ICC T20 World Cup 2022

The cricket ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament was held in Australia. It was the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup. The 2022 T20 World Cup was played from 16 October to 13 November, 2022. 

While the tournament was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, it had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. England won the competition by beating Pakistan in the final. The triumph made England the second team after the West Indies to win the marquee event twice. Allrounder Sam Curran was adjudged the Player of the Series.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 List of Teams:

A total of 16 teams participated in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Eight teams - Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa all qualified directly for the Super 12 phase of this tournament. They were joined by Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland in the Super 12.

Before the Super 12 stage, 8 teams participated for the four remaining spots in the Super 12 stage. Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Namibia and the UAE were in Group A while Zimbabwe, Ireland, Scotland and West Indies were in Group B. 

Here is the 2022 T20 World Cup list of Teams:

Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Netherlands
Zimbabwe
Ireland

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Venue:

The 2022 T20 World Cup was held in Australia. The host cities for matches were Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Sydney and Adelaide hosted the semifinals while Melbourne was the venue for the final.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Points table:

Group A Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Sri Lanka (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.667
Netherlands (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 4 -0.162
Namibia (E) 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.73
United Arab Emirates (E) 3 1 2 0 0 2 -1.235

Group B Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Zimbabwe (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.2
Ireland (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.105
Scotland (E) 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.304
West Indies (E) 3 1 2 0 0 2 -0.563

 

Super 12 Group 1 Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
New Zealand (Q) 5 3 1 0 1 7 2.113
England (Q) 5 3 1 0 1 7 0.473
Australia (E) 5 3 1 0 1 7 -0.173
Sri Lanka (E) 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.422
Ireland (E) 5 1 3 0 1 3 -1.615
Afghanistan (E) 5 0 3 0 2 2 -0.571

 

Super 12 Group 1 Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
New Zealand (Q) 5 3 1 0 1 7 2.113
England (Q) 5 3 1 0 1 7 0.473
Australia (E) 5 3 1 0 1 7 -0.173
Sri Lanka (E) 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.422
Ireland (E) 5 1 3 0 1 3 -1.615
Afghanistan (E) 5 0 3 0 2 2 -0.571

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Stats:

Most runs:

Player Matches Innings Runs Average SR HS 100 50 4s 6s
Virat Kohli 6 6 296 98.66 136.4 82* 0 4 25 8
Max O'Dowd 8 8 242 34.57 112.55 71* 0 2 22 8
Suryakumar Yadav 6 6 239 59.75 189.68 68 0 3 26 9
Jos Buttler 6 6 225 45 144.23 80* 0 2 24 7
Kusal Mendis 8 8 223 31.85 142.94 79 0 2 17 10

Most wickets:

Player Matches Innings Wickets Overs Econ. Ave. BBI S/R 4WI 5WI
Wanindu Hasaranga 8 8 15 31 6.41 13.26 3/8 12.4 0 0
Sam Curran 6 6 13 22.4 6.52 11.38 5/10 10.46 0 1
Bas de Leede 8 7 13 22 7.68 13 3/19 10.15 0 0
Blessing Muzarabani 8 7 12 26 7.65 16.58 3/23 13 0 0
Anrich Nortje 5 5 11 17.3 5.37 8.54 4/10 9.54 2 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi 7 7 11 25.1 6.15 14.09 4/22 13.72 1 0

ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Team of the tournament

After the conclusion of the tournament, the ICC announced the team of the tournament.

Player Role
Alex Hales Batsman
Jos Buttler Batsman / Wicket-keeper / Captain
Virat Kohli Batsman
Suryakumar Yadav Batsman
Glenn Phillips Batsman
Sikandar Raza All-rounder
Shadab Khan All-rounder
Sam Curran All-rounder
Anrich Nortje Bowler
Mark Wood Bowler
Shaheen Afridi Bowler
Hardik Pandya All-rounder / 12th man

 

England won the T20 WC 2022.

The T2O World Cup 2022 was played in Australia.

England and Pakistan played the 2022 World Cup T20 final.

Virat Kohli scored the most number of runs in the 2022 T20 World Cup. He scored 296 runs in 6 matches.
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