The Three Lions won their second T20 title, making them the first men's team to hold both the 50-over and 20-over World Cups simultaneously. Following the momentous triumph, let us take a look at the team of the tournament.
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England won the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Australia after defeating a spirited Pakistani side in front of a raucous crowd at the MCG. The Three Lions won their second T20 title, making them the first men’s team to hold both the 50-over and 20-over World Cups simultaneously. Following the momentous triumph, let us take a look at the team of the tournament.
English opener Alex Hales is included in the squad following his pivotal performance that brought England to the tournament’s final against Pakistan. It was vindication for the opener, who missed his side’s 50-over World Cup victory due to a disputed non-selection.
Jos Buttler, Hales’ opening partner and skipper, enters the team after regaining his form after a sluggish start to the competition. The English captain took over for Eoin Morgan earlier this year and contributed to his team’s victory with a quick cameo in the final.
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The former India captain finished the T20 World Cup as the best run-getter with 296 runs in six games at 98.66 and a strike rate of 136.40. Kohli became the first batter to reach 4000 T20I runs as he achieved 4000 T20I runs.
Suryakumar scored 239 runs in six innings while striking at189.68. He appeared to be playing on a different surface against South Africa in Perth when the rest of India’s hitters were rendered fragile by the Proteas’ pace attack. He looked unconcerned during his 40-ball 68 against the Proteas, which helped India to a decent 133.
The free-flowing New Zealand hitter scored 201 runs in four games with a strike rate of 158.27. Phillips smashed a century in Sydney against Sri Lanka’s fearsome spin attack. With 104 runs in 64 balls, the South African-born player dominated the attack in the middle.
Sikandar Raza was a constant menace to the opposition, whether with the bat or the ball. The talented all-rounder led Zimambwe to a memorable victory over Pakistan, as he finished the tournament with 219 runs and ten wickets.
The 24-year-old began the tournament with a bang, recording the highest T20 World Cup numbers by an England bowler and the fourth-best overall with 5/10 against Afghanistan. He had 13 dismissals in six matches, which is tied for the second-most by a fast bowler in tournament history. He was deservingly awarded the player of the tournament.
In six games, the leg-spinner took 11 wickets at an average of 14.09. The Pakistan vice-captain hit a 20-ball half-century against South Africa, putting his team in command at 185/9 in the first innings. He hit the second-fastest fifty by a Pakistani player in T20 World Cup history.
Afridi took 11 wickets in seven games at an average of 14.09 in the tournament, including a career-best of 4/22 against Bangladesh in what was a virtual quarter-final for Pakistan.
The only good side of the proteas campaign in the tournament was Anrich Nortje who took 11 wickets in 5 games at an average of 8.54 and an economy rate of just 5.37.
Southee has turned out to be a far better T20 bowler than he was. He picked up 7 wickets in the tournament in 5 games at an average of 16.28 and an economy rate of just 6.57.
