T20 World Cup 2024: Most Run Scorers, Wicket Takers, Other Stats And Latest Points Table

Afghanistan produced yet another splendid bowling display to defeat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets and advanced to the Super Eight Stage of the T20 World Cup in Trinidad.

With three wins from as many matches, Afghanistan thus joined tournament co-hosts West Indies (6 points) from Group C to make it to the Super Eight. It also meant an early exit for 2021 finalists New Zealand who have suffered two losses in a row.

Naveen-ul-Haq was the pick of the bowling returning with 2/4 from 2.5 overs, while Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed 3/16 to take his tally to 12 wickets in the tournament as Afghanistan bowled out PNG for 95 in 19.5 overs.

In reply, Afghanistan overcame early jitters to reach the target in 15.1 overs with Gulabdin Naib anchoring the chase with a 36-ball 49 not out.

With his spell, Farooqi became the leading wicket taker in the tournament. He has a strike rate of 5.66. South Africa's Anrich Nortje and Australia's Adam Zampa are placed second and third on the list of most wicket-takers with eight wickets each.

West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with eight wickets in three matches. He is followed by his teammate Akeal Hosein who has picked up seven wickets in the same number of matches.

Afghanistan's keeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the leading run-scorer with 167 runs in three matches. USA's Aaron Jones is second with 141 runs in three innings followed by Australia veteran David Warner with 115 runs.

Take a look at some of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 stats:

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan): 167 runs in three innings

• Aaron Jones (USA): 141 runs in three innings

• David Warner (Australia): 115 runs in three innings

• Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan): 114 runs in two innings

• Andries Gous (USA): 102 runs in three innings

• Nicholas Kirton (Canada): 101 runs in three innings

• Merwe Erasnus (Namibia): 101 runs in three innings

• Marcus Stoinis (Australia): 97 runs in two innings

• Rishabh Pant (India): 96 runs in three innings

• David Miller (South Africa): 94 runs in three innings

• Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan): 12 wickets in three matches

• Anrich Nortje (South Africa): 8 wickets in three matches

• Adam Zampa (Australia): 8 wickets in three matches

• Alzarri Joseph (West Indies): 8 wickets in three matches

• Akeal Hosein (West Indies): 7 wickets in three matches

• Hardik Pandya (India): 7 wickets in three matches

• Arshdeep Singh (India): 7 wickets in three matches

• Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh): 7 wickets in three matches

• Rashid Khan (Afghanistan): 6 wickets in three matches

• Marcus Stoinis (Australia): 6 wickets in three matches

• Aaron Jones (USA): 94* in 40 balls vs Canada

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan): 80 in 56 balls vs New Zealand

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan): 76 in 45 balls vs Uganda

• Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan): 70 in 46 balls vs Uganda

• Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies): 68* in 39 balls vs New Zealand

• Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan): 5/9 vs Uganda

• Akeal Hosein (West Indies): 5/11 vs Uganda

• Anrich Norjte (South Africa): 4/7 vs Sri Lanka

• Arshdeep Singh (India): 4/9 vs USA

• Ottneil Baarman (South Africa): 4/11 vs Netherlands

(With PTI inputs)