India v Pakistan, 2nd T20I-2012: Statistical Highlights

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Here are these and many other Statistical highlights from from India v Pakistan 2nd T20I game::
Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel Stadium (Motera) became India’s ninth ground to host a Twenty20 International. Interestingly, all nine grounds have hosted one match each.
India raced to their fifty off 6.2 overs - their fastest team fifty against Pakistan. They had taken 6.5 overs in the previous match at Bengaluru to reach the 50-run mark.
Yuvraj Singh’s third six in the match was his 50th six in Twenty20 Internationals. He became first Indian and only the fifth batsman after Brendon McCullum (68), Shane Watson (62), Chris Gayle (59) and David Warner (51) to do so. By the end of his innings, Yuvraj took his tally of sixes to 54. Interestingly, he has hit more sixes than fours in Twenty20 Internationals!
Most sixes in Twenty20 Internationals:
Batsman
6s
Inns
6s/ Inns
Brendon McCullum (NZ)
68
57
1.19
Shane Watson (Aus)
62
35
1.77
Chris Gayle (WI)
59
30
1.97
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
54
31
1.74
DA Warner (Aus)
51
42
1.21
Martin Guptill (NZ)
43
36
1.19
The seven sixes hit by Yuvraj are the most by any batsman in a match against Pakistan. Australia’s Michael Hussey and David Warner shared the previous record with six sixes.
It was the second time Yuvraj hit seven sixes in a match. He achieved a similar feat against England at Durban in 2007 at the ICC World Twenty20.
Out of the top 10 innings where Indian batsmen hit most number of sixes, six have come off Yuvraj’s bat!
Most 6s in an innings by Indian batsmen:
6s
Batsman
Runs
Opponents
Venue
Year
7
Yuvraj Singh
58
England
Durban
2007
7
Yuvraj Singh
72
Pakistan
Ahmedabad
2012
6
Rohit Sharma
79*
Australia
Bridgetown
2010
5
Yuvraj Singh
70
Australia
Durban
2007
5
Suresh Raina
61*
New Zealand
Christchurch
2009
5
Yuvraj Singh
60*
Sri Lanka
Mohali
2009
5
Suresh Raina
101
South Africa
Gros Islet
2010
4
Virender Sehwag
26
New Zealand
Christchurch
2009
4
Yuvraj Singh
50
New Zealand
Wellington
2009
4
Yuvraj Singh
41
Bangladesh
Nottingham
2009
India's total (192/5) is the second highest by any team against Pakistan, after Australia's 197/7 at Gros Islet in 2010 at the ICC World Twenty20.
The 74 runs in last 5 overs of the Indian innings are their third most in the last 5 overs in all Twenty20 Internationals.
India’s highest totals in the last 5 overs (16-20 overs):
Total
Opponents
Venue
Year
Result
80/3
England
Durban
2007
Won
75/3
South Africa
Gros Islet
2010
Won
74/2
Pakistan
Ahmedabad
2012
Won
72/2
West Indies
Port-of-Spain
2011
Won
67/3
Bangladesh
Nottingham
2009
Won
Umar Gul (4/37) claimed four wickets in a match for fifth time in his T20 International career. With this he equalled Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis’ record of taking most four-wicket hauls in T20Is.
Gul’s figures are also the best by any bowler against India in India, obliterating his own 3/21 in the previous match at Bengaluru.
Pakistan raced to fifty in just 5.1 overs – their fastest against India. The previous fastest was in 5.3 overs at Johannesburg in 2007.
Mohammad Hafeez's 23-ball fifty is the second fastest for Pakistan in T20Is, after Umar Akmal's 21-ball fifty against Australia at Birmingham in 2010.
Hafeez's 23-ball fifty is also the second fastest by any batsman against India, after Kumar Sangakkara’s 21-ball fifty at Nagpur in 2009.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who equalled the record of most economical 4-over spell on debut in previous game, conceded 46 runs in his 4 overs!
Pakistan’s total (181/7) is their highest total batting second.
After 18 overs India were 162/3 and Pakistan were 167/4. India made 30/2, while Pakistan could score only 14/3 in last two overs!
Yuvraj Singh won his sixth man of the match award. No other Indian has won more than two.
Man-of-the-Match: Yuvraj Singh for his blistering 72-run knock off 36 balls
Man-of-the-series: Mohammad Hafeez for his two crucial back-to-back half centuries  
Brief scores: India 192/5 in 20 overs (Y Singh 72, MS Dhoni 33, A Rahane 28, U Gul 4/37) beat Pakistan 181/7 in 20 overs (M Hafeez 55, N Jamshed 41, A Dinda 3/36) by 11 runs
Yuvraj Singh: "Yesterday I was batting in the nets and I couldn't middle a single ball, so I was trying to spend time in the middle. That yorker [which hit him on the boot] reminded me of Wasim Akram but that's cricket, you got to take a few blows ... we thought 160-170 was a good total but if MS and me stayed till the end we knew we could score more."
MS Dhoni: "I think the young bowlers held their nerve nicely in those last few overs. They had to execute our plans and it was impressive how they responded. We got off to a very good start and after that it was important we carried on. Yuvraj was at his best when he scored those sixes. This format should be interesting and overall it was a good competition for both sides. I think drawing the series is a fair result." 

Mohammad Hafeez: "When bowling we didn’t follow the basics and pitched the ball too short. The partnership between Dhoni and Singh was the difference. With the bat I think the first six overs were very good but unfortunately we couldn’t score as much as we needed."


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