Statistical highlights of the Super Eight match between India and New Zealand in Twenty20 World Cup cricket in Johannesburg on Sunday.
- New Zealand's 190 is the highest score by any team against India in Twenty20 games, eclipsing Pakistan's 141 for 7 at Kingsmead on 14.9.2007.
- For the first time, India claimed all ten wickets of their opponents.
- Daniel Vettori's figures (4-0-20-4) are the best at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, surpassing Bangladesh's Shakib-Al-Hasan's 4 for 34 against West Indies on 13.9.2007.
- Overall, Vettori's figures are the fourth best in Twenty20 Internationals, next only to New Zealand's Mark Gillespie's 4 for 7 against Kenya at Durban on 12.9.2007, Mohammad Asif's 4 for 18 against India at Durban on 14.9.2007 and Shahid Afridi's 4 for 19 against Scotland at Durban on 12.9.2007.
- Yuvraj Singh earned a dubious distinction of conceding 25 runs in an over (6,6,1,6,4,2) to Jacob Oram and Craig McMillan - the most conceded by an Indian bowler.
- Only New Zealand's Daryl Tuffey (30 vs Australia at Auckland on 17.2.2005) and Kenya's Lameck Onyango (29 vs. Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 14.9.2007) have conceded more runs in an over than Yuvraj.
- In New Zealand's innings, four batsmen - Styris, McMillan, Bond and Patel - were run out, which is a new record in Twenty20 Internationals, eclipsing three run-outs in Sri Lanka's innings against England at Rose Bowl on 15.6.2006.
- India (180/9) registered their highest ever total in Twenty20 Internationals, improving on their 141 for 9 against Pakistan at Durban on 14.9.2007.
- India's 10-run defeat is their first in Twenty20 Internationals.
- Harbhajan Singh (2/24) produced his best bowling performance, bettering his 1 for 22 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 1.12.2006.
- R P Singh (2/29) also produced his best performance, bettering his 1 for 22 against Pakistan at Kingsmead on 14.9.2007.
- Gautam Gambhir (51 off 33 balls) registered the highest ever score for India in Twenty20 Internationals. Robin Uthappa's 50 off 39 balls against Pakistan at Kingsmead on 14.9.2007 was the previous best.
- The first wicket partnership of 76 between Gambhir and Virender Sehwag is a record for India, bettering the 17 between Sehwag and Tendulkar against South Africa in Johannesburg on 1.12.2006.
- Sehwag's strike rate of 235.29 is the third best in an innings of 40 or more, next only to Sri Lankankan J Mubarak's 46 not out off 13 balls at 353.84 against Kenya on 14.9.2007 and Mahela Jayawardene's 65 off 27 balls at 240.74 in the same match in Johannesburg.
- Six run-outs in the match is a new record in Twenty20 Internationals, surpassing the four run-outs in England-Sri Lanka game at Rose Bowl, Southampton on 15.6.2006.
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