Scotland lost its first wicket without a run on the board in this game to provide the 30^th occasion of a team losing its first wicket without scoring in its innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first such instance for Scotland in the tournament.

HG Munsey was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland opening batsman dismissed in such a manner in the World Cup.

RD Berrington was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland captain dismissed in such a manner in the World Cup.

RD Berrington was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of a captain collecting the duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland captain dismissed in such a manner in the World Cup.

Scotland’s innings contained three ducks in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an in innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of Scotland batsmen scoring three or more ducks in an innings in the World Cup.

CG Williams of Namibia was dismissed stumped for 23 in this game to provide the 109th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Namibia batsman dismissed in such a manner

CG Williams of Namibia was dismissed stumped for 23 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the occasion of a Namibia batsman dismissed in such a manner

Namibia which made its debut in World Cup in the ongoing edition of the World Cup won its third game, when it won this game by four wickets.

Pakistan won the toss in this game and inserted the opposition to provide the seventh occasion of Pakistan doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan doing so against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan won the toss in this game and inserted the opposition to provide the 111th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC.

Pakistan won this game by five wickets after inserting the opposition. It provides the 57th occasion of a team winning the game after inserting the opposition in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of South Africa winning a game after it had inserted the opposition in T20 WC. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan winning a game against New Zealand after it had inserted the opposition in the T20 World Cup.

KS Williamson was dismissed run out for 25 in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in T20 WC. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed run out in T20 WC

KS Williamson was dismissed run out for 25 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a captain dismissed run out in T20 WC against Pakistan. Interesting enough, all these five captains are New Zealand captains.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed run out in T20 WC against Pakistan.

Haris Rauf captured four for 22 in this game to provide the 58^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 50^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in T20 WC

Haris Rauf captured four for 22 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets and also exact four wickets in an innings in T20 WC.

It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing exact five wickets in T20 WC against New Zealand. The other occasion was Saeed Ajmal’s four for 30 at Pallekele on 23.09.12. It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets against New Zealand in T20 WC.

Pakistan won this game by five wickets to post its 36^th win in T20WC. It also represents its 14^th win by wickets margin.

Pakistan won this game by five wickets to post its sixth win in T20WC against New Zealand. It also represents its third win by wickets margin against New Zealand.

TJ Southee captured his 100th T20I wicket when he bowled Babar Azam for 9 in this game. He became the third bowler in the history of T20 Internationals to capture 100 plus wickets after Shakib Al Hasan {117} and SL Malinga {107}

TJ Southee became the first bowler to concede 2500 runs in T20 Internationals. He conceded 33 runs in this game which made him to  concede 2517 runs in T20Is.

South Africa won the toss in this game and inserted the opposition to provide the eighth occasion of South Africa doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the  second occasion of South Africa doing so against West Indies in the T20 World Cup.

South Africa won the toss in this game and inserted the opposition to provide the 110th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC.

South Africa won this game by eight wickets after inserting the opposition. It provides the 56th occasion of a team winning the game after inserting the opposition in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of South Africa winning a game after it had inserted the opposition in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of South Africa winning a game against West Indies after it had inserted the opposition in the T20 World Cup.

South Africa won this game by eight wickets to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a T20 WC game by eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Win	Jo’burg	11 Sep 2007
2	Aus	won	8 wkts	31	Eng	Cape Town	14 Sep 2007
3	Ind	won	8 wkts	15	Ire	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
4	Pak	won	8 wkts	8	Srl	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
5	Win	won	8 wkts	1	Eng	Providence	03 May 2010
6	Pak	won	8 wkts	8	Ban	Pallekele	25 Sep 2012
7	Aus	won	8 wkts	14	RSA	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
8	Ind	won	8 wkts	18	Pak	Col-RPS	30 Sep 2012
9	Ban	won	8 wkts	27	Nep	Chattogram	18 Mar 2014
10	Ind	won	8 wkts	9	Ban	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
11	Sco	won	8 wkts	12	HKG	Nagpur	12 Mar 2016
12	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Srl	Delhi	28 Mar 2016
13	Sco	won	8 wkts	18	Oma	Al Amerat	21 Oct 2021
14	Nam	won	8 wkts	9	Ire	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
15	Srl	won	8 wkts	77	Net	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
16	RSA	won	8 wkts	10	Win	Dub-DSC	26 Oct 2021

South Africa won this game by eight wickets to provide the third occasion of South Africs winning a T20 WC game by eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Win	Jo’burg	11 Sep 2007
2	RSA	won	8 wkts	14	Srl	Delhi	28 Mar 2016
3	RSA	won	8 wkts	10	Win	Dub-DSC	26 Oct 2021

E Lewis of West Indies scored 56 in this game to provide the 106th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the 16^th occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC.

E Lewis’s 56 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 30th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in  T20 WC. It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

E Lewis’s 56 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 72nd occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in  T20 WC. It also provides the ninth occasion of West Indies batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC.

T Bavuma was dismissed run out for 2 in this game to provide the 27th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of a South African captain dismissed run out in the tournament.

T Bavuma was dismissed run out for 2 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a captain openers dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of a South African captain opener dismissed run out in the tournament.

AD Markram scored 51 not out in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the T20 WC against West Indies. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the T20 WC against West Indies.

AD Markram and RE van der Hassan added 83 runs in a unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of South African batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership in the T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the T20 WC.

AD Markram and RE van der Hassan added 83 runs in a unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of South African batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership in the T20 WC against West Indies. It also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the T20 WC against West Indies.

South Africa won this game by eight wickets to post its 19^th win in the world cup. It also provides its seventh win by wickets margin. It also provides its third win against West Indies in the World cup and second win by wickets margin.

Afghanistan posted a total of 191 for 4 in this game to provide the highest total in the ongoing edition of the World Cup. It was an improvement over Bangladesh’s 181 for 7 against PNG at Al Amerat on 21.10.21

Mohammad Shahzad’s scored 22 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 1940 runs in T20Is. He now owns the record for most runs in T20Is by a wicket keeper batsman.

Mohammad Shahzad scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 22 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 16 boundary sixes in T20 World Cup. He now shares the record for most sixes by a wicket keeper batsman in T20 World Cup with MS Dhoni of India and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan. MS Dhoni and Kamran Akmal have an aggregate of 16 boundary sixes.

MH Cross of Scotland was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to  provide the twelfth occasion of  a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Scotland wicket keeper batsman dismissed in such a manner in the T20 World Cup.

CS MacLeod, MH Cross and BTJ Wheal collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the 114^th, 115^th and 116^th occasion of  a batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20 World Cup. It also provides the ninth, tenth and eleventh occasion of a Scotland batsman dismissed in such a manner in the T20 World Cup.

This game witness five Scotland batsmen – CS MacLeod, MH Cross, RD Berrington, MA Leask and BTJ Wheal – dismissed for ducks to provide the third occasion of five or batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in T20 World cup. The other two occasions are – Six Kenyan batsmen scoring ducks against New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07 and five Netherland batsmen scoring ducks against Ireland at Al Amerat on 18.10.21. As on date there are 291 occasions of  batsmen scoring ducks in the T20 World Cup.

Mujeeb Ur Rehman captured five for 26 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan bowler capturing five wickets in the tournament

Rashid Khan captured four for nine in this game to provide the 57th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of Afghanistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament

Rashid Khan captured four for nine in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan bowler capturing exact four  wickets in the tournament

Mujeeb Ur Rehman’s five for 26 in this game represents the best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler in the tournament. Previous best was Rashid Khan’s four for 9 in this game.

Rashid Khan captured four for 09 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in the tournament.

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MR Gillespie	4-7	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12.09.07
2	Umar Gul	5-5	1	Pak	NZl	The Oval	13.06.09
3	BAW Mendis	6-8	2	Srl	Zim	Hambantota	18.09.12
4	HMRKB Herath	5-3	2	Srl	NZl	Chattogram	31.03.14
5	S Al Hasan	4-9	2	Ban	PNG	Al Amerat	21.10.21
6	AU Rashid	4-2	1	Eng	Win	Dub-DSC	23.10.21
7	Rashid Khan	4-9	2	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21

Mujib Ur Rehman {5 for 26} and Rashid Khan captured {4 for 09} in this game to provide the eighth occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	Umar Gul	4-25	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
	2	Shahid Afridi	4-19	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
2	1	M Bukhari	4-33	Net	Ken	A Dhabi	11.02.10
	2	P Seelar	4-19	Net	Ken	A Dhabi	11.02.10
3	1	S Ben	4-06	Win	Zim	Trinidad	28.02.10
	2	DJ Sammy	5-26	Win	Zim	Trinidad	28.02.10
4	1	H Ahmadzai	4-12	Aust	Tur	I Country	31.08.19
	2	Z Arig	4-10	Aust	Tur	I Country	31.08.19
5	1	S Lamichhane	4-20	Nep	Net	Al Amerat	07.10.19
	2	KC Karan	4-17	Nep	Net	Al Amerat	07.10.19
6	1	Khawar Ali	4-16	Oma	Net	Al Amerat	09.10.19
	2	Z Maqsood	4-07	Oma	Net	Al Amerat	09.10.19
7	1	Nasum Ahmed	4-10	Ban	NZl	Dhaka	08.09.21
	2	M Rahman	4-12	Ban	NZl	Dhaka	08.09.21
8	1	M ur Rahman	5-26	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21
	2	Rashid Kan	4-09	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21

Mujib Ur Rehman {5 for 26} and Rashid Khan captured {4 for 09} in this game to provide the second occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the history of T20 Internationals against Scotland. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	Umar Gul	4-25	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
	2	Shahid Afridi	4-19	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
2	1	M ur Rahman	5-26	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21
	2	Rashid Kan	4-09	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21

Mujib Ur Rehman {5 for 26} and Rashid Khan captured {4 for 09} in this game to provide the second occasion of two bowlers aggregating nine wickets in the history of T20 Internationals. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	S Ben	4-06	Win	Zim	Trinidad	28.02.10
	2	DJ Sammy	5-26	Win	Zim	Trinidad	28.02.10
2	1	M ur Rahman	5-26	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21
	2	Rashid Kan	4-09	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21

Mujib Ur Rehman {5 for 26} and Rashid Khan captured {4 for 09} in this game to provide the second occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the history of T20 World Cup. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	Umar Gul	4-25	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
	2	Shahid Afridi	4-19	Pak	Sco	Durban	12.09.07
2	1	M ur Rahman	5-26	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21
	2	Rashid Kan	4-09	Afg	Sco	Sharjah	25.10.21

Scotland was dismissed all out for 60 in this game to provide the 65^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Scotland dismissed all out  in an innings in the World Cup.

Scotland was dismissed all out for 60 in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Scotland dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in an innings in the World Cup.

Scotland’s 60 in this game represent its lowest team total in a completed innings. Its previous lowest was 81 against South Africa at The Oval on 07.06.09

Afghanistan won this game by 130 runs to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning the World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions  are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Srl	won	172 runs	Ken	Jo’burg	14 Sep 2007
2	Afg	won	130 runs	Sco	Sharjah	25 Oct 2021
3	RSA	won	130 runs	Sco	The Oval	07 Jun 2009
4	Eng	won	116 runs	Afg	Col-RPS	21 Sep 2012

Scotland suffered its second loss by 100 plus runs margin in the tournament. England had won the match against Scotland by 130 runs at The Oval on 07.06.09. Thus Scotland became the only team to lost two games by 100 plus runs margin in the T20 World cup.`

RG Sharma was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 127^th occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in T20 WC. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in the tournament

RG Sharma was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in T20 WC. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in the tournament

RG Sharma was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in T20 WC against It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in the tournament against Pakistan

RG Sharma was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the first occasion of an opening batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in T20 WC against Pakistan. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in the tournament against Pakistan

V Kohli scored 57 in this game to provide the 27th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in the tournament.

V Kohli scored 57 in this game to provide the first occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Pakistan. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Pakistan.

Babar Azam scored 68 not out in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament.

Babar Azam scored 68 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against India. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against India.

V Kohli {57} and Babar Azam {68*} scored fifties in this game to provide the first occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the tournament. It also provides the 13th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Captain	Runs	Ground	Date
1	Net	MR Swart	89	Jo’burg	19.04.13
	Ken	CO Obuya	75*	Jo’burg	19.04.13
2	Sco	PL Mommsen	68*	Edinbuth	11.07.15
	Net	PW Borren	57	Edinbuth	11.07.15
3	Eng	EJG Morgan	74	Cardiff	31.08.15
	Aus	SPD Smith	90	Cardiff	31.08.15
4	UAE	Amjad Javed	76	Dubai	04.02.16
	Sco	PL Mommsen	56	Dubai	04.02.16
5	Ire	PR Stirling	56	Al Amerat	15.02.19
	Sco	KJ Coetzer	74	Al Amerat	15.02.19
6	Nam	MG Erasmus	56	Windhoek	20.08.19
	Bot	K Motlhanka	59	Windhoek	20.08.19
7	Net	PM Seelaar	96*	Dublin	16.09.19
	Sco	KJ Coetzer	89	Dublin	16.09.19
8	Ind	V Kohli	72*	Mohali	18.09.19
	RSA	Q de Kock	52	Mohali	18.09.19
9	Sin	TH David	64*	Singppore	28.09.19
	Nep	P Khadka	106*	Singppore	28.09.19
10	Ind	V Kohli	70*	Mum-WS	11.12.19
	Win	KA Pollard	68	Mum-WS	11.12.19
11	Eng	EJG Morgan	66	Manchester	30.08.20
	Pak	Babar Azam	56	Manchester	30.08.20
12	Fin	NG Collins	64*	Kerava	21.08.21
	Swe	A Venkatesh	54	Kerava	21.08.21
13	Ind	V Kohli	53	Dubai	24.10.21
	Pak	Babar Azam	68*	Dubai	24.10.21

Mohammad Rizwan {79*} scored fifty in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

Mohammad Rizwan {79*} scored fifty in this game to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against India. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against India.

Mohammad Rizwan’s 79* in this game provides the highest individual score by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament against India. The previous best was KC Sangakkara’s 59 not out in the match between Sri Lanka and India at Dhaka on 06.04.14

Mohammad Rizwan’s 79* in this game provides the highest individual score by a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman in the tournament. The previous best was Kamran Akmal’s 73 against Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam opened the innings in this game to provide the 81^st occasion of Wicket keeper batsman and captain opening the innings in the history of T20 Internationals. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman and captain opening the innings in the history of T20 Internationals. It is interesting to note on all these nine occasions.  opening batsmen were Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam

Babar Azam {68 not out} and Mohammad Rizwan {79 not out} of Pakistan scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of captain and wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in  the same innings in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of captain and wicket keeper scoring unbeaten fifties in the annals od T20Is

No		Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C	Mohd Hafeez	63	1	Pak	RSA	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013
	K	Umar Akmal	64	1	Pak	RSA	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013
2	C	PW Borren	57	1	Net	Sco	Edinburgh	11 Jul 2015
	K	W Barresi	75	1	Net	Sco	Edinburgh	11 Jul 2015
3	C	A Afghan	55*	1	Afg	Sco	Nagpur	08 Mar 2016
	K	Mohd Shahzad	61	1	Afg	Sco	Nagpur	08 Mar 2016
4	C	NLTC Perera	58	1	Srl	Ban	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2018
	K	MDKJ Perera	61	1	Srl	Ban	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2018
5	C	V Kohli	59	2	Ind	Win	Providence	06 Aug 2019
	K	RR Pant	65*	2	Ind	Win	Providence	06 Aug 2019
6	C	EJG Morgan	57*	2	Eng	RSA	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
	K	JC Buttler	57	2	Eng	RSA	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
7	C	A Afghan	55	1	Afg	Zim	Abu Dhabi	17 Mar 2021
	K	R Gurbaz	87	1	Afg	Zim	Abu Dhabi	17 Mar 2021
8	C	Babar Azam	73	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	122	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
9	C	Babar Azam	85	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	63	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
10	C	Babar Azam	68*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	79*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

Babar Azam {68 not out} and Mohammad Rizwan {79 not out} of Pakistan scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of captain opener and wicket keeper batsman opener scoring fifties in the same innings in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No		Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C	Babar Azam	73	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	122	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
2	C	Babar Azam	85	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	63	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
3	C	Babar Azam	68*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	79*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

Babar Azam {68 not out} and Mohammad Rizwan {79 not out} of Pakistan scored fifties in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan captain and wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in  the same innings in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of captain and wicket keeper scoring unbeaten fifties in the annals od T20Is

No		Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C	Mohd Hafeez	63	1	Pak	RSA	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013
	K	Umar Akmal	64	1	Pak	RSA	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013
2	C	Babar Azam	73	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	122	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	21 Apr 2021
3	C	Babar Azam	85	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	63	1	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	16 Jul 2021
4	C	Babar Azam	68*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
	K	Mohd Rizwan	79*	2	Pak	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan posted 152 runs in an unbeaten stand for the first wicket to provide the 32nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20 WC.  It also provides the 14^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20 WC.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan posted 152 runs in an unbeaten stand for the first wicket to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in T20 WC.  It also provides the record partnership for the  first wicket in T20 WC. The previous best was 145 runs partnership between CH Gayle and DS Smith in the game between West Indies and South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan posted 152 runs in an unbeaten stand for the first wicket to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20 WC.  It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20 WC.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan posted 152 runs in an unbeaten stand for the first wicket to provide the first occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket and also for any wicket in T20 WC.  It also provides the record partnership for the first wicket and also for any wicket in T20 WC. The previous best was 142 runs partnership between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt in the game between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

Pakistan won this game by ten wickets to provide the 29th occasion of a team winning a T20I game by ten wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Margin	BR	Tar	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	RSA	10 wkts	51	130	Pak	Jo’burg	02 Feb 2007
2	Aus	10 wkts	58	102	Srl	C Town	20 Sep 2007
3	Ken	10 wkts	45	110	Sco	Nai-Gym	01 Feb 2010
4	NZl	10 wkts	70	79	Ban	Hamilton	03 Feb 2010
5	Ken	10 wkts	33	124	Sco	Nai-Gym	04 Feb 2010
6	Eng	10 wkts	28	126	Win	The Oval	23 Sep 2011
7	NZl	10 wkts	39	124	Zim	Harare	15 Oct 2011
8	Ire	10 wkts	76	72	Ken	Dub-DSC	14 Mar 2012
9	Ire	10 wkts	63	107	Can	Dub-DSC	22 Mar 2012
10	RSA	10 wkts	44	94	Zim	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
11	Eng	10 wkts	44	140	NZl	Wellington	15 Feb 2013
12	NZl	10 wkts	14	169	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
13	Ind	10 wkts	41	100	Zim	Harare	20 Jun 2016
14	Afg	10 wkts	73	72	Ire	Dub-DSC	20 Jan 2017
15	PNG	10 wkts	60	57	Van	P Moresby	24 Mar 2019
16	Nam	10 wkts	97	47	Bot	Kampala	22 May 2019
17	Aust	10 wkts	104	33	Tur	I County	31 Aug 2019
18	Gre	10 wkts	93	53	Ser	Corfu	15 Oct 2019
19	PNG	10 wkts	58	90	Ber	ICCA Dubai	19 Oct 2019
20	Aus	10 wkts	49	107	Pak	Perth	08 Nov 2019
21	UAE	10 wkts	87	62	Ira	Al Amerat	23 Feb 2020
22	Oma	10 wkts	34	130	Mald	Al Amerat	25 Feb 2020
23	Rom	10 wkts	86	116	Ser	Sofia	26 Jun 2021
24	BeL	10 wkts	87	51	Mal	Marsa	08 Jul 2021
25	RSA	10 wkts	32	121	Srl	Col-RPS	14 Sep 2021
26	Uga	10 wkts	54	99	Mala	Kigali	16 Oct 2021
27	Om	10 wkts	38	130	PNG	Al Amerat	17 Oct 2021
28	Uga	10 wkts	98	27	Les	Kigali	19 Oct 2021
29	Pak	10 wkts	13	152	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

The following table lists the 16 occasions of a team winning a T20I game when the target was 100 plus runs.

No	Team	Margin	BR	Tar	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	NZl	10 wkts	14	169	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
2	Pak	10 wkts	13	152	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
3	Eng	10 wkts	44	140	NZl	Wellington	15 Feb 2013
4	RSA	10 wkts	51	130	Pak	Jo’burg	02 Feb 2007
5	Oma	10 wkts	34	130	Mald	Al Amerat	25 Feb 2020
6	Om	10 wkts	38	130	PNG	Al Amerat	17 Oct 2021
7	Eng	10 wkts	28	126	Win	The Oval	23 Sep 2011
8	Ken	10 wkts	33	124	Sco	Nai-Gym	04 Feb 2010
9	NZl	10 wkts	39	124	Zim	Harare	15 Oct 2011
10	RSA	10 wkts	32	121	Srl	Col-RPS	14 Sep 2021
11	Rom	10 wkts	86	116	Ser	Sofia	26 Jun 2021
12	Ken	10 wkts	45	110	Sco	Nai-Gym	01 Feb 2010
13	Ire	10 wkts	63	107	Can	Dub-DSC	22 Mar 2012
14	Aus	10 wkts	49	107	Pak	Perth	08 Nov 2019
15	Aus	10 wkts	58	102	Srl	C Town	20 Sep 2007
16	Ind	10 wkts	41	100	Zim	Harare	20 Jun 2016

The following table lists the 16 occasions of a team winning a T20I game when the target was 150 plus runs.

No	Team	Margin	BR	Tar	Oppo	Ground	Match Date
1	NZl	10 wkts	14	169	Pak	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
2	Pak	10 wkts	13	152	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

Pakistan won this game by ten wickets to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a T20 WC game by ten wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Margin	BR	Tar	Oppo	Ground	Match Date
1	Aus	10 wkts	58	102	Srl	C Town	20 Sep 2007
2	RSA	10 wkts	44	94	Zim	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
3	Oma	10 wkts	38	130	PNG	Al Amerat	17 Oct 2021
4	Pak	10 wkts	13	152	Ind	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021

Pakistan chased the target of 152 runs to win this game by ten wickets. It is the highest target chased by a team in T20 WC to win a game without losing a wicket. It also represents the first ten wickets win by Pakistan in T20Is and also in T20 WC.

Pakistan posted its 20th win in the T20 World Cup. It also represents its eighth win by wickets margin.

Mohamammad Naim {67} and Mushfiqur Rahim {57*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 13^th and 14th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen scoring fifties in T20 World Cup.

Mohamammad Naim {67} scored fifty in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Bangladesh opening batsmen scoring fifties in T20 World Cup. It also represents Mohammad Naim’s second fifty in the T20 WC. He had scored 64 against Oman at Al Amerat on 19 Oct 21. It also provides the 103^rd occasion of opening batsman scoring fifties in the World Cup.

Mohamammad Naim {67} and Mushfiqur Rahim {57*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 13^th and 14th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen scoring fifties in T20 World Cup.

Mohamammad Naim {67} and Mushfiqur Rahim {57*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 69th and 70th occasion of batsmen’s fifties in losing cause T20 World Cup. It also provides seventh and eighth occasion of Bangladesh batsmen’s fifties in losing cause in the tournament.

Mohamammad Naim’s 67 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 29^th occasion of opening batsman’s fifty in losing cause T20 World Cup. It also provides second occasion of Bangladesh opening batsman’s fifty in losing cause in the tournament.

Shakib Al Hasan’s two wickets for 17 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 41 wickets in the tournament. He now owns the record for most wickets by a bowler in the tournament. He went past Shahid Afridi of Pakistan who had an aggregate of 39 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan became the first bowler to capture 40 plus wickets in the tournament

At the end of this game, Shakib Al Hasan has bowled 103.1 over in the tournament. Shahid Afridi is the other bowler to bowl more over then Shakib Al Hasan in the tournament. He has bowled 135.0 overs in the tournament. SL Malinga {102.4} is the other bowler to bowl more than 100 overs in the tournament.

KJC Asalanka scored 80 not out and PBB Rajapaksha scored 53 in this game to provide the 26^th and 27^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in the tournament.

KJC Asalanka scored 80 not out in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring 80 plus runs in the tournament.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Jayawardene	100	1	Zim	Providence	03 May 2010
2	M Jayawardene	98*	1	Win	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
3	TM Dilshan	96*	1	Win	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
4	M Jayawardene	89	1	Eng	Chattogram	27 Mar 2014
5	ST Jayasuriya	88	1	Ken	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
6	TM Dilshan	83*	2	Afg	Kolkata	17 Mar 2016
7	ST Jayasuriya	81	1	Win	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
8	M Jayawardene	81	1	NZl	Providence	30 Apr 2010
9	KIC Asalanka	80*	2	Ban	Sharjah	24 Oct 2021

Sri Lanka won this game by five wickets to post its 24^th win in the tournament. It also represents its eighth win by wickets margin.

England posted its first win against West Indies in T20 WC when it won the game by six wickets.  It also represents its 16^th win in WC and its tenth win by wickets margin.

West Indies was dismissed for 55 in this game to provide the 64^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in the tournament. It also represents the fourth occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the tournament.

West Indies was dismissed for 55 in this game to provide the 26^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the tournament. It also represents the first occasion of West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the tournament.

West Indies was dismissed for 55 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that out of these four occasions, three occasions are against England.

No	Team	R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	60	2	Pak	Karachi	01 Apr 2018
2	Win	45	2	Eng	Basseterre	08 Mar 2019
3	Win	71	1	Eng	Basseterre	10 Mar 2019
4	Win	55	1	Eng	Dub-DSC	23 Oct 2021

West Indies was dismissed for 55 in this game and CH Gayle top scored with 13 runs in the innings while all the other ten batsmen were dismissed for single digits to provide the 17^th occasion of only one batsman reaching double figures in a completed innings in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	No	I	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	Ind	74	10	1	Aus	Melbourne	01 Feb 2008
2	Win	101	10	2	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
3	Ire	68	10	2	Win	Providence	30 Apr 2010
4	NZl	80	10	2	Pak	Ch’ch	30 Dec 2010
5	Ken	71	10	1	Ire	Dub-DSC	14 Mar 2012
6	Afg	80	10	2	Eng	Col-RPS	21 Sep 2012
7	Net	39	10	1	Srl	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014
8	Nep	72	10	1	HKG	Col-PSS	24 Nov 2014
9	UAE	73	10	2	Net	ICCA Dub	03 Feb 2016
10	Bot	46	10	1	Nam	Kampala	22 May 2019
11	Ger	53	10	1	Ita	Utrecht	25 May 2019
12	Tur	21	10	2	Cze	I County	30 Aug 2019
13	Ser	52	10	1	Gre	Corfu	15 Oct 2019
14	Mal	50	10	1	Bel	Marsa	08 Jul 2021
15	Les	26	10	1	Uga	Kigali	19 Oct 2021
16	Net	44	10	1	Srl	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
17	Win	55	10	1	Eng	Dubai	23 Oct 2021

West Indies was dismissed for 55 in this game and CH Gayle top scored with 13 runs in the innings while all the other ten batsmen were dismissed for single digits to provide the sixth occasion of only one batsman reaching double figures in a completed innings in the history of T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	No	I	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	Win	101	10	2	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
2	Ire	68	10	2	Win	Providence	30 Apr 2010
3	Afg	80	10	2	Eng	Col-RPS	21 Sep 2012
4	Net	39	10	1	Srl	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014
5	Net	44	10	1	Srl	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
6	Win	55	10	1	Eng	Dubai	23 Oct 2021

OC McCoy was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 112^th occasion of batsman collecting the first ball duck in the tournament. It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in the tournament.

A Rashid returned with figures of four wickets conceding two runs in this game to provide the 55^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 48th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in the tournament

A Rashid returned with figures of four wickets conceding two runs in this game to provide the second occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings and an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in the tournament. Prior to this CJ Jordan had figures of 4 for 28 against Sri Lanka at Delhi on 24 Mar 2016

Thus A Rashid’s 4 for 2 in this game represent the best bowling figures by an England bowler in the tournament and also in T20 Internationals.

As on date there are 37 occasions of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Gillespie	4-7	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12.09.07
2	DW Steyn	4-9	2	RSA	Win	P Elizabeth	16.12.07
3	Umar Gul	4-8	1	Paj	Aus	Dub-DSC	07.05.09
4	Umar Gul	5-6	1	Pak	NZl	The Oval	13.06.09
5	SJ Benn	4-6	1	Win	Zim	Trindiad	28.02.10
6	A Mendis	6-8	2	Srl	Zim	Hambantota	18.09.12
7	Umar Gul	5-6	2	Pak	RSA	Centurion	03.03.13
8	SO Tikolo	4-2	2	Ken	Sco	ICCA Dubai	19.11.13
9	R Herath	5-3	2	Srl	NZl	Chattogram	31.03.14
10	M Bukhari	4-7	2	Net	UAE	ICCA Dub	03.02.16
11	R Ashwin	4-8	1	Ind	Srl	Vizag	14.02.16
12	R Khan	5-3	2	Afh	Ire	G Noida	10.03.17
13	B Stanlake	4-8	1	Aus	Pak	Harare	02.07.18
14	CJ Jordan	4-6	2	Eng	Win	Basseterre	08.03.19
15	DJ Willey	4-7	1	Eng	Win	Basseterre	10.03.19
16	C Viljoen	5-9	1	Nam	Bots	Kampala	22.05.19
17	A Nanda	5-6	1	Lux	Tur	I County	29.08.19
18	SL Malinga	5-6	2	Srl	NZl	Pallekele	06.09.19
19	P Arrighi	5-4	2	Arg	Bra	Cortijo PC A	04.10.19
20	M Spry	4-8	2	Per	Chi	Cortijo PC A	05.10.19
21	Z Maqsood	4-7	1	Oma	Net	Al Amerat	09.10.19
22	DL Chahar	6-7	2	Ind	Ban	Nagpur	10.11.19
23	K Hayat	5-4	2	Mal	HKG	Lumpur	20.02.20
24	MNM Aslam	4-5	1	Kuw	Ira	Al Amerat	25.02.20
25	S Ahmed	4-9	2	UAE	Kuw	Al Amerat	27.02.20
26	B Niaz	4-8	1	Bel	Mal	Marsa	08.07.21
27	Aqib Iqbal	5-5	1	Aut	Bel	Waterloo	24.07.21
28	H de Silva	4-9	1	Srk	Ind	Col-RPS	29.07.21
29	G Ahmadi	4-5	1	Ger	Nov r	Krefeld	05.08.21
30	S Al Hasan	4-9	2	Ban	Aus	Dhaka	09.08.21
31	K Bagabena	5-9	1	Gha	Sey	Rwanda	16.10.21
32	DM Nakrani	6-7	1	Uga	Les	Kigali	19.10.21
33	S Al Hasan	4-9	2	Ban	PNG	Al Amerat	21.10.21
34	M Akayezu	4-9	1	RWN	Swa	Rwanda	22.10.21
35	DM Nakrani	5-8	2	USA	Sey	Kigali	22.10.21
36	AU Rashid	4-2	1	Eng	Win	Dub-DSC	23.10.21
37	P Aho	6-5	2	NGA	SLe	Lagos	24.10.21

AU Rashid captured four for 0w in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in the tournament.

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MR Gillespie	4-7	1	NZl	Ken	Durban	12.09.07
2	Umar Gul	5-5	1	Pak	NZl	The Oval	13.06.09
3	BAW Mendis	6-8	2	Srl	Zim	Hambantota	18.09.12
4	HMRKB Herath	5-3	2	Srl	NZl	Chattogram	31.03.14
5	S Al Hasan	4-9	2	Ban	PNG	Al Amerat	21.10.21
6	AU Rashid	4-2	1	Eng	Win	Dub-DSC	23.10.21

AJ Finch became the sixth captain to lead Australia in T20 World Cup, while TA Bavuma became the fourth captain to lead South Africa in T20 World Cup.

TA Bavuma and Q de Kock opened the South African innings in this game to provide the 80^th occasion of Captain and wicket keeper opening the innings in T20 Internationals. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African captain and wicket keeper opening the innings in T20 Internationals.

T Bavuma for South Africa and AJ Finch for Australia opened the innings to provide the seventh occasion of rival captains opening the innings for their respective teams in the tournament.

KA Maharaj was dismissed run out for a duck in this game to provide the 26^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the World Cup.

AJ Finch was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a captain dismissed for a duck in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain dismissed for a duck in the tournament.

AJ Finch was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for a duck in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain opening dismissed for a duck in the tournament.

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 46th bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the third South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets. Others are DW Steyn {64} and Imran Tahir {61}

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 13^th left arm bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the first South African left arm bowler to capture 50 plus wickets.

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the 25^th spin bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the second South African spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets. Other bowler is Imran Tahir {61}

T Shamshi’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 50 wickets in T20Is. He became the eighth left arm spin bowler in the history of T20 internationals to capture 50 plus wickets. He also became the first South African left arm spin bowler to capture 50 plus wickets.

Australia won this game by five wickets with two balls to spare to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a WC game  with two balls remaining. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also  provides the first such win by Australia in the World Cup.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Pak	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Col-RPS	28 Sep 2012
2	HKF	won	2 wkts	2	Ban	Chattogram	20 Mar 2014
3	Ind	won	7 wkts	2	Win	Dhaka	23 Mar 2014
4	Win	won	6 wkts	2	Aus	Dhaka	28 Mar 2014
5	Oma	won	2 wkts	2	Ire	Dharamsala	09 Mar 2016
6	Eng	won	2 wkts	2	RSA	Mumbai	18 Mar 2016
7	Win	won	3 wkts	2	RSA	Nagpur	25 Mar 2016
8	Win	won	7 wkts	2	Ind	Mumbai	31 Mar 2016
9	Win	won	4 wkts	2	Eng	Kolkata	03 Apr 2016
10	Aus	won	5 wkts	2	RSA	Abu Dhabi	23 Oct 2021

Australia won this game by five wickets to post its 17^th win in the World Cup. It also represents its 13^th win by wickets margin and its second win against South Africa by wickets margin. First such win was by eight wickets at Col-RPS on 30 Sep 2012