The most awaited day of The T20I World Cup is here. Our morning started with the match between West Indies and Uganda in Guyana. But all eyes were on the main evening match between the biggest rivals of cricket India and Pakistan in New York and also we have seen another match between Oman and Scotland in Antigua. The day was memorable after seeing so many great performances. After three matches, we will see the position of the bowlers in this article.
Bowling Performance of West Indies and Uganda Bowlers:
While bowling first, Uganda bowled in a decent way. Uganda skipper Brian Masaba took 2 wickets. Dinesh Nakrani, Cosmas Kyewuta, and Alpesh Ramjani picked 1 wicket each respectively. They restricted the West Indies to 173 runs.
When came to defense, West Indies started with fire. They didn’t give space to Uganda batters to score runs. They took all 10 wickets at only 39 runs and won by a big 134-run. Akeal Hosein picked up 5 wickets. Alzarri Joseph took 2 wickets. Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie took 1 wicket each.
Brief Score: West Indies: 173/5 in 20 overs (Johnson Charles 44 (42), Andre Russell 30* (17), Akeal Hosein 5/11)
Uganda: 39/10 in 12 overs (Juma Miyagi 13* (20), Brian Masaba (c) 2/31)
Bowling Performance of India and Pakistan:
After winning the important toss, Pakistan decided to bowl first. They bowled amazingly and took crucial wickets at crucial times. Pakistan pacers Naseen Shah and Haris Rauf picked up 3 wickets each. Mohammad Amir picked up 2 wickets and Shaheen Shah Afridi got 1 wicket. They restricted India to only 119 runs.
When came to defending this total, Indian bowlers were behind at first, but it was their magic that put them ahead in this most anticipated match. Jasprit Bumrah was the hero again and made this match thrilled with his magic. He took crucial 3 wickets at the most crucial point of the game and turned around the match. Hardik Pandya also showed his magic and took 2 wickets. Axar Patel and Arshdeep took 1 wicket each.
Brief Score: India: 119/10 in 19 overs (Rishabh Pant 42 (31), Axar Patel 20 (18), Jasprit Bumrah 3/14, Hardik Pandya 2/24)
Pakistan: 113/7 in 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 31 (44), Naseem Shah 3/21, Haris Rauf 3/21)
Bowling Performance of Oman and Scotland:
While bowling first, Scotland’s bowlers took some quick wickets and took a crucial wicket in the middle as well. Safyaan Sharif picked up 2 wickets. Chris Greaves, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal and Mark Watt picked up 1 wicket each and restricted Oman to 150 runs.
While defending the total, Oman’s bowlers didn’t do well. Yet they took wickets but didn’t create any impact. Bilal Khan, skipper Aqib Ilyas, and Mehran Khan took 1 wicket each but unfortunately lost by 7 wickets to Scotland.
Brief Score: Oman: 150/7 in 20 overs ( Pratik Athavale 54 (40), Ayaan Khan 41* (39), Bilal Khan 1/12)
Scotland: 153/3 in 13.1 overs (Brandon McMullen 61* (31), George Munsey 41 (20), Safyaan Sharif 2/40)
Table of Most Wickets in T20 World Cup 2024:
| Player’s Name | Team | Match | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | AFG | 2 | 9 | 5/9 | 2.89 | 3.55 |
| Akeal Hosein | WI | 2 | 6 | 5/11 | 3.33 | 2.86 |
| Anrich Nortje | SA | 2 | 6 | 4/7 | 4.33 | 3.25 |
| Rashid Khan | AFG | 2 | 6 | 4/17 | 4.83 | 3.63 |
| Mehran Khan | OMN | 3 | 6 | 3/7 | 10.17 | 7.66 |
| Ottniel Baartman | SA | 2 | 5 | 4/11 | 4.00 | 2.50 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 2 | 5 | 3/14 | 4.00 | 2.86 |
| Nuwan Thushara | SL | 2 | 5 | 4/18 | 7.20 | 5.14 |
| Logan van Beek | NED | 2 | 5 | 3/18 | 7.80 | 5.32 |
| Brian Masaba | UGA | 3 | 5 | 2/21 | 13.80 | 5.75 |
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