Alex Hales storm, dazzling Virat Kohli, upsets aplenty: Top T20 World Cup moments | Cricket News
Here are the top five moments of the tournament.
first) In the eyes of their fans, it is the final between India and Pakistan.
But no one told the opener Alex Hales and Jos Buttler as they put on a stellar batting display in the semi-final against India in one of the all-time great British batting.
In front of a large pro-India crowd at the Adelaide Oval, undefeated Hales blew 86 of 47 balls and captain Buttler hit 80 unsuccessfully in an unbelievable 10-club destruction match. Okay.
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That’s especially gratifying for Hales, who has only recently returned to the World Cup after more than three years in the international wilderness.
2) Ireland entered the Super 12 stage with a huge killer reputation after they took down two-time champions West Indies.
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But Andrew Balbirnie’s team didn’t succeed there as they upset the pre-tournament favorites and ultimately the British champions in a downpour.
Balbirnie led from the front with a quick 62 in Melbourne to target 158 runs and England were 105-5 when the rain stopped, five runs behind on the DLS par score.
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“It was amazing, full of emotion,” said match man Balbirnie after another famous win.
3) Australia’s title defense got off to a nightmare start and that cost them a place in the semi-finals.
The hosts, holders and pre-tournament co-favorites – along with England – have endured an 89-time burnout against New Zealand in the first game of the Super 12.
It came back to haunt Aaron Finch’s men as they finished below New Zealand and England in Group 1 in net run percentage.
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“We were completely outclassed in all three respects,” says Finch.
4) It was a sunny Adelaide morning as the South African players started warming up for their must-win match against the Netherlands, but it was the only bright spot in a dark day for them.
Colin Ackermann assisted the weaker side of the Netherlands with a challenging 158-4 with a quick 41 undefeated and then the Dutch bowlers worked their magic.
A powerful roster of Proteas players collapsed under the pressure and their World Cup was over in a flash when all they needed to do was win to secure a final spot.
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In a tournament full of shocks, arguably the biggest – and it gave Pakistan or Bangladesh the final semi-final spot, Babar Azam’s side won.
5) Of India Virat kohli arrived at his first T20 end of the century tournament in September and enthralled over 90,000 raving fans at the MCG with an 82nd win over arch-rivals Pakistan.
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His two-six points against Haris Rauf late on the 19th became popular among the folk as his side chased their winning goal of 160 on the final ball of the opening game. Indian campaign.
“King Kohli” went on for another three centuries when he beat former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene a total of 1,016 runs to become the top scorer in tournament history.
