The records broken at T20 World Cup 2024
The recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA was a spectacle dominated by bowlers, much to the delight of the crowd. Whether at Nassau Stadium in New York or in St. Lucia, West Indies, bowlers consistently overshadowed batters. Their dominance was so pronounced that even scoring a run per ball proved challenging. Cricket fans relished this competitive nature of the game, especially after growing weary of the high-scoring, one-sided encounters often seen in tournaments like the IPL, PSL, and other international matches, where totals of 270 and 280 in 20-over games left bowlers struggling.
Team India emerged victorious in this challenging tournament, thanks to their formidable bowling lineup. Twice, their bowlers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat — against Pakistan, who needed 48 runs off 48 balls, and against South Africa, who required 30 runs off 30 balls in the final. This World Cup validated the saying that while batters win you games, bowlers win you championships.
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T20 World Cup: Bowling Records
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Arshdeep Singh each took 17 wickets in 8 matches, topping the tournament’s wicket-takers list. Both left-arm pacers were crucial to their teams’ success..
Jasprit Bumrah ranked second with 15 wickets, maintaining an impressive economy rate of 4.17. He was deservedly named the Man of the Tournament, becoming the first player to win this award without scoring a single run.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi achieved the best bowling figures of the World Cup with 5/9 against Uganda.
- Akeel Hosein also shone with figures of 5/11 against Uganda.
- This edition saw three hat-tricks: two by Australian pacer Pat Cummins and one by Chris Jordan.
- A remarkable 44 maiden overs were bowled during the tournament.
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T20 World Cup 2024: Batting Records
Rahmatullah Gurbaz, the Afghan opener, was the highest run-scorer with 281 runs in 8 innings, with a top score of 80.
- Gurbaz was followed by India’s captain Rohit Sharma, who scored 256 runs in 8 innings, with his highest being 92 against Australia.
- Nicholas Pooran led the six-hitting tally, smashing 17 sixes throughout the tournament.
- A total of 517 sixes were hit, the most in any T20 World Cup, surpassing the previous best of 405 in the 2021 edition.
- The overall run rate was 7.09, the lowest in any T20 World Cup edition.
- The highest team total was posted by the West Indies, scoring 218 against Afghanistan.
- Uganda recorded the lowest totals, with scores of 39 against the West Indies and 40 against New Zealand.
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Rohit Sharma Old is Gold:
Rohit Sharma made history by becoming the oldest captain to win the T20 World Cup at 37 years and 60 days old, second only to Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to victory in the 1992 ODI World Cup.
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