| New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (45/1) |
| New Zealand powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 12 (45/1) to 16 (69/2) |
| New Zealand powerplay 3 (chosen by the batting side): overs 42 (173/4) to 46 (210/6) |
| Pakistan powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (30/4) |
| Pakistan powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 11 (30/4) to 15 (46/5) |
| Pakistan powerplay 3 (chosen by the batting side): overs 34 (127/8) to 38 (175/8) |
| New Zealand innings: 50 in 11.4 overs |
| New Zealand innings: 100 in 25.2 overs |
| New Zealand innings: 150 in 36.3 overs |
| New Zealand innings: 200 in 44.6 overs |
| New Zealand innings: 250 in 47.6 overs |
| New Zealand innings: 300 in 49.5 overs |
| Pakistan innings: 50 in 15.2 overs |
| Pakistan innings: 100 in 26.3 overs |
| Pakistan innings: 150 in 36.2 overs |
| JM How made his last appearance in ODI matches |
| JM How made his last appearance in World Cup matches |
| Shoaib Akhtar made his last appearance in ODI matches |
| Shoaib Akhtar made his last appearance in List A matches |
| Shoaib Akhtar made his last appearance in World Cup matches |
| MJ Guptill 50 in 71 balls with 6 fours |
| MJ Guptill passed 1500 runs in ODI matches when he reached 55 |
| LRPL Taylor 50 in 78 balls with 4 fours |
| LRPL Taylor passed his previous highest score of 85 in World Cup matches |
| LRPL Taylor made his first century in World Cup matches |
| LRPL Taylor 100 in 117 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes |
| LRPL Taylor passed his previous highest score of 128 in ODI matches |
| LRPL Taylor passed 4500 runs in List A matches when he reached 110 |
| Kamran Akmal passed 5000 runs in List A matches when he reached 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq 50 in 62 balls with 9 fours |
| Abdul Razzaq passed his previous highest score of 60 in World Cup matches |
| Abdul Razzaq passed 5000 runs in ODI matches when he reached 22 |
| Umar Gul passed his previous highest score of 10 in World Cup matches |
| Umar Gul passed his previous highest score of 33 in ODI matches |
| Umar Gul passed his previous highest score of 33 in List A matches |
| KD Mills made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| JM How made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches |
| JM How made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| BB McCullum made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| NL McCullum made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| DL Vettori made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| LRPL Taylor made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| MJ Guptill made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| TG Southee made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| SB Styris made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| JEC Franklin made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches |
| JEC Franklin made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| JDP Oram made his debut in Sri Lanka in World Cup matches |
| Umar Gul achieved his best innings bowling analysis in World Cup matches when he dismissed NL McCullum in the New Zealand innings (previous best was 2 -10) |
| Over 29.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - DJ Harper, Batsman - JEC Franklin |
| Over 1.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - Mohammad Hafeez |
| Over 11.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - Misbah -ul -Haq |
| Over 32.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - DJ Harper, Batsman - Abdur Rehman |
| MJ Guptill (14) and LRPL Taylor (28) added 50 in 86 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket |
| LRPL Taylor (27) and SB Styris (20) added 50 in 64 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket |
| LRPL Taylor (37) and JDP Oram (13) added 50 in 15 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket |
| Abdul Razzaq (27) and Umar Gul (23) added 50 in 32 balls for the Pakistan 9th wicket |
| Shoaib Akhtar conceded 28 (466w04w6) and Abdul Razzaq 30 (46w6w246) in overs to Taylor |
