Bumrah's impenetrable economy to record-low run-rate: Analyzing key metrics from World Cup 2024

The recentlyconcluded edition of T20 World Cup 2024 will be memorable for a lot of reasons be it for its overwhelmingly bowlerfriendly conditions nailbiting thrillers unforgettable upsets the rise of associate nation cricket and lastly Team India ending their 11yearlong ICC trophy droughtMany records have been established in the T20 World Cup 2024 be it in sixhitting runrate bowling economy rate etcHere is a look at some numbers that truly made this tournament one of the best in a long while709 The overall run rate in the tournament the lowest at any mens T20 World Cup It outdid the previous low of 743 runs per over in the 2021 edition played in the UAE as per ESPNCricinfo517 The number of sixes smashed during the competition the first time 500plus sixes came in the competition outdoing the previous best of 405 sixes back in the 2021 edition The balls per six ratio is also the best ever with 21351 India is the first team ever to have won the T20 WC without a loss securing eight wins in a row three in the group stage against Ireland Pakistan and the USA three in Super Eights against Afghanistan Bangladesh and Australia and one each against England and South Africa in the semifinal and final2 Only the second ICC T20 WC without a single century scored with the highest score being West Indies Nicholas Poorans 98 against Afghanistan The last time this happened was back in 2009 with Sri Lankas Tillakaratne Dilshan having the highest score of 96 against West Indies in the semis19 A total of fourwicket hauls the highest ever in a mens T20 World Cup showcasing the level of dominance bowlers had in the tournament The previous best was 14 fourfers in 2021417 Pacer Jasprit Bumrahs economy rate is the bestever for anyone with 100plus deliveries bowled in a single edition of T20 WC Bumrahs most expensive spell was of 129 in four overs against AustraliaAlso ReadWhen will Team India return from hurricanehit Barbados Details inside3 The difference between wickets taken and boundaries conceded by Bumrah during the tournament While Bumrah took 15 wickets only 12 boundaries including two sixers could be scored against him14 Number of dismissals by Rishabh Pant as a wicketkeeper including 13 catches and a stumping It is the highestever by a wicketkeeper in a single edition of mens T20 WC17 Wickets for Arshdeep Singh and Fazalhaq Farooqi in this World Cup the most by a bowler in a single edition of the competition outdoing Sri Lankas Wanindu Hasarangas mark of 16 in 20211 Rohit Sharma is the firstever player to have won the competition both as a player in 2007 and as a captain this year West Indies Daren Sammy secured the title twice as a captain in 2012 and 2016 and several players were a part of these two wins including Marlon Samuels Chris Gayle Johnson Charles Dwayne Bravo Samuel Badree Andre Russell and Denesh Ramdin0 Sixes hit during the match between New Zealand and Uganda making it only the third mens T20 World Cup game with no sixes hit besides South Africa vs Zimbabwe in Hambantota in 2012 and Netherlands vs Pakistan in Perth in 2022171 Runs scored by Pant during the competition are the secondhighest in a single edition without a single fifty falling short of Bangladeshs Anamul Haque who scored 184 runs in the 2014 edition with the best score of 44 Pants best score was 42 against Pakistan96 Number of deliveries Pakistans veteran pacer Mohammad Amir bowled in this World Cup the most without conceding a six Amir has achieved the unique feat of being the first bowler to not concede a six in two different editions of the mens T20 World Cup minimum of ten overs Notably he had bowled 139 balls without being hit for a six in 2010 the secondhighest by a bowler in an edition behind Umar Guls 147 balls in 2009With agency inputs