T20 WC 2021: IND vs NZ, Stats Preview – Upcoming records and approaching milestones

Stakes will be incredibly high when India and New Zealand take on each other in the 28th match of the T20 World Cup 2021. The high-voltage encounter takes place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (October 31). With Pakistan winning three games on the trot and almost sealing a semi-final spot, only one other team from Group 2 can qualify for the next stage.

Meanwhile, let’s look at important stats and numbers ahead of the 28th game of the T20 World Cup 2021:

9 – Virat Kohli needs 9 sixes to become the second Indian after Rohit Sharma to complete 100 T20I sixes.

4 – Hardik Pandya is four big hits away from completing 100 sixes in international cricket.

3 – Martin Guptill needs three hits over the fence to become the first player to hit 150 sixes in T20Is.

44 – Guptill is also 44 runs shy of becoming the second batter after Virat Kohli to complete 3000 T20I runs.

3 – Trent Boult needs three wickets to become the fifth New Zealand bowler to take 50 T20I wickets.

5 – Shardul Thakur is five scalps away from completing 150 wickets in T20 cricket.

5 – Hardik Pandya needs five runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.

29 – KL Rahul needs 29 runs to complete 5,500 runs in T20 cricket.

14 – A half-century will make Virat Kohli the player with the most 50-plus scores in T20Is as captain (14). He currently shares the feat with Babar Azam.

30 – Tim Seifert needs 30 runs to complete 2,500 runs in T20 cricket.