World T20 2016: Bangladesh v New Zealand – Statistical Highlights

New Zealand enter the knockout stage of World T20 2016 winning all the 4 matches they have played in Super 10 stage. They defeated Bangladesh in their final league game at Eden Garden, Kolkata by 75 runs and ended the group stages as table toppers.

After electing to bat, New Zealand put on 145/8 in 20 overs thanks to an early contribution from captain Kane Williamson. Later Bangladesh were never into the chase as they were bundled out for just 70 runs. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

0 – Number times Bangladesh have defeated New Zealand in T20Is. Both faced each other in 4 T20Is so far with NZ winning all of them. This was the 2nd time these 2 teams faced off in the World T20.

1 – For the first time Bangladesh played an international game on their Independence Day (March 26). They have played numerous games on March 25th but didn’t even play a Test on their National day.

1 – Mustafizur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi player to pick up a 5-wicket haul at ICC events.

2 – New Zealand became the 2nd team to bowl out opposition inside 80 runs on two different occasions in a tournament/series. They bowled out India for 79 and now Bangladesh for 70. Sri Lanka bowled out New Zealand for 60 and Netherlands for 39 in 2014 WT20.

3 – New Zealand made into WT20 semis by winning all the matches. They became only the 5th team to enter the semi-finals of a WT20 edition by winning all the group games. Sri Lanka (2009), South Africa (2009), Australia (2010), India (2014) are the other four teams.

3 – Number of bowlers who have picked up 5-wicket hauls in T20Is vs New Zealand, the most against a single team.

4 – Number of batsmen who were bowled by Mustafizur Rahman in this match. Mustafizur became only the 3rd bowler to dismiss 4 batsmen bowled in a T20I. Dale Steyn vs West Indies in 2007 and Hamid Hassan vs Scotland in 2013 also bowled 4 different batsmen.

4 – Number of 5-wicket hauls in T20I came in losing cause. Mustafizur Rahman’s 5-wicket haul is the 2nd instance in WT20s which came in losing cause.

5/22 – Mustafizur became only the 2nd Bangladeshi bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in T20Is. Elias Sunny picked up 5/18 vs Ireland in 2012.

6 – Number of New Zealand players got bowled by Bangladesh in this match. This is only the 3rd instance of 6 players being bowled in a T20I innings. Scotland vs South Africa 2009 and Hong Kong vs Nepal in 2014 also seen 6 different batsmen getting bowled in a T20I innings.

6 – This is New Zealand’s 6th consecutive win in T20I cricket. This is their best streak in this format. Their previous best was 5 consecutive wins between 2011 and 2012.

10 – Number of players who got out bowled in this match. These are the most in a T20I game. Previous most was 8 players which happened 4 times.

20y 202d – Mustafizur Rahman became the 2nd youngest player to take a 5-wicket haul in T20Is. Mark Watt was the youngest as he picked up a 5-wicket haul vs Ireland in February 2016 at the age of 19y 191d.

48 – Score at which Bangladesh lost their 7th wicket. This is the first time they lost their first 7 wickets inside 50 runs in T20Is.

70 – This is Bangladesh’s lowest total in T20I cricket. Previous lowest was 78 in 2010 also vs New Zealand. 70 all out is also the lowest total for any team vs NZ in T20Is.

What are the talking points of the match? – Bangladesh v New Zealand World T20 – 5 Talking Points