On Sunday, June 16, England locked horns with Namibia in the 34th match of the 2024 T20 World Cup at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. The match began with rain causing delays and reducing the game to 11 overs per side.
England batted first, scoring 82 runs in eight overs, losing three wickets in the process. Further rain interruptions shortened the match to 10 overs each side. England then amassed a formidable total of 122 runs (DLS Target 127). Jonny Bairstow scored 37 runs off 18 balls, Harry Brook contributed 47 runs off 20 balls, and quick contributions from Moeen Ali (16 off 6) and Liam Livingstone (13 off 4) boosted their score.
Ruben Trumpelmann took two wickets for Namibia while David Wiese and Bernard Scholtz claimed one each. In reply, England restricted Namibia to 84/3, securing victory by 41 runs via the DLS method.
Let’s take a look at the top run-getters and wicket-takers after England’s victory.
2024 T20 World Cup Most Runs List
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Aaron Jones retained the top two positions with 167 and 141 runs, respectively. David Warner (115) and Ibrahim Zadran (114) are still ranked third and fourth, respectively.
Meanwhile, Andries Gous (102) and Nicholas Kirton (101) occupy the next two spots. David Miller and Gerhard Erasmus, having scored 101 runs each, are holding the seventh and eighth ranks, respectively.
2024 T20 World Cup Most Wickets List
Fazalhaq Farooqi continues to dominate at the top of the most wickets leaderboard, claiming 12 wickets in just three games. Anrich Nortje retained his second rank, having picked up nine wickets in four games.
Alzarri Joseph of West Indies and Australia’s Adam Zampa occupy the following spots with eight wickets apiece. Akeal Hosein, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, and Rishad Hossain reclaimed their fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth positions, respectively.
Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossain is ranked ninth while Ruben Trumplemann of Namibia moved to the 10th spot after two wickets in the previous game.
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