Hazarathulla Zazai and Usman Ghani added 236 runs for the first wicket to provide the record opening wicket partnership  in T20Is.  The previous best was 223 runs partnership between AJ Finch and DJM Short in the game between Australia and Zimbabwe at Harare on 03.07.18

It also represents the highest partnership recorded for any wicket in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in T20Is.

Hazarathulla Zazai and Usman Ghani scored 162 not out and 73 respectively in this game to provide the fifth occasion of opening batsmen scoring  a century and a half century in the history of T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of one of the opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs and another scoring a half century in the  history of  T20Is

Hazarathulla Zazai with his 162 not out became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to score 150 plus runs after AJ Finch of Australia. AJ Finch has scored 172 against Zimbabwe at Harare on 03.07.18 and 156 against England at Southampton on 29.08.13.

Hazarathulla Zazai with his 162 not out became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to score 150 plus runs and remain not out.

Afghanistan posted a team total of 278 for 3 in this game to provide the highest team total in T20Is. This total obliterated the existing highest team total of 263 for 3 made by Australia against Sri Lanka at Palekkele on 06.09.16.

Afghanistan posted a team total of 278 for 3 in this game to provide the first occasion of a team posting a total of 275 plus  runs in the history of T20Is.

Hazarathulla Zazai scored 16 boundary sixes during his knock of 162 not out.  His boundary sixes represents the most boundary sixes scored by a batsman in an innings in the history of T20Is. The previous record for most boundary sixes in an innings was 14 scored by AJ Finch in his knock of 156 against England at Southampton on 29.08.13.

Hazarathulla Zazai became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to score 15 or more boundary sixes in an innings