Williamson's 70%, and Herath's unbelieveable average

Stats highlight from Sri Lanka's win against New Zealand in Chittagong

31-Mar-2014

Rangana Herath roars in celebration, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong, March 31, 2014

Rangana Herath's magnificent figures of 5 for 3 are the third best in T20 internationals. The top two also belong to Sri Lanka - Ajantha Mendis took 6 for 8 against Zimbabwe in the last World T20 and 6 for 16 against Australia in 2011. Before this game, Herath had played only six T20Is and taken six wickets at an average of 20.16 and an economy of 6.72.

Herath's five wickets cost him only three runs, an average of 0.60 apiece - the fourth best average for a five-wicket haul in international cricket and the best in T20 internationals. Across formats, the best average for a five-wicket haul belongs to Courtney Walsh who gave away just one run against Sri Lanka.

Kane Williamson was the lone New Zealand batsman standing amid the mayhem, scoring 42 out the total of 60 - his 70% was the highest percentage contribution to a team's total in a T20I. The record was previously held by David Warner, who scored 90 out of Australia's 137 - 65.70% - also against Sri Lanka at the SCG in 2013. Charles Bannerman and Viv Richards hold the record for the highest percentage of runs in a completed innings in Tests and ODIs.

New Zealand's 60 is their lowest total in T20Is. Their previous lowest was 80 against Pakistan in 2010.

New Zealand's 59-run defeat is their third worst by margin of runs. For Sri Lanka, it is their fourth highest margin of victory. They hold the record for the biggest win in terms of runs - 172 against Kenya in the first World T20.

The 59-run win is the highest margin for a team that set a target of 120 or less. The previous highest margin was Scotland's 35 runs over Kenya in Aberdeen last year. Scotland had scored 113 and dismissed Kenya for 78 runs.

Three of New Zealand's top five batsmen - Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor and Jimmy Neesham - were dismissed for ducks. It was only the eighth time that three or more batsmen in the top five fell without scoring.

Sri Lanka's 119 is their third lowest total batting first in T20 internationals. It was also only the fifth time that they were dismissed in the first innings of a T20I.

Trent Boult's 3 for 20 are his best bowling figures in T20Is. He was playing only his fifth match. He had taken three wickets for 125 runs at an average of 41.66 in his previous-four matches.

Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka's stand-in captain - and Brendon McCullum were dismissed for a duck, the second time both captains had fallen without scoring in a T20I. The first instance involved Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting in the in 2005.

New Zealand were 23 for 4 at the end of six overs - their third-worst Powerplay score in a T20 international. Their worst was also against Sri Lanka, in Lauderhill in 2010, when they were 17 for 5. New Zealand were on a similar score - 17 for 5 - against Pakistan too, in Christchurch in 2010.

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Shiva Jayaraman is a sub-editor (stats) at ESPNcricinfo.com