Posted ByTechViewIn the opening game of the competition, Namibia, who is placed 14th in the ICC rankings, shocked Sri Lanka, the 2014 champions and newly crowned Asia Cup winners, by 55 runs.
When the 2022 T20 World Cup kicked off on Sunday at Kardinia Park in Geelong, few anticipated that it would open with an early upset. For the remaining four spots in the Super 12 stage, which will start on October 22, eight nations are competing. Sri Lanka and West Indies were the clear favorites for the World Cup preliminary round. However, Sri Lanka, the tournament’s top seed and 2014 champion, were stunned by 14th-ranked Namibia by 55 runs in the opening match. But the debate that grew increasingly popular after the game was about what this surprising loss for Sri Lanka would mean for Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, in 2017 World Cup.
There are two groups in the 2022 T20 World Cup preliminary round. Group 1 of the Super 12 will include Afghanistan, England, Australia, and New Zealand as well as the winners of Groups A and B. And in the Super 12, Group 2 will include South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the winners of Groups A and B.
Before the competition started on Sunday, many people had projected that West Indies would be in Group 2 and Sri Lanka would be in Group 1, which may have made for a pretty even matchup on either side. However, Sri Lanka’s surprising defeat has totally turned the campaign around.
Dasun Shanaka’s group may make Group B if Namibia picks up a win streak and Sri Lanka triumphs in their final two contests against the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.1 of the Super 12 placing second in Group A. In the meantime, if West Indies performs as expected, Group 1 in the 2018 World Cup will undoubtedly become a group of death, meaning India would have its work qualified to move on to the competition’s semifinal stage.
Little did anyone anticipate the 2022 T20 World Cup to start with an early upset when it began on Sunday at Kardinia Park in Geelong. For the remaining four spots in the Super 12 stage, which will start on October 22, eight nations are competing. Sri Lanka and West Indies were the clear favorites for the World Cup preliminary round. However, Sri Lanka, the tournament’s top seed and 2014 champion, were stunned by 14th-ranked Namibia by 55 runs in the opening match. But the debate that grew increasingly popular after the game was about what this surprising loss for Sri Lanka would mean for Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, in 2017 World Cup.
However, Sri Lanka’s net run rate has significantly decreased as a result of its 44-run loss to Namibia. To avoid being eliminated in the first round, Sri Lanka will need to play their best game. Sri Lanka wouldn’t have even qualified for the Super 12 if that took place.
Before facing Pakistan in the first game on October 23 in Melbourne, India will play Australia and New Zealand in preparation games.
Before that, Jan Frylinck scored 44 runs and claimed two wickets. In the Twenty20 World Cup’s opening game on Sunday, Namibia thrashed Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to pull off a stunning shock.