Gibbs is South Africa's highest 'duck' hitter

Statistical highlights
South Africa [ Images ] v Pakistan

- Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ] was dismissed for a duck for the 20th time in his career -- the highest aggregate of 'ducks' by a South African -- in the Champions Trophy [ Images ] match against Pakistan at Mohali on Friday. He was earlier at level with Shaun Pollock [ Images ], on 19 ducks.

- The zero was also Gibbs's sixth against Pakistan, the most by a South African. He was earlier level with Shaun Pollock with five 'ducks'. Now only Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ] (9), Gus Logie (7) and Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ] (7) have aggregated more ducks than Gibbs in a career against Pakistan. India's [ Images ] Javagal Srinath also had tally of six ducks against Pakistan.

- South Africa, by losing the first five wickets for only 42 runs, witnessed its worst start in a match against Pakistan. At Durban in 1994-95, South Africa had lost its first five wickets with only 44 runs on the board.

- The sixth wicket partnership of 131 runs between Mark Boucher [ Images ] and Justin Kemp is South Africa's best for this wicket against Pakistan. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 88, between Jonty Rhodes [ Images ] and Dave Richardson, at Durban in 1994-95.

- The pair just failed to obliterate the all-time highest sixth-wicket partnership on Indian soil, which still stands as 133, between Marvan Atapattu [ Images ] and Russel Arnold [ Images ], for Sri Lanka [ Images ] against India at Baroda in 2005-06. The Boucher-Kemp partnership is now the joint-third highest on Indian soil.

- Mark Boucher's innings of 69 is the best by a South African wicket-keeper against Pakistan. Boucher obliterated his own best of 57 (twice) -- at Sharjah in 1999-00 and at Tangier in 2002.

- Pakistan's total of 89 runs is its lowest against South Africa in all ODIs, expunging the previous lowest of 109 at Johannesburg in 1994-95.

- Pakistan's total is also the lowest at this ground expunging the 122 by Sri Lanka against India last year. Overall, it was the eighth time a team was getting bundled out for a total of 100 or less on Indian soil.

- Mkhaya Ntini's figures of 5-21 are the best for South Africa against Pakistan. This obliterates the previous best of 5-25 by Lance Klusener, at Cape Town in 1997-98.

- Pakistan lost their first six wickets at a total of 27, first seven at 42 and first 8 at 47. All these are now the lowest totals achieved by any side on Indian soil at the fall of six, seven and eight wickets respectively.

- Pakistan's innings lasted for just 25 overs. This is the second shortest all-out innings in a match on Indian soil in matches where the batting sides had at least 45 overs to their disposal. The details:

- The defeat by 124 runs is the fourth biggest for Pakistan against South Africa. The details:

- Mkhaya Ntini won his sixth man of the match award in his 134th match -- his first against Pakistan in 15 matches.

- South Africa now joins New Zealand [ Images ] in qualifying from Group B for the semi-finals. By topping the group, South Africa will play, at Jaipur [ Images ] on November 2, the team finishing number two in Group A.

- New Zealand will logger heads at Mohali on November 1 with topper of Group A.