10 interesting things about T20 Cricket World Cup

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10 interesting things about T20 Cricket World Cup

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Aubrey Kamba : On the point

IN delving into the subject cited above, I thought it prudent to borrow from Aman Bansal, a blogger and ardent sports writer, especially cricket. Bansal is Ajmer based blogger who is trying to live a simple and easy life. Make every moment count.  Read on . . .Maximum runs scored by any batsman

In any single edition of world Twenty20, highest individual run-score is achieved by Virat Kohli. He achieved the feat in 2014 where as Suresh Raina has the highest score of about 101 runs in 60 balls against South Africa in 2010.

Apart from Indian batsman, Brendan McCullum has the highest score of 123 runs in just 58 balls when he plays against Bangladesh in 2012.

  1. Highest opening stand

Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith both have opened match against South Africa. They hold the world record of 145-run partnership for the 1st wicket. Overall, Chris Gayle has eight 50 plus scores in World Twenty20.

  1. Unwanted world record of T20

One of the popular batsmen of Pakistan Team is Shahid Afridi, who holds the unwanted record for scoring most ducks in World Twenty20. He got out on zero five times.

  1. T20 World Cup batsmen with centuries

In the previous tournament, only six batsmen scored 100 runs. Names of these batsmen are Chris Gayle (117), Ahmed Shehzad (111*), McCullum (123), Suresh Raina (101), Mahela Jayawardene (100) and Alex Hales (116*).

  1. Highest team total

Sri Lanka’s team earned the highest team total in the World T20 championship till now. Sri Lanka’s highest score is 260/6 against Kenya and achieved this fest in the inaugural ceremony of the 20-20 Cricket World Cup.

  1. Maximum sixes by Chris Gayle

Popular batsman of West Indies, Chris Gayle holds the world record. He is famous for hitting the most sixes (43) in all five editions together in this Twenty20 World Cup.

  1. Even the whole world says that Singh is king

In 2007, at the time of the inaugural edition of World T20, Yuvraj Singh is the only batsman who hit six sixes in just six balls. Unchangeable thing till now, as it is still a world record.

  1. History of captainship

In the World T20 history, M S Dhoni is only the player who is the captain of team in every game. Also, he remains captain in every edition of 25 matches.

  1. Fastest half-century

In the T20 World tournament, India‘s Yuvraj Singh is on the top of the list of fastest fifty makers. He hit 50 runs in just 12 balls in the year 2007. It is still unchangeable thing, as the record is not yet broken up by anybody.

  1. Best bowling figure in WT20

In 2012 T20 World Cup tournament, Sri Lankan off-spinner Ajantha Mendis accomplish the feat of six for eight. This is still the best bowling record in the World T20 tournament.

 

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