It was the 1637th ODI in cricket history. It was Pakistan's 481st and New Zealand's 355th ODI. It was the 52nd match between the two sides. The record now reads: New Zealand 19, Pakistan 31, tied one and abandoned one. Umpires David Orchard and David Shepherd officiated in their 59th and 96th match respectively. The match was 250th for Ijaz Ahmed. He became the ninth player overall and third Pakistani after Wasim Akram and Salim Malik to do so. The third wicket partnership of 135 runs between Nathan Astle and Roger Twose is the best for Pakistan for this wicket against Pakistan. The pair obliterates the previous record stand of 133 runs between Adam Parore and Shane Thomson at Sharjah on 20-04-1994. Saeed Anwar scored his second successive hundred and fourth against New Zealand. He now enjoys the distinction of scoring most hundreds against New Zealand in ODIs. He was previously at level with six other batsmen (England's David Gower, West Indies' Gordon Greenidge, Pakistan's Rameez Raja, Australia's Mark waugh, India's Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa's Jacques Kallis).The hundred was Anwar's 19th in his career. He is now six short of India's Sachin Tendulkar's record tally of 25 hundreds in ODIs.The hundred was also Anwar's third on this ground. He became the first batsman to do so.Anwar now has aggregated 1052 runs in 25 matches against New Zealand. Only Salim Malik has aggregated more runs for Pakistan against New Zealand than Anwar-1054 in 43 matches. Just for the record, Australian Mark Waugh has the distinction of aggregating most runs in a career against New Zealand. Waugh has scored 1340 runs in 35 matches against New Zealand.Abdur Razzaq, when reached 12, completed his 1000 ODI runs in his 66th match (56th innings). He became the 20th Pakistani and 142nd batsman overall to do so.Azhar Mahmood completed his 100 wickets in ODIs when he got rid of Nathan Astle. Mahmood was playing his 97th match. He became the ninth Pakistani and 53rd bowler overall to do so.Shayne O'Connor's figures (5 for 46) are the joint third best for New Zealand against Pakistan after Richard Hadlee's five for 38 at Dunedin on 06-02-1989 and Chris Harris' five for 42 at Sialkot on 06-12-1996 and alongwith Danny Morrison's five for 46 at Christchurch on 17-12-1995.Roger Twose made fifty plus score for the fifth time in succession. He had a sequence of 70*, 64 and 63 in the three match series against Zimbabwe. Twose then scored 85 once again against Zimbabwe in New Zealand's first encounter in this tournament before scoring 87 in this match. This, however, is not a New Zealand record. Andrew Jones holds the record of scoring most fifties in successive inningssix - which were scored in 1988-89.Twose has now aggregated 2222 runs in 68 matches at an average of 41.14. His batting average is the second best for New Zealand among the batsmen who have at least 500 runs in ODIs against their name. Glenn Turner is still at the top. Turner had a tally of 1598 runs from 41 outings at an average of 47.00.The victory also broke a jinx for New Zealand. Never before has New Zealand beaten Pakistan in semifinal or final of a tournament.New Zealand's total (255 for six) is its highest to win a match against Pakistan while batting second. The previous highest was 254 for four at Wellington on 08-03-1989. Incidentally the New Zealand's highest total against Pakistan while batting second remains as 266 for seven at Sharjah on 20-04-1994. New Zealand lost that match by 62 runs.The Man of the Match award was second for Shayne O'Connor. 