Some interesting facts about hit wicket.
*** Misbah is the 4th Pakistani batsmen after Inzmam-ul-Haq, Javed Miandad and Shoaib Malik to be out by hit wicket.
*** 9th batsmen to be out in such fashion against Australia.
*** West Indian Roy Fredricks was the first too out hit wicket. His most famous single shot was a failure, however: right at the start of the first World Cup final, he hooked a ball from Lillee over long-leg only to tread on his wicket in the process.
*** Australia’s Dennis Lille was the first bowler to get hit wicket.
*** West Indian great Courtney Walsh has the 4 hit wicket dismissals to his credit followed by Wasim Akram (3)
*** There are 6 batsmen who lost there wicket by being out hit wicket twice in their ODI career.
*** There are another 6 batsmen who were out hit wicket for no score.
*** Highest score when out hit wicket is 67 (by V Sibanda of Zimbabwe vs Ireland in 2007 WC)