T20 WC 2021: Day 1, Stats Review: Shakib Al Hasan, Mark Watt accomplish milestones

wo entirely different matches were witnessed on the first day of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. While Oman comfortably defeated Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets in the first clash, the evening game saw Scotland upsetting Bangladesh. With several players putting up a commendable show over the 22 yards, fans were entertained thoroughly and it would be interesting to see how the global tournament pans out.

Also read: T20 World Cup 2021: Day 1 Review – Oman thrash PNG, Scotland take down Bangladesh

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the 1st and 2nd match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021:

2 – Scotland recorded their second win over Bangladesh in T20 Internationals.

108 – Shakib Al Hasan (108 wickets) became the highest wicket-taker in T20Is. He went past Lasith Malinga’s tally of 107 wickets.

600 – Shakib also became the first Bangladesh player to scalp 600 wickets in international cricket.

45 – Chris Greaves recorded his highest score in T20I cricket, 45.

3/19 – Mahedi Hasan recorded his best figures in T20Is, 3/19.

56 – Assad Vala smashed the third half-century of his T20I career. Vala also recorded his highest T20I score, 56.

5 – Oman recorded their fifth biggest win in T20Is in terms of balls remaining, 38.

2 – This was the second occasion of Oman winning a T20I match by 10 wickets.

2 – Mark Watt became the second Scotland player after Safyaan Sharif to scalp 50 T20I wickets.

4 – Jatinder Singh slammed the fourth half-century of his T20I career. He also recorded his highest score in the format (73).

2 – Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas added 131 runs for the first wicket, the second-highest partnership for Oman in T20Is. In 2020, Jatinder Singh and Khawar Ali added 132 runs against the Maldives.

2 – Mustafizur Rahman became the second player after Rashid Khan to take 50 wickets in T20s in 2021.