Worldwide cricket’s shortest and more and more common format is again with its showpiece occasion.
The ICC Males’s T20 World Cup has kicked off in Australia, lower than a 12 months for the reason that final version noticed the present hosts carry the trophy in Dubai.
Final 12 months’s match – initially slated for 2020 – was swapped between Australia and India. It was later moved to the UAE and Oman as a result of COVID scenario in India.
Australia received their first T20 World Cup after brushing apart New Zealand in final 12 months’s low-intensity last.
Format
The match is split into two components: a qualification spherical and the Tremendous 12s which are adopted by the semi-finals and last.
The qualification spherical comprised two teams of 4 groups every. They performed one another in a spherical robin format with the intention of clinching one of many high two spots of their group so as to qualify for the Tremendous 12s.
Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Eire and Zimbabwe made it via. West Indies, two-time for champions, had been knocked out.
The remaining eight groups within the Tremendous 12s gained computerized qualification on the idea of their T20 rankings on the deadline final November.
The Tremendous 12s will see all six groups in every group compete in a spherical robin format. The highest two groups from every group will then go on to play the semi-finals on November 9 and 10. The ultimate shall be performed on November 13 on the Melbourne Cricket Floor.
West Indies in 3 back-to-back T20 World Cups:
2016 – Champions
2021 – Tremendous-12s
2022 – First spherical exit— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) October 21, 2022
Groups
Group 1: Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Eire and Sri Lanka
Group 2: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands and Zimbabwe
How the groups line up
Defending champions Australia are ranked sixth within the rankings however will begin among the many favourites whereas taking part in at dwelling with a squad filled with power-hitters and T20 expertise.
Afghanistan, who’ve three of the most effective T20 bowlers of their lineup, will hope to enhance on their present final 12 months and safe a spot within the semi-finals.
England come into this match with a brand new captain however just a few previous names making a comeback. The retirement of Eoin Morgan handed the captaincy to Jos Buttler, who shall be blissful to see all-rounder Ben Stokes and opener Alex Hales again within the aspect. England received the match in 2010 and had been runners-up in 2016.
Final 12 months’s shedding finalists and perennial underachievers within the closing levels of ICC tournaments, New Zealand will hope the close-to-home situations will assist them go one higher this time round.
Indians are the best consumers of tickets for the T20 World Cup outdoors the host nation. (Supply – TOI)
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 22, 2022
Bangladesh are led by the world’s main T20 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan however he has not been capable of carry the workforce’s rankings and fortunes. They completed final 12 months’s match backside of their Super12s group and did not win a match within the lately concluded Asia Cup.
Winners of the first-ever T20 World Cup and the top-ranked T20 aspect on the earth, India have all the time discovered themselves to be pre-tournament favourites at most ICC occasions within the final 20 years. Nonetheless, they haven’t received an ICC occasion for the reason that 2013 Champions Trophy. They did not qualify for final 12 months’s semi-finals and the ultimate of final month’s Asia Cup.
Pakistan had been favourites for the title final 12 months after blazing via their Tremendous 12s group, till they bumped into Australia within the semi-final. With the most effective T20 opening pair main their batting and a formidable bowling assault bolstered by the return of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan will hope to repeat their historic win on the MCG 30 years in the past after they received the 50-over World Cup.
South Africa sit fourth within the rankings and have among the finest bowling assaults within the match. Their greatest hurdle, although, has been their historical past at ICC occasions and their lack of skill to win knock-out matches.
Lately topped Asian champions Sri Lanka needed to undergo the primary spherical of matches so as to qualify for the Tremendous 12s. That they had a scare early on when Namibia beat them within the first match however managed to get two wins within the remaining matches to make the lower.
Netherlands, Eire and Zimbabwe, who had been as soon as an honest pressure in worldwide cricket, full the Tremendous 12 lineup. The trio, with loads of top-level expertise, shall be hoping to do extra than simply make up the numbers.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is prepared for India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup!
#PakVsInd #T20WC #AsiaCup2023 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/y7PHqMrZeu— Cric (@BabarShot) October 18, 2022
India vs Pakistan
The blockbuster match of the match will come on Sunday, October 23, when India and Pakistan meet within the opening match of Group 2.
The match shall be performed in entrance of 90,000-plus followers at Australia’s greatest cricket venue, the Melbourne Cricket Floor. Tickets for the match had been bought out inside minutes of happening sale, in keeping with the ICC.
Pakistan shall be using on the boldness of their 10-wicket win over India within the final T20 World Cup however India could have historical past on their aspect as they’ve received 9 of the 12 T20 matches between the 2.
Was doing a SWOT evaluation for T20 WC taking part groups and realised:
India don’t have a 150K+ bowler.
Pak don’t have a seasoned finisher.
NZ don’t have a fantastic document in Aus.
SL don’t have an skilled squad.
England don’t have a Prime Minister. #T20worldcup22 #LizTruss— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 20, 2022
Prize cash
Complete: $5.6m
Winners: $1.6m
Runners-up $800,000
Shedding semi-finalists: $400,000
Tremendous 12 win: $40,000
Tremendous 12 exit: $70,000
First spherical win: $40,000
First spherical exit: $40,000
Earlier winners
2007 – India
2009 – Pakistan
2010 – England
2012 – West Indies
2014 – Sri Lanka
2016 – West Indies
2021 – Australia