New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Napier on 22 Dec 20

MJ Guptill became the first batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 500 plus runs against Pakistan. He reached the milestone when he was on 10 during the course of his knock of 19 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate against Pakistan read 509 runs.

MJ Guptill’s feat of scoring 509 runs against Pakistan provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring 500 plus runs against a specific opposition in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. MJ Guptill became the sixth batsman to accomplish such a feat.

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718
2	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552
3	AJ Finch	Aus	Eng	12	12	3	550
4	PR Stirling	Ire	Afg	17	17	0	543
5	RG Sharma	Ind	Win	15	15	3	519
6	MJ Guptill	NZl	Pak	18	18	1	509
7	V Kohli	Ind	Win	12	11	3	501

MJ Guptill was playing his 18th T20I against Pakistan. He now shares the record for most T20I appearances by a New Zealand cricketer against Pakistan with LRPL Taylor.

MJ Guptill’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him 25 boundary sixes against Pakistan. He became the first New Zealand batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against a specific opposition and his feat provides the eleventh such occasion. He also became the tenth batsman to score 25 plus boundary sixes against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	I	NO	Runs	6s
1	AJ Finch	Aus	Eng	12	12	3	550	34
2	Hazratullah Zazai	Afg	Ire	07	07	1	411	34
3	CH Gayle	Win	Eng	13	13	1	409	30
4	RG Sharma	Ind	Win	15	15	3	519	29
5	E Lewis	Win	Ind	09	08	1	322	28
6	GJ Maxwell	Aus	Ind	16	15	2	431	28
7	Mohammad Nabi	Afg	Ire	18	15	3	399	28
8	EJG Morgan	Eng	NZl	15	14	2	424	26
9	KA Pollard	Win	Ind	14	10	1	292	26
10	CH Gayle	Win	RSA	07	07	0	307	25
11	MJ Guptill	NZl	Pak	18	18	1	509	25

DP Conway scored 63 in this game to provide the 97^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against Pakistan.

DP Conway scored 63 in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20Is. Prior to this he had scored 65 not out against West Indies at Mount Maunganui on 29 Nov 20. He was born in South Africa at Transval, Johannesburg on 08.07.91.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the 97th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 15th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

At the end of this game – by a strange coincidence – New Zealand batsmen have scored fifties on 97 occasions against Pakistan and Pakistan batsmen have scored fifties on 97 occasions against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 89 in this game to provide the highest individual score by a a Pakistan opening batsman against New Zealand in T20Is. The previous best was 79 by Babar Azam at Dub-DSC on 04.11.18.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 129^th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman other than the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is against New Zealand. Shahid Afridi is the other fieldsman. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 17^th occasion of a captain other than the wicket keeper captain taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan captain other than the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is. Shahid Afridi is the other captain. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 200th occasion of a fieldsman including the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is.  It also provides the ninth occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman including wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan pouched three catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the ninth occasion of a fieldsman including the wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in the history of T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan fieldsman including wicket keepers taking three or more catches in an innings in T20Is. Shahid Afridi is the other fieldsman. He had pouched three catches against New Zealand at Auckland on 15.01.16.

DJ Mitchell of New Zealand held three catches in this game as a substitute fieldsman to provide the second occasion of a substitute fieldsman pouching three catches in a T20I innings. MA Leask of Scotland is the other substitute fieldsman to pouch three catches in a T20I innings. He had taken three catches against Kenya at ICCA 2 Dubai on 19.10.19. There are twelve substitute fieldsmen who have pouched two catches in a T20I innings. JS Patel of New Zealand had pouched two catches as a substitute fieldsman against England at Durban on 18.09.07.

Mohammad Hafeez’s T20I run aggregate read 2323 at the end of this game. He now shares the record for most runs in T20Is by a Pakistan batsman with Shoaib Malik. Shoaib Malik has also an aggregate of 2323 runs in T20Is.

Mohammad Hafeez’s T20I run aggregate against New Zealand read 552 at the end of this game. He now stands second in the list of  batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is against a specific opposition. V Kohli of India has scored most runs. He has an aggregate of 718 runs against Australia

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718
2	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552

Mohd Hafeez’s boundary fours aggregate in T20Is read 55 at the end of this game. He is one of the five batsmen who have an aggregate of 50 plus boundary fours against a specific opposition in the history of T20Is. He now occupied the joint second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours against a specific opposition. V Kohli of India has an aggregate of 55 boundary fours against Australia. The first place is occupied by PR Sterling of Ireland. He has an aggregate of 60 boundary fours against Afghanistan.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	4s
1	PR Stirling	Ire	Afg	17	17	0	543	91	60
2	V Kohli	Ind	Aus	19	18	6	718	90*	55
3	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	NZl	17	17	3	552	99*	55
4	AJ Finch	Aus	Ind	15	15	0	440	89	54
5	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	Ire	12	12	2	436	77	52

Shadab Khan of Pakistan was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 72^nd occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is.

Shadab Khan of Pakistan was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain collecting the first ball duck in T20Is against New Zealand.

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the 34^th occasion of a team winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	8 wkts	2	Aus	Melbourne	03 Feb 2012
2	NZl	won	5 wkts	2	Zim	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
3	Afg	won	4 wkts	2	Net	Dub-DSC	14 Mar 2012
4	Eng	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Nottingham	24 Jun 2012
5	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
6	Pak	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Dec 2012
7	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Rajkot	10 Oct 2013
8	Aus	won	5 wkts	2	RSA	Durban	12 Mar 2014
9	HKG	won	2 wkts	2	Ban	Chattogram	20 Mar 2014
10	Ind	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
11	Win	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
12	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	Zim	Lahore	24 May 2015
13	Nep	won	3 wkts	2	Net	Rotterdam	03 Jul 2015
14	RSA	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Dharamsala	02 Oct 2015
15	HKG	won	4 wkts	2	Afg	A Dhabi	28 Nov 2015
16	Oman	won	2 wkts	2	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016
17	Eng	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Mumbai	18 Mar 2016
18	Win	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Nagpur	25 Mar 2016
19	Win	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
20	Win	won	4 wkts	2	Eng	Kolkata	03 Apr 2016
21	Afg	won	5 wkts	2	UAE	Dub-DSC	16 Dec 2016
22	Srl	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Jo’burg	22 Jan 2017
23	Ban	won	5 wkts	2	Srl	Col-RPS	10 Mar 2018
24	Eng	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Cardiff	06 Jul 2018
25	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018
26	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Sydney	25 Nov 2018
27	Aus	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	27 Feb 2019
28	Qat	won	4 wkts	2	Mal	Singapore	27 Jul 2019
29	UAE	won	7 wkts	2	Net	The Hague	08 Aug 2019
30	Spa	won	4 wkts	2	Fin	Kerava	18 Aug 2019
31	NZl	won	4 wkts	2	Srl	Pallekele	03 Sep 2019
32	Ban	won	3 wkts	2	Zim	Dhaka	13 Sep 2019
33	Ind	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Sydney	06 Dec 2020
34	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	5 wkts	2	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Dec 2012
2	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	Zim	Lahore	24 May 2015
3	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
4	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020
5	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018

Pakistan won this game with two balls to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a T20I with two deliveries to spare against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Both these occasions are against Pakistan.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	4 wkts	2	NZl	Napier	22 Dec 2020
2	Pak	won	6 wkts	2	NZl	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2018

Pakistan won this game by six wickets to post its 97^th win in T20Is. It also represents its 14^th T20I win against New Zealand