Pakistan carved its first win in WC 2015 when it won this match against Zimbabwe by 20 runs. 

 

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 73 runs in this game to provide the 138th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

 

Wahab Riaz scored 54 not out and captured 4 for 55 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a cricketer scoring fifty plus  runs  and capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup game. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Runs	W-R	Ground	Date
1	Fletcher DAG	Zim	Aus	69*	4-42	Trent Bridge	09.06.83
2	Botham IT	Eng	Aus	53	4-31	Sydney	05.03.92
3	Johnson NC	Zim	RSA	59	4-42	Taunton	15.05.99
4	Odumbe MO	Ken	Ban	52*	4-38	Johannesburg	01.03.03
5	Kloppenburg JF	Net	Nam	121	4-42	Bloemfontien	03.03.03
6	Yuvraj Singh	Ind	Ire	50*	5-31	Bangalore	06.03.11
7	Dilshan TM	Srl	Zim	144	4-04	Pallekele	10.03.11
8	Wahab Riaz	Pak	Zim	54*	4-45	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan scored 54 not out and captured four for 45 to provide the second occasion of a cricketer scoring fifty plus  runs  and capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup game against Zimbabwe after TM Dilshan. TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka had scored 144 and captured four for four  against Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10.03.11

 

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Runs	W-R	Ground	Date
1	Dilshan TM	Srl	Zim	144	4-04	Pallekele	10.03.11
2	Wahab Riaz	Pak	Zim	54*	4-45	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

 

Mohd Irfan {4-30} and Wahab Riaz {4-45} captured four wickets each in this game to provide the tenth occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup game

 

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RGD Willis	10.3	3	11	4	Eng	Can	Manchester	13.06.79
	CM Old	10.0	5	8	4	Eng	Can	Manchester	13.06.79
2	GR Dilley	11.0	0	45	4	Eng	Srl	Taunton	11.06.83
	VJ Marks	12.0	3	39	5	Eng	Srl	Taunton	11.06.83
3	S Madan Lal	8.2	3	20	4	Ind	Aus	Chelmsford	20.06.83
	RMH Binny	8.0	2	29	4	Ind	Aus	Chelmsford	20.06.83
4	SM Pollock	9.2	1	36	5	RSA	Aus	Birmingham	17.06.99
	AA Donald	10.0	1	32	4	RSA	Aus	Birmingham	17.06.99
5	J Srinath	9.1	1	30	4	Ind	Net	Paarl	12.02.03
	A Kumble	10.0	1	32	4	Ind	Net	Paarl	12.02.03
6	Wasim Akram	9.0	1	28	5	Pak	Nam	Kimberley	16.02.03
	Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	1	46	4	Pak	Nam	Kimberley	16.02.03
7	JF Kloppenburg	10.0	0	42	4	Net	Nam	Bloemfontein	03.03.03
	Adeel Raja	8.5	0	42	4	Net	Nam	Bloemfontein	03.03.03
8	J Srinath	9.0	1	35	4	Ind	Srl	Johannesburg	10.03.03
	A Nehra	7.0	1	35	4	Ind	Srl	Johannesburg	10.03.03
9	MF Maharoof	10.0	3	25	4	Srl	Ire	St George’s	18.04.07
	M Muralitharan	5.0	0	19	4	Srl	Ire	St George’s	18.04.07
10	Mohd Irfan	10	2	30	4	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15
	Wahab Riaz	10	1	45	5	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

Mohd Irfan {4-30} and Wahab Riaz {4-45} captured four wickets each in this game to provide the second occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup game

 

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Wasim Akram	9.0	1	28	5	Pak	Nam	Kimberley	16.02.03
	Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	1	46	4	Pak	Nam	Kimberley	16.02.03
2	Mohd Irfan	10	2	30	4	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15
	Wahab Riaz	10	1	45	5	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

Umar Akmal pouched five catches in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in an innings in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AC Gilchrist	6	6	0	2	Aus	Nam	Potchefstroom	27.02.03
2	SMH Kirmani	5	5	0	1	Ind	Zim	Leicester	11.06.83
3	JC Adams	5	4	1	1	Win	Ken	Pune	29.02.96
4	Rashid Latif	5	4	1	2	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06.03.96
5	NR Mongia	5	4	1	1	Ind	Zim	Leicester	19.05.99
6	RD Jacobs	5	5	0	1	Win	NZl	Southampton	24.05.99
7	Umar Akmal	5	5	0	2	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

Umar Akmal pouched five catches in this game to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in an innings in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Rashid Latif	5	4	1	2	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06.03.96
2	Umar Akmal	5	5	0	2	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15

 

Umar Akmal pouched five catches in this game to provide the third occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in an innings against Zimbabwe in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	SMH Kirmani	5	5	0	1	Ind	Zim	Leicester	11.06.83
2	NR Mongia	5	4	1	1	Ind	Zim	Leicester	19.05.99
3	Umar Akmal	5	5	0	2	Pak	Zim	Brisbane	01.03.15