1. Shahid Afridi (1-33) is continuing to be the leading wicket taker in this edition with 16 wickets overall. Prior to this edition, he had claimed just 7 wickets in 12 world cup matches.
2. Afridi however is continuing to have a disappointing World up with the bat as he has scored just 188 runs in 16 World cup innings.
3. In contract to Pakistan’s previous match in which 15 sixes were scored overall (against New Zealand), no sixes were scored in this match.
4. Umar Gul, for the second consecutive match claimed 3 wickets and has claimed 10 wickets overall in his 5 matches in this World cup edition so far.
5. Abdur Razzaq, who gave away 49 runs in 4 overs in his previous match, came back strongly with 1-24 in 7 overs..
6. Craig Ervine (52) scored his second World cup half century in this edition, becoming the 12^th Zimbabwean to achieve the feat.
7. Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 78is his highest score in one day internationals.
8. Mohammed Hafeez (49) missed out on his first half century in 11 matches this year. He has just one hundred in his last 11 innings and has scored less than 100 runs in this World cup so far, being an opening batsman.

– Sharath