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T20 World Cup: 23 year old bowler is repeating the performance of Mohammed Shami in ODI WC


New Delhi. If any team has surprised the most with its performance so far in the T20 World Cup 2024, then it is Afghanistan. The Afghan fighters have won both their matches easily. While Afghanistan (Afghanistan cricket team) defeated Uganda by 125 runs in its opening match, in the second match it defeated strong New Zealand by 84 runs. With this performance, the Afghan team has staked a claim to enter the Super 8 and has also issued a warning to the big teams in the upcoming matches. Although this performance is the result of ‘team effort’, but Fazalhaq Farooqi in bowling and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in batting were its leaders. Both are currently the highest run and wicket takers for their country.

Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui has become the center of discussion with his/her performance. The bowling performance of this 23-year-old player in the T20 World Cup 2024 so far is similar to that of Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami in the ODI World Cup 2023.

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Most wickets taken till date, best bowling performance too

Apart from wickets, bowling average, strike rate, Fazalhaq Farooqui is currently the top performer in terms of performance in the innings. This left-arm fast bowler does not have very high speed but he/she deceives the batsmen with his/her variations. The slow wickets of West Indies are also proving to be suitable for his/her style of bowling. Farooqui has so far taken 9 wickets for only 26 runs in two matches of this World Cup. During this, he/she has taken 4 wickets in an innings once and 5 wickets once. The best bowling analysis of T20 World Cup 2024 is currently in the name of Farooqui. In the match against Uganda at Providence Stadium Guyana on June 3, he/she took 5 wickets for just 9 runs in four overs. This is the fourth best performance overall in the T20 World Cup. Only Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis (6/8, 2012), Rangana Herath (5/3, 2014) and Pakistan’s Umar Gul (5/6, 2009) are better than Farooqui in this matter. Farooqui was the first bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings in the current World Cup. After this, West Indies’ Akil Hussain became the second bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings (5/11) against Uganda on June 8.

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Also on top in bowling average and strike rate
In this World Cup, Farooqui’s bowling average is 2.88, strike rate is 4.88 and economy is 3.54. he/she is currently at the top in this tournament in bowling average and strike rate. The record of taking wickets at the best strike rate in an innings (strike rate 4.80) is also jointly held by Farooqui and Aqeel. In the match against Uganda, while Farooqui took 5 wickets for 9 runs in four overs, Aqeel took 5 wickets for 11 runs in four overs. Farooqui, who took 5 wickets against weak opponent Uganda, also took 4 wickets for 17 runs in the match against New Zealand.

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Shami also showed similar brilliance in World Cup 2023
Farooqui’s performance in the current T20 World Cup so far is similar to what India’s Mohammed Shami did in last year’s ODI World Cup (ICC World Cup 2023). In the World Cup 2023, Shami took the most 24 wickets at an average of 10.70, economy of 5.26 and strike rate of 12.20, which included 4 wickets in an innings once and 5 or more wickets in an innings thrice. Not only this, Shami also recorded the best bowling analysis (7/57 vs New Zealand) in this World Cup. This Indian bowler also had the best average and strike rate among the bowlers who took more than 10 wickets.

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Farooqui made his/her international debut only three years ago

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Farooqui, who made his/her international cricket debut in 2021, has given a surprising performance in his/her second T20 World Cup. In the T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia, he/she took 3 wickets in three matches at an average of 25 and an economy of 6.52. So far, he/she has taken 44 wickets in 32 ODIs at an average of 31.09 and 46 wickets in 36 T20Is at an average of 18.93 and an economy of 6.56. he/she plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and has taken 6 wickets in 7 matches of this T20 league of India so far. Fazalhaq Farooqui’s performance in the T20 World Cup so far is really commendable. his/her real ‘test’ will be in the upcoming matches of the tournament when Afghanistan will face strong teams. Well, it can definitely be said that Farooqui’s current performance has raised hopes of him/her becoming a future star.

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