How it Began!
On October 17, the T20 World Cup began in a riveting fashion as the hosts Oman opened the tournament with a bang. The First Round saw multiple upsets, a David Wiese 44-ball 66 runs blitz, Scotland’s Chris Greaves, who in a few months, went from doing Amazon deliveries to pulling off a miracle against a strong Bangladesh side. The First Round showed that the Associates are more than capable of playing this game and if they are given more experience and resources, they can cause a lot of disruption for the top-tiered squads.
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The next stage featuring the big teams saw a disappointing performance from West Indies whose hopes shattered way early. Title favourite India couldn’t even make it to the Semis, the Associate teams Scotland and Namibia stood little chance. Sri Lanka won just two in Super 12s but showed a lot of promise. South Africa saw their campaign finish based on net run rate before Semis despite four wins. Afghanistan showcased glimpses but got overwhelmed by bigger squads. Bangladesh had the most forgettable tournament, losing all the games in Super 12s. Meanwhile, New Zealand, England, Australia, and Pakistan made it to the Semis.
Australia wins it all!
In the Semis, we saw Jimmy Neesham and Daryll Mitchell heroics bailing New Zealand out against England. Australia’s Matthew Wade 41 runs off 17 balls sealed the deal versus surging Pakistan to set up a New Zealand-Australia final, a battle between two neighboring nations. In the Finals, Kane Williamson scored a blistering 85 off 48 but Mitchell Marsh’s 77 runs trumped his efforts. Thus, Australia became the ICC T20 World Cup champions of this edition after not many pundits picked them as title favorites!
Player of the Tournament: David Warner (289 Runs)
Finals, ICC T20 World Cup
14 November 2021
Australia vs New Zealand
New Zealand: 172/4
Australia: 173/2
Top Batter: Kane Williamson: 85(48)
Top Bowler: Josh Hazelwood: 3 wickets for 16 runs
Australia crowned as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Champions!
Semi-Finals, ICC T20 World Cup
10 November 2021
New Zealand vs England
England: 166/4
New Zealand: 167/5
Top Batter: Daryll Mitchell: 72(47)
Top Bowler: Liam Livingstone: 2 wickets for 22 runs
11 November 2021
Australia vs Pakistan
Pakistan: 176/4
Australia: 177/5
Top Batter: Mohammad Rizwan: 67(52)
Top Bowler: Shadab Khan: 4 wickets for 26 runs
New Zealand and Australia Qualify for Final.
Super 12 stage, ICC T20 World Cup
Group 1
October 23, 2021
South Africa: 118/9
Australia: 121/5(19.4 Overs)
Top Batter: Aiden Markram: 40(36)
Top Bowler: Josh Hazlewood: 2 wickets for 19 runs
West Indies: 55(14.2 Overs)
England:56/4(8.2 Overs)
Top Batsman: Jos Buttler: 24(22)
Top Bowler: Adil Rashid: 4 wickets for 2 runs
October 24, 2021
Bangladesh: 171/4
Sri Lanka: 172/5(18.5 Overs)
Top Batsman: Charith Asalanka: 80(49)
Top Bowler: Shakib Al Hasan: two wickets for 17 runs
October 26, 2021
West Indies: 143/8
South Africa: 144/2 (18.2 Overs)
Top Batsman: Evin Lewis: 56(35)
Top Bowler: Dwaine Pretorius: 3 wickets for 17 runs
October 27, 2021
Bangladesh: 124/9(20 Overs)
England: 126/2(14.1 Overs)
Top Batsman: Jason Roy 61(38)
Top Bowler: Tymal Mills: 3 wickets for 27 runs
October 28, 2021
Sri Lanka: 154/6
Australia: 155/3(17 Overs)
Top Batsman: David Warner: 65(42)
Top Bowler: Adam Zampa: two wickets for 12 runs
October 28, 2021
West Indies: 142/7
Bangladesh: 139/5
Top Batsman: Liton Das 44(42)
Top Bowler: Shoriful Islam: two wickets for 20 runs.
October 30, 2021
Sri Lanka: 142
South Africa: 146/6(19.5 Overs)
Top Batsman: Pathum Nissanka: 72(58)
Top Bowler: Tabraiz Shamsi: three wickets for 17 runs
Australia: 125/10
England: 126/2(11.4 Overs)
Top Batter: Jos Buttler: 71(32)
Top Bowler: Chris Jordan: 3 wickets for 17
November 1, 2021
England: 163/4(20 Overs)
Sri Lanka: 137/10(19 Overs)
Top Batter: Jos Buttler: 101(67)
Top Bowler: Wanindu Hasranga: 3 wickets for 21 runs
November 2, 2021
Bangladesh: 84(18.2 Overs)
South Africa: 86/4(13.3 overs)
Top Batter: Temba Bavuma: 31(28)
Top Bowler: Anrich Nortje: 3 wickets for 8 runs
4 November 2021
Bangladesh vs Australia
Bangladesh: 73
Australia: 78/2(6.2 Overs)
Best Batsman: Aaron Finch: 40(20)
Best Bowler: Adam Zampa: 5 wickets for 19 runs
Sri Lanka vs West Indies
Sri Lanka: 189/3
West Indies: 169/8
Top Batter: Shimron Hetmyer 81(54)
Top Bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga: 2 wickets for 19 runs
6 November 2021
Australia vs West Indies
West Indies: 157/7
Australia: 161/2(16.2 Overs)
Top Batter: David Warner 89(56)*
Top Bowler: Josh Hazelwood: 4 wickets for 19 runs
England vs South Africa
South Africa: 189/2
England: 179/8
Top Batter: Rassie van der Dussen: 94(60)*
Top Bowler: Kagiso Rabada: 3 wickets for 48 runs
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
| England (Qualified) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
| Australia (Qualified) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
| South Africa (Eliminated) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
| Sri Lanka (Eliminated) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
| West Indies (Eliminated) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
| Bangladesh (Eliminated) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
Group 2
October 24, 2021
India: 151/7
Pakistan: 152/0
Top Batter: Mohammad Rizwan: 79(55)
Top Bowler: Shaheen Shah Afridi: 3 wickets for 31 runs
October 25, 2021
Afghanistan: 190/4(20 Overs)
Scotland: 60(10.2 Overs)
Top Batter: Najibullah Zadran: 59(34)
Top Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 5 wickets for 20 runs
October 26, 2021
New Zealand: 134/8
Pakistan: 135/5(18.4 Overs)
Top Batter: Mohammad Rizwan: 33 (34 balls)
Top Bowler: Haris Rauf: 4 wickets for 22 runs
October 28, 2021
Scotland: 109/8
Namibia: 115/6(19.1 Overs)
Top Batsman: Michael leask: 44(27)
Top Bowler: Ruben Truppelman: three wickets for 17 runs
October 29, 2021
Afghanistan: 147/6
Pakistan: 148/5(19 Overs)
Top Batsman: Babar Azam: 51(47)
Top Bowler: Imad Wasim: two wickets for 25 runs
October 31, 2021
Afghanistan: 160/5
Namibia: 98/9
Top Batter: Mohammad Shahzad: 45(33)
Top Bowler: Hamid Hassan: three wickets for 9 runs
November 1, 2021
India: 110/7
New Zealand: 111/2(14.3 Overs)
Top Batter: Devin Conway: 49(35)
Top Bowler: Tim Southee: 3 wickets for 20 runs
November 2, 2021
Pakistan: 189/2
Namibia: 144/5
Top Batter: Mohammad Rizwan: 79(50)
Top Bowler: Imad Wasim: 1 wicket for 13 runs
November 3, 2021
New Zealand vs. Scotland
New Zealand: 172/5
Scotland: 156/5
Top Batter: Martin Guptill: 93(56)
Top Bowler: Saafyan Sharif: 2 wickets for 28 runs
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Pakistan(Qualified for Semis) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.065 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.097 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.816 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.1.600 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1.609 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.645 |
First Round Group A & B stage results
Results, Group B, First Round, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
October 17, 2021
Papua New Guinea: 129/9
Oman: 131/0
Top Batter: Jatinder Singh- 73(42)
Top Bowler: Zeeshan Maqsood- 4 wickets for 20 runs
Scotland vs Bangladesh
Scotland: 140/9
Bangladesh: 134/7
Top Batter: Chris Greaves- 45(28)
Top Bowler: Mehdi Hasan- 3 wickets for 20 runs
October 19, 2021
Scotland vs PNG
Scotland: 165/9
Papua New Guinea: 148/10 (19.3 Overs)
Top Batter: Richie Berrington- 70(49)
Top Bowler: Josh Davey- 4 wickets for 18 runs
Bangladesh vs Oman
Bangladesh: 153/10
Oman: 127/9
Top Batter: Mohammad Naim- 64(50)
Top Bowler: Mustafizur Rahman- 4 wickets for 36 runs
October 21, 2021
PNG vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 181/7
Papua New Guinea: 97/10
Top Batter: Mahmudullah- 50(37)
Top Bowler: Shakib Al Hasan- 4 wickets for 9 runs
Oman:122/10
Scotland: 123/2(17 Overs)
Top Batter: Kyle Coetzer 41(28)
Top Bowler: Josh Davey: 3 wickets for 25 runs
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Scotland (Qualifier 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| Bangladesh (Qualifier 2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
| Oman (Eliminated) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
| Papua New Guinea (Eliminated) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - 2.655 |
Results, Group A, First Round, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
October 18, 2021
Netherlands: 106/10(20 Overs)
Ireland: 107/3
Top Batter: Max O’ Dowd- 51(47)
Top Bowler: Curtis Campher- 4 wickets for 26 runs
Namibia: 96/10(19.3 Overs)
Sri Lanka: 100/3(13.3 Overs)
Top Batter: Bhanuka Rajapakasa- 45(28)
Top Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana- 3 wickets for 25 runs
October 20, 2021
Netherlands: 164/4
Namibia: 166/4(19.0 Overs)
Top Batter: Max O’Dowd- 70(56)
Top Bowler: Fred Klaasen- 1 wicket for 14 runs(3.50 RPO)
Sri Lanka: 171/7
Ireland: 101/10(18.3 Overs)
Top Batter: Wanindu Hasranage- 71(47)
Top Bowler: Josh Little- 4 wickets for 23 runs
October 21, 2021
Ireland: 125/8(20 Overs)
126/2(18.3 Overs)
Top Batter: Gerhard Erasmus: 53(49)
Top Bowler: Jan Frylinck: 3 wickets for 21 runs
Netherlands: 44/10
Sri Lanka: 45/2(7.1 Overs)
Top Batter: Kusal Perera: 33(24)
Top Bowler: Lahiru Kumara: 3 wickets for 7 runs
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Sri Lanka(Qualified) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3.754 |
| Namibia(Qualified) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
| Ireland(Eliminated) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.853 |
| Netherlands(Eliminated) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - 2.460 |
