Twenty20: Uthappa hits India's first 50

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September 15, 2007 23:47 IST

Statistical highlights of the ICC Twenty20 World Championship Group D match between India and Pakistan in Durban on Friday.

# India (141 for 9) and Pakistan (141 for 7) produced the second 'tie' in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.  The first ever tied game resulted between West Indies (126-7) and New Zealand (126-8) at Auckland in February 2006.

# India clinched the thriller in bowl-out by 3-0.

# India played their second Twenty20 Internationals. They had defeated South Africa in their inaugural game at Johannesburg by 6 wickets in December last year.

# Misbah-ul-Haq  (53) registered his maiden half-century in Twenty20 Internationals, eclipsing his 31 not out against Kenya at Nairobi earlier this month.

# Misbah-ul-Haq's innings is now the highest by any batsman against India in Twenty20 Internationals, surpassing South African JA Morkel's 27 off 18 balls at Johannesburg in December 2006.

# Mohammad Asif (4-0-18-4) has produced the best bowling performance for Pakistan in Twenty20 Internationals, bettering Shahid Afridi's 4-0-19-4 against Scotland at Durban earlier this month.

# Asif's figures are now the best ever in Twenty20 Internationals against a Test-playing country. Overall, his figures are the second best next only to New Zealand's Mark Gillespie's 2.5-0-7-4 against Kenya at Durban in this tournament.

# Robin Uthappa (50 off 39 balls) registered the first ever half-century by an Indian in Twenty20 Internationals, eclipsing Dinesh Mongia's 38 off 45 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg in December last year.

# India's 141 for 9 is their highest Twenty20 score, bettering their 127 for 4 off 19.5 overs against South Africa at Johannesburg in December last year.

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