T20 WC 2022 Stats Round-Up: Shaheen Afridi’s career-best figures, Suryakumar Yadav's feat, and other stats

South Africa suffered a stunning exit as they got beaten by the Netherlands by 13 runs in yet another upset of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. Player of the Match Colin Ackermann made an unbeaten 41 off 26 to help the Dutch in posting 158/4 before the bowlers restricted the Proteas to 145/8 to end their campaign in Match 40 in Adelaide.

Speaking of the South Africa-Netherlands game, Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to field first. Ackermann top-scored for his side as he struck three fours and two maximums while Stephen MyBurgh mustered 37. Keshav Maharaj picked 2/27 in his four overs as the Proteas restricted the Dutch to below 160.

In reply, Rilee Rossouw scored the most runs (25) for his team as no other batter got going. Brandon Glover was the pick of the Dutch bowlers for his spell of 3/9 in just two overs. Ackermann grabbed the POTM award for his match-winning knock and a tight spell of 3/16.

In the second clash, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by five wickets at the same venue as they sealed the semi-final spot. The final match of the Super 12 round saw India thrashing Zimbabwe by a 71-run margin in Melbourne courtesy of another destructive innings of 61* off 25 from Suryakumar Yadav.

In a virtual quarter-final, Shakib Al Hasan won the toss as Bangladesh elected to bat first. Opener Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed 54 but got no support from others. Pace sensation Shaheen Afridi registered his career-best spell of 4/22 while Shadab Khan also took two wickets as Bangladesh managed to post only 127/8 in 20 overs.

Struggling for providing a good start, openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam stitched a 57-run stand. The former made a run-a-ball 32 while skipper Babar amassed only 25. Mohammad Haris played another quickfire cameo of 31 off 18 with Shan Masood remaining not out on 24 off 14 to seal a comfortable win for his side in 18.1 overs. For his solid spell, Afridi won the Player of the Match award.

In the final game before the semis, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss with India opting to bat first. His poor form with the bat continued as he mustered 15, taking his tally to just 89 runs in five innings this WC. KL Rahul recorded back-to-back half-centuries as he made 51 off 35 with three fours and as many maximums. Virat Kohli got dismissed for 26 off 25 but it was Suryakumar yet again at the helm as the batter hammered 61* off just 25, with six fours and four sixes to take India’s total to 186/5.

Chasing a massive target of 187, Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl scored 34 and 35 respectively but the rest of the Zimbabwean batting line-up struggled. All the Indian bowlers found themselves in the wicket column with spinner R Ashwin the pick of the lot for his spell of 3/22 in four overs. Craig Ervine and his side got bundled out for just 115, handing India a convincing one-sided victory. For his breathtaking knock which included some outrageous shots, Yadav won the POTM award.

India will face England in the second semi-final of the WC on November 10 in Adelaide while New Zealand locks horns with Pakistan the previous day in Sydney.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Matches 41, 42, and 43 in the T20 WC 2022:

1 – For the first time, the Netherlands defeated South Africa in international cricket. They lost five and one game ended in a no result in the previous six meetings.

70 – South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma amassed only 70 runs in five innings at an average of 17.50 in this WC.

39 – Babar Azam has amassed just 39 runs in five innings at an average of 7.80 and a poor strike rate of 61.90 in the ongoing T20 WC.

97 – Shadab Khan is now the joint-highest wicket-taker with Shahid Afridi with 97 wickets for Pakistan in T20 internationals.

4/22 – Shaheen Afridi registered his career-best figures of 4/22 in T20Is. His previous best of 3/14 came against South Africa in the last match of this T20 WC.

10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar has now bowled the most maidens (ten) in T20Is. He surpassed his teammate Jasprit Bumrah’s tally of nine maidens.

2 – Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian and second overall after Mohammad Rizwan to smash 1000 runs (1026) in T20Is in a calendar year. Rizwan amassed 1326 runs iin 2021.

6 – Regis Chakabva became the first player to get dismissed for six single-digit scores in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Jehan Mubarak in 2009, Afif Hossain and Mushfiqur Rahim in 2021, and Tom Cooper and Wanindu Hasaranga in the ongoing campaign have managed five scores each.

10 – Suryakumar has now slammed the most 50-plus scores (ten) in T20Is in 2022. He went past Rizwan’s tally of nine such scores.

89 – Rohit Sharma has managed to score only 89 runs in five innings at an average of 17.80 in this World Cup.

10 – Suryakumar also equaled Babar Azam (2021) in the second spot for most 50-plus scores (ten) in T20Is in a calendar year. Rizwan tops the chart with 13 scores in 2021.

21 – Rohit has won the most T20Is (21) as captain in a calendar year. He surpassed Babar Azam’s tally of 20 victories in 2021.

17 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar has now picked the most wickets (17) in the first over in T20 internationals. He surpassed Oman’s Bilal Khan (16).

6 – Suryakumar is now joint-top with Virat Kohli for winning the most POTM awards (6) for India in a calendar year. Kohli grabbed six in 2016.

50 – Virat Kohli completed 50 catches in T20 internationals. He is second Indian behind Rohit Sharma (58) for most grabs as a fielder.

10 – Suryakumar occupies the second position for smashing the most sixes (ten) for India in the 20^th over. He edged past Dinesh Karthik, who has nine maximums to his name. MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya are joint-top with 12 sixes.