At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pakistan was defeated by Jos Buttler and company by a margin of five wickets (MCG). We take a look at the flop XI of the tournament.
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The T20 World Cup 2022 concluded with England being declared champions for a second time after an outstanding performance that lasted more than four weeks. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pakistan was defeated by Jos Buttler and company by a margin of five wickets (MCG). After gaining a not-so-convincing victory against Afghanistan and then suffering a defeat by Ireland, England first appeared to be struggling. But the Englishmen won because they dominated when it mattered. In this piece, we take a look at the flop XI of the tournament.
Warner turned out to be a letdown. He participated in the contest for four games, only scoring 44 runs with an average of 11. His performance in the match not only damaged his reputation but also had a bad impact on Australia’s World Cup campaign. Warner was the player of the tournament last year when Australia won the T20 WC in the UAE.
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His participation in the event was insignificant because he only scored 70 runs overall with an average of 17.50. The South African captain’s predicament worsened in the last group game when his team was eliminated from the competition after suffering a devastating loss to the Netherlands. His future as SA’s captain is also not certain.
Rohit scored 116 runs in six matches, with an exceptionally low average of 19.33. His conservative batting strategy in powerplay overs cost the team dearly, especially in the semis against England where he scored less than a run a ball. His future as India’s T20 captain is also under a cloud at the moment.
In the 2021 World Cup final against New Zealand, he proved the management’s decision was correct by scoring 77 off 50 deliveries to send the team home. Looking back at his brilliant past, the Australian team management depended on Marsh again for this World Cup, but unlike last year, Marsh was unsuccessful. He scored 106 runs with an average of 26.50 in four matches.
Jimmy Neesham was a pivotal figure in New Zealand’s run to the final of the T20 World Cup last year. In this edition, New Zealand expected him to contribute significantly to the middle order. However, the left-handed batter lacked confidence in his batting, scoring only 53 runs in five games with an average of 13.25.
He was unimpressive as an all-rounder with both bat and ball. He scored 44 runs in five games while taking only six wickets at an 8.78 economy rate. His terrible performances in the competition failed to bring smiles to the faces of Bangladesh supporters and team management.
Karthik, 37, saw these games as an opportunity to produce and finish his career on a positive note. However, he gave a below-par performance in four matches, collecting only 14 runs in three innings with a poor average of 4.66.
Due to his poor performances, Axar had a difficult time as a bowler. He was unthreatening to batters in five games, taking only three wickets. The batters were brutal against him in the matches against Pakistan and England, slamming him all over the ground.
He was unable to upset batters. The speedster failed in the championship by taking only seven wickets in five games at an economy of 8.36. He leaked runs in crucial games against England and Pakistan, which proved a concern for the team. The game against the Men in Green was crucial for the Kiwis to reach the tournament final, but Ferguson gave up 37 runs.
Cummins, being Australia’s premier bowler, had to bowl aggressively in order to assist Australia in successfully defending their title. He though gave away runs at an 8.25 average and only took three wickets. He fell short of expectations against top-tier opposition.
Mitchell Starc was unable to generate excellent performances for Australia in this World Cup. The bowler is known for being dangerous to hitters with his raw velocity, but he didn’t live up to his reputation this time, taking three wickets in three matches with an economy rate of 8.50.
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