The T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia will begin on October 16 with a match between Namibia and Sri Lanka. Along with being the host nation, Australia is also the defending champion. They won the title by defeating New Zealand in the T20 World Cup held in UAE last year. But, this time if we look at the statistics, Australia’s claim to retain the title does not look so strong. Instead, India and New Zealand have more hopes of becoming champions. The reason for this is the excellent performance of these two teams in T20 in 2022. (Instagram)
India: Team India is currently No. 1 in the T20 rankings and will enter the T20 World Cup-2022 with the same rank. Will Rohit Sharma’s army end their 15-year T20 World Cup title drought? You will have to wait for that. But, India’s claim to be the champion is strong. India have played the most 32 T20s this year so far. That’s twice as many as defending champions Australia (14). Out of these 32 matches, India have won 23 and lost 8. A match is inconclusive. India have won 74% of their T20Is this year. (Indian Cricket Team Instagram)
New Zealand: New Zealand is currently ranked fifth in the ICCT Twenty20 rankings. But, their claim to be the champion this year is strong. Under the leadership of Kane Williamson, the Kiwi team has lost only one T20 this year. New Zealand have played 10 T20Is this year and won 9 of them. They have won 90% of T20s this year. New Zealand is also the runner-up of the last T20 World. He has an army of T20 expert players. In such a case, the Kiwi team can become champions this time. (New Zealand Cricket Team Instagram)
Australia: Defending champions Australia are currently ranked sixth in the T20 rankings. Despite the T20 World Cup this year, Australia have played only 14 T20s so far. In this the Kangaroo team won 9 matches and lost 4. Australia’s win ratio is 67%. Just before the T20 World Cup, Australia had to face defeat in the T20 series against India. However, they must have swept the West Indies 2-0 at home. Australia have played fewer T20Is this year than India (32), England (18) and Pakistan (15). West Indies, who are playing T20 World Cup qualifiers, have also played 21 T20Is against Australia’s 14 this year. (Australian Cricket Team Instagram)
England: The English team is currently second in the T20 ranking. He has won 8 out of 18 T20s played so far in 2022 while losing 10 matches. England have won 44% of T20s this year. (England Cricket Team Instagram)
Pakistan: Under the leadership of Babar Azam, the Pakistani team is on the fourth position in the ICCT Twenty20 ranking. Among the top 5 teams, after India and England, Pakistan has played the most 15 T20Is so far. Out of that 7 wins and 8 losses. That is, Pakistan has won 46.66 percent of the matches. (Pakistan Cricket Team Instagram)
South Africa: South Africa, who are ranked third in the T20 rankings, have also not played many T20s this year. The African team recently lost the T20I series against India. He has won 7 and lost 5 out of 13 T20s so far in 2022. He has won a little over 58% of the T20 matches this year. (South Africa Cricket Team Instagram)
