1 underrated player from each Super 12 team who performed exceedingly well in T20 World Cup 2021

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 culminated last Sunday in Dubai. Australia beat New Zealand in the summit clash to become the new T20 World Cup champions. The Aussies did not start as the favorites to win, but they surpassed everyone's expectations and ended the tournament as winners.

Like the Australian cricket team, there was one underrated player from each of the 12 teams that participated in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage who performed exceedingly well for their country.

In this listicle, we will take a look at those 12 players.

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#1 Sri Lanka - Charith Asalanka

Charith Asalanka scored 231 runs in six innings

Charith Asalanka was the brightest star of Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup 2021 campaign. The opening batter scored 231 runs in six innings at a batting average of 46.20.

Asalanka scored two fifties and batted at a strike rate of 147.13 in the competition. His contributions earned him a place in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Team of the Tournament.

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#2 South Africa - Dwaine Pretorius

Dwaine Pretorius was exceptional for South Africa

Pace-bowling all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius bagged nine wickets in five matches for South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2021. He maintained an economy rate of less than seven runs per over.

Not many expected Pretorius to outshine the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi. But the 32-year-old all-rounder ended up as South Africa's joint-highest wicket-taker.

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#3 Scotland - Chris Greaves

Chris Greaves made a name for himself with his all-round brilliance

Not long ago, Chris Greaves was working as a delivery boy. He had played only a single T20I before the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

However, the Scottish all-rounder scored 45 runs and took two crucial wickets against Bangladesh to help his team register a historic win. Scotland got an opportunity to play against teams like India, New Zealand and Pakistan because of that performance, and Greaves ended the tournament with 97 runs and six wickets.

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#4 Pakistan - Asif Ali

Asif Ali played two incredible knocks for Pakistan

Asif Ali's two knocks played a huge role in Pakistan's 100% win record during the Super 12 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

Ali scored a 12-ball 27* against New Zealand and a 7-ball 25* against Afghanistan to help Pakistan record close wins in both games. He emerged as one of the best finishers of ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

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#5 New Zealand - Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell had not scored a single T20I fifty for New Zealand before the T20 World Cup. But having received an opportunity to open the innings for his nation at the mega event, Mitchell delivered the goods.

The 30-year-old scored a brilliant 49 against India, and then played a match-winning knock of 72 runs against England to take his team to their first-ever T20 World Cup final.

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#6 Namibia - Ruben Trumpelmann

23-year-old left-arm pacer Ruben Trumpelmann picked up six wickets for Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Born in Durban, Trumpelmann played brilliantly for the Namibian side.

He won the Man of the Match award for his three-wicket haul against Scotland that helped Namibia record their first-ever second-round victory in ICC T20 World Cup.

#7 India - Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin took six wickets for India in ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Ravichandran Ashwin made a surprise return to the Indian T20I squad for the T20 World Cup 2021. The right-arm off-spinner did not get a chance to play against Pakistan and New Zealand.

He played for India in the last three matches and returned with six wickets. Ashwin is rated highly as a Test all-rounder, but he silenced his doubters in white-ball cricket by performing well in the T20 World Cup 2021.

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#8 England - Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes played in all six matches for England in ICC T20 World Cup 2021, scalping seven wickets at a strike rate of 17.5. Woakes bowled brilliant spells for England at the mega event.

Also, the all-rounder took some magnificent catches in the field. Woakes surpassed the expectations of many fans with his performances.

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#9 Bangladesh - Mahedi Hasan

Mahedi Hasan scalped eight wickets for Bangladesh

Bangladesh disappointed their fans with their performance in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. They lost to Scotland in their first match and failed to win a single game in the Super 12 round.

While Shakib Al Hasan performed as per the expectations, an underrated Bangladeshi star who impressed in T20 World Cup 2021 was Mahedi Hasan. The 26-year-old picked up eight wickets in seven innings at an economy rate of 6.12.

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#10 West Indies - Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein took five wickets for the West Indies team

Left-arm spin bowler Akeal Hosein was the most successful Caribbean bowler in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Hosein outshone almost every big name present in the West Indies squad.

While the big names failed to deliver, Hosein performed consistently in the bowling unit and also impressed with his fielding skills.

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#11 Afghanistan - Hamid Hassan

Hamid Hassan returned to the Afghanistan T20I team for the first time since 2016

Playing his first T20I for Afghanistan since T20 World Cup 2016, Hamid Hassan bowled a dream spell of 3/9 against Namibia and helped his team register a big win in Abu Dhabi.

Hassan could not pick up more wickets in the tournament but maintained an economy rate of less than six. He was the most economical Afghan bowler at the mega event.

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#12 Australia - Adam Zampa

Adam Zampa was the second-highest wicket-taker in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He played a massive role in Australia's triumph, picking up 13 wickets in seven matches.

Captain Aaron Finch picked Zampa as his Player of the Tournament. The leg-spinner had the best figures by any bowler in T20 World Cup 2021, and he undoubtedly performed beyond everyone's expectations.