5 breakthrough performers in the T20 World Cup qualifiers
The qualifying stage of the T20 World Cup ended pretty much as expected with Bangladesh and Afghanistan progressing to the Super 10 stage. However, the rest of the nations also put up a strong fight and gave their all in a bid to compete with the bigwigs who are yet to commence their respective campaigns.We saw some exceptional performances with both bat and ball in the 2016 World T20 qualifying stage. While a few of them came from players expected to do well, there were also certain performers who were carrying little or no baggage prior to the start of the tournament.Here are 5 breakthrough players from the qualifying stage of the T20 World Cup:
#5 Mark Watt (Scotland)
Scotland's left-arm spinner Mark Watt had a more than decent outing in the qualifying phase of the T20 World Cup. In 3 matches, the 19-year old picked up 4 wickets at an average of 18 and a brilliant economy rate of just 6. Watt ended the tournament as the top wicket-taker for his team.
The teenager has been doing quite well for Scotland since making his T20I debut last year. Mark Watt has achieved the rare feat of picking up a five-wicket haul in a T20I match, one that he pulled off against Netherlands earlier this year. Watt is certainly one Scottish player to look out for in the future.