World T20 2016: Pakistan v New Zealand – Statistical Highlights

New Zealand became the first team in this WT20 to register a berth in semifinal after they continued their good form and defeated Pakistan by 22 runs at the PCA Stadium, Mohali. After winning the toss, New Zealand decided to bat first and Martin Guptill along with Captain Williamson got their side to a flying start. However, New Zealand slowed down in middle overs after Guptill’s dismissal for 80. But Ross Taylor towards the end helped New Zealand finish at 180/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing a big total, Pakistan were off to a great start as Sharjeel Khan went mad over the New Zealand bowlers. After his dismissal, Pakistanis failed to score runs at a decent pace and bottled up their chase with horrible decisions in batting order. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

Statistical Highlights – Pakistan v New Zealand, WT20:

0 – Number of times Pakistan have successfully chased down a target of 180+ in T20Is. Their highest successful chase in the format is 176 on two occasions with Zimbabwe been on receiving end on both occasions.

0 – Number of boundaries Pakistan have hit in last 30 overs during their chase. They managed to score 35 runs when 58 were needed.

2 – Number of times Kane Williamson has scored less than 20 in this WT20 out of the 3 innings he has better so far. Coming into WT20, he didn’t had even 1 score of less than 20 in last 10 T20I innings.

4.62 – Khalid Latif’s batting average in T20Is is 4.62. Among the batsmen batting in Top 5, this is the worst average for any player. (Min: 8 inns)

5 – 75+ scores Martin Guptill has recorded in T20Is. Only Gayle (8) and Mahela (6) have more 75+ scores in T20Is.

10 – Fifty plus partnerships between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson in T20Is. These are the most for any other pair. Shane Watson and David Warner’s pair has 9 fifty plus stands in T20Is.

24 – Balls taken by Pakistan for their fifty. This is their fastest team fifty in T20Is.

26 – Balls faced by Umar Akmal without scoring a boundary. He became only the 3rd full member nation player to play more than 25 balls without hitting a boundary in a WT20 match. All the 3 batsmen are Pakistanis.

39 – Wickets taken by Shahid Afridi in WT20 so far. He went past Lasith Malinga who had 38 wickets in WT20.

41 – Runs conceded by Mohammad Amir in his 4 overs. These are the most he has conceded in a T20I. In overall Twenty20 Cricket, only once Amir had conceded more than 41 runs in a T20. He conceded 41 runs in 3.5 overs for Rawalpindi Rams vs Lahore Lions.

66 – Runs scored by Pakistan in their first 6 overs. These are the most they have scored in first 6 overs of a WT20 match.

76 – Sixes hit by Martin Guptill in T20Is. Only 3 other batsmen have hit more than Guptill.

80 – Martin Guptill’s 80 is the first ever fifty for a New Zealand batsman in WT20s vs Pakistan. Previous highest was Daniel Vettori’s 38 in 2010.

821 – Partnership runs between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson in T20Is while opening the innings. Only Shane Watson and David Warner’s pair with 1108 runs has more than the New Zealand pair while opening in T20Is.