The T20 World Cup started and in the very first match, it announced its debut and the entire cricketing world was stunned. Namibia defeated Sri Lanka in the qualifying round match. The team of an associate country defeated the test-playing country, which has the title of one ODI World Cup and one T20 World Cup.
The result is shocking but it is just a sequel to a particular trend that has been going on for the last year. The trend is that in this format, which team will beat whom on which day cannot be said. Sri Lanka itself won the Asia Cup last month by surprising the teams India and Pakistan. In the same Asia Cup in which he had to face defeat against Afghanistan.
Legendary cricketer Gautam Gambhir has also accepted this. In a TV show, Gambhir said- 'This is the most open World Cup ever. Any team can beat any team. Namibia has done this by defeating Sri Lanka in the first match.
Overall the scene is such that this is going to be a World Cup in which there will be a lot of ups and downs and no one can claim to be the champion of a particular team from now on. This is going to be the most open world cup ever. The recent performances of the world's top 8 teams also tell the same story.
Let's start with the Indian team
The Indian team could not reach the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup. India had to face defeat at the hands of Pakistan for the first time in any World Cup. Before the start of the tournament, India was said to be a contender for the title. Since that World Cup, India has played 35 T20 Internationals so far. In this, Team India won 26 and lost 8. One match is inconclusive. Based on these stats, you can say that the Indian team is in excellent shape. However, this is not the reality.
India won more matches during this period, but the team did not play like an invincible. India faced difficulties in almost every series except the matches against West Indies and New Zealand. South Africa had restricted Team India to a 2-2 draw in the series held in June. After this, in the series against England and Australia, India also lost 1-1 out of three matches.
Team India played its last series against South Africa before the World Cup. In this, we may have won the trophy by winning two matches, but in one match South Africa defeated our team. Earlier, India also participated in the Asia Cup. Our team could not even reach the final. There were two matches against Pakistan in this tournament. In this, India won in one and lost in one. India had to face a defeat against Sri Lanka.
The Sun-shade game continues with the Pakistan team
Pakistan is said to be the most unpredictable team in international cricket. It cannot be said when it will lose to which team and when it will defeat which team. Pakistan reached the final of the Asia Cup, but there they lost to Sri Lanka. After this, the Pakistan team had to face a 3-4 defeat in the seven-match series against England at their home ground. However, Pakistan won the title in the tri-series held in New Zealand just before the World Cup. Before this tri-series, Pakistani fans themselves were claiming on social media that their team could not become champions.
Australia and England are also not consistent
Australia won the title in the last T20 World Cup held in UAE. After that, the performance of the team has been very ups and downs. Australia has played 17 matches since the last World Cup. In this, he won in 9 and had to face defeat in 6. One match ended in a tie and one was inconclusive. Australia had to lose the series against England at home just before this World Cup.
The same has been the case with the England team. England has played 21 matches since the last T20 World Cup and has won only 10. The English team lost in 10 matches and 1 match was inconclusive. England was defeated by India at home. After this, the English team managed to win the series in Pakistan and Australia.
Two former world champions currently playing qualifying
The West Indies team won the T20 World Cup twice in 2012 and 2016. However, its performance in recent times has also been very weak. Because of this, the team is currently playing in the World Cup qualifying tournament in Australia.
The same is the case with Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 2014. This time due to her weak position in the rankings, she could not directly qualify for the Super-12 round of the World Cup. Now his team has lost to Namibia.
Chokers tag over South Africa
South Africa, which has won seven and lost five in 13 matches since the last World Cup, has not been able to remove the tag of chokers from itself. In almost every major tournament, the team chokes by the time they reach the knockout round. Right now the African team is also struggling with the captaincy problem. Captain Temba Bauma himself remains the weakest link of the team. He could not open the account in two out of three matches of the series in India.
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