The 33-year-old Pristine Zealand Nationwide Cricket Workforce rapid bowler Lockie Ferguson did the unthinkable when the Kiwis took the garden to fasten horns with Papua Pristine Guinea within the thirty ninth fit of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 on the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Monday, June 17.
Pristine Zealand gained the toss and chosen to bowl first within the fit. The Kiwi bowlers confirmed their true elegance within the accident in opposition to PNG and bundled out the aspect for simply 78 in 19.4 overs. It is a dead-rubber accident for each groups as they’ve been eradicated from the ICC Males’s T20 International Cup 2024.
All of the Pristine Zealand bowlers appeared threatening and so they made era hell for the Papua Pristine Guinea batting unit. Then again, the standout efficiency got here from the specific pacer Lockie Ferguson, who switched at the beast method.
He disregarded Assad Vala, Charles Amini, and Chad Soper within the fifth, twelfth, and 14th over and as he used to be ripping aside the PNG staff, he made certain that he didn’t spill any runs. All over his 24-ball enchanment, he didn’t even concede a unmarried run and with this, he wrote a unutilized bankruptcy in cricket historical past. His enchanment seemed like: W,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,W,0,0,0,0,0,W,0,0,0,0.
He was the bowler in order probably the most economical 4-over enchanment in T20 cricket historical past. The pacer was best the second one bowler to reach the feat in T20Is and 3rd total in T20s next Akshay Karnewar and Saad Bin Zafar.
Maximum economical spells in T20s:
4-4-0-3: L Ferguson (2024) [T20I]
4-4-0-2: Saad Bin Zafar (2021) [T20I]
4-4-0-2: Akshay Karnewar (2021) [T20]
Lockie Ferguson creates historical pastÂ
The Pristine Zealand celebrity pacer now additionally holds the report for bowling probably the most economical enchanment within the historical past of T20 International Cups. He beggarly the report of his teammate Tim Southee to reach the humongous feat.
Maximum economical 4-over spells in Males’s T20 International Cup:
3/0 – Lockie Ferguson (NZ) vs PNG, Tarouba, 2024*Â
3/4 – Tim Southee (NZ) vs UGA, Tarouba, 2024
2/4 – Frank Nsubuga (UGA) vs PNG, Guyana, 2024
4/7 – Anrich Nortje (SA) vs SL, Pristine York, 2024
2/7 – Trent Boult (NZ) vs UGA, Tarouba, 2024
Coming again to the fit, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Ish Sodhi additionally picked up two wickets every within the fit week Mitchell Santner bagged one wicket. Regardless of now not having a lot at the form the Blackcaps bowlers gave their best possible as this may well be the last-ever T20 International Cup fit for plenty of of them, with Trent Boult being the only to substantiate his escape from T20 International Cups.
Next Lockie Ferguson and Pristine Zealand’s sensational bowling, Trent Boult stated to broadcasters within the mid-innings fracture and mentioned his emotions. He stated that he’s happy with the best way he has bowled however used to be dejected that Pristine Zealand couldn’t qualify for Tremendous 8 level. He elaborated:
“Little bit weird. Wanted to sign off with the yorker. I am proud of what I have done in the Black Cap. Just gutted we’re not going any further. But any time you get to represent the country, it’s a proud moment. I haven’t forecast much but this is my last game at the World Cup.”
