New Zealand vs Pakistan at Hamilton on 20 Dec 20

New Zealand won this game by nine wkts to post its 65^th win in T20Is and also its tenth win in T20Is against Pakistan. New Zealand became the second team to post ten or more victories against Pakistan in T20Is after England. England has posted eleven wins.

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wkts in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MR Gillespie	4-07	1	Ken	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	DL Vettori	4-20	2	Ind	Jo’burg	16 Sep 2007
3	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
4	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
5	JEC Franklin	4-15	2	Eng	Hamilton	12 Feb 2013
6	NL McCullum	4-24	2	Win	Auckland	11 Jan 2014
7	GD Elliott	4-22	1	Srl	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
8	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
9	MJ Santner	4-11	2	Ind	Nagpur	15 Mar 2016
10	TA Boult	4-34	2	Ind	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
11	LH Ferguson	5-21	1	Win	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
12	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020
13	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wkts in T20Is against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	NL McCullum	4-16	2	Pak	Hamilton	28 Dec 2010
3	AF Milne	4-37	1	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
4	JA Duffy	4-33	1	Pak	Auckland	18 Dec 2020
5	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TG Southee captured four for 21 in this game to provide the second occasion of his capturing four or more wkts in T20Is. Prior to this he had captured 5 for 18 against Pakistan at Auckland on 26.12.10. Both such occasions are tabulated below. He became the first New Zealand bowler to capture four plus wkts on two occasions. By coincidence his two four plus wicket hauls are against Pakistan.

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	5-18	1	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	TG Southee	4-21	1	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety in T20Is

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Hafeez scored 99 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety nine in T20Is.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of a New Zealand opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert scored 84 not out in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the seconf occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper opener scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored fifties in this game to provide the 95^th and 96^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the 12^th and 13th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against Pakistan.

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of hiw scoring a fifty against Pakistan in T20Is. He became the second New Zealand batsman to score fifties on four occasions after MJ Guptill. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Guptill	54	2	Pak	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
2	MJ Guptill	87*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
3	MJ Guptill	80	1	Pak	Mohali	22 Mar 2016
4	MJ Guptill	59	2	Pak	Mt Maunganui	28 Jan 2018
1	KS Williamson	70	2	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
2	KS Williamson	72*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
3	KS Williamson	60	2	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	04 Nov 2018
4	KS Williamson	57*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game represent his 12^th fifty in T20Is. He is the fourth New Zealand batsman to score 12 or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – MJ Guptill {17}, BB McCullum {15} and C Munro {14}

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored fifties in this game  providing the 22nd occasion of two batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. By a coincidence both these occasions are against Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Guptill	87*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
2	KS Williamson	72*	2	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
1	TL Seifert	84*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020
2	KS Williamson	57*	2	Pak	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored unbeaten fifties in this game  providing the 24^th and 25^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is. It also provides the fourth and fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in T20Is against Pakistan.

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 2602. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. The first two places are occupied by V Kohli {2928} and RG Sharma {2773}

MJ Guptill’s T20I run aggregate at the end of this game read 490 against Pakistan. He now owns the record for most runs by a batsman in T20Is against Pakistan. He needs ten more runs to total 500 runs against Pakistan to become the first New Zealand batsman to total 500 plus runs against Pakistan and also the first ever batsman to total 500 plus runs against Pakistan.

Mohd Hafeez {99*} for Pakistan and TL Siefert {84*} and KS Williamson {57*} not out scored unbeaten fifties in this game  providing the sixth occasion of three batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I match.

KS Williamson’s 57 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 413 runs against Pakistan in T20Is. He became the second batsman and also the second New Zealand batsman to total 400 plus runs in T20Is against Pakistan after MJ Guptill. MJ Guptill has an aggregate of 490 runs against Pakistan.

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the 39^th occasion of a team winning a T20I by nine wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	16 Sep 2007
3	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
4	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	13 Jun 2008
5	Scotland	v Kenya	Belfast	04 Aug 2008
6	Kenya	v Canada	Dubai (DSC)	10 Feb 2010
7	Sri Lanka	v England	Bristol	25 Jun 2011
8	Australia	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Sep 2012
9	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Pallekele	29 Sep 2012
10	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
11	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Dhaka	16 Mar 2014
12	Sri Lanka	v Netherlands	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014
13	Scotland	v U.A.E.	Edinburgh	09 Jul 2015
14	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
15	Hong Kong	v Scotland	Mong Kok	30 Jan 2016
16	India	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14 Feb 2016
17	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016
18	India	v U.A.E.	Dhaka	03 Mar 2016
19	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	07 Sep 2016
20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DSC)	23 Sep 2016
21	England	v South Africa	Southampton	21 Jun 2017
22	India	v Australia	Ranchi	07 Oct 2017
23	Australia	v Pakistan	Harare	02 Jul 2018
24	Namibia	v Ghana	Kampala	20 May 2019
25	P.N.G.	v Samoa	Apia (No 1)	08 Jul 2019
26	Ireland	v Zimbabwe	Bready	12 Jul 2019
27	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019
28	Nepal	v Singapore	Singapore	28 Sep 2019
29	Argentina	v Mexico	C Polo Club Pitch A	03 Oct 2019
30	Greece	v Bulgaria	Corfu	16 Oct 2019
31	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	30 Oct 2019
32	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Lahore	25 Jan 2020
33	Kuwait	v Saudi Arabia	Al Amerat	23 Feb 2020
34	Saudi Arabia	v Iran	Al Amerat	24 Feb 2020
35	Nepal	v Thailand	Bangkok	04 Mar 2020
36	Spain	v Germany	Almeria	08 Mar 2020
37	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	11 Mar 2020
38	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Dec 2020
39	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of a New Zealand winning a T20I by nine wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	v Kenya	Durban	12 Sep 2007
2	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	10 Jan 2016
3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020

New Zealand won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of a team winning a T20I by nine wickets margin against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	13 Nov 2013
2	Australia	v Pakistan	Harare	02 Jul 2018
3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	20 Dec 2020