- The 82-run partnership between Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt [ Images ] in the second semi-final of the Twenty20 [ Images ] World Cup is Pakistan's best for the opening wicket against Australia [ Images ], expunging the paltry 25 between Imran Nazir [ Images ] and Mohammad Hafeez [ Images ] at Johannesburg on 18-09-2007.
- The above partnership is in fact the second highest opening partnership against Australia in all Twenty20 internationals after 133-run stand between Chris Gayle [ Images ] and Andre Fletcher at the Oval on 06-06-2009.
- Kamran Akmal (50) completed 600 runs in Twenty20 internationals. He became second Pakistani after Shoaib Malik [ Images ] and 12th batsman in T20I history to accomplish this feat. Kamran is also the third wicketkeeper to aggregate 600 runs in T20Is after Brendon McCullum [ Images ] and Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ].
- Kamran also completed his 400 runs in ICCWT20, becoming the first Pakistani and eighth batsman overall to do so.
- With Umar Akmal [ Images ] also scoring a fifty, the Kamran brothers provided the first instance of two brothers scoring a fifty together in the same innings of a Twenty20 international match.
- Umar's 29-ball fifty is the second fastest fifty by a Pakistan batsman against Australia. Interestingly his brother Kamran holds the record of scoring the fastest fifty for Pakistan as he took only 25 balls for his fifty at Melbourne [ Images ] on 05-02-2010.
- Pakistan's total of 191-6 is their highest against Australia in Twenty20 internationals. It obliterated their previous best of 165-4 at Johannesburg on 18-09-2007.
- The above total is also the highest by any side against Australia in ICCWT20, beating India's [ Images ] 188-5 at Durban on 22-09-2007.
- Mike Hussey [ Images ] (60*) made his highest score in Twenty20 internationals, eclipsing his unbeaten 53 against South Africa [ Images ] at Brisbane [ Images ] on 13-01-2009.
- Hussey's innings is the highest by a number seven batsman in ICCWT20. Interestingly, Hussey himself held the previous record with an unbeaten 47 against Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05-05-2010.
- Hussey's 22 ball fifty is now the fastest by an Australian in ICCWT20. His brother David Hussey [ Images ] had reached a fifty off 27 balls also against Pakistan in the previous match between these two sides in this edition (at this same venue on 02-05-2010).
- Hussey's strike-rate of 250.00 is now the best by any batsman scoring at least a fifty in a chase. Fellow teammate Cameron White [ Images ] had achieved a SR of 246.15 while making an unbeaten 64 off 26 balls against New Zealand [ Images ] at Christchurch on 28-02-2010.
- Hussey and Mitchell Johnson [ Images ] scored 23 runs in the last over of the match (of which Johnson's contribution was just one). This is now the most productive 20th over in a Twenty20 international match. The most a chasing side made in the 20th over was England's [ Images ] 17 against India at Durban on 19-09-2007. The most runs scored in 20th over of an innings (batting first or second) were 21 by Australia against South Africa at Brisbane on 09-01-2006.
- The last five overs of Australian innings produced 75 runs, which is a new record for a chasing side in Twenty20 internationals between overs 16 and 20. England had made 65 runs (while losing 3 wickets) against India at Durban on 19-09-2007.
- Australia's total of 197-7 is the highest total by any side against Pakistan. They bettered their own 191 in the previous match in this edition.
- The victory was Australia's sixth in the consecutive matches. Now they are just one short of equalling the world record of most consecutive wins by a side in Twenty20 internationals, which is held by Pakistan and South Africa (7 consecutive wins in 2009).
- Australia have now beaten Pakistan in 12 consecutive international matches since 30-09-2009. This includes three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is.
- The man of match award was third for Michael Hussey [ Images ]. With this he equalled David Warner's record of most MoM awards for Australia.
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