61 Runs added by Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh for the eighth wicket partnership, the highest for this wicket in Twenty20 internationals. The previous record was of 59* also for India between Pathan brothers against Sri Lanka at Colombo just two weeks back.
24 Number of sixes hit in the match - a new world record. The previous record was of 20 sixes between India and Australia in the World Cup game at Durban in 2007.
19 Runs scored by Sehwag in the first over of the match - most runs scored in the first over of a Twenty20 international. The previous record was of 16 runs by Australia against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2006.
6 Suresh Raina became the sixth Indian batsman to score a fifty in Twenty20 internationals after Gautam Gambhir (4), Yuvraj Singh (2), Virender Sehwag , Rohit Sharma and Robin Uthappa (once apiece).
3 Number of no-balls sent down by Ishant Sharma. Only Shoaib Akhtar has bowled more (5) in a Twenty20 international (v Kenya in 2007). Australia's Brett Lee also bowled three no-balls against Bangladesh at Cape Town in 2007.
1 McCullum became the first batsman to aggregate 500 runs in this format of international cricket.
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