2022 T20 World Cup: Host Country and Tournament Format

The host country for the ICC T20I World Cup 2022 was Australia. The format for this tournament is similar to the one in 2021. There are 16 teams participating and in the first round the 8 teams that are not qualified for the Super 12 stage battle it out. From there 4 teams advance to the Super 12 stage. There are 2 groups of 6 teams each. The 4 best teams will then advance to the Semi final. The winners of the semi final will then play in the final.

2022 T20 World Cup: Participating Teams

• Afghanistan

• Australia

• England

• New Zealand

• Bangladesh

• India

• Pakistan

• South Africa

• Namibia

• Sri Lanka

• Netherlands

• United Arab Emirates

• Scotland

• West Indies

• Ireland

• Zimbabwe

First Round

The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Super 12. In the first group, Sri Lanka and Netherlands qualified for the Super 12 stage. Both teams had 2 wins but the bet run rate for Sri Lanka was higher. In the second group it was even more close. Zimbabwe and Ireland qualified for the next stage. Both teams had 4 points and the net run rate was almost similar

Super 12

The teams that reached the Super 12 stage are Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Let’s have a look at some of the matches

New Zealand vs Australia

This was one of the most one-sided matches in this tournament. It was also some sort of revenge for last year. New Zealand batted first and they made 200 in 20 overs. Devon Conway was the highest run getter for New Zealand with 92 not out. Australia could only make 111 runs and they were all out. Tim Southee took 3 Wickets for 6 runs. New Zealand won by 89 runs.

England vs New Zealand

These were the 2 best teams In this group. This was a high scoring match. In the first innings, England made 179 runs in 20 overs. Jos Buttler was the highest run getter for England with 73 Runs. In the chase, New Zealand made 159 Runs. They lost the match by 20 runs.

India vs Pakistan

This was easily the best match of the whole tournament. Pakistan had made 159 in 20 overs. Shan Masood was the highest run getter with 52 not out. In the chase, India were in all sorts of trouble and Virat Kohli played the greatest innings in T20I Cricket. He made 82 of the most breathtaking runs in 53 balls. This match instilled a lot of belief in the Indian team. India won off the last ball of the match.

Pakistan vs South Africa

This was the match that Pakistan had to win to go to the next stage. They batted first and they made 185 in 20 overs. Shadab Khan was the highest run getter with 52 runs from 22 Balls. While chasing, South Africa could only make 108 runs in 14 overs. Due to the rain, Pakistan won the match by 14 runs via D/L method. Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets for 14 runs.

Semi Finals

The top 4 teams that reached the semi finals were New Zealand, Pakistan, India and England. Let’s have a look at these Matches

New Zealand vs Pakistan

This was the first semi final of the World Cup. It was played on 9th November 2022 at Sydney. New Zealand were batting first and they made 153 runs in 20 overs. Daryl Mitchell was the highest run getter with 53 not out. Pakistan chased down this total in 19.1 overs. Mohammad Rizwan made an unbeaten 57 not out to take Pakistan to the final.

India vs England

This was the most one-sided semi final. It was played on 10th November at Adelaide. India batted first and they made 168 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya was the leading run getter with 63 runs in 33 balls. England chased down this Target with 10 Wickets in hand. They only took 16 overs to chase it down and Alex Hales made a match winning 86 not out from 47 balls

The Final

The final of the 2022 ICC T20I World Cup was between England vs Pakistan and it was being played at the MCG. This was a final that was low scoring. Pakistan batted first and they scored 137 runs in 20 overs. This was a low score. In the chase, England batted sensibly and in 19 overs they chased this Target. They won the ICC T20I World Cup for the second time.

2022 T20 World Cup: Player of the Tournament

Sam Curran was the player of the Tournament. He took 13 wickets for England in 6 Matches and he also scored handy runs for England.

2022 T20 World Cup: Memorable Performances

• The best innings of the tournament was played by Virat Kohli. In this match against Pakistan he made a sensational 82 not out from 53 balls. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes in this innings meaning 48 runs in boundaries. This innings is one that will never be forgotten as long as cricket is played. Virat Kohli reached a different stratosphere after this knock.

• Riley Rossouw scored the highest individual score in the tournament. He smashed 109 runs against Bangladesh. He hit 7 fours and 8 sixes meaning 76 runs in boundaries. He has a strike rate of 194.64 as he hit this hundred from 56 balls.

• Alex Hales played one of the most brutal innings in a knockout match of the tournament. He made 86 unbeaten runs against India. He hit these runs in 47 balls at a strike rate of 183. He hit 4 fours and 7 sixes in this innings meaning 58 runs in boundaries.

• Sam Curran bowled the best bowling spell of the tournament. He took 5 wickets for just 10 runs in 3.4 overs. He gave away less than 3 runs per over in this match. England won this match by 5 wickets. He took these wickets against Afghanistan.

• Trent Boult is one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He showed in this match against Sri Lanka. He took 4 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. He gave away only 3.25 runs per over. New Zealand won this match by 65 runs

Key Statistics from 2022 T20 World Cup

• Virat Kohli was the highest run getter in the ICC T20I World Cup. He made 298 runs in 6 innings. He had an amazing average of 98.66 and a strike rate of 136.

• Riley Rossouw made the highest individual score of the tournament. He made 109 Runs against Bangladesh. This was only one of two hundreds made in this tournament.

• Wanindu Hasaranga was once again the highest wicket taker of the tournament. He took 15 wickets in 8 Matches. He had an economy rate of 6.41.

• Sam Curran bowled the best spell in an innings. He took 5 wickets for 10 runs against Afghanistan.