ICC World T20 2014 - Statistical Analysis
The 5th edition of the ICC World T20 in Bangladesh ended with Sri Lanka beating India in the finals to become the champions. There were 16 teams competing for the title, the most in the short history of T20 World Cups.
Sri Lanka celebrate defeating India after the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 Final between India and Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The tournament analysed in numbers:
Team Totals:
The mark of 200 runs by a team in World T20 has been achieved 7 times: 5 of those in the first edition in South Africa, 1 each in 2009 and 2012. This edition, however, couldn’t mark any such instance.
There were 3 matches where teams scored 190+ while chasing, but the highest any of those could reach was 196/5, when South Africa did so against England in the first innings.
Below is the table listing all the totals of over 190 in the tournament:
|
Total
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Result
|
|
196/5 (20.0)
|
1
|
South Africa
|
England
|
Chittagong
|
29-Mar-14
|
Won
|
|
193/4 (13.5)
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
Sylhet
|
21-Mar-14
|
Won
|
|
193/7 (20.0)
|
2
|
England
|
South Africa
|
Chittagong
|
29-Mar-14
|
Lost
|
|
191/5 (20.0)
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
Australia
|
Dhaka
|
23-Mar-14
|
Won
|
|
190/4 (19.2)
|
2
|
England
|
Sri Lanka
|
Chittagong
|
27-Mar-14
|
Won
|
|
190/5 (20.0)
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
30-Mar-14
|
Won
|
The tournament saw 8 teams being dismissed for less than 100 runs, which is the most among all the World T20 tournaments. The lowest total ever in T20Is – 39 by Netherlands vs. Sri Lanka – also occurred in this tournament.
Below is the table listing all the totals of 100 or less in the tournament:
|
Total
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
Date
|
|
72
|
1
|
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
16-Mar-14
|
|
69
|
2
|
Hong Kong
|
Nepal
|
Chittagong
|
16-Mar-14
|
|
39
|
1
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
Chittagong
|
24-Mar-14
|
|
98
|
2
|
Banglasesh
|
West Indies
|
Dhaka
|
25-Mar-14
|
|
86
|
2
|
Australia
|
India
|
Dhaka
|
30-Mar-14
|
|
88
|
2
|
England
|
Netherlands
|
Chittagong
|
31-Mar-14
|
|
60
|
2
|
New Zealand
|
Sri Lanka
|
Chittagong
|
31-Mar-14
|
|
82
|
2
|
Pakistan
|
West Indies
|
Dhaka
|
01-Apr-14
|
It goes without saying that all the totals resulted in team’s loss.
The lowest total defended was 119 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in a must win game for both teams to reach the semis.
Sri Lanka and West Indies are the only teams to dismiss two oppositions for less than 100 in the tournament.
Powerplays:
 |
| Stephan Myburgh scored heavily in the Powerplays |
Highest Powerplay scores:
|
Score
|
Run Rate
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Opp
|
Result
|
|
91/1
|
15.17
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
Won
|
|
67/0
|
11.17
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
UAE
|
Won
|
|
63/1
|
10.50
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
Lost
|
|
62/1
|
10.33
|
2
|
England
|
South Africa
|
Lost
|
|
61/1
|
10.17
|
2
|
West Indies
|
Australia
|
Won
|
|
61/1
|
10.17
|
2
|
Ireland
|
Zimbabwe
|
Won
|
It is to be noted that all the 60+ scores in Powerplays in this tournament came while chasing.
Lowest Powerplay Scores:
|
Score
|
Run Rate
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Opp
|
Result
|
|
13/4
|
2.17
|
2
|
Pakistan
|
West Indies
|
Lost
|
|
15/4
|
2.50
|
1
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lost
|
|
23/4
|
3.84
|
2
|
New Zealand
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lost
|
|
24/3
|
4.00
|
2
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
Lost
|
|
24/0
|
4.00
|
1
|
West Indies
|
India
|
Lost
|
Run rates for each team in the Powerplays vs. overall RR:
|
Team
|
PP RR
|
Overall RR
|
|
Ireland
|
8.89
|
8.39
|
|
Netherlands
|
8.52
|
7.77
|
|
South Africa
|
7.77
|
8.43
|
|
England
|
7.5
|
8.35
|
|
Australia
|
7.37
|
8.08
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
7.13
|
7.89
|
|
India
|
7.11
|
7.48
|
|
Nepal
|
7.05
|
6.93
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
6.89
|
7.95
|
|
New Zealand
|
6.84
|
7.22
|
|
UAE
|
6.56
|
6.51
|
|
West Indies
|
6.34
|
7.75
|
|
Hong Kong
|
6.34
|
5.92
|
|
Bangladesh
|
6.28
|
6.87
|
|
Pakistan
|
5.54
|
7.61
|
|
Afghanistan
|
5.44
|
6.48
|
|
Overall
|
7.03
|
7.53
|
Over by Over stats:
Below is the table showing the sum of runs and wickets in each over in the tournament of 35 matches.
|
Over
|
Runs
|
Wickets
|
|
1
|
428
|
19
|
|
2
|
444
|
19
|
|
3
|
525
|
7
|
|
4
|
506
|
24
|
|
5
|
515
|
23
|
|
6
|
538
|
17
|
|
7
|
436
|
14
|
|
8
|
495
|
18
|
|
9
|
431
|
17
|
|
10
|
481
|
19
|
|
11
|
507
|
25
|
|
12
|
513
|
15
|
|
13
|
503
|
18
|
|
14
|
442
|
25
|
|
15
|
518
|
18
|
|
16
|
472
|
26
|
|
17
|
537
|
24
|
|
18
|
501
|
22
|
|
19
|
467
|
26
|
|
20
|
425
|
49
|
|
Total
|
9684
|
425
|
Most Runs in an Over
30 – Bilawal Bhatti to Glenn Maxwell (4, 1, 4, 6, 6, 5nb, 4)
26 – Jade Dernbach to David Miller/AB de Villiers (4, 4, 1wd, 1, 2, 1wd, 6, 1nb, 6)
25 – Ajantha Mendis to Eoin Morgan/Alex Hales (1, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4)
25 – Andy McBrine to Peter Borren/Stephen Myburgh (6, 1lb, 6, 6, 6, 0)
25 – George Dockrell to Tom Cooper/Wesley Barresi(6, 6, 6, 6, 1, 0)
Maximum Number of Wickets in an over:
4 Wickets – 20thOver of Hong Kong vs Nepal (2 by bowler – Haseeb Amjad – and 2 run-outs)
4 Wickets – 20thOver of Bangladesh vs West Indies (3 by bowler – Al-Amin Hossain – and 1 run out)
There were 4 more overs in which 3 wickets fell.
Most number of runs in last 5 overs in an inning (16-20):
82/1 – West Indies vs Pakistan
75/2 – South Africa vs England
70/2 – South Africa vs New Zealand
70/1 – Ireland vs Netherlands
60/2 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Least Number of Runs in last 5 overs in an inning (16-20):
(Only in the first inning and for teams having batted all the 5 overs)
27/3 – Netherlands vs England
31/4 – South Africa vs Netherlands
32/1 – UAE vs Ireland
34/4 – Pakistan vs India
35/2 – India vs Sri Lanka
Batting Statistics:
 |
| Virat Kohli dominated the batting tables – Most Runs, Most 50s |
Most Runs:
|
Runs
|
Batsman
|
Inns
|
Avg
|
S/R
|
50s
|
Best
|
|
319
|
Virat Kohli (Ind)
|
6
|
106.33
|
129.14
|
4
|
77
|
|
231
|
Tom Cooper (Net)
|
7
|
57.75
|
137.5
|
1
|
72*
|
|
224
|
Stephen Myburgh (Net)
|
7
|
32
|
154.48
|
3
|
63
|
|
200
|
Rohit Sharma (Ind)
|
6
|
40
|
123.45
|
2
|
62*
|
|
187
|
JP Duminy (SA)
|
5
|
62.33
|
140.6
|
1
|
86*
|
Highest Individual Scores:
|
Runs
|
Batsman
|
Fours
|
Sixes
|
S/R
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
|
116* (64)
|
Alex Hales (Eng)
|
11
|
6
|
181.25
|
Sri Lanka
|
Chittagong
|
|
111* (62)
|
Ahmed Shehzad (Pak)
|
10
|
5
|
179.03
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
|
94 (54)
|
Umar Akmal (Pak)
|
9
|
4
|
174.07
|
Australia
|
Dhaka
|
|
89 (51)
|
Mehala Jayawardene (SL)
|
11
|
3
|
174.50
|
England
|
Chittagong
|
|
86* (43)
|
JP Duminy (SA)
|
10
|
3
|
200.00
|
New Zealand
|
Chittagong
|
Most Fours
26 – Stephen Myburgh
24 – Virat Kohli
22 – Anamul Haque & Tom Cooper
Most Sixes
13 – Stephen Myburgh
12 – Glenn Maxwell
10 – Virat Kohli & Tom Cooper
Bowling Statistics:
 |
| Imran Tahir took the most wickets and had the best strike rate |
Most Wickets:
|
Wickets
|
Bowler
|
Matches
|
Avg
|
Eco
|
S/R
|
BBI
|
|
12
|
Imran Tahir (SA)
|
5
|
10.91
|
6.55
|
10
|
4/21
|
|
12
|
Ahsan Malik (Net)
|
7
|
13.83
|
6.68
|
12.4
|
5/19
|
|
11
|
Samuel Badree (WI)
|
5
|
10.27
|
5.65
|
10.9
|
4/15
|
|
11
|
Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind)
|
6
|
11.27
|
5.35
|
12.6
|
4/11
|
|
10
|
Amit Mishra (Ind)
|
6
|
14.7
|
6.68
|
13.2
|
3/26
|
|
10
|
Al-Amin Hossain (Ban)
|
7
|
18.7
|
7.33
|
15.3
|
3/21
|
Best Bowling Figures:
|
Figures
|
Bowler
|
Eco
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
|
5/3
|
Rangana Herath (SL)
|
0.85
|
New Zealand
|
Chittagong
|
|
5/19
|
Ahsan Malik (Net)
|
4.75
|
South Africa
|
Chittagong
|
|
4/11
|
Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind)
|
3.30
|
Australi
|
Dhaka
|
|
4/15
|
Samuel Badree (WI)
|
3.75
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
|
4/17
|
Dale Steyn (SA)
|
4.25
|
New Zealand
|
Chittagong
|
Best Economy Rates: (Min 10 overs bowled)
4.60 – Sunil Narine (WI)
4.60 – Rangana Herath (SL)
4.88 – Sachitra Senanayake (SL)
Best Strike Rates: (Min 10 overs bowled)
10.0 – Imran Tahir (SA)
10.5 – Nadeem Ahmed (HK)
10.9 – Samuel Badree (WI)
Best Averages: (Min 10 overs bowled)
8.83 – Rangana Herath (SL)
10.27 – Samuel Badree (WI)
10.91 – Imran Tahir (SA)
No Balls and Free Hits:
In total, 16 front-foot no balls were bowled in the tournament, and hence there were 16 free-hits.
|
Runs
|
Batsman
|
Bowler
|
Match
|
|
6
|
Mohammad Shahzad
|
Aizaz Khan
|
Afg vs HK
|
|
6
|
Umar Akmal
|
Shane Watson
|
Pak vs Aus
|
|
6
|
Lendl Simmons
|
Ravindra Jadeja
|
WI vs Ind
|
|
6
|
Rohit Sharma
|
Sunil Narine
|
Ind vs WI
|
|
6
|
Shahid Afridi
|
Mashrafe Mortaza
|
Pak vs Ban
|
|
6
|
Glenn Maxwell
|
Shakib Al Hasan
|
Aus vs Ban
|
|
4
|
Mohammad Nabi
|
Al-Amin Hossain
|
Afg vs Ban
|
|
4
|
Alex Hales
|
Albie Morkel
|
SA vs Eng
|
|
4
|
Faf du Plessis
|
Amit Mishra
|
SA vs Ind
|
|
2
|
Ravichandran Ashwin
|
Shane Watson
|
Ind vs Pak
|
|
1
|
Subash Khakural
|
Dawlat Zadran
|
Nep vs Afg
|
|
1
|
Subash Khakural
|
Samiullah Shenwari
|
Nep vs Afg
|
|
1
|
Rohit Sharma
|
Al-Amin Hossain
|
Ind vs Ban
|
|
1
|
Michael Swart
|
Trent Boult
|
Net vs NZ
|
|
0
|
Mark Chapman
|
Dawlat Zadran
|
HK vs Afg
|
|
0
|
Marlon Samuels
|
Ziaur Rahman
|
WI vs Ban
|
Rohit Sharma (Ind) and Subash Khakurel (Nep) played 2 free-hits.
Al-Amin Hossain (Ban), Shane Watson (Aus) and Samiullah Shenwari (Afg) delivered 3 free-hit deliveries.