In the fifth installment of the 12-part series, we saw Kolkata Knight Riders being crowned champions of India after a decade, Virat Kohli, the run machine, and Sai Sudharsan-Shubman Gill’s historic partnership. We now head to Part 6, which showcases the storylines of world cricket from the month of June. (More Cricket News)
JUNE 29 – INDIA WIN THEIR SECOND T20 WORLD CUP
India pulled off a mighty heist in Bridgetown overcoming South Africa by seven runs in a thriller of a final to win their second T20 World Cup title.
Virat Kohli was the Player of the Match for his 76 off 59 de𓃲liveries which kept the innings intact even 🌳as others in the top-order failed around him.
Axar Patel and Shivam Dube c🌱hipped in with cameos to 💟take India to a competitive 176/7.
South Africa also lost a couple of early wickets but were put in the driver’s seat by some magnificent counter-attacking batting by Tristan Stubbs and Heinrich Klaasen.
They were on the brink of a famous win with just 30 needed in as many deliveries with six wickets intact. However, Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance in the 16thand 18th overs, in whi꧑ch he conceded a combined six runs while also bagging a wicket, turned the match on i𝔉ts head.
The perennial chokers choked again – there was panic in the middle and the South African dressing room – and eventually the Proteas went down by seven𒐪 runs. It was the same old story for them in ICC World Cups – so near and yet so far.
Jasprit Bumrah was the Player of the Tournament – he returned with 15 wickets in eight matches at an average of 8.26, strike rate of 11🐷.86 and economy of 4.17.
Bumrah was sensatioꦡnal in the powerplay and death where he picked a combined 10 wickets at an economy rate of 4.07 and 3.78 respectively.
JUNE9 –INDIA – 15, PAKISTAN – 1
India defeated Pakistan by 🌄six runs in a thriller between the two arch-rivals in New York and continued their domination against them.
The win was India’s 15th victory in 16 World Cup matches against Pakistan. India’s batting was well below-par and 🐟the innings folded for 119🔴.
However, Jasprit Bumrah displayed his class (3-14 in 4 overs)and with good support from Hardi🍨k Pandya restricted Pakistan to 113/7.
Pakistan were cruising at 73 for 2 needing a run-a-ball for victory. Hardik Pandya dismissed Fakhar Zaman and 🐻that was the turning point of the match.
JUNE 22 – AFGHANISTAN STUN AUSTRALIA IN THE T20 WORLD CUP
Afghanistan pulled off the greatest win in their cricketing history beating Australia by 21 🌞runs at Kingstown.
Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put together a record 118-run stand 🦄but the other batters failed to prov♛ide the flourish at the death as the innings culminated at 148/6.
However, some brilliant bowling by pacers Naveen-ul-Haq and Gulbadin Naib, who took seven wickets between th🍌em, saw Australia folding for 127 giving Afghanistan a famous win.
They went on to ma🔯ke the semi-finals – their first in an ICC event – before losing to South Africa.
JUNE22 – TWO HAT-TRICKS IN A SINGLE WORLD CUP
Pat Cummins created history in the Caribbean in 2024 as he became the first🌟 bowler ever to pick two hat-tricks in a single T20 World Cup edition
Cummins saw the back of Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan and Towhid Hridoy against Bangladesh in North Sound befo🉐re getting rid of Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naibin Australia’s very next match at Kingstown
Coincidentally, both the hat-tricks were split between the 18th and 20th overs.
JUNE 29 – KOHLI, ROHIT & JADEJA RETIRE FROM T20Is
India’s Big Three – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja – retired from T20I cricket after India’s sensational victory at ꦰthe 2024 T20 World🐽 Cup in the Caribbean.
Rohit and Kohli ended their careers as the two🌞 leading run-getter𝄹s in the format.
While Kohli boasted of a magnificent average of 48.69, Rohit stood out for his five hund🌊re🐼ds –the most along with Glenn Maxwell.
Jadeja bagged 54 wickets in 74 matches for In✱dia at an imp💝ressive economy rate of 7.13.
That concludes part 6 of the 2024 cricket series. The seventh installment will feature James Anderson’s retirement, Zimbabwe’s Pakistan humbling and much more.
