Interesting stats to round up Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Twenty20 series

Masakadza became the first Zimbabwean player to score 1000 T20I runs

0 - Number of instances Pakistan have lost a match when they scored 136 - they have won on all three occasions when they scored 136 (twice batting 1st vs Zimbabwe and once batting 2nd vs South Africa). No other team has managed it more than once. Pakistan have defended a total of 136 twice in a T20I match which is also the most for any team.

3 - Number of instances when Pakistan have scored 136 runs in a T20Is - most for any team. Interestingly, September 27, 28 and 29 are the consecutive dates - on which Pakistan have scored 136 runs in T20Is.

VS Zimbabwe 27 Sep 2015 at HarareVS South Africa 28 Sep 2012 at ColomboVS Zimbabwe 27 Sep 2015 at Harare

12 - Instances in T20I matches when a team has scored a total of exact 136 - which is the joint 5th-most occurring score in a T20I Innings (along with 131, 132, 150 and 172). The most occurring totals in T20I are 135 (17 Times), 139, 141 and 146 (16 Times each), 123, 138 and 168 (14 Times each) and 129, 149 and 153 (13 Times each).

50% of the 136 runs (6 out of 12) totals in a T20 Innings have come in the month of September - which is evidently the most for any month with February featuring two 136 runs total.

4 - Number of instances when 136 runs were scored in a T20 Innings at Harare - most 136 runs total for any ground. Dubai with 3 such instances has witnessed 136 thrice and is second on the list.

4 - Out of 12 instances 136 runs were scored in a T20 Innings in a match between Zimbabwe (2) and Pakistan (2) - most for any pair of nations. No other pair has managed to do it even twice.

75 - International matches prior to this series Zimbabwe had played against Pakistan; today was their 77th international game against Pakistan - 2nd most for them against any nation after 81 games against Bangladesh. By the end of this tour, Pakistan would be only 1 short of Bangladesh.

9 - Number of T20I matches Zimbabwe has played against Pakistan, which is by far the most they have played against any nation. Bangladesh comes after Pakistan with 6 matches.

16 - Number of T20I matches for Pakistan when they have scored 136 or less batting first - now the most for any team. Before the start of this series, South Africa had the top spot with 15 instances of scoring lesser than 137 in a T20I 1st innings while Pakistan with 14 was on number 2. Now, the positions have been switched.

34 - Number of instances when Pakistan have scored less than 137 in a T20I match irrespective of batting first or second - which is now the most for any team. They went past South Africa's 32 with their 136 in the previous match and extended the lead with this one.

28 - Number of matches now, in which Pakistan defended a target of 150 or lesser runs in a T20I game - most for any team with South Africa (24) and Australia (21) on 2nd and 3rd spot.

9 - Number of matches Pakistan have won against Zimbabwe - joint most for Pakistan against any team equaling it with Sri Lanka's 9. Pakistan have won 7 matches against Bangladesh, Australia, and New Zealand. They have not lost a single T20I match against Zimbabwe winning all 9 matches. Among teams against which Pakistan have played more than 1 T20I matches, Zimbabwe is the only team against which they have never lost.

0 - Number of times Pakistan have won 6 T20I matches in a row. In 2007, World T20, they won 7 out of eight and tied one with India. With this victory, Pakistan have now 6 straight wins in T20Is - starting off with 2 wins against Zimbabwe, continuing it with 2 wins in Sri Lanka and ending it with 2 wins again against Zimbabwe.

1002 - Runs Hamilton Masakadza has made in T20Is - He is the first Zimbabwean player to score 1000 T20I runs. Brendon Taylor is on 2nd spot with 594 career runs for Zimbabwe in T20Is.

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