T20 World Cup blast by the numbers
The highest wicket-taker
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the new leading wicket-taker in men's T20 Internationals. The 34-year-old accounted for two wickets in Bangladesh's opening match against Scotland and has taken his career tally to 108 wickets - the highest for any bowler, breaking Lasith Malinga's record of 107 T20I wickets.
New teams in T20 World Cup
Two teams have made their ICC Men's T20 World Cup debuts in this tournament. Papua New Guinea became the 20th team to feature while Namibia became the 21st team to appear in the tournament.
Four in four
Twenty-two-year-old Curtis Campher had a dream T20 World Cup debut for Ireland in the match against Netherlands in Abu Dhabi. He etched his name in history books when he took four wickets in four balls and became only the third bowler to achieve this feat in Men's T20Is. The two before him were Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019) and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga (against New Zealand in Pallekele in 2019).
Wicket with first ball in World Cup
In the game between Namibia and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, two bowlers took a wicket with their first ball. Sri Lanka's wily spinner Maheesh Theekshana, also named player-of-the-match for his three wickets for 25 runs, struck with his very first ball in the World Cup when he dismissed Stephan Baard. Namibian seamer JJ Smit created a similar record in the second innings when he got the better of Dinesh Chandimal.
T20 World Cup for two teams
Only three men have played in ICC Men's T20 World Cup for two different teams. David Wiese is the latest to join the list. Wiese played the previous edition in India in 2016 for South Africa and is playing the 2021 tournament for Namibia.
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