T20 World Cup 2024 Witnesses Historic Records By Bumrah, Sharma

India clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating South Africa in Barbados, ending a 13-year wait for the title. The tournament witnessed numerous records being shattered by players like Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Jordan, and Nicholas Pooran.

Despite bowlers receiving considerable assistance from the pitches in the West Indies and the USA, this edition saw an unprecedented number of boundaries. The ninth T20 World Cup featured the most fours and sixes ever recorded in the tournament's history.

Jasprit Bumrah: The Indian fast bowler took 15 wickets in eight games with an average of 8.26 and an economy rate of 4.17. This impressive average surpassed Anrich Nortje's previous record of 8.5 set in 2022.

Nicholas Pooran: The West Indies wicketkeeper-batter smashed the most sixes in a T20 World Cup, hitting 17 sixes. This achievement broke Chris Gayle's previous record of 16 sixes.

Team India: Rohit Sharma's squad became the first team to win the T20 World Cup without losing a single match. Additionally, their score of 176/7 in the final was the highest total ever recorded in a Men's T20 World Cup final, surpassing Australia's 173/2 against New Zealand in 2021.

Rohit Sharma: At 37 years and 60 days old, Rohit Sharma became the oldest player to captain a team to T20 World Cup victory. He is also India's third captain to win a World Cup.

Arshdeep Singh and Fazalhaq Farooqi: India's Arshdeep Singh and Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi both took 17 wickets each, breaking Wanindu Hasaranga's record for most wickets in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Hasaranga had previously taken 16 wickets.

Chris Jordan: The England pacer set a new record for best strike rate in a T20 World Cup edition with a strike rate of 8.3, surpassing Jacques Kallis' record of 9.4 from the 2012 T20 World Cup.

The tournament also saw an astounding number of boundaries being hit. A total of 1,478 boundaries were recorded, surpassing the previous high of 1,349 set in 2021. Within this tally, there were also more sixes than ever before - a total of 515 compared to 405 in 2021.

The records set during this tournament highlight not only individual brilliance but also team achievements that will be remembered for years to come.