T20 World Cup: Who owns most wickets in Powerplay?
The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the West Indies and USA. The sluggish Caribbean pitches will test the batters, which is why the batting side would like to cash in during the Powerplay. It will be interesting to see how the bowlers react in this phase. Here are the bowlers with most Powerplay wickets in the T20 World Cup.
Samuel Badree: 12 wickets
Former West Indies spinner Samuel Badree has the most Powerplay wickets in the T20 World Cup. Badree took 24 wickets at 13.58 in the T20 World Cup between 2012 and 2016, the second-most for WI. As many as 12 of his wickets came in the first six overs. He averaged 16.58 and maintained an economy rate of 5.37 in this regard.
Trent Boult: 11 wickets
As of now, New Zealand's Trent Boult remains the only other bowler with more than 10 Powerplay wickets in the T20 World Cup. The left-arm seamer, who swings the ball both ways, has a knack for picking wickets early in the match. Boult has 11 wickets at 17.36 in this regard, while his economy rate reads 6.16.
Josh Hazlewood: 10 wickets
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has 10 Powerplay wickets in the T20 World Cup. The right-arm pacer averages 18.60 in 13 innings in this regard. Hazlewood has an economy rate of 6.41, while his tally includes over 100 dot balls. The Australian seamer has overall snapped up 17 scalps from 13 matches at 21.35 in the T20 World Cup.
Shaheen Afridi: 10 wickets
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has emerged as one of the wicket-takers in T20 cricket. Like Boult, the left-arm pacer swings the ball into the right-handed batters, which brings him breakthroughs. The Pakistan pacer owns 10 Powerplay wickets from 13 innings at 14.00. Overall, Shaheen owns 18 scalps from 13 T20 World Cup matches, with 4/22 being his best match haul.
