Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique's six against Naveen-ul-Haq was the first six during the powerplay in 1,168 balls in 2023 ODIs.

In 2023 ODIs, Pakistan's batters hit only two sixes during the Power Play, a record shared with Canada and Zimbabwe.

Noor Ahmad's bowling figures of 3/49 mark the best performance by an Afghanistan bowler on a World Cup debut, surpassing Shapoor Zadran's 2/20 against Bangladesh in 2015.

Noor Ahmad, at 18 years and 293 days, is the fourth youngest spinner to claim a World Cup wicket, second only to Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who achieved this feat at 18 years and 65 days in 2019.

Ibrahim Zadran is now the quickest Afghan batter to reach 1000 ODI runs, doing so in 24 innings, surpassing Rahmanullah Gurbaz's previous record of 27 innings.

Afghanistan scored 60 runs in the powerplay, ranking as their third-highest total in ODI World Cup history. Their best powerplay performance was against England in the ongoing World Cup, where they amassed 79 runs.

For the first time in an ODI World Cup match, the top 3 Afghan batters all scored 50-plus. Rahmat Shah, who remained unbeaten, contributed 77 runs against Pakistan in Chennai.

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