The 2024 T20 World Cup has been a bowler’s spectacle, a fact that can be attributed primarily to the playing conditions. After witnessing some batter’s oriented games in recent times, it is indeed a sigh of relief to watch the bowlers being the game-changers of the tournament.

Recently, we have seen some outstanding bowling performances, especially coming from the house of emerging players, who promise to maintain the same calibre in the coming days. Here’s a glimpse of the four bowling highlights from the tournament’s group-stage league.

1. Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) vs Uganda: 5/9

Afghanistan’s players have been in top form, unleashing their X-factor game across various departments. This bodes well for their chances of reaching the tournament’s final stages. One such player is the left-hand quickie, Fazalhaq Farooqi. He is the highest wicket-taker for the team and leads the wicket-taking numbers in the overall tournament post-group stage, having scalped 12 wickets in four innings, averaging 6.66.

His standout performance came against Uganda, an associate member, where he took a fifer for just nine runs in his four-overs campaign at an economy of just 2.25, a performance that significantly impacted the game.

2. Anrich Nortje (South Africa) vs Sri Lanka: 4/7

Anrich Nortje’s performance before the start of the T20 WC was a topic of discussion, especially after a forgettable performance in the recent edition of the IPL for the Delhi Capitals.

However, this tournament has been a testament to his commitment to his national team and a significantly improved display. With his quick pace and accurate length, the Proteas quickie made an impact from the first match against Sri Lanka, where he took four wickets for just seven runs at an economy of just 1.75.

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3. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) vs New Zealand: 4/17

Though there have been bowling records with more wickets and less economy, this stands out from the list, especially considering the opposition. Against a formidable Kiwis arsenal, Afghanistan set them a target of 160 after a commendable batting display.

But the Afghans bolstered the momentum of their batting and got them all out for just 75 runs. The central pillar behind such a downfall would be the leg-spin magic by Rashid Khan, who scalped the crucial four wickets for just 17 runs with an economy of 4.25.

4. Arshdeep Singh (India) vs USA: 4/9

India has had a great start in the tournament, as they have scalped three wins out of their four group stage matches, with one being rainwashed. Though there have been specific woes regarding its batting unit, the bowling unit has been up to the mark.

They have been economical and scalped crucial wickets. One such performance would be by their left-arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh, who has scalped four wickets and gave just nine runs at an economy of just 2.25. This helped them restrict the USA to a lower score, which made the batting units work easy.