Match Number 4 : Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 : Pakistan won by 21 runs

Pakistan openers added 142 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a three figure partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the eighth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. The other seven are – 145 runs between CH Gayle and DS Smith {West Indies vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07}, 104 runs between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden {Australia vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, 136 runs between G Gambhir and V Sehwag {India vs England at Durban on 19.09.07}, 102* runs between AC Gilchrist and V Sehwag vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07}, 102 runs between RS Bopara and LJ Wright {England vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09}, 133 runs between CH Gayle and ADS Fletcher {West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.10} and 124 runs between TM Dilshan and ST Jayasuriya {Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Nottigham on 10.06.09}

142 runs stand for the first wicket between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt in this game represents the second best partnership in ICC WT20. The best is the 145 runs stand between CH Gayle and DS Smith in the game between West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

142 runs stand for the first wicket between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt in this game represents the second best partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. The best first wicket stand is the 145 runs stand between CH Gayle and DS Smith in the game between West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt scored 73 each in this game providing the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – G Gambhir {58} and V Sehwag {68}- India vs England at Durban on 19.09.07, CH Gayle {88} and ADS Fletcher {52} – West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, TM Dilshan {61} and ST Jayasuriya {81} – Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09,

Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt scored 73 each in this game providing the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring identical runs. Other occasions are – MA Ouma {zero} and DB Obuya {Zero} – Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.05.07, AC Gilchrist {04} and ML Hayden {04} – Australia vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07, RS Watson {27} and NJ Poonia {27} – Scotland vs New Zealand at The Oval on 06.06.09, WTS Porterfield {31} and NJ O’Brien {31} – Ireland vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 14.06.09

Kamran Akma’s 73 and Salman Butt’s 73 in this game represent the 37^th and 38^th occasion of opening batsmen scoring fifty in ICC WT20.

Kamran Akmal’s 73 and Salman Butt’s 73 in this game provide the eighth occasion of two or more batsman scoring fifties in an innings in ICC WT20

Kamran Akmal {73}, Salman Butt {73} and Mohd Ashraful {65} scored fifties in this game providing the sixth occasion of batsmen scoring three fifties in a match in ICC WT20

Kamran Akmal {73}, Salman Butt {73} and Mohd Ashraful {65} scored fifties in this game providing the eleventh and twelfth occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring fifties in ICC WT20. It is the first occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt with their 73 now share the record of highest individual score by Pakistan batsman in ICC W20. They wrested the previous best score of 66* by Misbah-ul-Haq against Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07

Kamran Akmal registered his second fifty in ICC WT20 when he made 73 in this game. He had scored 57 against Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to score two fifties in ICC WT20. Others are Misbah-ul-Haq {53 vs India at Durban on 14.09.07 and 66* vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, Shahid Afridi {51 vs South Africa at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and 54* vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09}, Shoaib Malik {57 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 52* vs Australia at Jo’burg o 18.09.07} and Younis Khan {51 vs Sri Lanak at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 50 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09}

Kamran Akmal’s 73 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. The other four occasions are – 64* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 60* by BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe vs Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07, 57 by Kamran Akmal of Pakistan vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 55* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09

Kamran Akmal with his two fifties {73 vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 and 57 vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09} became the second wicket keeper batsman to register two fifties in ICC WT20. KC Sangakkara is the other wicket keeper batsman to have scored two fifties {64* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 55* vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09}

Kamran Akmal’s 73 in this game represent the highest individual score by a Wicket keeper batsman in ICC WT20. He wrested the previous record held by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka – 64 not out vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09

Mohammad Ashrafu’s 65 in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 61 vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07

Mohammad Ashraful scored 65 in this game which was his second fifty in ICC WT20. He had earlier scored 61 vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07.

Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Ashraful with two fifties to their credit in ICC WT20 became the 12^th and 13^th batsmen to score two fifties in ICC WT20. Others are – AB de Villiers of South Africa, DJ Bravo of West Indies, HH Gibbs of South Africa, JH Kallis of South Africa, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, KP Pietersen of England. Misba-ul-Haq of Pakistan, RG Sharma of India, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, Shoiab Malik of Pakistan and Younis Khan of Pakistan

Kamran Akmal became the first wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 300 runs in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 68 during the course of his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 305.

Kamran Akmal became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 250 plus runs in ICC WT20. Others are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {285} and MS Dhoni {255}

Kamran Akmal with his 305 runs became the tenth batsman to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICCWT20. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {394}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {385}, G Gambhir of India {379}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {339}, KP Pietersen of England {332}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {331}, Yuvraj Singh of India {324}, CH Gayle of West Indies {310} and Misba-ul-Haq of Pakistan {308}

Kamran Akmal with his 305 runs became the third Pakistan batsman to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICC WT20. Others are – Shoaib Malik {339} and Misbah-ul-Haq {308}

Kamran Akmal pouched two catches in this game and took his aggregate of dismissals to 14. He now holds the record of most dismissals in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who had 13 dismissals.

Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan added 91 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 93^rd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the second occasion of 90 plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. The other occasions was the 95 runs stand for the second wicket between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith of West Indies against Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07.

This stand represents the 20^th occasion of a third wicker partnership of fifty plus runs in ICC WT20.

This stand represent the third occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 109 runs for the third wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Mohd Ashraful vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and 63 runs for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Junaid Siddique vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07

This stand represents Bangladesh’s highest partnership for any wicket against Pakistan in ICC WT20. The previous best was 63 runs for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Junaid Siddique vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07