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2022 T20 World Cup: How the mighty have fallen – The big upsets so far | Cricket News


NEW DELHI: The ICC Men’s Tournament is underway T20 World Cup 2022 less than two weeks old but has yielded quite a few surprising results so far, with the closest nasty victim being the 2009 champion Pakistan. The world’s No. 4 Asian giant suffered a heartbreaking defeat to 11th place Zimbabwe on Thursday in Perth.
A tournament that started with 55 times defeats by the defending Asian champions Sri Lanka on opening day (October 16) by Namibia has indeed become a spectacle of great upheaval. The trend of major reversals of fortune for several heavyweights has put the four former champions in shambles.
Below, TimesofIndia.com highlights 5 major changes so far in this edition of the T20 World Cup:
A shock opener – Namibia beat 2014 champions Sri Lanka
The former Sri Lankan champions entered the tournament Down Under with high hopes after winning their sixth Asian Championship in the UAE. Although they are playing in Round 1 to qualify for the Super 12s, Sri Lanka is expected to beat the group consisting of lesser-known teams Netherlands, Namibia and UAE. But they were shocked by Namibia on the opening day of the tournament, when they suffered a 55-match defeat to Geelong.

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Sri Lanka sent Namibia to hit the first bat after winning the pitch, and the South African nation posted a challenge of 163 to 7 in their 20 passes. Namibia’s middle order has been bouncing around after a cheap opening loss with 16 moves above the table in three rounds. Jan Frylinck (44 years old) is Namibia’s top goalscorer, while JJ Smit remains unbeaten 31 of 16 balls.
The chase began incorrectly for the Lankans, losing three points in 21 runs over four laps. Namibia’s bowlers hit frequently to deflect the chase and Sri Lanka was placed 108th in 19 rounds to suffer a crushing defeat.
Sri Lanka though made a good comeback in the remaining two games to qualify for the Super 12s as the top of the group. Namibia missed out after losing the next two games, but they meaningfully foreshadowed what could happen in the coming days.
Result: Namibia (163/7) beat Sri Lanka (108 all-time wins in 19 outfields) with 55 runs
First shock to two-time champion the Windies
A day later, on October 17, the two-time champion West Indies was thrown 42 times by Scotland at Hobart. The defeat put the Windies in a difficult position for the Super 12 qualifiers because their group had Zimbabwe and Ireland like the other two teams. Both Zimbabwe and Ireland are regular teams in ICC tournaments.
The West Indies also opted to come in first after winning the pitch, and Scotland hit 160/5 of their 20 passes. For Scotland, openers George Munsey (66 not out) and Michael Jones (20) got off to a solid start by adding 55 runs in 6.2 laps. With the helpful contributions of Calum MacLeod (23 wins 14) and Chris Greaves (16 * eats 11), Scotland has set its sights on a challenging 161 run for the Windies. The chase started well, and the Windies raced to 50 to 1 in just 5.3 laps. But then they lost points at regular intervals and were ultimately beaten 118 in 18.3 rounds.
Scotland were unable to repeat the success in their next two games and were dropped from the tournament. Meanwhile, the West Indies faced another shock four days later.
Result: Scotland (160/5) beat West Indies (118 all in 18.3 pass) by 42 runs
West Indies lose again and fall
After the shock of their opening game against Scotland, the West Indies revived their campaign with a 31-match win over Zimbabwe in the second. But two days later, the Windies received a surprise package from the tournament by Ireland.
Skier Nicholas Pooran was lucky for the third time in a row with the throw and decided to target the Irish in Hobart, as they had done successfully against Zimbabwe. Although Brandon King has scored an undefeated 62 goals out of 48 balls, the West Indies have posted below 146/5 in their 20 passes.
The Irish First Division players then created a master batting to register a command nine-batch victory by chasing the target with 15 spare balls. Paul Sterling (66 * 48 point difference) and Andy Balbirnie (37 point difference 23) added 73 runs in just 7.3 laps to the opening game, before the former sent the team home to Lorcan Tucker (45 *) signal number 35) on the other end.
The defeat knocked out the two-time champion and most successful team in tournament history, the West Indies, out of the tournament, while Ireland earned their spot in the Super 12s.
Result: Ireland (150/1 in 17.3 passes) beat the West Indies (146/5) by 9 points
Ireland’s ‘giant killer’ beat 2010 champion England
Ireland got off to a terrible start in the Super 12 period, losing their first game of nine goals to Sri Lanka in Hobart. But they survived the semi-finals by registering a shocking 5-lap (DLS) victory over another former champion, England, despite some help from the rain.
Putting in the first net, Ireland posted 157 competition all in 19.2 rounds. Their top three hitters in unison clicked again for Ireland, with Andy Balbirnie (62 of 47) scoring fifty and Lorcan Tucker (34) and Paul Sterling (14) contributing to the total. Rain played a key role in the final result of the match, leaving England (105/5 in 14.3 passes) short 5 points out via D/L when the match was postponed due to rain. great.
The loss left England in a difficult position in the group that also had strong candidates Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
Result: Ireland (157) beat England (105/5) by 5 runs (DLS)
Pakistan’s worrying 1 match loss to Zimbabwe
However, in order to fully recover from a thrilling final ball defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India four days earlier, the former champions Pakistan suffered another heartbreaking loss to Zimbabwe on Thursday. Five. Pakistan failed to chase a modest 131 runs goal and lost in a lone run to receive a second consecutive defeat in the tournament.

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Zimbabwe decided to head after winning in Perth. And it almost paid off with their opening goal adding 42 runs in the first five laps, before they collapsed. From 42/0 in 4.5 rounds, Zimbabwe has been reduced to 95/7 in the previous 14.4 rounds thanks to some excellent bowling by Mohammad Wasim (4/24) and Shadab Khan (3/23). Brad Evans (19) and Ryan Burl (10*) scored 130/8 at the end of the game, which turned out to be just enough for Zimbabwe.
Chasing a target with less than 131 points, Pakistan lost points early when the opener and key smashers Mohammad Rizwan (14) and Babar Azam (4) failed again. Shan Masood (44) held on to a result for Pakistan, but when they lost him, they struggled with a 94/6 in 15.1 rounds. Mohammad Nawaz (22) and Mohammad Wasim Jr (12) almost sent the team home by reaching 120/6 in 19 rounds, needing the last 11 games with four goals in hand. At one point, Pakistan needed only 3 of the last three balls, but somehow they missed a pass while losing two of the last two.
The loss left Pakistan just above the Netherlands, above the NRR, in a group of six teams that also included India and South Africa after two matches played and crippled their hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
Result: Zimbabwe (August 130) beat Pakistan (August 129) 1 round

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