[ad_1]
T20 World Cup Records And Facts: The 2022 T20 World Cup has started in Australia. In the first two days itself, there was a lot of excitement in this tournament. Namibia defeated Sri Lanka on the first day. On the second day, Scotland defeated West Indies. Meanwhile, know 13 interesting facts and figures from the history of T20 World Cup.
1- Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has the record of sending the most 32 batsmen to the pavilion as a wicketkeeper.
2- The West Indies team has managed to win the T20 World Cup twice (2012 and 2016).
3- Former South African batsman AB de Villiers holds the record for taking the most 23 catches.
4- Only Chris Gayle has two centuries in the T20 World Cup. He touched triple figures against South Africa in 2007 and against England in 2016.
5- Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 26 wickets for India.
6- No host country has won the T20 World Cup and neither has any current champion.
7- Australia was defeated by Zimbabwe in the first match in 2007 by five wickets.
8- Sri Lanka holds the record for the highest team score, scoring 260 for six against Kenya in 2007.
9- Mahela Jayawardene has scored the highest 1016 runs in the T20 World Cup.
10- The first hat-trick in the T20 World Cup was made by Australia’s fast bowler Brett Lee against Bangladesh in 2007.
11- Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has taken 41 wickets in the T20 World Cup.
12- The minimum score in the T20 World Cup is 39 runs, which was scored by the Netherlands against Sri Lanka in 2014.
13- The only ball out in T20 World Cup was played between India and Pakistan in 2007. Since then one over eliminator or super over has been played.
Read also…
IPL starts process for auction, all teams will have to give list of retained players by November 15
[ad_2]
Source link