Here's a look at the latter.

1. Kamran Akmal is the leading wicket keeper in terms of dismissals - 4 - all stumped in the same match against Netherlands.
   
   That is also a record for the number of stumpings in a T20 international. Its never happened in ODIs either. Its happened only thrice before in a test innings. Quite a feat that for Akmal for all cricket matches.
   
   
2. Tilekaratne Dilshan is the leading run scorer so far - 127 runs. Nothing strange about that, but there is about the man who follows him - Luke Wright! An English Slogger. That just doesn't sound right.
   
   
3. Sanath Jayasuriya knocked the 2nd highest score of the tournament - 81 - against West Indies. He's almost 40 and the oldest man in the 20-20 World Cup. Who said it was a game for the younger fresher legs?
   
   
4. Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, and David Warner are in the list of batsmen with the most ducks. Besides Van Der Merwe, the only others are from Netherlands, Scotland, and Ireland.
   
   
5. They said it was a batsmen's game this T20, but there are 28 bowlers who have an economy rate below 7.00! The best - 3.87 - belongs to Van Der Merwe aka ROFL whose 8 overs have gone for only 31 runs.
   
   
6. Brett Lee has the worst figures in an innings for the tournament - 4-0-56-1.
   
   
7. Pakistan were at the receiving end of the 2nd biggest loss in terms of runs - 48 - when they lost to England. They then inflicted the 2nd biggest loss in terms of runs - 84 - when they beat Netherlands.
   
   That's not strange. That's just Pakistan!
   

Will we see stranger things happen in this World Twenty20?

Recently Ottayan and Som took a few digs at Luke Wright, Sajid Mahmood, and Ravi Bopara, the 3 English cricketers who within 24 hours talked about declining offers made to them from the IPL.

There were some commenters who jumped to the defence of these cricketers, and initially it may have seemed that the Indian bloggers were unfairly targeting the English.

But, Patrick Kidd of the Times has also come out with a little dig on the 3. It doesn't seem that bad when it comes from one of England's own now, does it?

In defence of the cricketers, I'd like to say job well done boys!

Andrew Flintoff is injured again and there's a slight worry about Collingwood - thus, a possible place in the squad for the 1st test against the Kiwis is up for grabs.

Sajid Mahmood doesn't have a realistic chance but Bopara or Wright could get the call. They could even make the cut ahead of someone like Owais Shah or Robert Key owing to their ability to bowl a few overs. More than a few actually.

Luke Wright's statement of declining the IPL offer and a century in a tour game against the Kiwis has been timed to perfection.

I like Luke Wright. One of the few English cricketers I like. In fact I like all unorthodox English cricketers who are not afraid to play with a bat that doesn't come down straight all the time.

I've liked Luke Wright since his debut ODI innings against the Indians. What a mauling that was.

And I like him even more now after his bold statement following the 120 against the Kiwis:

"Luckily it was in my arc, so I closed my eyes and had a little swing at it and it went over the rope. It was my day."

A guy who can hit a 6 and reach his 100 with his eyes closed must be special.