T20 World Cup 2024: Check out all the stats including highest run scorer, highest wicket taker, etc
Rohit Sharma has joined the top-5 batsmen who have scored the most runs in this tournament. T20 World Cup (Image Credit- Twitter X) The T20 World Cup is now moving towards its end. Both the semi-final matches have been played so far in the tournament and the title clash will be between South Africa and Team India. The final match will be played in Barbados on 29 June. In this T20 World Cup, fans have seen many records, many exciting matches and many upsets so far. In this article, we will talk about some of the big stats so far in this World Cup. Let us tell you that Indian captain Rohit Sharma not only played an important role in Team India’s victory by scoring a brilliant half-century against England, but also reached the top-5 batsmen who scored the most runs in the tournament. Hitman has so far scored 248 runs in 7 matches played in the T20 World Cup 2024 with an average of 41.33 and a strike rate of 155.97. Apart from him, no Indian has been able to cross the 200-run mark so far. Rohit Sharma is currently at the third position with 248 runs in terms of scoring the most runs in T20 World Cup 2024. The record for scoring the most runs in this tournament is held by Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who scored 281 runs. However, his team is out of the tournament. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma has a chance to overtake him. Travis Head is at number two in this list with 255 runs. Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is at the fourth position and West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran is at the fifth position. If we talk about the bowlers who have taken the most wickets, then there are two Indians in the top-5 including Arshdeep Singh and Jaspreet Bumrah. Jaspreet Bumrah, who took two important wickets in the semi-final against England, has reached the 5th position in this list with a total of 13 wickets. He has joined Arshdeep Singh in this list, who is at the second position with 14 wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqi is at the top of this list. Apart from him, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Rishad Hussain of Bangladesh are also in the top-5. Top 5 run scorers in T20 World Cup 2024 (T20 World Cup 2024) Player Match Run average strike rate Rehmanullah Gurbaz 8 281 35.12 124.34 travis head 7 255 42.50 158.39 Rohit Sharma 7 248 41.33 155.97 Ebrahim Zadran 8 231 28.88 107.44 Nicholas Pooran 7 228 38.00 146.15 Highest wicket taker in T20 World Cup Player Match Wicket average Fazalhaq Farooqui 8 17 9.41 Arshdeep Singh 7 15 13.00 rashid khan 8 14 12.79 Rishad Hussain 7 14 13.86 Jasprit Bumrah 7 13 8.15 T20 World Cup best bowling figures Number Bowler Team B.B.I. Over Run Wicket Maiden economy 1 Fazalhaq Farooqui Afghanistan 5/9 25.2 160 17 , 6.32 2 Aqeel Hussain West Indies 5/11 25 141 9 1 5.64 3 Tanjim Hassan Sakib Bangladesh 4/7 24 149 11 2 6.21 4 Anrich…
T20 World Cup 2024: Trinidad pitch created a ruckus, former veterans raised big questions calling it ‘dangerous’
The pitch was a bit dangerous. Some balls were passing around the shoulder, neck, chin height of the South African fast bowlers – Andy Flower T20 World Cup 2024, SA vs AFG (Photo Source: Getty Images) South Africa has reached the final by defeating Afghanistan by 9 wickets in the first semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2024. With this victory, the African team has created history, the team is going to play a World Cup final for the first time. But meanwhile there is a ruckus about the pitch of Trinidad. After the match, Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott had said that this was not the semi-final pitch. At the same time, South African captain Aiden Markram is happy not to play on this pitch again. The Trinidad pitch was very difficult to bat on, which the African bowlers took advantage of. And Afghanistan was all out for 56 runs in 11.5 overs. Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody and former Zimbabwean player Andy Flower have made a big statement raising questions on the Trinidad pitch. T20 World Cup 2024: Playing on the pitch was a tough challenge- Tom Moody Former Australian player Tom Moody says that there should be equal competition between ball and bat. He says that batsmen should not face a pitch where the conditions are completely against them. Tom Moody also said that it is not right for teams to score more than 200 in every match, balance is needed in every match. Talking on ESPNcricinfo, Tom Moody said, You want a fair contest between bat and ball and I am not advocating that we need pitches where you need 200+ runs. But you need consistent bounce, that is the most important thing. Any batsman will put his hand up and say, that is the most important thing. If you have a ball that is hitting the toe of your bat or a ball that you feel you are going to punch the same length with your gloves, it is a very tough challenge to counter. The pitch was a bit dangerous- Andy Flower Former Zimbabwe player Andy Flower says that the pitch had inconsistent bounce, which troubled the batsmen. Flower also said that the pitch also looked dangerous because the balls were passing around the shoulders, neck and chin of the batsmen, which could also cause injuries. Andy Flower said, As a batsman, you’re trying to predict where the ball will be. You’d like to get it somewhere in the middle of the bat at least. And on this pitch, it was almost impossible to do that on any consistent basis. It was a bit dangerous actually. Some of the balls were going past the shoulders, necks, chin height of the South African fast bowlers. And one of them even went past the head of Quinton de Kock, the keeper. And I was glad nobody got hurt.
Virender Sehwag appeals to Team India to win the T20 World Cup in honor of Rahul Dravid, read the big news
India is going to face England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup. Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rahul Dravid, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has never won the Cricket World Cup. India was joint winner of the Champions Trophy 2002 with Sri Lanka, while India lost the 2003 World Cup final against Australia. Apart from this, the 2007 Cricket World Cup under Dravid’s captaincy was even more disastrous, the team was eliminated from the group stage itself. However, in 2011, the Indian team won the ICC Cricket World Cup, but Dravid could not make it to that team. So in the year 2012, he retired from cricket, but after that he was seen playing IPL for a few years. Although, he did not get much success as a player, but when he took over the coaching of India’s Under 19 team, he got a lot of success, during this time some players also made it to the senior team. After this, when he took over the coaching of India’s senior team, he did not get the same success as the Under 19 team. Under Dravid’s coaching, the Indian team reached the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup 2022. At the same time, Team India was considered a strong contender to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 held in India, but India had to face defeat at the hands of Australia in the final. So now Dravid’s coaching career is going to end after the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, keeping this in mind, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has requested Team India that they should win the World Cup to honor Dravid. Virender Sehwag made a special appeal to Team India Let us tell you that in a discussion with Cricbuzz before India’s second semi-final match against England in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Virender Sehwag said- We played the 2011 World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar. So this T20 World Cup can be for Rahul Dravid. At least as a coach he should get a chance to win a World Cup and be called a World Cup winner, which he did not get as a player.
SA vs AFG: Dale Steyn cried bitterly after South Africa reached the T20 World Cup final, watch the video yourself
South Africa has made it to the finals by defeating Afghanistan by 9 wickets. Dale Steyn (Image Credit- Twitter X) South Africa vs Afghanistan, Semi Final 1: The first semi-final match of the ongoing T20 World Cup was played between South Africa and Afghanistan today on 27 June. Let us tell you that in this match, the Proteas defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets and made it to the T20 World Cup final for the first time. So today was a historic day in South African cricket history. Also, as soon as South Africa made it to the finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup, most of the team players were seen getting emotional. On the other hand, after this victory of the South African cricket team, the eyes of former player and legendary fast bowler Dale Steyn also became moist, and he was seen crying at this special moment, the video of which is rapidly going viral on social media. Also, fans are seen reacting rapidly to this video of Steyn. Watch this viral video of Dale Steyn If we give you information about the first semi-final match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, then in this match played at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, the Afghan team won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong for them. Afghanistan was all out for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs in front of South Africa’s superb bowling. Marco Jansen and Tabrez Shamsi took 3-3 wickets for the Proteas team, while Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Norkhia got 2-2 wickets. After this, South Africa easily achieved the target of 57 runs given by Afghanistan by losing only 1 wicket in 8.5 overs. Dale Steyn turns 41 Also, if we give you information about Dale Steyn, the former legendary cricketer is celebrating his 41st birthday on 27 June. So on this special occasion, the cricket world was also seen wishing him a lot of good wishes. The best birthday gift for Dale Steyn from South Africa’s men’s team 🎂 pic.twitter.com/tOAlhZdohk — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) June 27, 2024
27 June- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today Rohit Sharma, Ambati Raydu, Michael Vaughan, Rashid Khan (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. T20 World Cup 2024: Fazalhaq Farooqui creates history, becomes the first bowler to achieve this feat Fazalhaq Farooqui has become the bowler to take the most wickets in a season in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier this record was in the name of Sri Lanka’s brilliant spinner Wanindu Hasaranga who took 16 wickets in the 2021 season. Fazalhaq Farooqui has overtaken Hasaranga in the 2024 season. 2. IND vs ENG: Captain Cool 2.0 will be seen in the semi-finals..! Rohit Sharma will lead India to the finals by captaining like Dhoni Team India is playing brilliantly under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, so far the team is unbeaten with 6 wins in the tournament. Rohit Sharma is seen doing smart captaincy. Hitman is the captain of the bowlers. Bringing Akshar Patel in the death overs, getting Bumrah to bowl in the middle overs. All the strategies of Rohit have been amazing. 3. Captain Rashid Khan took an oath after Afghanistan was eliminated from the semi-finals, read what it is? After the semi-final defeat, captain Rashid Khan posted a post on social media and praised the efforts of him and his teammates. The Afghan captain said that the team will always remember the T20 World Cup and thanked his teammates for their fight. Along with this, Rashid Khan promised the fans that he will continue his performance in the upcoming tournaments to be played in the future. 4. ‘Moeen Ali is a player who can trouble us’: Former India players ahead of IND vs ENG 2nd T20 World Cup semi-final Before the semi-final match between India and England, Aakash Chopra says that Moeen Ali can prove to be a threat to Team India in this match. 5. England is afraid of being out of the semi-finals, Michael Waugh gave an open challenge to ICC in the name of India All the matches of India were broadcasted at 8:00 pm Indian time, which has also given a huge increase in viewership to the ICC. Michael Waugh wrote on his official social media account that, ‘This semi-final should have been held in Guyana but because the entire event has gone to India, it is not fair to the other teams.’ 6. Semi-Final Prize Money: How much money will Afghanistan get despite being out of the semi-finals? After losing the semi-final against South Africa, Afghanistan’s dream of playing in the final was shattered, but they will be very proud of their team’s performance throughout the tournament. Let us tell you that Afghanistan will get Rs 6.55 crore despite losing the semi-final of the T20 World Cup. Afghanistan won five matches till the semi-final and due to this they will get Rs 129.5 lakh for this as well. In this way, the team will get a total of Rs 7.84 crore as prize money. 7. “This is not the pitch you want to…
‘Moeen Ali is a player who can trouble us’: Former India player ahead of IND vs ENG second T20 World Cup semi-final
The semi-final match between India and England will be played on 27 June Moeen Ali. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) India and England (IND vs ENG) are going to face each other in the second semi-final match of the ongoing T20 World Cup today on 17 June. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played at Providence Stadium in Guyana. In this match, India would like to take revenge of its defeat in the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup by defeating England. So, before this match, a round of continuous statements is going on. Along with this, a new name has been added to this list, that of former Indian player and well-known cricket commentator Aakash Chopra. Aakash says that Moeen Ali can prove to be a threat to Team India in this match. Aakash Chopra made a big statement before the India vs England match Before the match of the Indian team against England, Akash Chopra spoke through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – which player of the opposing team can pose a threat to us in this match. First of all, the two openers who have not been able to perform against left-arm spin bowling. After this Akshar Patel, you can focus more on him. You can also look at Ravindra Jadeja, he is facing a lot of problems against left-arm spin bowling. So from England, Harry Brook and Moeen Ali are two players who can trouble us, especially Moeen. Because he bowls off-spin, we have four left-handed batsmen, apart from Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh. But we have so many left-handed players that Moeen Ali’s role can be important. If we look at spin bowling, Indian players play spin better, but Moeen Ali can prove to be dangerous. He is also the vice-captain of this team.
“This is not the pitch you want to play a World Cup semi-final on” Head coach blames pitch for AFG’s defeat
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott has criticized the pitch used in Trinidad for the South Africa vs Afghanistan match. He has said that this pitch was not suitable to host the T20 World Cup semi-final. Afghanistan lost to the Proteas in the semi-final. Batting first, the Afghan team collapsed for just 56 runs, which was the lowest score ever by any team in a T20 World Cup semi-final. The South African bowlers were in great form right from the start of this match, with the Trinidad pitch having some uneven bounce and lateral seam movement helping the bowlers. The situation was the same in the second innings as well and the Proteas batsmen had to deal with the same problems, but in the end they won by 9 wickets. Jonathan Trott criticised the Trinidad pitch “I don’t want to embarrass myself and I don’t want to be a case of bitter or sour grapes, but this is not the pitch you want to play a World Cup semi-final on. The pitch has taken batting completely out of the game… it should be a fair contest. I’m not saying it should be completely flat, with no spin or seam movement, I’m saying you should give opportunities to the batsmen as well,” Trott said in the post-match press conference. Trott said, “We got back to the hotel at three o’clock and then we had to leave at eight o’clock – five hours later, so we didn’t get much sleep, so the players were very tired and they had to do a lot emotionally and physically. So this was all new for the players.” Trott admitted that they were outplayed by South Africa, but we knew the schedule, so that’s no excuse. When you go into a World Cup or tournament, you can’t have everything going your way, and you have to fight and play against the odds, which you have done many times and are proud of.
Sri Lanka got a big blow as it was out of the T20 World Cup, Chris Silverwood left the post of head coach
Sri Lanka was eliminated from the T20 World Cup in the group stage itself Chris Silverwood (Photo Source: Twitter) After the poor performance of the Sri Lanka cricket team in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the team’s head coach Chris Silverwood has resigned from the post. Earlier, Sri Lanka’s performance in the World Cup 2023 was not very good, after which the former coach of the England cricket team has taken this big decision. It is worth noting that Silverwood’s coaching career with the Sri Lankan cricket team started in a great way. Under the coaching of Silverwood, the team won the Asia Cup 2022 and also qualified for the 50-over Cricket World Cup. Apart from this, Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the T20 series and Bangladesh in the Test series under the coaching of Silverwood. But now he has relieved himself of this responsibility in the Sri Lankan cricket team citing personal reasons. A big statement from Chris Silverwood came out So after leaving the post of head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Chris Silverwood said according to a statement issued by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC)- Being an international coach means being away from your family for long periods of time. After long conversations with my family and with a heavy heart, I feel it is time to return home and spend some quality time together. I would like to thank the players, coaches, backroom staff and management of SLC for their support during my time in Sri Lanka. None of the success would have been possible without your support. It has been a true honour to be a part of Sri Lanka Cricket and I will take many fond memories with me. Also, let us tell you that after the poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, Mahela Jayawardene also decided to leave the post of bowling consultant in the team. So now Chris Silverwood being relieved of his role is not a good sign for Sri Lanka cricket.
Team India’s head coach Amol Majumdar wants World Test Championship in women’s cricket, said- it is not a bad idea…
It is not a bad idea to hold a Test Championship. It is something to look forward to, but it is up to the board to decide- Amol Majumdar Amol Muzumdar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Indian women’s cricket team recently played a three-match ODI series with South Africa at home, which the team won 3-0. After the ODI series, Team India is ready to play a one-off Test match against South Africa. Before this Test match, Indian women’s team head coach Amol Majumdar has made a big statement. The head coach believes that Test championships should be played in women’s cricket as well. He praised the team’s excellent performance, but at the same time also talked about improvements in every department. The demands of the test format are different- Amol Majumdar The Indian women’s cricket team played the last Test match against England and Australia in December 2023, the team registered historic victories in both the matches. At the same time, the team has won the T20 and ODI series at home against Bangladesh and South Africa before the upcoming Test match against South Africa, the team is currently in great form. Speaking on ESPNcricinfo ahead of the only Test match against South Africa, Amol Majumdar said, We have the rhythm – we won in Bangladesh, we won against South Africa. They are different formats, but at the same time, we are trying to focus on every game. The demands (of playing Tests) are different. I think the team is ready for it and I think all three departments – batting, bowling and fielding, and fitness have to improve further. Highlighting the demands of modern cricket, Amol Majumdar said that players are ready and eager to move to the multi-day format. She cited the Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy in March-April as good preparation, indicating a commitment to red-ball cricket alongside limited-overs formats. And Head is also content with getting only five days to prepare for the one-off Test match against South Africa after the ODI series. Having a Test championship would be good for women’s cricket: Majumdar Amol Majumdar further stressed that he has no objection to the Women’s World Test Championship like the men’s. He concluded his conversation with ESPNcricinfo by saying, It is not a bad idea to hold a Test Championship. It is something to look forward to, but it is up to the board to decide. And if it happens, it is even better for the game. Test cricket is always special. We want to maintain it. Every game is important, be it ODI, T20 or Test match 💬 💬 “Test cricket is always special.”#TeamIndia Head Coach Amol Muzumdar has this to say ahead of the South Africa Test in Chennai. #INDvSA , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/FDP64L32aU — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 26, 2024 The only Test match between Indian women and South Africa women’s team will be played in Chennai from 28 June to 1 July. After which a three-match T20 match will be played between the two teams from 5 July.