Match Number 17: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 08.05.10: New Zealand won by one run

Pakistan inserted the opposition in this game providing the fifth occasion of Pakistan doing so in ICC WT20. The five occasions are – vs India at Durban on 12.09.07, , vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 20.09.07, vs England at The Oval on 07.06.09 and vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 08.05.10

Pakistan emulated India in inserting the opposition on five occasions in ICC WT20. India has inserted the opposition on five occasions which are listed thus – vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09, vs England at Lord’s on 14.06.09, vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 and vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

DL Vettori’s run out in this game provide the 14^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in ICC WT20. Vettori was dismissed run out on five occasions in ICC WT20 – for 3 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 15.09.07, for zero vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07, for 8 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09, for 17 vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10 and for 38 vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 08.05.10

DL Vettori with five run out holds the record for most run out dismissals of a captain in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from MS Dhoni of India who has been dismissed run out on four occasions.

With a catch in this game Kamran Akmal has effected 16 dismissals {06 ct plus 10st} in ICC WT20. He now holds the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from MV Boucher of South Africa who has to his credit 15 dismissals {14 ct plus 01 st}

Shahid Afridi with two wickets in this game took his wickets aggregate to 26 in ICC WT20. He now shares the record for most wickets in ICC WT20 with his team mate Umar Gul who also has captured 26 wickets. Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul are the two bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in ICC WT20.

Salman Butt took his T20I aggregate to 517 at the end of this game. He became the 17^th batsman in T20I to total 500 plus runs. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to total 500 plus runs in T20I – Shoaib Malik {603}, Misbah-ul-Haq {574}, Kamran Akmal {544}, Shahid Afridi {528} and Salman Butt {517}

Umar Akmal collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 46^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in ICC WT20. His first ball zero provides the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsman suffering such ignominy in ICC WT20. The five occasions are – Shahid Afridi vs India at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, Shahid Afridi vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09, Kamran Akmal vs Australia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, Shahid Afridi vs England at Bridgetown on 06.05.09 and Umar Akmal vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 08.05.10

Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal became the first pair of brothers to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20 – Kamran Akmal vs Australia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and Umar Akmal vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 08.05.10

Pakistan lost this game by one run providing the 19^th occasion of a team losing the game after it has inserted the opposition. It was the second occasion of Pakistan losing the game after it has inserted the opposition, the first occasion was against England at The Oval on 07.06.09

Pakistan, England and Scotland are the three teams that have lost two games, while India and West Indies are the two teams that have lost three games after inserting the opposition in ICC WT20.

New Zealand’s one run victory in this game provides the second occasion of one run victory in ICC WT20. The other occasions was South Africa’s win by one run against New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09

The following list shows the single digit runs victories in ICC WT20 – Sri Lanka won by 9 runs vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09, New Zealand won by 7 runs vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 04.05.10, Pakistan won by 7 runs vs South Africa at Nottingham on 18.06.09, India won by 5 runs vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, New Zealand won by 7 runs vs England at Durban on 18.09.07, England won by 3 runs vs India at Lord’s on 14.06.09, South Africa won by one run vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and New Zealand won by one run vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 08.05.10

Salman Butt’s 67 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 25^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. His knock also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. Younus Khan’s 50 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09 was the other occasion

TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {96* vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {98* vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07.05.10} and Salman Butt of Pakistan {67* vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 08.05.10} are the three batsmen who have carried the bat through the allotted twenty overs in ICC WT20. The last named achieving the feat in this game.