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DP Nannes with his three wickets in the game between Australia and India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 became the highest wicket taker in T20 games. At the end of this game his aggregate of T20 wickets stood at 94. His 94 wickets have come from 65 matches, 64 innings. He has bowled 243 overs which includes three non overs. His 94 wickets have cost him 1662 runs at an average of 17.68 runs per wicket. He has taken four or more wickets on five occasions. His best bowling figures was 4 for 11.

Umar Gul {07} and DP Nannes {05} are the two bowlers in the history of T20 games to capture four or more wickets on five plus occasions

DP Nannes represented Australia, Delhi Daredevils, Middlesex, Netherlands and Victoria in T20 games

He wrested the record from JA Morkel of South Afirca who had a tally of 93 wickets. JA Morkel’s 93 wickets have come from 110 matches and 103 innings. He has bowled 318.5 overs of which four were non overs. His 93 wickets have cost him 2563 runs at an average of 27.55 runs per wicket. He has taken four wickets in an innings on two occasions. His best figures were 4 for 30

DP Nannes {94}, JA Morkel {93} and Yasir Arafat {90} are the three bowlers who have captured 90 plus wickets in T20 games. His T20 career is tabulated below

No	O	M	R	W	Match	Ground	Date
1	4	0	34	2	Victoria v Queensland	Townsville	31.12.07
2	4	0	29	2	Victoria v Western Australia	Perth	04.01.08
3	4	0	21	1	Victoria v New South Wales	Melbourne	06.01.08
4	4	0	22	2	Victoria v Tasmania	Melbourne	08.01.08
5	4	0	19	1	Victoria v South Australia	Adelaide	10.01.08
6	4	0	23	4	Victoria v Western Australia	Perth	13.01.08
7	4	0	35	1	Middlesex v Hampshire	Southampton	11.06.08
8	4	0	22	1	Middlesex v Essex	Lord’s	12.06.08
9	4	1	28	4	Middlesex v Essex	Chelmsford	15.06.08
10	4	0	14	2	Middlesex v Surrey	Lord’s	16.06.08
11	4	0	19	3	Middlesex v Sussex	Lord;s	19.06.08
12	2	0	24	1	Middlesex v Kent	Beckenham	20.06.08
13	4	0	30	1	Middlesex v Hampshire	Richmond	22.06.08
14	3	0	37	0	Middlesex v Durham	Southampton	26.07.08
15	4	0	37	1	Middlesex v Kent	Southampton	26.07.08
16	3	0	20	2	Victoria v Tasmania	Hobart	28.12.08
17	4	0	42	1	Victoria v South Australia	Melbourne	02.01.09
18	4	0	19	2	Victoria v Queensland	Geelong	04.01.09
19	3	0	20	0	Victoria v Western Australia	Melbourne	08.01.09
20	4	0	11	4	Victoria v New South Wales	Sydney	17.01.09
21	4	0	20	2	Victoria v Queensland	Brisbane	21.01.09
22	4	0	34	1	Victoria v New South Wales	Sydney	24.01.09
23	3	0	24	0	Delhi v Mohali	Cape Town	19.04.09
24	4	0	32	0	Delhi v Chennai	Durban	23.04.09
25	4	0	24	1	Delhi v Bangalore	P Elizabeth	26.04.09
26	3.3	0	23	0	Delhi v Jaipur	Centurion	28.04.09
27	4	0	16	2	Delhi v Hyderabad	Centurion	30.04.09
28	4	0	27	3	Delhi v Chennai	Jo’burg	02.05.09
29	4	0	49	0	Delhi v Kolkata	Durban	05.05.09
30	4	0	33	2	Delhi v Mumbai	East London	08.05.09
31	4	0	15	2	Delhi v Kolkata	Jo’burg	10.05.09
32	4	0	31	1	Delhi v Hyderabad	Durban	13.05.09
33	4	0	33	1	Delhi v Jaipur	Bloemfontein	17.05.09
34	4	0	27	3	Delhi v Mumbai	Centurion	21.05.09
35	3	0	38	0	Delhi v Hyderabad	Centurion	22.05.09
36	4	0	30	0	Netherlands v England	Lord’s	05.06.09
37	4	0	26	1	Netherlands v Pakistan	Lord’s	09.06.09
38					Australia v England	Mancheter	30.08.09
39	3	0	17	0	Delhi v Victoria	Delhi	09.10.09
40	4	0	24	4	Delhi v Wayamba	Delhi	11.10.09
41	4	0	19	2	Delhi v Bangalore	Bangalore	17.10.09
42	4	0	19	3	Delhi v Cape Cobras	Delhi	19.10.09
43	2	0	12	0	Victoria v Queensland	Brisbane	28.12.09
44	4	0	46	0	Victoria v New South Wales	Melbourne	02.01.10
45	4	0	42	0	Victoria v South Australia	Adelaide	07.01.10
46	4	0	15	2	Victoria v Western Australia	Perth	10.01.10
47	4	0	26	2	Victoria v Tasmania	Melbourne	15.01.10
48	4	0	26	2	Victoria v Queensland	Brisbane	19.01.10
49	4	1	8	1	Victoria v South Australia	Adelaide	23.01.10
50	4	1	27	1	Australia v Pakistan	Melbourne	05.02.10
51	4	0	21	3	Australia v West Indies	Hobart	21.02.10
52	4	0	22	2	Australia v New Zealand	Wellington	26.02.10
53	4	0	51	1	Australia v New Zealand	Christchurch	28.02.10
54	4	0	12	2	Delhi v Mohali	Mohali	13.03.10
55	4	0	27	1	Delhi v Jaipur	Ahmedabad	15.03.10
56	4	0	35	0	Delhi v Mumbai	Delhi	17.03.10
57	4	0	18	1	Delhi v Chennai	Delhi	19.03.10
58	4	0	39	1	Delhi v Hyderabad	Cuttack	21.03.10
59	4	0	31	0	Delhi v Bangalore	Bangaloe	25.03.10
60	3.1	0	15	1	Delhi v Kolkata	Delhi	29.03.10
61	3	0	25	1	Delhi v Chennai	Chepauk	15.04.10
62	4	0	22	0	Delhi v Hyderabad	Delhi	18.04.10
63	4	0	41	3	Australia v Pakistan	Gros Islet	02.05.10
64	4	0	18	4	Australia v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	05.05.10
65	4	0	25	3	Australia v India	Bridgetown	07.05.10

Match Number 15 : Australia vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10 : Australia won by 49 runs

Harbhajan Singh bowled a maiden over in this game providing the 26^th occasion of such an instance in ICC WT20.

Harbbhajan Singh’s maiden over in this game represents the second occasion of his bowling a maiden over in ICC WT20, the first occasion being against West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09.

He became the fifth bowler in ICC WT20 to bowl two or more maiden overs on different occasions. Others are – CRD Fernando of Sri Lanka {03}, Mohammad Aamer of Pakistan {02}, S Sreesanth of India {02} and Syed Rasel of Bangladesh {02}. Harbhajan Singh became the second Indian bowler to bowl two maiden overs on different occasion after S Sreesanth.

Apart from Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth who have bowled maiden overs on two different occasions, IK Pathan and RA Jadeja are the other Indian bowlers who have bowled maiden overs in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – IK Pathan vs Pakistan at Durban on 14.09.07, S Sreesanth vs Australia at Durban on 22.09.07, S Sreesanath vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, Harbhajan Singh vs West Indies at Lord’s on Lord’s on 12.06.09, RA Jadeja vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 and Harbhajan Singh vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

India inserted the opposition in this game providing the fifth occasion of India asking the opposition to bat first after winning the toss in ICC WT20. The five occasions are – 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

India now holds the record of inserting the opposition on most occasions in ICC WT20. Other teams which have done so on four occasions are – New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies.

India inserted the opposition in this game providing the 39^th such occasion in ICC WT20. India became the third team to insert the opposition – Australia – in ICC WT20. The other two teams are – Pakistan at Jo’burg on 10.09.07 and Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 08.06.09

Australia posted 104 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 14th occasion of a three figure partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the ninth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the third occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Australian batsmen in ICC WT20. The three occasions are – 104 runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07, 102* runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and 104 runs for the first wicket between SR Watson and DA Warner vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

Australia became the first team to post a three figure partnership against India in ICC WT20 when it posted the 104 runs partnership for the first wicket

SR Watson {54} and DA Warner {74} scored fifties in this game providing the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in ICC WT20. The five 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 {73} and Salman Butt {73} – Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10, SR Watson {54} and DA Warner {72 – Australia vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

Australian batsmen scored 16 boundary sixes in its innings in this game which is a record for most sixes in an innings in ICC WT20.- SR Watson {06}, DA Warner {07}, DJ Hussey {02} and BJ Haddin {01} The previous record was 12 boundary sixes scored by West Indian batsmen against South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07, which incidentally was the first ever game of the ICC T20 World Cup

DA Warner became the third batsman in ICC WT20 to score seven or more sixes in an innings. The other two are – CH Gayle of West Indies {10} vs South Africa vs Jo’burg on 11.09.07 and Yuvraj Singh of India {07} vs England at Durban on 19.09.07.

SR Watson became the seventh batsman in ICC WT20 to score six or more sixes in an innings. The other six are – CH Gayle of West Indies {10} vs South Africa vs Jo’burg on 11.09.07 and Yuvraj Singh of India {07} vs England at Durban on 19.09.07., DA Warner of Australia {07} vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10, JM Kemp of South Africa {06} vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07, CH Gayle of West Indies {06} vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, AB de Villiers of South Africa {06} vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09

DA Warner with seven sixes in this game took his aggregate of sixes in T20I to 30. He became the second opening batsman to score 30 plus sixes in T20I after BB McCullum of New Zealand who has scored 37 sixes.

SR Watson {06} and DA Warner {07} scored 13 sixes in this game as opening batsman which is a record for most sixes by openers in ICC WT20. The previous best was ten sixes by West Indies openers against South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07 {all ten sixes scored by CH Gayle}

The thirteen sixes scored by Australian openers in this game provide the fourth occasion of openers scoring ten or more sixes in T20I. The four occasions are – South African openers {15 sixes} vs England at Durban on 15.11.09, Australian openers {13 sixes} vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10, Australian openers {11 sixes} vs West Indies at Sydney on 23.02.10 and West Indies openers {10 sixes} vs South Africa at Sydney on 11.09.07

DA Warner completed 500 runs in T20I when he wss on six during his knock of 72 in this game and at the end of the game has an aggregate of 566 runs. He became the 15^th batsman to total 500 plus runs in T20I. He earned the distinction of becoming the first Australian batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in T20I

With two boundary fours in this game, DA Warner took his aggregate of boundary fours in T20I to 51. He became the eleventh batsman in T20I to score 50 or more boundary fours. The complete list read thus – BB McCullum {101}, GC Smith {91}, KP Pietersen {75}, ST Jayasuriya {74}, TM Dilshan {73}, G Gambhir {68}, DPMD Jayawardene {65}, KC Sangakkara {62}, DA Warner {51}, Kamran Akmal {50} and Shoaib Malik {50}

RA Jadeja became the second bowler in T20I and also in ICC WT20 to concede six sixes of consecutive deliveries. SR Watson took three sixes of his last three deliveries of his firs over {fourth over of the innings} and when he came on to bowl his second over {10^th over of the innings}, DA Warner cleaned up him for three sixes of his first three deliveries

Only other bowler in the history of T20 games to concede six sixes of consecutive deliveries is SJC Broad of England. He was hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh at Durban on 19.09.07

DP Nannes with his three wickets in this game became the highest wicket taker in T20 games. At the end of this game his aggregate of T20 wickets stood at 94. His 94 wickets have come from 65 matches, 64 innings. He has bowled 243 overs which includes three non overs. His 94 wickets have cost him 1662 runs at an average of 17.68 runs per wicket. He has taken four or more wickets on five occasions. His best bowling figures was 4 for 11.

Umar Gul {07} and DP Nannes {05} are the two bowlers in the history of T20 games to capture four or more wickets on five plus occasions

DP Nannes represented Australia, Delhi Daredevils, Middlesex, Netherlands and Victoria in T20 games

He wrested the record from JA Morkel of South Afirca who had a tally of 93 wickets. JA Morkel’s 93 wickets have come from 110 matches and 103 innings. He has bowled 318.5 overs of which four were non overs. His 93 wickets have cost him 2563 runs at an average of 27.55 runs per wicket. He has taken four wickets in an innings on two occasions. His best figures were 4 for 30

DP Nannes {94}, JA Morkel {93} and Yasir Arafat {90} are the three bowlers who have captured 90 plus wickets in T20 games

India were dismissed all out for 135 in this game providing the 24^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20. It is for the first time that India was dismissed all out in ICC WT20.

India lost this game after inserting the opposition providing the eleventh occasion of a team losing a game in ICC WT20 after it had inserted the opposition. It was India’s first loss in five occasions when it has inserted the opposition

RG Sharma’s 79 not out represent the 21^st occasion of a batsman scoring a half century when his team inserted the opposition in ICC WT20. His knock represents the 79^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

RG Sharma’s 79 not out was in a losing cause providing the 24^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. It also represents the third occasion of an Indian batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. The other two occasions are – G Gambhir’s 51 vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07 and Yuvraj Singh’s 67 vs West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09

RG Sharms’s 79 not out in this game represent the 13^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. It also represents the third fifty scored by RG Sharma in ICC WT20. The other two are – 50 not out vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07, 52 not out vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09. Thus his 79 not out in this game represents his highest score in ICC WT20

RG Sharma with his three fifties became the third Indian batsman to score three or more fifties in ICC WT20. Others are – G Gambhir {04} and Yuvraj Singh {03}.

RG Sharma became the tenth batsman in ICC WT20 to score three or more fifties. The complete list read thus – G Gambhir {04}, ML Hayden {04}, DPMD Jayawardene {04}. TM Dilshan {03}, CH Gayle {03}, ST Jaysasuriya {03}, JH Kallis {03}, KP Pietersen {03, RG Sharma {03} and Yuvraj Singh {03}

It is interesting to note that among the captioned ten batsmen who have scored three or more fifties, RG Sharms is the only batsman to score three unbeaten fifties – 50 not out vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07, 52 not out vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09. and 79 not out vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.09

RG Sharma’s 79 not out in this game represents the 79^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20

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

Match Number 13 : England vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 : England won by six wickets

England inserted the opposition in this game providing the 38^th such occasion in ICC WT20. England has inserted the opposition on three occasions – vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07, vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07 and vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

England, Ireland and Scotland are the three teams which has inserted the opposition on three occasions, while India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa are the four teams which has inserted the opposition on four occasions in ICC WT20.

Shahid Afridi was run out for a first ball duck in this game providing the seventh occasion of a batsman run out for a first ball duck in ICCWT20. The other six occasions are – JS Patel of New Zealand vs India at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, MJ Clarke of Australia vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, Abdur Razzak of Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07, NS Poonia of Scotland vs South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.09, SPD Smith of Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and LL Bosman of South Africa vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10.

Shahid Afridi became the first captain in ICC WT20 to be dismissed run out for a first ball duck

Shahid Afridi’s first ball duck in this game provide the 44^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in ICC WT20. He became the fourth captain to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20. Others are – PD Collingwood of England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07, RT Ponting of Australia vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09, P Utseya of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Providence on 04.05.10

Shahid Afridi’s zero in this game provides the 106^th occasion of a batsman dismissed for zero in this game. His run out dismissal provides the 78^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

With a stumping in this game, Kamran Akmal has effected 15 dismissals {05 catches and 10 stumpings}. He now shares the record for most dismissals in ICC WT20 with MV Boucher of South Africa who also has to his credit 15 dismissals {14 catches and one stumping}. Kamran Akmal became the first wicket keeper to effect ten stumping dismissals in ICC WT20.

Kamran Akmal hit two boundary fours in his knock of 15 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 28 boundary fours in ICC WT20, He shares the record for most boundary fours by a wicket keeper batsman in ICC WT20 with KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who has also scored 28 boundary fours

KP Pietersen completed 400 runs in ICC WT20 when he was on 35 during his knock of 70 not out in this game. At the end of the game his run aggregate stood at 435. He became the second batsman in ICC WT20 to aggregate 400 plus runs, after DPMD Jayawardene who has 494 runs to his credit.

KP Pietersen who was in the third place amongst the most run getters in T20I moved to the second place with 766 runs to his credit. He displaced GC Smith of South Africa who was in the second place with 705 runs to his credit. BB McCullum of New Zealand occupies the first place with 1009 runs, KP Pietersen became the third batsman in T20I to aggregate 700 plus runs

KP Pietersen’s 73 not out in this game represent his fourth fifty in T20I. His four fifties read thus – 79 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 58 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09, 62 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 20.02.10 and 73* vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10.

KP Pietersen became the first England batsman to score four fifties in T20I. He wrested the record from PD Collingwood and EJG Morgan who have scored three fifties

KP Pietersen became the 12^th batsman in T20I to score four or more fifties. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {07}, G Gambir of India {06}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {05}, CH Gayle of West Indies {05}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {05}, Yuvraj Singh of India {05}, ML Hayden of Australia {04}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {04}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {04}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {04} and GC Smith of South Africa {04}

KP Pietersen’s 73 not out in this game represent his third fifty in ICC WT20. His three fifties read thus – 79 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 58 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 73* vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10. He is the only England batsman to score three fifties in ICC WT20

KP Peitersen became the ninth batsman in ICC WT20 to score three or more fifties. Ohters are – G Gambir of India {04}, ML Hayden of Australia {04}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {04}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {03}, CH Gayle of West Indies {03}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {03}, JH Kallis of South Africa {03} and Yuvraj Singh of India {03}

KP Pietersen has an aggregate of 45 boundary fours at the end of this game which includes the eight boundary fours he scored in his knock of 73 not out in this game. He became the fifth batsman to score 40 plus boundary fours in ICC WT20. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {51}, TM Dilshan {48}, G Gambhir {43} and GC Smith {43}.

KP Pietersen with his eight boundary fours in his knock of 73 not out has an aggregate of 75 boundary fours in T20I. He became the third batsman to score 75 plus boundary fours in T20I after BB McCullum of New Zealand {100} and GC Smith of South Africa {91}.

KP Pietersen’s 73 not out in this game represent the 76^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. His knock also represents the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring fifty. The seven occasions are – 79 by KP Pietersen vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07, 71 by LG Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 58 by KP Pietersen vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09, 55 by EJG Morgan vs West Indies at Providence on 03.05.10 and 73* by KP Pietersen vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

KP Pietersen’s 73 not out in this game represent the highest score by an England batsman against Pakistan. The previous best was 58 by KP Pietersen himself at The Oval on 07.06.09. KP Pietersen is the only England batsman to score two fifties against Pakistan in ICC WT20

KP Pietersen and PD Collingwood added 60 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 101^st occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the 23^rd occasion of fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in ICC WT20. This stand also provides the 12^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for various wickets and the second occasion of fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket by England batsmen in ICC WT20.

The two occasions of fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket by England batsmen in ICC WT20 are – 66 runs partnership between KP Pietersen and OA Shah vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 60 runs partnership between KP Pietersen and PD Collingwood at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

MJ Lumb and C Kieswetter scored 25 each in this game providing the seventh occasion of both the openers scoring identical runs in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – 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 Akmal {73} and Salman Butt {73} – Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10, Imrul Kayes {zero} and Mohammad Ashraful {zero} – Bangladesh vs Australia at Bridgetown on 05.05.10 and MJ Lumb {25} and C Kieswetter {25} – England vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

England’s win in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a team winning a game in ICC WT20 after inserting the opposition. It was England’s first win when it had inserted the opposition

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POINTS TABLE AT THE END OF THE PRELIMIARY LEAGE
Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
Australia	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.525
Pakistan	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.325
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.200
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	0	4	+0.428
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.355
Zimbabwe	2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.595
Group C
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
India	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.495
South Africa	2	1	1	0	0	2	+1.125
Afghanistan	2	0	2	0	0	0	-2.446
Group D
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
West Indies	2	2	0	0	0	4	+2.780
England	2	0	1	0	1	1	-0.452
Ireland	2	0	1	0	1	1	-3.500

QUALIFYING TEAMS FOR SUPER EIHGT STAGE
Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
Australia	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.525
Pakistan	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.325
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	0	4	+0.428
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.355
Group C
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
India	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.495
SouthAfrica	2	1	1	0	0	2	+1.125
Group D
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
West Indies	2	2	0	0	0	4	+2.780
England	2	0	1	0	1	1	-0.452

Thu May 06 : 19:00 IST	13th Match, Group E – England v Pakistan	Bridgetown
Thu May 06 : 23:00 IST	14th Match, Group E – New Zealand v South Africa	Bridgetown
Fri May 07 : 19:00 IST	15th Match, Group F – Australia v India	Bridgetown
Fri May 07 : 23:00 IST	16th Match, Group F – West Indies v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown
Sat May 08 : 19:00 IST	17th Match, Group E – New Zealand v Pakistan	Bridgetown
Sat May 08 : 23:00 IST	18th Match, Group E – England v South Africa	Bridgetown
Sun May 09 : 19:00 IST	19th Match, Group F – West Indies v India	Bridgetown
Sun May 09 : 23:30 IST	20th Match, Group F – Australia v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown
Mon May 10 : 19:00 IST	21st Match, Group E – Pakistan v South Africa	Gros Islet
Mon May 10 : 23:00 IST	22nd Match, Group E – England v New Zealand	Gros Islet
Tue May 11 : 22:30 IST	23rd Match, Group F – India v Sri Lanka	Gros Islet
Tue May 11 : 02:30 IST +1d	24th Match, Group F – West Indies v Australia	Gros Islet

Match Number 12 : South Africa vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10. South Africa won by 59 runs

South Africa’s victory margin of 59 runs in this game provides the 10^th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – Sri Lanka won by 172 runs vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, South Africa won by 130 runs vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09, New Zealand won by 83 runs vs Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, Pakistan won by 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, West Indies won by 70 runs vs Ireland at Providence on 30.04.10, Sri Lanka won by 64 runs vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, South Africa won by 59 runs vs Afghanisthan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10, Sri Lanka won by 57 runs vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, Pakistan won by 51 runs vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and England won by 50 runs vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07

LL Bosman was run out for zero in this game providing the ninth occasion of a batsmen dismissed run out for zero in ICC WT20. He is the sixth batsman to be run out for zero after facing one delivery and the only opening batsman in ICC WT20 to suffer such an ignominy.

LL Bosman of South Africa and Noor Ali of Afghanistan scored zeroes in this game providing the third occasion of rival opening batsmen scoring zeroes in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – JP Duminy of South Africa and LJ Wright of England at Cape Town on 16.09.09 and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Nazimuddin of Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07 {Note – Both Nazimuddin and ST Jayasuriya collected first ball ducks at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}

LL Bosman’s first ball duck in this game provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – DO Obuya of Kenya vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh vs South Africa at Cape Town on 15.09.07, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, XM Marshall of West Indies vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09, M Vijay of India vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan vs Australia at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and LL Bosman of South Africa vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10

Nowroz Mangal pouched three catches in this game to become the eighth fieldsman in ICC WT20 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 and Nowroz Mangal vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 05.05.10

Nowroz Mangal earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to pouch three catches in an innings in ICC WT20

GC Smith completed 700 runs in T20I when he was on 22 during his knock of 27 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 705. He now occupies the second place amongst the most run getters in T20I, BB McCullum with 1009 runs occupies the first place. He also became the first captain in T20I to aggregate 705 runs

GC Smith became the first captain to aggregate 300 plus runs in ICC WT20. He reached the milestone when he was on 21 during his knock of 27. He has an aggregate of 306 runs at the end of this game. MS Dhoni of India is close behind with 271 runs to his credit.

MV Boucher took three catches in this game to take his aggregate of dismissals to 15 {14 ct and 01 st}. He became the first wicket keeper to effect 15 dismissals in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from Kamran Akmal of Pakistan who had 14 dismissals to his credit {05 ct plus 09 st}. Boucher’s 14 catches represent the most catches by a wicket keeper in ICC WT20

MV Bocuher’s three catches in this game provide the 12^th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in an innings

MV Boucher’s three catches in this game represent the third occasion of his effecting three dismissals in an innings in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – three catches vs West Indies at Jo’burg on 11.09.07, three catches vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07.

MV Boucher with three catches in an innings on three occasions became the only wicket keeper in ICC WT20 to perform such a feat.

LL Bosman of South Afric and Samiullah Shenwari of Afghanistan were dismissed run out in this game taking the number of run outs in ICC WT20 to 77. LL Bosman became the sixth South African batsman to be dismissed run out. He is the first South African batsman to be dismissed run out for zero.

Samiullah Shenwari was dismissed run out for 11 in this game. It was the second occasion that he was dismissed run out in ICC WT20. The other occasion was against India at Gros Islet on 01.05.10 when he was run out after scoring seven runs. He is the only Afghanistan batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in ICC WT20 and his dismissal run out in this game provide the second occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20

Mirwais Ashraf scored 23 in this game batting at number nine providing the second best score by a batsman at number nine in ICC WT20. Naeem Islam who scored 28 runs for Bangladesh vs India at Nottingham on 06.06.09 is credited with highest score by a batsman batting at number nine

M Morkel captured four for 20 in this game providing the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in ICC WT20. His figures represent the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing four wickets in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – M Morkel – 4 for 17 vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07 and WD Parnell – 4 for 13 vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09

M Morkel with his two four plus wicket haul became the third bowler in ICC WT20 to capture four or more wickets on two occasions. Others are Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul – both from Pakistan

M Morkel – M Morkel – 4 for 17 vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07 and 4 for 20 vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.09

Shahid Afridi – 4 for 19 vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and 4 for 11 vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09

Umar Gul – 4 for 25 vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and 5 for 06 vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09

Afghanistan’s team total of 80 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in ICC WT20, It also represents the 23^rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20

Match Number 11 : Australia vs Bangladesh at Barbados on 05.05.10 : Australia won by 27 runs

At the end of this game, MEK Hussey’s total in ICC WT20 stood at 158. He became the third Australian batsman to aggregate 150 plus runs in the tournament. Others are – ML Hayden {265} and AC Gilchrist {169}

MEK Hussey’s 47 not out in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 37 vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 18.09.07

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 27 in this game providing the seventh occasion of an Australian batsmen dismissed run out in ICC WT20. Others are – MEK Hussey for 15 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07, MG Johnson for 9 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07, AC Gilchrist for 43 vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07, MJ Clarke for zero vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, MEK Hussey for 17 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and SPD Smith for zero vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

SPD Smith {for zero vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 and for 27 vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05.05.10} and MEK Hussey {for 15 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 12.09.07 and for 17 vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10} are the two Australian batsmen who have dismissed run out on two occasions in ICC WT20

SPD Smith’s run out for 27 in this game provide the 77^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

SPD Smith became the 14^h batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions. The complete list read thus – MS Dhoni of India {04}, DL Vettori of New Zealand {04}, AB Agarkar of India {02}, SE Bond of New Zealand {02}, MEK Hussey of Australia {02}, Kamran Akmal {02}, NL McCullum of New Zealand {02}, CD McMillan of New Zealand {02}, H Mazakasza of Zimbabwe {02}, NS Poonia of Scotland {02}, SPD Smith of Australia {02}, SB Styris of New Zealand {02}, Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh {02} and RM West of Ireland {02}

MEK Hussey and SPD Smith added 74 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 100^th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand provide the second occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket, the first being the 68* runs stand between KC Sangakkara and AD Mathews in the game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09

Thus the 74 runs stand between MEK Hussey and SPD Smith in this game constitute the record stand for the seventh wicket in ICC WT20

This stand provide the ninth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership posted by Australian batsmen in ICC WT20

Imrul Kayes and Mohammad Ashraful failed to open their account in this game providing second occasion of both the openers scoring zero in an innings in ICC WT20. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Kenya and New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07, when Kenyan openers MA Ouma and DO Obuya were dismissed without scoring

With Imrul Kayes and Mohammad Ashraful scoring zeros in this game the total number of zeroes scored by batsmen in ICC WT20 rose to 102. The 100^th zero was credited to P Sterling of Ireland who failed to score against England at Providence on 04.05.10 Bangladesh batsmen have scored zeroes on nine occasions. As many as 33 occasions of opening batsmen have scored ducks in ICC WT20 including Imrul Kayes and Mohadmmad Ashraful

MEK Hussey with his three catches in this game became the seventh fieldsman in ICC WT20 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 and MEK Hussey – three catches vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05.05.10

MEK Hussey became the second Australian fieldsman to pouch three catches in ICC WT20 after B Lee who had taken three catches against Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07

DP Nannes captured four for 18 in this game providing the 20^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in ICC WT20. He became the second Australian bowler after SR Clark to capture four wickets. SR Clark had returned with figures of four for 20 against Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07. Thus DP Nannes has the best bowling figures by an Australian bowler in ICC WT20

Bangladesh were dismissed all out for 114 in this game providing the 22nd occasion of a team dismissed all out in ICC WT20

Bangladesh has been dismissed all out on four occasions – 144 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 15.09.07, 83 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 140 v Pakistan at Cape Town on 20.09.07 and 114 vs Australia at Bridgetown on 05.05.10 – and holds the record for a team dismissed all out on most occasions in ICC WT20. New Zealand is the other team which has been all out on three occasions

Match Number 10 : England vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10 : No Result game due to rain interference

Ireland won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 36^th occasion of inserting the opposition in ICC WT20. It also provides the fifth such occasion in the ongoing edition.

Ireland has inserted the opposition on three occasions in ICC WT20 – vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 08,06.09, vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and vs England at Providence on 04.05.09.

C Kieswetter was dismissed run out for 20 in this game providing the 73^nd occasion of a batsman run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal in this game provides the 15th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal provides the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20.

C Kieswetter became the third wicket keeper opening batsman to be dismissed run out in ICC WT20. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia for 43 vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan for 5 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09

PD Collingwood’s zero in this game provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring a duck in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – SO Tikolo of Kenya {vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07}, PD Collingwood of England {vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, DL Vettori of New Zealand {vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07}, RT Ponting of Australia {vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09}, P Utseya of Zimbabwe {vs New Zealand at Providence on 04.05.09} and PD Collingwood of England {vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10}

PD Collingwood earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only captain to score ducks on two occasions in ICC WT20 – vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10

MH Yardy was run out for zero without facing a delivery in this game to become the third batsman to suffer such an ignominy ICC WT20. The other two batsmen are – DL Vettori of New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07 and Mohammad Aamer of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09

Ireland were 3 for no loss after 1.2 overs at the first stoppage of play and were 14 for 1 after 3.3 overs at the second and the final stoppage of play when the match was called off.

The sixth match of the ongoing ICC WT20 game between Australia and Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 had some unique features

For the first time in the history of Twenty20 Internationals {which includes ICC WT20 matches also} both the teams were dismissed all out. Australia were dismissed for 191 and in reply Pakistan were also dismissed for 157

Australia lost its last wicket – that of SW Tait – to the last ball of its innings – bowled by Mohammad Aamer {SW Tait was bowled for zero}.

Pakistan also lost its last wicket – that of Saeed Ajmal – to the last ball of its innings – bowled by SW Tait {Saeed Ajmal was bowled for four}

So both the teams were dismissed by the last ball of their respective innings.

It was SW Tait – the last man dismissed by the last ball in Australia’s innings {bowled by Mohammad Aamer for 4} came out to bowl the last over of Pakistan’s innings and ended it by clean bowling Saeed Ajmal for four of the last delivery.!

Earlier Australia had lost five wickets in the last over bowled by Mohammad Aamer which was a maiden over. Never before in the history of cricket, be it a test mach, a one day international, a first class match, a T20 match, there was never an occasion of five wickets falling in an over, and that too in the last over of an innings which was a maiden over !

Match Number 8 : West Indies vs England at Providence on 03.05.10 : West Indies won by eight wickets under Duckworth Lewis Method

EJG Morgan scored 55 in this game providing the 75^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

It also represents the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. Other five occasions are – 79 by KP Pietersen vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 71 by LJ Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 58 by KP Pietersen vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in ICC WT20. RS Bopara’s 55 at The Oval on 15.06.09 was the other occasion

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in T20I

EJG Morgan’s 55 represent the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in T20I. Other occasions are – 79 by PD Collingwood at The Oval on 28.06.07, 55* by OA Shah at The Oval on 29.06.07 and 55 by RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game represent his third fifty in T20I. The other two fifties are – 85* vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 13.11.09, 67* vs Pakistan at Dubai on 19.02.10.

With his three fifties, EJ Morgan became the third England batsman to score three fifties in T20I. The other two batsmen are – PD Collingwood and KP Pietersen.

PD Collingwood’s fifties read thus – 79 vs West Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07, 54 vs New Zealand at Christchuch on 07.02.08 and 57 vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13.11.09

KP Pietersen’s fifies read thus – 79 vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07, 58 vs Pakistan at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 62 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 20.02.10

This game was 25^th T20I for PD Collingwood. He became the 13^th cricketer to appear in 25 plus T20Is. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {34}, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {30}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {30}, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {29}, LRPL Taylor of New Zealand {28}, Umar Gul of Pakistan {26}, MJ Clarke of Australia {25}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {25}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {25}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {25}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {25} and JA Morkel of South Africa {25|

PD Collingwood earned the distinction of becoming the first England cricketer to appear in 25 T20Is.

KP Pietersen took his aggregate of T20I runs to 687 with his 24 in this game and now occupies the second place among the most run getters in T20I. BB McCullum with 987 runs occupies the first place. KP Pietersen moved the second place displacing GA Smith who had an aggregate of 678 runs.

KP Pietersen’s lone six in his knock of 24 gave him the record for most sixes by an England batsman in ICC WT20. It was his eleventh six and he wrested the record from OA Shah who had an aggregate of 10 sixes

KP Pitersen became the seventh batsman in ICC WT20 to score eleven or more sixes. Others are – Yuvraj Singh of India {24}, CH Gayle of West Indies {20}, CD McMillan of New Zealand {13}, Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {13}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {12} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {12}

CH Gayle’s two sixes in this game gave him an aggregate of 20 sixes in ICC WT20. He became the second batsman in ICC WT20 to score 20 plus sixes. Yuvraj Singh of India with 24 sixes to his credit is the other batsman who has an aggregate of 20 plus sixes

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 99^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand represents the eighth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in ICC WT20. The eight occasions are – 119* runs between Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik {Pakistan vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 95 runs between EJG Morgan and LJ Wright {England vs West Indies at Providence on 03.05.10}, 85 runs between MS Dhoni and RG Sharma {India vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07}, 77 runs between DJ Bravo and RR Sarwan {West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 10.06.09}, 64 runs between YK Pathan and Yuvraj Singh {India vs West Indies at Lord’s on 12.06.09}, 63 runs between BJ Hodge and MEK Hussey {Australia vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}, 60 runs between CD McMillan and SB Styris {New Zealand vs England at Durban on 18.09.07} and 53 runs between H Mazkadza and BRM Taylor {Zimbabwe and Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20.

This stand represents the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket by England batsmen in ICC WT20 and hence a record stand. The previous best was 24 runs between A Flintoff and KP Pietersen vs Australia at Cape Town on 14.09.07

EJG Morgan and LG Wright added 95 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of a ninety plus runs partnership by England batsman in ICC WT20. The other four are – 98 runs for the third wicket between SR Watson and DJ Hussey – Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 97 runs for the second wicket between JH Kallis and GC Smith – South Africa vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, 95 runs for the second wicket between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith – West Indies vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and 91 runs for the third wicket between Mohd Ashraful and Shakib Ali Hasan – Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

It is interesting to note that four of the captioned five partnerships of 90 plus runs have been posted in the ongoing edition of ICC WT20.

EJG Morgan’s 55 was in a losing cause providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. His knock which went in vain provides the fourth occasion of an England batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. The other three occasions are – 50 by DL Maddy vs New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07, 71 by LG Wright vs Netherlands at Lord’s on 05.06.09, 55 by RS Bopara vs West Indies at The Oval on 15.06.09

EJG Morgan’s 55 in this game which was in a losing cause provides the fourth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20. The other occasions are – 63 by DA Warner of Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, 67 by Yuvraj Singh of India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and 55 by RS Bopara of England at The Oval on 15.06.09

It is interesting to note that identical knocks of 55 by two England batsmen – RS Bopara at The Oval on 15.06.09 and EJG Morgan at Providence on 03.05.10 – have gone in vain against West Indies in ICC WT20

KA Pollard was dismissed stumped for zero in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsmen dismissed stumped in ICC WT20. He is the third batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped without scoring. Ohers are DLS van Bunge of Netherlands vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

KA Pollard’s dismissal stumped in this game is his second such dismissal in ICC WT20. He was dismissed stumped for 3 against Sri Lanka at The Oval n 19.06.09

KA Pollard is the second batsman in ICC WT20 to be dismissed stumped on two occasions. His team mate DJ Bravo is the other batsman {for 2 vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 13.09.07 and for 18 vs England at The Oval on 15.06.09} is the other batsman who has been dismissed stumped on two occasions.