Taruba (Trinidad and Tobago), New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson etched his name in the history books here on Monday as he recorded the most economical spell for any bowler in T20 history, that too in a World Cup match, 4- Returned with figures of 4-0. 3 against Papua New Guinea. Ferguson's brilliant spell made him only the second bowler in the history of the format to bowl each of the four overs allotted to a player as a maiden, and in the process surpassing Canada's Saad Bin Zafar. Joined together.
Zafar had a record of 4-4-0-2 against Canada during the T20 World Cup Americas Regional Qualifier match in November 2021, but Ferguson improved his numbers.
The right-arm New Zealand fast bowler dismissed PNG captain Asad Vala for six on the very first ball of his spell, setting the stage for his next overs as the opposition batsmen collapsed.
While the PNG batsmen struggled for strike rotation, Ferguson maintained a tight line with pace and little movement off the surface to make his job difficult.
On the second ball of the 12th over, the right-arm pacer achieved his second success by pinning Charles Amini in front of the wickets and in the 14th over, he got the inside edge of the bat of Chad Soper (1), which hit the off-stump. Went. The ball rapidly angling into the batsman.
While the PNG batsmen went for some runs soon after Soper's dismissal, they were out leg-bye.
Even though there was no result from this game, as both New Zealand and PNG are out of the tournament, Ferguson's best-ever figures in T20Is during the World Cup proved to be a consolation for the Kiwis.
Zafar had a record of 4-4-0-2 against Canada during the T20 World Cup Americas Regional Qualifier match in November 2021, but Ferguson improved his numbers.
The right-arm New Zealand fast bowler dismissed PNG captain Asad Vala for six on the very first ball of his spell, setting the stage for his next overs as the opposition batsmen collapsed.
While the PNG batsmen struggled for strike rotation, Ferguson maintained a tight line with pace and little movement off the surface to make his job difficult.
On the second ball of the 12th over, the right-arm pacer achieved his second success by pinning Charles Amini in front of the wickets and in the 14th over, he got the inside edge of the bat of Chad Soper (1), which hit the off-stump. Went. The ball rapidly angling into the batsman.
While the PNG batsmen went for some runs soon after Soper's dismissal, they were out leg-bye.
Even though there was no result from this game, as both New Zealand and PNG are out of the tournament, Ferguson's best-ever figures in T20Is during the World Cup proved to be a consolation for the Kiwis.
