The T20 Cricket World Cup has reached the Super 8 stages, and the race for a place in the semi-finals is heating up after almost every game.
Without wasting much time, let's take a look at the leading wicket-takers of the 2024 T20 World Cup after the group stages.
The Afghanistan pacer has had the best of T20 World Cups after being on the sidelines in the IPL. The left-arm seamer has scalped 15 wickets in 5 games at an economy of 6. Hence, Fazalhaq Farooqi comes first in the list of leading wicket-takers after the end of the group stages.
The Aussie Leg spinner has played a big role in helping Australia qualify for the Super 8s with ease. The leggie has picked up 11 wickets in 5 games at an average of under 6. Adam Zampa comes second in the list of leading wicket-takers after the end of the group stages.
From being called the run machine in the IPL, Anrich Nortje has found his mojo back in the T20 World Cup. The Right Arm Quick has scalped 10 wickets in 4 games at an economy of 5.35. Anrich Nortje comes third in the list of leading wicket-takers after the end of the group stages.
Arshdeep Singh had a mixed IPL, questions were raised about his performance. However, the Punjab Lad has proved everyone wrong with his match-defining performances in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Arshdeep has scalped 10 Wickets in 4 games in the T20 World Cup 2024 as of now. Arshdeep Singh comes fourth in the list of leading wicket-takers after the end of the group stages.
Kiwi fast bowler Trent Boult was the only shining light in otherwise a dismal campaign for New Zealand, The kiwi pacer picked up 9 wickets in 4 games to be fifth in the list of leading wicket-takers in T20 World Cup 2024. Boult has announced his retirement from T20 cricket after the game against Papua New Guinea (PNG). Trent Boult comes fifth in the list of leading wicket-takers after the end of the group stages.
Bowler | Mat | Wkts. | Econ. | Avg. | BBI |
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Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) | 5 | 15 | 6.16 | 7.53 | 5/9 |
Adam Zampa (AUS) | 5 | 11 | 5.90 | 10.72 | 4/12 |
Anrich Nortje (SA) | 5 | 10 | 5.35 | 10.70 | 4/7 |
Arshdeep Singh (IND) | 4 | 10 | 6.93 | 11.10 | 4/9 |
Trent Boult (NZ) | 4 | 9 | 3.68 | 6.55 | 3/16 |