The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the eighth ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[1] It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022.[2][3] In the final, England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win their second ICC Men's T20 World Cup title and draw level with the West Indies, who also won 2 ICC Men's T20 World Cup titles in both the 2012 and the 2016 edition. Sam Curran was named the Player of the match and also the Player of the tournament.
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| Dates | 16 October – 13 November 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Champions |  England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 45 |
| Attendance | 751,597 (16,702 per match) |
| Player of the series | Sam Curran |
| Most runs |  Virat Kohli (296) |
| Most wickets |  Wanindu Hasaranga (15) |
| Official website | t20worldcup |
Although originally scheduled to be held in 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the re-arranged tournament held in Australia in 2022.[4][5] The host nation were also the defending champions.[6]
The host cities for matches were Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The semi-finals took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground where Pakistan beat New Zealand by seven wickets, and at the Adelaide Oval where England beat India by ten wickets.
A series of global qualifying matches took place for the right to play in the group stages of the tournament, with the two best placed teams from the groups entering the Super 12 stage, to compete alongside eight pre-qualified nations.
Background
In April 2018, the ICC announced that the tournament would replace the scheduled 2021 ICC Champions Trophy.[7] This was after the ICC granted full international status to Twenty20 matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards.[8]
In October 2019, it was reported that the ICC could scrap the T20 World Cup Qualifier, which would have been used as a pathway for qualification to the T20 World Cup.[9] Therefore, twelve teams from the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup and four teams from qualification events would advance to the T20 World Cup. On 23 January 2020, the ICC confirmed the full details of qualification for the tournament.[10] In May 2020, the ICC told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they reserve the rights to take away hosting rights from India, after the BCCI did not secure a tax exemption from the Indian government for the tournament.[11]
In July 2020, when the previous edition of the tournament was being reviewed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Earl Eddings, the chairman of Cricket Australia suggested that Australia could host that tournament in October 2021, and India stage this tournament a year later in 2022.[12] The ICC also confirmed that either Australia or India, the hosts for the tournaments originally scheduled to take place in 2020 and 2021 respectively, would host this tournament.[13][14]
Several warm-up matches were played between 10 and 19 October 2022 between all participants.[15] The first set of matches featured the teams from the groups in the first round of the main tournament, before the teams in the Super 12 phase played their warm-up matches.[16] These matches did not have either T20I or T20 status as teams were allowed to field all 15 members of their squad.
Teams and qualifications
The twelve teams that reached the Super 12 phase of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup automatically qualified for the 2022 tournament.[17][18] Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa all qualified directly for the Super 12 phase of this tournament, based on their performances in the 2021 tournament and their rankings as of 15 November 2021.[19] Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka and the West Indies were all placed in the group stage of the competition.[20]
The remaining four places came from the top two teams from each of the two Global Qualifiers.[10] The Global Qualifiers had a total of sixteen teams; the bottom four teams from the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Ireland, Netherlands, Oman and Papua New Guinea), the next four highest ranked T20I sides (Zimbabwe, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore),[21] and the eight teams that progressed from the Regional Finals.[10] From the Global Qualifier A tournament, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates progressed to the T20 World Cup.[22][23] The United Arab Emirates won the Global Qualifier A to be placed in Group A of the T20 World Cup,[24] with Ireland placed in Group B.[25] From the Global Qualifier B tournament, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe became the final two teams to qualify for the T20 World Cup.[26] Zimbabwe won the Global Qualifier B tournament to be placed in Group B of the T20 World Cup,[27] with the Netherlands being placed in Group A.[28]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 7 August 2020 | 1 | Australia | |
| 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 11 teams from the previous tournament, excluding the hosts) | 14 November 2021 |  UAE Oman | 11 |  Afghanistan Bangladesh England India Namibia New Zealand Pakistan Scotland South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies |
| Global Qualifier A | 18–24 February 2022 | Oman | 2 |  Ireland United Arab Emirates |
| Global Qualifier B | 11–17 July 2022 |  Zimbabwe | 2 |  Netherlands Zimbabwe |
| Total | 16 |
Global Qualifiers
The Global Qualifiers comprised the four lowest-ranked teams from the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, the four best-ranked teams not already qualified for the World Cup or qualifiers; and eight teams from Regional Qualifiers.[10] On 24 March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[29] In December 2020, the ICC updated the qualification pathway following the disruption from the pandemic.[30]
In August 2021, the ICC confirmed that the EAP qualifier had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] As a result, the Philippines advanced to the Global Qualifiers as the highest-ranked team in the EAP region.[32] In October 2021, Group B of the Asia qualifier was also cancelled due to the pandemic, with Hong Kong progressing as the highest-ranked team.[33] In the Regional Final of the European qualifier, Jersey won their first four matches to confirm their progression to the Global Qualifiers.[34] Germany finished in second place, ahead of Italy on net run rate, to also advance from the European group.[35] Bahrain won Group A of the Asia qualifier, finishing just ahead of Qatar on net run rate.[36] In the Americas qualifier, the United States became the first team from that group to reach the Global Qualifiers, after they won their first five matches.[37] They were joined by Canada, who finished in second position in the Americas qualifier group.[38] Uganda claimed the final place in the Global Qualifiers, after winning the Regional Final of the Africa qualifier.[39]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Lowest four teams from the previous tournament) | November 2021 | | 4 | Ireland Netherlands Oman Papua New Guinea |
| ICC T20I Championship (Highest ranked teams not already qualified) | 4 |  Nepal United Arab Emirates Singapore Zimbabwe | ||
| Regional qualifications[40] | ||||
| Africa | 17–20 November 2021 |  Rwanda | 1 |  Uganda |
| Americas | 7–14 November 2021 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2 |  United States Canada |
| Asia | 23–29 October 2021 |  Qatar (Group A) | 1 |  Bahrain |
| Cancelled |  Malaysia (Group B) | 1 |  Hong Kong | |
| East Asia-Pacific | Cancelled |  Japan | 1 |  Philippines |
| Europe | 15–21 October 2021 |  Spain | 2 |  Jersey Germany |
| Total | 16 | |||
Match officials
On 3 October 2022, the ICC named the match referees and the umpires for the group stage of the tournament.[41] On 7 November 2022, the ICC confirmed the match referees and the umpires for the semi-finals,[42] with the officials for the final being named after the semi-finals.[43]
Match referees
Umpires
Squads
On 1 September 2022, Australia were the first team to announce their squad for the tournament.[44] All the teams announced their preliminary squads by 22 September 2022.[45]
Venues
On 15 November 2021, the ICC confirmed the venues that would host matches across the tournament.[46] The host cities were Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.[47] The semi-finals took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Adelaide Oval,[48] with the final taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[49]
| Adelaide | Brisbane | Geelong |
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| Adelaide Oval | The Gabba | Kardinia Park |
| Capacity: 55,317 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 26,000[a] |
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| Hobart | ||
| Bellerive Oval | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | ||
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| Perth | Melbourne | Sydney |
| Perth Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 61,266 | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 48,601 |
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Prize money
On 30 September 2022, the ICC announced the prize money for the tournament.[52]
| Stage | Prize money (US$) | Teams/matches | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | $1.6 million | 1 | $1,600,000 |
| Runners-up | $800,000 | 1 | $800,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | $400,000 each | 2 | $800,000 |
| Bonus for winning a "Super 12" match | $40,000 per match | 30 | $1,200,000 |
| Teams get knocked out in the "Super 12" stage | $70,000 each | 8 | $560,000 |
| Bonus for winning a "First round" match | $40,000 per match | 12 | $480,000 |
| Teams get knocked out in the "First round" | $40,000 each | 4 | $160,000 |
| Total | $5,600,000 |
Warm-up matches
The following warm-up matches for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup were played between 10 and 19 October between all participants.[53] The first set of matches featured the teams from the groups in the first round of the main tournament, before the teams in the Super 12 phase played their warm-up matches.[16] These matches did not have either Twenty20 International (T20I) status or T20 status as teams were allowed to field all 15 members of their squad.
First round warm-ups
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- No play was possible due to rain.
Super 12 warm-ups
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
First round
On 21 March 2022, ICC confirmed the fixtures for the first round.[54]
| Qualification | First round | |
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| Group A | Group B | |
| 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (9th to 12th placed teams from the previous tournament sorted by rankings) | Namibia | Scotland |
| Sri Lanka | West Indies | |
| Advanced from Global Qualifier (Top 4 teams) | Netherlands | Ireland |
| United Arab Emirates | Zimbabwe | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.667 | Advanced to Super 12 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.162 | |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.730 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.235 |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Karthik Meiyappan became the first bowler for the United Arab Emirates to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[59]
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match, while the United Arab Emirates were eliminated.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fahad Nawaz (UAE) made his T20I debut.
- The Netherlands qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match, while Namibia were eliminated.
- This was the United Arab Emirates' first-ever win at a T20 World Cup.[62]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.200 | Advanced to Super 12 |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.105 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.304 | |
| 4 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.563 |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ireland qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match, while West Indies were eliminated.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zimbabwe qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match, while Scotland were eliminated.
Super 12
| Qualification | Super 12 | |
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
| 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament sorted by ICC rankings) | Afghanistan | Bangladesh |
| Australia | India | |
| England | Pakistan | |
| New Zealand | South Africa | |
| Advanced from First round (Top 4 teams) | Ireland | Netherlands |
| Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.113 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.473 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −0.173 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.422 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.615 | |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | −0.571 |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Curran became the first bowler for England to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[70]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marcus Stoinis scored the fastest half-century for Australia in T20Is from 17 balls.[73]
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- England were 5 runs behind the DLS par score of 110 runs from 14.3 overs.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Little (Ire) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[83]
- Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match, while Sri Lanka were eliminated.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- England qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match, while Australia were eliminated.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.319 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.028 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.874 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.849 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −1.176 | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.138 |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
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Quinton de Kock 47* (18) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 64 runs in 7 overs due to rain.
- Rain during South Africa's innings prevented any further play.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bas de Leede was replaced by Logan van Beek after suffering a concussion during Netherlands' innings.[94]
- This was Pakistan's maiden T20I win in Australia.[95]
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Netherlands were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Bangladesh were set a revised target of 151 runs in 16 overs due to rain.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the highest run scorer in the ICC T20 World Cup, surpassing Mahela Jayawardene.[99]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 142 runs in 14 overs due to rain.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- India qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match, while South Africa were eliminated.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afif Hossain (Ban) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[103]
- Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match, while Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were eliminated.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| ①1 | New Zealand | 152/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| ②2 | Pakistan | 153/3 (19.1 overs) | |||||||
| ②2 | Pakistan | 137/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| ①2 | England | 138/5 (19 overs) | |||||||
| ②1 | India | 168/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| ①2 | England | 170/0 (16 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the first cricketer to score 4000 runs in T20Is.[108]
- The 170-run partnership between England's Jos Buttler and Alex Hales was a record for a men's T20 World Cup match.[109]
- England qualified for the final for the third time, after 2010 and 2016.[110]
Final
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- England won their second T20 World Cup title after 12 years, equalling West Indies for the most titles in T20 World Cup
- England became the first men's team to hold both the ODI (50-over) and T20 World Cups simultaneously.
Pakistan were asked to bat first who then scored a total of 137 runs for the fall of 8 wickets. Shan Masood was Pakistan's top scorer with 38 runs.[112] England's Sam Curran finished with the figures of 3 wickets for 12 runs.[113]
In the second innings, England finished the six-over powerplay with 49 runs for 3 wickets.In the 13th over, the game changed when Shaheen Shah Afridi slid forward to take a catch off Shadab Khan, dismissing Harry Brook. Shaheen jarred his right kneein the process.[113] With England needing 41 runs off five overs, Shaheen attempted to return for his third over after receiving some treatment. But he pulled out of his run-up once, then sent one down to Moeen Ali at 114 kph. Iftikhar Ahmed then completed Shaheen's remaining over after he took off the field.[113] With scores level after Ben Stokes had brought up his maiden T20I fifty, he scored the winning run with six balls to spare.[113]
Statistics
The top five (or all those tied for fifth) in each category are listed.
Most runs
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 6 | 6 | 296 | 98.66 | 136.40 | 82* | 0 | 4 | 25 | 8 |
| Max O'Dowd | 8 | 8 | 242 | 34.57 | 112.55 | 71* | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 6 | 6 | 239 | 59.75 | 189.68 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 9 |
| Jos Buttler | 6 | 6 | 225 | 45.00 | 144.23 | 80* | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
| Kusal Mendis | 8 | 8 | 223 | 31.85 | 142.94 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[114] | ||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31.0 | 6.41 | 13.26 | 3/8 | 12.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22.4 | 6.52 | 11.38 | 5/10 | 10.46 | 0 | 1 |
| Bas de Leede | 8 | 7 | 22.0 | 7.68 | 13.00 | 3/19 | 10.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 7 | 12 | 26.0 | 7.65 | 16.58 | 3/23 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17.3 | 5.37 | 8.54 | 4/10 | 9.54 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[115] | ||||||||||
Team of the tournament
On 14 November 2022, the ICC announced its team of the tournament with Sam Curran being named as player of the tournament,[116] and Jos Buttler as the captain of the team.[117]
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Hales | Batsman |
| Jos Buttler | Batsman / Wicket-keeper / Captain |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batsman |
| Glenn Phillips | Batsman |
| Sikandar Raza | All-rounder |
| Shadab Khan | All-rounder |
| Sam Curran | All-rounder |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler |
| Mark Wood | Bowler |
| Shaheen Afridi | Bowler |
| Hardik Pandya | All-rounder / 12th man |
