T20I – Eng vs Pak – England wins the first T20I by five wickets
First T20 International – England vs Pakistan at Cardiff on 05.09.10 : England won by five wickets
Cardiff was hosting its first ever T20I. It became the 43rd ground in the history of T2OI to host a T20 game. It also became the seventh ground to host a T20I in England. The other six grounds are – The Oval {04}, Lord’s {02}, Manchester {02}, Southampton {02}, Bristol {01} and Trent Bridge {01}. The number in the brackets indicate the number of matches played on the ground
Cardiff game is the sixth T20I between England and Pakistan. The other five games are – at Bristol on 28.09.06 {Pakistan won by five wickets}, at The Oval on 07.06.09 {England won by 48 runs}, at Dubai on 19.02.10 {England won by 07 wickets}, at Dubai on 20.02.10 {Pakistan won by 04 wickets} and at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 {England won by 06 wickets}. Out of the five games they have played, England has won three games and Pakistan has won two games.
Cardiff game is the third T20I game between England and Pakistan in England. The other two games are – at Bristol on 28.09.06 {Pakistan won by five wickets} and at The Oval on 07.06.09 {England won by 48 runs}
England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the seventh occasion of England doing so in T20Is and it also provides the first such occasion against Pakistan.
Mohamamd Yousuf was playing his second T20I of his career. His only other T20I was against England at Bristol on 28.08.06 in which he made 20 runs. He registered his career best T20I score by making 26 runs in this game.
Shahzaib Hasan was dismissed stumped in this game providing the 110th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in T20I. His dismissal provides the 14th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in T20I.
Shahzaib Hasan was dismissed stumped in this game providing the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed stumped in T20I. His dismissal provides the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman dismissed stumped in T20I. The other was – Kamran Akmal for 37 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09
GP Swann captured two wickets in this game which gave him an aggregate of 28 wickets in T20I. He became the tenth bowler to capture 28 or more wickets in T20Is. Others are – Umar Gul of Pakistan {47}, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {46}, Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan {35}, DL Vettori of New Zealand {35}, SL Malinga of Sri Lanka {34}, SJC Braod of England {33}, BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka {33}, MG Johnson of Australia {30} and DW Steyn of South Africa {29}
GP Swann’s two wickets gave him an aggregate of 75 wickets in T20 games. He became the 23rd bowler to aggregate 75 plus wickets in T20 games. Others are – DP Nannes {120}, Yasir Arafat {103}, JA Morkel {100}, AC Thomas {99}, T Hendersen {93}, Umar Gul {92}, AJ Hall {91}, GR Napier {90}, CK Langveldt {86}, Shahid Afridi {87}, Azhar Mahmood {86}, M Muralitharan {83}, KA Pollard {81}, AD Mascarenhas {81}, SJ Cook {81}, Saeed Ajmal {80}, SB Styris {79}, Irfan Pathan {78}, TJ Mrtagh {78}, SL Malinga {77}, NM Carter {77} and Danish Kaneria {75}
Pakistan’s 126 for 4 in 20.0 overs represent its lowest score while batting in a T20I game.
In Pakistan’s innings four batsmen – Shahzaib Hasan {21}, Mohamad Yousuf {26}, Fawad Alam {20} and Umar Akmal {34} – scored 20 plus runs providing the ninth occasion of four Pakistan batsmen scoring 20 plus runs in a T20I innings. This occasion also provide the sixth such occasion against England in a T20I innings.
England’s squad contained two specialist wicket keepers in C Kieswetter and SM Davies, but the latter kept wickets in this game. The former has kept wickets for England in seven T20I games.
Kamran Akmal took a catch in this game to have an aggregate of 45 dismissals behind the wicket in T20Is – 17 catches and 28 stumpings. His 17 catches puts him on par with AC Gilchrist of Australia. Only D Ramdin {19} and MV Boucher {18} have pouched more catches than AC Gilchirst and Kamran Akmal.
Kamran Akmal’s catch in this game gave him an aggregate of 40 catches in T20 games. He became the fourth wicket keeper to pouch 40 plus catches in T20 games. Others are – AC Gilchrist {48}, MN van Wyk {47} and PA Nixon {40}
Shahid Afridi captured two wickets in this game which gave him an aggregate of 46 wickets. Only his team mate Umar Gul has taken more wickets {47} in T20I games. Umar Gul taok a wicket in this game and increased his tally of T20I wickets from 46 to 47. Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi are the only two bowlers in the history of T20I to total 45 or more wickets.
EJG Morgan and MH Yardy added 67 runs for the sixth wicket in an unfinished stand in this game providing the 254th occasion of batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in T20I games. This partnership also provides the 17th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in T20I games.
EJG Morgan and MH Yardy added 67 runs for the sixth wicket in an unfinished stand in this game providing the 28th occasion of England batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in T20I games. This stand represents the second occasion of England batsmen posting 50 plus runs for the sixth wicket in T20Is. The first occasion was against West Indies at The Oval on 29.06.07, when AD Mascarenhas and OA Shah added 69 runs for the sixth wicket in an unfinished stand.
This stand represent the sixth occasion of England batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets against Pakistan and the first occasion for the sixth wicket. The previous best partnership by England batsmen for the sixth wicket against Pakistan was 29* runs between AD Mascarehas and JS Foster at The Oval on 07.06.09
LJ Wright scored zero in this game to provide the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a duck in T20I games. His duck represents the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a duck against Pakistan. The others are – KP Pietersen at Bristol on 28.08.06, AJ Strauss at Bristol on 28.08.06, PD Collingwood at Dubai on 19.02.10 and TT Bresnan at Dubai on 20.02.10
In England’s innings SM Davies {33}, EJG Morgan {38*} and MH Yardy {35*} scored thirty plus runs providing the 49th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring 30 plus runs in a T20I innings. This feat provides the sixth such occasion by England batsmen. It also provides the second such occasion by England batsmen against Pakistan, the first occasion being at The Oval on 07.06.09 when LJ Wright {34}, KP Pietersen {58} and OA Shah {33} scored 30 plus runs,
MH Yardy’s 35 in this game represent his highest T20I score. His previous best was 24 not out against Pakistan at Bristol on 28.08.06
England won this game by five wickets after inserting the opposition. This win represents the 50th win by a team which has inserted the opposition in a T20I. This win represents England’s fourth win after it had inserted the opposition. The other three occasions are – won by nine wickets vs New Zealand at Manchester on 13.06.08, won by six wickets vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 and won by seven wickets vs Australia at Bridgetown on 16.05.10