Most economical spell in T20I: The 39th match of the T20 World Cup was played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. In this match, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson created history by bowling lethally. You will also be blown away by seeing his bowling figures. In the 39th match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Lockie Ferguson did not give a single run and took three wickets in his spell. He became the first player in the world to bowl 4 maiden overs in a match in T20 World Cup history.
Lockie Ferguson created history in T20 Cricket World Cup
In the match against Papua New Guinea in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Lockie Ferguson bowled the most lethal spell in the history of men's T20 international cricket. He took three wickets for 0 runs in his spell. He became the first bowler in the world to do so in the T20 World Cup, while he became the second bowler to achieve this feat in international T20. Earlier, Canada's Saad Bin Zafar took two wickets by bowling 4 maidens in 4 overs in a T20 match against Panama in 2021.
Super-8 match will be played from June 19
New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea by 78 runs in the Group C match of the ICC T20 World Cup. Both the teams are already out of the race for the Super Eight, so this is just a formality match. Afghanistan and co-hosts West Indies have entered the Super-8 from Group-C. Out of the 20 teams participating in the T20 World Cup 2024, 12 teams have already qualified for the next round (Super-8). The Super-8 match is going to start on Wednesday (June 19).