Gibbs is South Africa's highest 'duck' hitter

Statistical highlights
South Africa v Pakistan

- Herschelle Gibbs 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 match against Pakistan at Mohali on Friday. He was earlier at level with Shaun Pollock, 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 (9), Gus Logie (7) and Sanath Jayasuriya (7) have aggregated more ducks than Gibbs in a career against Pakistan. India's 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 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 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 and Russel Arnold, for Sri Lanka 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 in qualifying from Group B for the semi-finals. By topping the group, South Africa will play, at Jaipur 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.