Statistical Highlights - Pakistan v England 3rd T20I

Statistical Highlights – Pakistan v England 3rd T20I: England won another toss to bat first another time. With the series already won, England shuffled its openers and it didn’t work as debutant Aamer dismissed Jason Roy on the first ball of the match. Joe Root then took charge until he and Moeen Ali were removed by Afridi off successive balls. Pakistan looked in all control until Chris Woakes and James Vince added 60 runs for the 7^th wicket to take England from 86/6 to 154/7 in their 20 overs.

Pakistan had the worst of starts when they lost all of its top 3 for mere 11 runs in the chase. Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik then added stability to the chase, but Rizwan didn’t last long, as did Umar Akmal. Pakistan needed 70 off 47 balls when Shahid Afridi entered the ground to partner a set Shoaib Malik. Both added 63 runs for the 6^th wicket and brought Pakistan right back into the game. 10 runs were required off the last over and Pakistan managed only 9 to tie the game. Super Over!

Chris Jordan was handed the ball from England and he replied effectively, conceding only 3 in the super over and got the wicket of Akmal on the last ball. Shahid Afridi scored 0 off 3 in the super over. England chased the 4 runs required in the first 5 balls, bowled by Shahid Afridi. England won the super over and white-washed Pakistan 3-0 in the T20 series.

Here are the stats highlights from the 3^rd T20I between Pakistan and England:

The debut – Aamer Yamin is the 66^th player to represent Pakistan in T20Is.

Dream debut – Aamer Yamin is the 1^st Pakistani and overall the 12^th bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of his career in T20Is.

League of legends – Aamer Yamin became the 4^th Pakistani to take a wicket on the first ball in a format. Intikhab Alam (Tests), Shahid Mahboob and Inzamam-ul-Haq (ODIs) are the others.

Leading wicket–taker – Shahid Afridi (88 wickets) is now ‘officially’ the leading wicket-taker in T20Is surpassing Saeed Ajmal (85 wickets).

Leading from the front – Afridi has now taken 31 wickets as captain of Pakistan, only Daniel Vettori has taken more (35).

Leading catcher – Umar Akmal has held 32 catches as a fielder in Twenty-20 Internationals, only Ross Taylor (39) and AB de Villiers (37) have taken more catches.

Pakistani record – 3 catches by Umar Akmal in this game has now equaled Yasir Shah’s Pakistan record of most field catches in a T20I innings (set against Zimbabwe in 2011).

Runs from the lower order – Chris Woakes smashed 37 runs off 24 balls batting at no. 8, the second-highest by anyone batting at that number. Kenya’s RG Aga scored 52* against Scotland in 2013.

A near miss – James Vince survived 19.5 overs of the England innings, just one more ball and he could have become the third man after Arthur Kyobe (Uganda) and Chris Gayle to carry his bat in T20Is.

Run out Hafeez – Mohammad Hafeez has been run out 18 times in his international career, 7 of those instances came in 2015.

Unbeaten streak – England has been on a winning streak in T20Is in 2015, they have played 5, won 4, tied 1 and won it in the super over.

30 – Shahid Afridi now has hit 30 sixes as captain which is the most by any captain in T20Is. New Zealand skipper Brendon MccCullum stands next to him with 29.

150 – Shoaib Malik today became the first ever Pakistani and overall 32^nd batsman to smash 150 sixes in Twenty 20 cricket. Chris Gayle is at the top of the list with 462 sixes.

500 together – Shoaib Malik & Umar Akmal completed 503 partnership runs today, 3rd Pakistani and overall 20th pair to score as many.

63 – Runs added by Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi for the 6^th wicket today, second highest 6^th wicket partnership for Pakistan in T20Is. Highest: 71 by Shoaib Malik/Misbah-ul-Haq vs England, 2012

First Tie – Today was the first time England featured in a tied T20I game, it was the 3^rd for Pakistan.

Lowest in Super Over – 3/1 by Pakistan today is the lowest ever score in a Super Over in international T20s.

The first white-wash – This is the first time England has white-washed any team in a 3-match T20I series. Also, the first time Pakistan has suffered the same fate.

Difficult to beat – England has now beaten Pakistan in 10 of the 13 T20Is both countries have played against.

Upper hand – England has won eight of its last 9 T20Is against Pakistan.

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