan and Abdul Shafique {58} scored fifty for Pakistan in this game to provide the  30th occasion of three openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65} and Ibrahim Zadran {87} and Rahmat Shah {77 not out} scored fifties for Afghanistan in this game to provide the  ninth occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan’s first three batsman scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65} and Ibrahim Zadran {87} and Rahmat Shah {77 not out} scored half centuries for Afghanistan in this game to provide the third occasion of first three batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan’s first three batsman scoring half centuries in an innings in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 130 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 333rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 130 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 85th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.  It also provides the second occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 130 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 21st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup against Pakistan. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup against Pakistan..

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 130 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eighth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket against Pakistan. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket against Pakistan.

Afghanistan posted its third win in the World Cup when it trounced Pakistan by eight wickets in this game

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Afghanistan	won	01 wkt	3	v Scotland	Dunedin	26 Feb 2015
2	Afghanistan	won	69 runs		v England	Delhi	15 Oct 2023
3	Afghanistan	won	08 wkts	6	v Pakistan	Chennai	23 Oct 2023

Pakistan lost its 35^th game in the World Cup and suffered its third loss in the ongoing edition of the World Cup. Pakistan has lost three or more games in an edition of the World Cup on seven occasions. The following table lists all such occasions

No	No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Pakistan	lost	052 runs		v New Zealand	Birmingham	11 Jun 1983
	2	Pakistan	lost	008 wkts	056	v England	Lord’s	13 Jun 1983
	3	Pakistan	lost	007 wkts	016	v England	Manchester	18 Jun 1983
	4	Pakistan	lost	008 wkts	068	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Jun 1983
2	1	Pakistan	lost	010 wkts	019	v West Indies	Melbourne	23 Feb 1992
	2	Pakistan	lost	043 runs		v India	Sydney	04 Mar 1992
	3	Pakistan	lost	020 runs		v South Africa	Brisbane	08 Mar 1992
3	1	Pakistan	lost	062 runs		v Bangladesh	Northampton	31 May 1999
	2	Pakistan	lost	003 wkts	006	v South Africa	Nottingham	05 Jun 1999
	3	Pakistan	lost	047 runs		v India	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
	4	Pakistan	lost	008 wkts	179	v Australia	Lord’s	20 Jun 1999
4	1	Pakistan	lost	082 runs		v Australia	Johannesburg	11 Feb 2003
	2	Pakistan	lost	112 runs		v England	Cape Town	22 Feb 2003
	3	Pakistan	lost	006 wkts	926	v India	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
5	1	Pakistan	lost	076 runs		v India	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
	2	Pakistan	lost	150 runs		v West Indies	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
	3	Pakistan	lost	006 wkts	097	v Australia	Adelaide	20 Mar 2015
6	1	Pakistan	lost	007 wkts	218	v West Indies	Nottingham	31 May 2019
	2	Pakistan	lost	041 runs		v Australia	Taunton	12 Jun 2019
	3	Pakistan	lost	089 runs		v India	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
7	1	Pakistan	lost	007 wkts	117	v India	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023
	2	Pakistan	lost	062 runs		v Australia	Bengaluru	20 Oct 2023
	3	Pakistan	lost	008 wkts	006	v Afghanistan	Chennai	23 Oct 2023