India is a cricket crazy nation. We eat,sleep and breath cricket. And good for us that T20 World Cup is being organized in India this year. The first match was played yesterday at Nagpur, Maharashtra. But no matter how much we love this game, there are certain news and facts that always manage to skip our attention. Below we list down six facts about T20 world cup you thought you knew but actually you didn’t.
Most ducks in the World T20 games.
All rounder Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds this unlucky record of getting out without scoring any runs, maximum number of times, during these matches. He has been out for a duck five times.
Shahid Afridi
Record for highest total by a team
Sri Lanka holds the record of posting the highest total in a World T20 game. They scored 260 for 6 wickets against Kenya in the inaugural edition of the tournament.
Sri Lanka Cricket
First hat-trick
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has the record of having the first hat-trick of wickets taken in World T20. He took these three wickets from the Bangladesh team in the World T20 2007.
Brett Lee
Fastest 50
Our very own Yuvraj Singh has the record of making the fastest 50 in the World T20. He scored 50 runs off just 12 balls in World T20 2007.
Yuvi
Best bowling figure
The record of best bowling figure in World T20 is held by Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis. He claimed 6 wickets off just 8 runs against Zimbabwe in the year 2012.
Ajantha Mendis
Highest partnership for opening wicket
The record of highest partnership for opening wicket is held by Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith against South Africa. Together they scored 145 runs for the first wicket partnership.
Deadly duo!
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Author:Anusheel
