KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (649), BB McCullum of New Zealand (620) and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan (560) are the three wicket keeper batsmen who have scored 500 plus runs in T20I. It is interesting to note that all these three batsmen have scored 50 plus boundary fours in their T20I career - KC Sangakkara (67), BB McCullum (58) and Kamran Akmal (50). The last named aggregated 50 boundary fours in this game with three boundary fours in his innings of 37.
AB de Villiers took a catch in this game which gave him an aggregate of 22 catches in ICC WT20. He now holds the record for most catches in ICC WT20. He wrested the record of 21 catches held by LRPL Taylor of New Zealand.
GC Smith became the third batsman in T20I to aggregate 750 plus runs - BB McCullum (1048), KP Pietersen (822) and GC Smith (751). GC Smith with his 751 run aggregate became the first captain in T20I to total 750 plus runs. This game was his 25th appearance in T20I and he became the second captain to appear in 25 T20Is. DL Vettori has appeared in 26 T20Is as captain. GC Smith became the first captain in T20I to play 25 innings.
GC Smith and MS Dhoni share the record for most appearances as captain in ICC WT20 with 16 appearances each. GC Smith (352) became the first captain to score 350 plus runs in ICC WT20. CH Gayle (321) and MS Dhoni (302) are the other two captains to score 300 plus runs.
GC Smith completed 2000 runs of his T20 career when he was on four during his knock of 13 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2009. He became the seventh batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs in T20 games. Others are - BJ Hodge (2646), DJ Hussey (2546), BB McCullum (2443), KC Sangakkara (2054), DPMD Jayawardene (2018) and LRPL Taylor (2004).
Umar Akmal's 51 and AB de Villier's 53 in this game provide the 86th and 87th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in ICC WT20. Umar Akmal's 51 provide the 14th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT0. AB de Villiers's 53 provide the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring fifty in ICC WT20.
AB de Villier's 53 in this game represent his third fifty in ICC WT20. The other two are - 79* vs Scotland at The Oval on 07.06.09 and 63 vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09.
AB de Viilers and JH Kallis are the two South African batsmen to score three fifties in ICC WT20. JH Kallis's three fifties read thus - 57* vs England at Nottingham on 11.06.09, 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and 73 vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.
JH Kallis (64* vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09) and AB de Villiers (53 vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 10.05.10) are the two South African batsmen who have scored fifties against Pakistan in ICC WT20.
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal became the first pair of brothers to score fifties in IUCC WT20. Kamran Akmal has scored two fifties in ICC WT20 (57 vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09 and 73 vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10), while Umar Akmal scored 51 vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.
AB de Villiers became the 12th batsman in ICC WT20 to score three or more fifties. The complete list read thus - DPMD Jayawardene (05), G Gambhir (04), CH Gayle (04), ML Hayden (04), KP Pietersen (04), AB de Villiers (03), TM Dilshan (03), ST Jayasuriya (03), JH Kallis (03), KC Sangakkara (03), RG Sharma (03) and Yuvraj Singh (03).
AB de Villiers's 53 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 26th occasion of a batsman's fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. It also represents the 25th half century in a losing cause in ICC WT20. AB de Villers's 53 provide the third occasion of a South African batsman's fifty in a losing cause. Other two occasions are - JH Kallis's 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and JH Kallis's 73 vs India at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.
The following list shows the batsman's fifties going in vain against Pakistan in ICC WT20 - 71 by Junaid Siddique of Bangladesh at Cape Town on 20.09.07, 65 by Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh at Gros Islet on 01.05.10, 64* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka at Lord's on 21.06.09, 64 by JH Kallis of South Africa at Nottnigham on 18.06.09 and 53 by AB de Villiers at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.
CK Langveldt (4 for 19) and Saeed Ajmal (4 for 26) captured four wickets in this game providing the first occasion of rival bowlers capturing four wickets in ICC WT20.
CK Langveldt's 4 for 19 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing four wickets in ICC WT20. The four occasions are - 4 for 17 by M Morkel vs New Zealand at Durban on 19.09.07, 4 for 13 by WD Parnell vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09, 4 for 20 vs M Morkel vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 05.05.10 and 4 for 19 by CK Langveldt at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.
Saeed Ajmal's 4 for 26 in this game provide the seventh occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in ICC WT20. The seven occasions are - 5 for 6 by Umar Gul vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09, 4 for 11 by Shahid Afridi vs Netherlands at Lord's on 09.06.09, 4 for 18 by Mohammad Asif vs India at Durban on 12.09.07, 4 for 19 by Shahid Afridi vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07, 4 for 19 by Saeed Ajmal vs Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09, 4 for 25 by Umar Gul vs Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07 and 4 for 26 by Saeed Ajmal vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 10.05.10.
Umar Gul, Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal are the three Pakistan bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on two or more occasions.
CK Langveldt's 4 for 19 was in a losing cause providing the fourth occasion of a bowlers four wicket haul going in vain in ICC WT20. The four occasions are - 4 for 18 by A Cusack of Ireland - lost to Sri Lanka at Lord's on 14.06.09, 4 for 19 by LMP Simmons of West Indies - lost to Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 10.06.09, 4 for 19 by CK Langveldt of South Africa - lost to Pakistan at Gros Islet on 10.05.10 and 4 for 31 by E Chigumbara of Zimbabwe - lost to England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.
HR Gopala Krishna - Cricket Statistician
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