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- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : T20 International at Col-RPS on 12.08.09 :
Pakistan won by 52 runs
- This encounter between Sri Lanka and Pakistan represent the 25th T20
International for Pakistan and 21st T20 International for Sri Lanka. This
encounter represents the 118th T20 International on the global table.
- Shahid Afridi became the fifth captain to lead Pakistan in T20
Internationals. Others are Inzamam-ul-Huq {01}, Younis Khan {08}, Shoaib
Malik {14} and Misba-ul-Huq {01}.
- Umar Akmal was capped by Pakistan in this game making him the 34th
Pakistan cricketer to play T20 International. He made 30 in this game. He is
fourth Pakistan cricketer to score 30 plus runs on his debut. The other
three are – Mohammad Hafeez {46 vs England at Bristol on 28.08.06}, Shahzaib
Hasan {35 vs New Zealand at The Oval on 13.06.09}, Salman Butt {33 vs
Bangladesh at Nairobi {Gym} on 02.09.07}.
- Kamran Akmal was dismissed by the first ball of the match in this game
when he was bowled by KMDN Kulashekhara. He earned the distinction of
becoming the first batsman to be dismissed by the first ball of the match in
a T20 International.
- Kamran Akmal was dismissed by the first ball of the match in this game
providing the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed by the first
ball of the match. The other three occasions are – Younis Khan against
England at Bristol on 28.08.06, Shahid Afridi against India at Jo’burg on
24.09.07 and Shahid Afridi against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09
- Kamran Akmal’s collected his first ball duck in this game provding the
14th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the
history of T20 Internationals. It also provides the 78th occasion of a
batsman batting at various positions collecting the first ball duck in the
history of T20 Internationals.
- Shahid Afridi scored an exact half century – 50 – in this game on his
first appearance as captain. He became the fifth captain to register a half
century on his first appearance as captain in the history of T20
Internationals. The other four are – RT Ponting of Australia {98* vs New
Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.05}, GC Smith of South Afirca {61 vs New
Zealand at Johannesburg on 21.10.05}, PD Collingwood of England {79 vs West
Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07} and KC Sangakkara {55* vs Australia at
Nottingham on 08.06.09
- Shahid Afridi’s 50 in this game represent the 15th occasion of a
Pakistan batsman registering a fifty in T20 Internationals. It was his third
fifty of his T20I career. The other two are – 51 vs South Africa at
Nottingham on 18.06.09 and 54* vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09.
- At the end of this game, Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Huq share the
record for most fifties by Pakistan batsmen in T20 Internationals. Both the
batsmen have registered three fifties.
- Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal earn the distinction of representing
Pakistan as brothers in T20 Internationals. On the global table they
represent the eighth pair of brothers to represent a team in T20
Internationals. The other seven are – DJ and MEK Hussey (Aus), IK and YK
Pathan (Ind), DO and CO Obuya (Kenya), LN Onyango and N Odhiambo (Kenya),
JAH and HJH Marshall (NZ) (identical twins), BB and NL McCullum (NZ) and JA
and M Morkel (RSA)
- At the end of this game, Shoiab Malik and ST Jayaruriya have an
aggregate of 541 runs. Shoaib Malik scored 14 runs while ST Jayasuriya made
23 runs. Their aggregate of 541 runs is next to BM McCullum’s 689 runs which
represent the most run aggregate in the history of T20 Intenrationals. Thus
Shoaib Malik and ST Jayasuriya share the joint second position.
- ST Jayasuriya with two sixes in this game has now an aggregate of 74
sixes in T20 games which stand next to DJ Hussey’s 92 sixes which is a
record for most sixes by a batsman in T20 games. ST Jayasuriya with his two
sixes in this game went past Yuvraj Singh and BM McCullum who had 73 sixes
to their credit in T20 games.
- Shahid Afridi became the fourth batsman in T20 Internationals to
register three or more consecutive fifties. He scored his three consecutive
fifties thus – 51 vs South Africa at Nottingham on 18.06.09, 54* vs Sri
Lanka at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 50 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 12.08.09. The
other three are BM McCullum of New Zealand, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and
TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka
- BM McCullum of New Zealand has registered his four consecutive fifties
thus – 59 vs West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08, 61 vs Australia at Sydney
on 15.02.09, 56* vs India at Christchurch on 25.02.09 and 69 vs India at
Wellington on 27.02.09
- ST Jayasuriya has registered his three consecutive fifties thus – 51 vs
New Zealand at Wellington on 22.12.06, 88 vs Kenya at Johannesburg on
14.09.07 and 61 vs New Zealand at Johannesburg on 15.09.07
- TM Dilshan has registered his three consecutive fifties thus – 61 vs
India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09, 53 vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and
74 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09
- Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal added 66 runs for the fourth wicket in this
game providing the 17th occasion of Pakistan batsman posting a fifty plus
runs partnership against various oppositions in a T20I game. This
partnership also represent the sixth occasion of a fifty plus runs
partnership for the fourth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against various
oppositions in a T20I game.
- Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal added 66 runs for the fourth wicket in this
game providing the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsman posting a fifty plus
runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a T20I game. This partnership also
represent the third occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the fourth
wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka in a T20I game.
- Pakistan won this game by 52 runs providing the 17th occasion of a team
winning a T20I game by fifty plus runs margin. As far as Pakistan is
concerned it is their fourth win by fifty plus runs margin which read thus –
by 102 runs against Bangladesh at Karachi on 20.04.08, 82 runs against
Netherlands at Lord’s on 09.06.09, 52 runs against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on
12.08.09 and 51 runs against Scotland at Durban on 12.09.07
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