Tim Southee and Trent Boult engaged in their last tournament match together. The former had declared that the match against PNG would be his last T20 World Cup.
Notably, Southee rose to the position of second in the tournament for most wickets taken. These players have taken the most wickets.
Lasith Malinga: 38 wickets
Previous Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga got done with 38 wickets across 31 matches in the T20 World Cup at an economy pace of 7.43. The count incorporates a fifer.
Malinga, who got eyeballs for his slingy activity, holds the record for taking the most wickets in the competition among pacers.
He was instrumental to Sri Lanka’s title win in the 2014 release.
Southe took two wickets for only 11 runs in fours against PNG in Trinidad. He gobbled up seven wickets from three games in the 2024 version.
After the PNG game, Southee turned into the second-most elevated wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup. The right-arm pacer currently has 36 wickets from 25 T20 World Cup matches at 17.91.
His count incorporates an economy pace of 6.99.
Umar Gul: 35 wickets
Previous pacer Umar Gul is one of just three Pakistan bowlers with 30 or more wickets in the competition’s set of experiences. He stays the main Pakistan pacer with this accomplishment.
Gul played only 24 T20 World Cup coordinates and got 35 wickets at simply 17.25. His count likewise incorporates a five-wicket pull (5/6 against New Zealand in 2009).
He got done with 85 T20I scalps for Pakistan.
New Zealand’s Boult is the most recent contestant in the main four of this rundown.
He quits 34 wickets from 18 T20 World Cup games at a unimaginable normal of 12.50. He has a sublime economy pace of 5.93.
Boult took two wickets for only 14 runs in four overs in his last match, against PNG.