Opening glory, and Pakistan's perfect record

2271 Days since the last time Pakistan hosted an international match on its soil (the Test against Sri Lanka in March 2009).

5 Number of Pakistan players from the current XI for whom this was their first international game in Pakistan - Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mukhtar Ahmed.

6-0 Pakistan's win-loss record in T20Is against Zimbabwe. They are the only team against whom Pakistan have played at least five matches and not lost a single one.

2 Number of times both Pakistan openers have got 50 or more in a T20I. The only previous such instance was against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 in 2010.

142 The opening stand between Ahmed Shehzad and Mukhtar Ahmed, which equals Pakistan's highest for the first wicket in a T20I - Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt had scored as many against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 in 2010. It's only one run short of their record stand for any wicket - Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez had added 143 without being dismissed against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2013.

83 Mukhtar Ahmed's score, the sixth highest for Pakistan in T20Is.

10.51 Pakistan's run rate during their opening partnership, their third-best in a century stand in T20Is

172 Zimbabwe's total, their fourth-highest in a T20I, and their best against Pakistan. Their highest against any team is 200, against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2012

6 Number of 50-plus stands for the opening wicket for Zimbabwe in T20Is. Four of those six have been against Pakistan. The 58 that Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda put together is Zimbabwe's fourth highest in a T20I.

54 Elton Chigumbura's score, his second 50-plus score, and his highest, in T20Is. His previous best was 53 not out, versus UAE.

1 Number of 50-plus scores by Zimbabwe's No. 4 batsmen in T20Is. Chigumbura's 54 today was the first such instance. The previous highest was 45* (twice) by Tatenda Taibu versus Sri Lanka and India.