Is skipping warm-up games harming big Teams for T20 World Cup 2024
Is skipping warm-up games harming big teams: New Zealand already knocked out of the tournament, Pakistan and England are also on brink of exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.
New Zealand’s exclusion after the group stage only came as the biggest shock, as it’s the Kiwis first instance since 2014 that they not able to make to the knockouts of any ICC event.
The Blackcaps won inaugural ICC WTC in 2021 and made a couple of final and various semifinal appearances.
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New Zealand in ICC events since 2014
Year Result Occasion
2015 Finalist ODI World Cup
2016 Semifinalist T20 World Cup
2019 Finalist ODI World Cup
2021 Finalist T20 World Cup
2022 Semifinalist T20 World Cup
2023 Semifinalist ODI World Cup
2024 Knocked out from Group stage T20 World Cup
The finalist of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan, are having a very little chance to make it to the next round of the tournament.
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They are dependent on USA’s game, and their hopes will be shattered, if the co-host managed to win their final group stage.
While the defending champions are in better position and may find a spot in Super 8 of the tournament, thanks to their impressive 101 balls remaining win over Oman.
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Their last game is against Namibia and a win will hand them a ticket to super 8.
However, they still have to wait for Scotland’s final group games result, as if the Scottish side wins the final match, England will be eliminated.
The USA & West Indies are jointly hosting the ongoing T20 World Cup. And it’s the first instance that the USA is hosting such a big cricketing event.
17 out of 20 teams took part in the warmup games ahead of the main competition, but New Zealand, Pakistan, and England opted out to play the practice matches.
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Their move of and playing directly in the main contest have emerged as one of the main reasons behind their disappointing results in the tournament so far as it has eliminated the advantage of reading and judging the pitch and ground conditions.
This is the ninth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. Pakistan won the event once, in 2009. England won it twice, in 2010 and 2022. While New Zealand yet to win.
