The last T20 World Cup 2024 group stage match between West Indies and Afghanistan is being played in St. Lucia. In the same match, the Afghanistan bowler gave 36 runs in one over. This brought back memories of Yuvraj Singh scoring 36 runs in one over off England fast bowler Stuart Broad in a T20 World Cup match in 2007. Although he did not hit 6 sixes in the West Indies vs Afghanistan match, Nicholas Pooran gave the team 36 runs in an over. This is the fifth time in T20 international cricket that a bowler has given away 36 runs in an over. This is the second time in the history of T20 World Cup that so many runs have been scored in an over.
Actually against West Indies, Afghanistan team captain Rashid Khan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Azmatullah Umarzai conceded 36 runs in one over in the fourth over before the captain’s decision proved correct. However, even before this he bowled an over in which he got success. Umarzai bowled the fourth over of the innings hitting three sixes and four fours. A four was wide, while a four came as a leg bye. Nicholas Poore alone scored 26 runs in this over. Earlier in the T20 World Cup, only Yuvraj Singh could score 36 runs in an over.
Also Read: This player from New Zealand played T20 World Cup has announced his retirement in the last match of
Talking about this over, Azmatullah hit Nicholas Poore for a six on the first ball of Omarzai. The second ball was a no ball, on which Puran hit a four. The next ball was wide, which went as a four bye. Thus, one ball was bowled and 16 runs were scored. Umarzai bowled the second ball again and Nicholas Pooran was bowled, but it was a free hit so he survived. Leg bye with a four off the third ball. Puran hit a four off the fourth ball. Nicholas Puran hit two sixes off the next two balls. In this way, total 36 runs were scored in Umarzai’s over.
Most runs in an over in T20I matches
36 – Yuvraj Singh (India) vs Stuart Broad (England), Durban, 2007
36 – Kieron Pollard (West Indies) v Akila Dhananjay (Sri Lanka), Coolidge, 2021
36 – Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh (India) vs Karim Janat (Afghanistan), Bengaluru, 2024
36 – Dipendra Singh Ari (Nepal) vs Kamran Khan (QT), Al Emirates, 2024
36 – Nicholas Pooran & Johnson Charles (West Indies) vs Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), St Lucia, 2024
Karim Janat’s over included one extra run, while Umarzai’s over included 10 extra runs (5 wides, a no-ball and four leg-bys).