Match Number 14 : South Africa vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 : South Africa won by 13 runs

This game contained four brothers – two each in rival teams – NL McCullum and BB McCullum in New Zealand ranks while JA Morkel and M Morkel represented South Africa – the first such occasion in ICC WT20

At the end of this game, GC Smith has an aggregate of 719 runs which places him in the third position in the all time most run getters in T20I. BB McCullum {1015} and KP Pietersen {769} occupy the first and second places.

GC Smith hit two boundary fours in his innings of 14 to take his aggregate of boundary fours of his T20I career to 91. He became the second batsman in T20I to aggregate 90 plus boundary fours after BB McCullum who has 101 boundary fours to his credit.

LRPL Taylor finished this game with an aggregate of 511 T20I runs and he became the 14^th batsman in the history of T20I to aggregate 500 plus runs. The complete list read thus – BB McCullum {1015}, KP Pietersen {769}, GC Smith {719}, DPMD Jayawardene {622}, TM Dilshan {612}, ST Jayasuriya {609}, Shoaib Mailik {603}, KC Sangakkara {579}, Misbah-ul-Haq {571}, G Gambhir {556}, Yuvraj Singh {541}, Kamran Akmal {539}, Shahid Afridi {517} and LRPL Taylor {511}.

With 47 not out in this game, AB de Viilliers took his aggregate to 331 runs in ICC WT20. He became the 14^th batsman in ICC WT20 to aggregate 300 plus runs. The complete list read thus – DPMD Jayawardene {494}, KP Pietersen {438}, TM Dilshan {387}, G Gambhir {379}, JH Kallis {376}, Misbah-ul-Haq {362}, Yuvraj Singh {361}, Shoaib Malik {339}, CH Gayle {335}, ST Jayasuriya {334}, AB de Villiers {331}, Kamran Akmal {320}, GC Smith {320} and Shahid Afridi {309}

With 31 runs to his credit in this game, JH Kallis took his ICC WT20 aggreate to 376 to become the fifth batsman to total 375 plus runs. The complete list read thus – DPMD Jayawardene {494}, KP Pietersen {438}, TM Dilshan {387}, G Gambhir {379} and JH Kallis {376}

This game was the 14^th appearance as captain for GC Smith in ICC WT20. He shares the record of most appearances as captain in ICC WT20 with MS Dhoni of India who also has led India on 14 occasions.

LRPL Taylor completed 2000 runs in T20 game when he was on 18 during the course of his knock of 19 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 2001. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 2000 plus runs. Others are – BJ Hodge {2646}, DJ Hussey {2511} and BB McCullum {2410}. KC Sangkkara {1984}, GC Smith {1977} and DPMD Jayawardene {1911} are on the threshold of reaching the milestone

Thus for the first time in the history of T20 games, a T20 team contained two batsmen with 2000 plus runs aggregate – New Zealand is the team and the batsmen are – BB McCullum {2410} and LRPL Taylor {2001}

AB de Villiers and JA Morkel added 72 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 102^nd occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the 18^th occasion of a fifty plus runs stand for the fourth wicket in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the 14^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership posted by South African batsmen in ICC WT20.

The following are the four fifty plus runs partnership by South African batsmen for the for the fourth wicket in ICC WT20 – 65 runs between MV Boucher and JM Kemp vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07, 51 runs between AB de Villiers and JA Morkel vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09, 61 runs between JP Duminy and JH Kallis vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and 72 runs between AB de Villiers and JA Morkel vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

Thus the 72 runs stand between AB de Villiers and JA Morkel constitutes a record stand for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in ICC WT20. The previous best was 65 runs between MV Boucher and JM Kemp vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07

The 72 runs stand between AB de Villiers and JA Morkel constitutes a record stand for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against New Zealand in ICC WT20. The previous best was 65 runs between MV Boucher and JM Kemp at Durban on 19.09.07. These are the only two fifty plus runs stands posted by South African batsmen against New Zealand in ICC WT20.

JA Morkel’s run out for 40 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. The other six occasions are – GC Smith for 36 vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.09, JH Kallis for 24 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09, AB de Villiers for 15 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09, JM Kemp for 5 vs India at Durban on 20.09.07, JA Morkel for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and LL Bosman for zero vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10

JA Morkel is the only South African batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in ICC WT20 – for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and for 40 vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

JA Morkel’s 40 represent the highest individual score by a South African batsman amongst the batsmen who were dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

HH Gibbs pouched three catches in this game to become the ninth fieldsman to pouch three or more catches in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – DJ Sammy of West Indies – four catches vs Ireland at Providence on 30.04.10, B Lee of Australia – three catches vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, SJ Benn of West Indies – three catches vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, LMP Simmons of West Indies – three catches vs India at Nottingham on 12.06.09, AB de Villiers of South Africa – three catches vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09, NL McCullum of New Zealand – three catches vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10, MEK Hussey – three catches vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, Nowroz Mangal vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 05.05.10 and HH Gibbs vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

HH Gibbs became the second South African fieldsman to pouch three catches in ICCWT20 after AB de Villiers who had taken three catches vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09