South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Nepal and Bangladesh line up in Group D of the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup, which is dwell in full on Sky Sports activities throughout June. Here is all you should know concerning the groups and their prospects.
South Africa
Finest end result: Semi-finals (2009, 2014)
2022 end result: Tremendous 12s
Coach: Rob Walter
Squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeze Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs. Reserves: Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi.
Massive hitter
Heinrich Klaasen. The 32-year-old is an unimaginable hitter of spin and was in advantageous kind for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the course of the Indian Premier League, the place he blasted 4 half-centuries and had a strike-rate of 171.07.
Wicket-taker
Tabraiz Shamsi. The wrist-spinner is the Proteas’ main wicket-taker in T20I cricket with 78 in 65 matches and has loads of expertise within the West Indies from spells within the Caribbean Premier League.
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That chokers tag. It continues to observe South Africa round with the Proteas dropping in 5 50-over World Cup semi-finals – together with to Australia in India final yr – and two within the T20 model..
Prospects
This may be the yr South Africa lastly go one step additional than the semi-finals and possibly even get their fingers on a trophy. The batting is filled with energy and the bowling assault is diversified.
Bangladesh
Finest end result: Tremendous 8s (2007)
2022 end result: Tremendous 8s
Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud.
Massive hitter
Towhid Hridoy. The 23-year-old scored an unbeaten 108 from 57 balls for Comilla Victorians within the Bangladesh Premier League in February as a part of a powerful marketing campaign.
Wicket-taker
Shakib Al Hasan. The left-arm spinner has 146 wickets in T20 internationals with an financial system price of 6.78. Shakib may even be an necessary participant with the bat however his bowling may very well be instrumental if Bangladesh are to succeed in the Tremendous 8s.
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Shoriful Islam. The left-arm tempo bowler, 22, has picked up 46 wickets in 41 T20 internationals thus far. He is likely one of the kids to observe on this Bangladesh squad.
Prospects
Bangladesh have performed in all eight earlier T20 World Cups however they’re but to succeed in the knockout levels. They actually have the expertise within the squad to make it to the Tremendous 8s this time.
Sri Lanka
Finest end result: Champions (2014)
2022 end result: Tremendous 8s
Coach: Chris Silverwood
Squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka (vice-captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka. Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.
Massive hitter
Angelo Mathews. The 36-year-old – the the primary batter in worldwide cricket to be timed out in match towards Bangladesh within the 50-over World Cup final yr – is the one participant nonetheless within the squad from their 2014 victory on this event. He has over 1,300 T20I runs with a better of 81 not out.
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews is a T20I veteran
Wicket-taker
Wanindu Hasaranga. The captain is simply the second Sri Lankan, after the good Lasith Malinga, to take 100 T20I wickets. The leg-spinner, who’s simply three behind Malinga’s mark of 107, shall be key if Sri Lanka are to advance previous spherical one.
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Matheesha Pathirana. The fitting-arm quick bowler is likely one of the finest on the T20 circuit. Pathirana heads to the event after taking part in six matches on this yr’s IPL and choosing up 13 wickets for Chennai Tremendous Kings whereas bowling upwards of 90mph.
Prospects
Sri Lanka have gifted bowlers however probably lack batting depth, typically counting on their skipper Hasaranga to attain runs. Will in all probability be vying with Bangladesh to affix South Africa within the Tremendous 8s.
Netherlands
Finest end result: Tremendous 12s (2022)
2022 end result: Tremendous 12s
Coach: Ryan Cook dinner
Squad: Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi.
Massive hitter
Sybrand Engelbrecht. The all-rounder has a strike price of 153 and a excessive rating of 75 in eight T20Is he has performed for the Netherlands. The 35-year-old retired from all types of cricket in 2016 however then joined the Dutch squad in 2023.
Wicket-taker
Aryan Dutt. Throughout a warm-up match towards Sri Lanka, the off-spinner, 21, took three wickets to assist his aspect beat Sri Lanka. Together with seamer Logan van Beek, his bowling shall be key for Netherlands.
Regulate Netherlands off-spinner Aryan Dutt
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Bas de Leede. The all-rounder has loads of white-ball expertise and might carry out with each the bat and ball. He’ll be an integral piece to the Netherlands set-up if they’re to get out of the group stage. The 24-year-old has 4 T20I half-centuries and averages 18 with the ball.
Prospects
Netherlands beat South Africa on the 50-over World Cup final yr and within the T20 version in 2022, which ought to give them confidence. They head into the competitors weakened by the absence of the skilled Colin Ackermann and Roelof van der Merwe however this can provide an opportunity for different gamers to step up.
Nepal
Finest end result: First spherical (2014)
2022 end result: N/A
Coach: Monty Desai
Squad: Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee.
Massive hitter
Final month, Aasif Sheikh turned the fourth Nepal participant to attain 1,000 runs in T20Is. He has a strike price of 119 within the format and 5 half-centuries. Sheikh additionally struck a fifty towards India within the 50-over Asia Cup final yr.
Nepal’s Aasif Sheikh celebrates his Asia Cup fifty towards India final yr
Wicket-taker
Abinash Bohara. The fitting-arm pacer has 74 wickets in T20I cricket with a mean of 19, and have become the primary Nepalese participant to select up a six-wicket haul final yr.
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Dipendra Singh Airee. He smashed six sixes in an over in April, towards Qatar, as he turned simply the third man to attain that feat in a T20 match, after India’s Yuvraj Singh and West Indies’ Kieron Pollard.
Prospects
That is Nepal’s first event in a decade. Once they featured within the 2014 version, they gained two of their three video games and so they need to take confidence from that. The potential is certainly there for an upset.
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