The last match of the T20 World Cup 2024 league stage between West Indies and Afghanistan is being played at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. The batsmen of the host team have created havoc in this match. Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles created a sensation with the bat against Afghanistan, combining for 36 runs in an over and also the highest score in T20 World Cup history in the Powerplay. Yes, in the meantime he has broken the 10-year-old record of the Netherlands.
Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles combined to give a heavy defeat to the Afghan bowlers. In the first 6 overs, West Indies scored 92 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. The T20 World Cup This is the highest Powerplay score ever in the history of
This record was previously held by the Netherlands when they scored 91 runs for the loss of 1 wicket against Ireland in 2014.
In terms of world records, this is the fourth highest powerplay score in T20I cricket. Only one team has managed to cross the 100-run mark in the Powerplay in this format. South Africa scored 102 runs in the first 6 overs against West Indies in 2023.
Highest Powerplay Score in T20 Internationals
102 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
98/4 – West Indies Vs. Sri Lanka, Coolidge, 2021
93/0 – Ireland v West Indies, St George’s, 2020
92/1 – West Indies v Afghanistan, Gros Islet, 2024
The New Zealand player announced his retirement after playing his last match of the T20 World Cup
Nicholas Pooran’s 13-ball 36 and Johnson-Charles’ 19-ball 35 contributed to West Indies’ highest powerplay scores in this T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, these two batsmen scored a total of 36 runs in Azmatullah Omarzai’s fourth over. A total of 3 sixes were hit in this over and the remaining runs came in the form of nos, wides and leg byes.