T20 World Cup 2022: Flop XI from the Super 12 round of the tournament

The Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup 2022 has ended and after more than two weeks of fantastic cricket, fans are excited about the semi-final stage. In the second round of the tournament, lesser known teams succeeded to pull off upsets against the giants. With that kind of unbelievable cricketing action, it could be said that the World Cup has achieved success by delivering blockbuster clashes but before going to the next stage, the analysis of performances delivered by big names in Super 12 becomes imperative. Before the start of the tournament, these figures were ruling the favourites’ chart and expected to have a great impact on the competition, but with the wrapping up of the Super 12 round, their displays in the tournament have brought disappointment to their supporters. Flop XI of the Super 12 round of the tournament 1. Babar Azam (Pak) Babar Azam had provided blazing starts to Pakistan in the last edition of the World Cup and this year too, Pakistan cricket fans were expecting him to have a blast with his bat, but for Babar, the group matches were no less than a nightmare. In the five matches of the tournament, he scored only 39 runs with a horrendous average of 7.80. Not only his average but the Pakistan star cricketer’s strike rate of 7.80 in these games has also been a point of concern for the team. On the bouncy quick wickets of Australia, his struggle is causing anxiety to the team and their supporters, and in the semi-final against New Zealand, the batter would like to regain his form by playing good innings against the Kiwis. 2. David Warner (Aus) David Warner was one of the contenders to become the top batter in this edition of the World Cup. His familiarity with Australian pitches and glorifying record in T20Is made his case stronger, but after the start of this mega event, Warner looked ineffective with his bat. Playing 4 matches in the competition, he failed to deliver spectacular starts to the team. In just 4 games of the competition, he was unsuccessful in doing anything big for the team and ended up with just 44 runs in this World Cup. After Finch’s struggle to be among the runs, Warner had the responsibility to show his experience and ability by playing ferocious innings for the team but the southpaw’s poor performance in this big event became one of the biggest reasons for the Australian team’s elimination from this World Cup. 3. Rohit Sharma (Ind) Rohit Sharma, after going through the horrendous form, came to this tournament as the skipper of the team. In the Super 12 matches, Sharma, who is playing international cricket for more than 15 years, struggled to lead the batting unit with his immense experience and skills. Throughout the tournament, the skipper looked out of rhythm. Against the quality bowling attacks of Pakistan and South Africa, he scored only 4 and 15 respectively. While in the pressure game against Bangladesh, too, he had to provide a great start to the team with his opening partner KL Rahul but the veteran again got dismissed on 2 despite getting dropped at the score of 1 in the deep by Hasan Mahmood. His poor figures in the Super 12 round of the tournament are not a good sign for him and the team. In the semi-final game against England, the 35-year-old would be keen on delivering. 4. Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) Mohammad Rizwan, along with Babar Azam, hogged headlines in the last edition of the World Cup by providing great starts to the team. This year, both have failed to do so. Recently, Rizwan’s playing style didn't like some former legends of the game, and in this World Cup, his poor performance has given his critics another chance to slam him. Similar to Babar, Rizwan too has struggled to rack up runs for the team. Playing all the games of Super 12, the opening batter amassed only 103 runs. In the game against the Netherlands, he scored 49 but again in the match against South Africa, he left the team in a perilous situation by scoring only 6. In the last group game against Bangladesh, the wicket-keeper batter hit 32 runs off 32 deliveries, but in the semi-final, Pakistan would expect him to deliver with luck favouring the side in terms of qualification into the knockouts. 5. Harry Brook (Eng) Harry Brook, before this World Cup, broke out in world cricket as a talented batter due to his phenomenal job for England on the Pakistan tour. In the absence of senior English players such as Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone, Brooks did his job excellently by contributing to the team with his bat. In this competition, he was included in the team on his past performances and was expected to shine again by playing impactful innings but the youngster looked extremely poor in the big games of this marquee event. The 23-year-old batter, in the 4 matches of this tournament, scored only 36 runs in this tournament with an extremely poor average of 9. Before the high-voltage semi-final game against India, Brook has to prepare himself to deliver his best in the middle. 6. Tristan Stubbs (RSA) For this World Cup, South Africa trusted Tristan Stubbs to provide strength to their batting order in the middle. The young gun also made it to the playing XI of the 4 games as he was preferred over experienced Heinrich Klaasen. Playing 3 innings of the Super 12 games, the youngster's figures are terrible against all the three big teams in the group. With just 31 runs in four innings, he was also dropped for the last game against The Netherlands. His poor displays in this tournament do not show his real potential but in this World Cup, the South African management had shown faith in him to chip in with his bat with some valuable contributions. 7. Mitchell Marsh (Aus) Mitchell Marsh is known for delivering clinical performances for Australia in T20Is. In the last edition, his contribution in the final game versus New Zealand helped the team to be World T20 champions for the first time. This time, Marsh was trusted again to provide support to the team. But the all-rounder failed to do wonders with his game. In the 4 appearances of this edition of the World T20, Marsh scored only 106 runs. Before the tournament, Marsh had recovered from an ankle injury and he was also prioritised in the team over Cameron Green who had great outings with the bat in the T20 series against the Men in Blue in India. 8. Mitchell Starc (Aus) Mitchell Starc is known for his aggressive bowling through his blazing speed. In the past, his heroics helped Australia come out victorious in many games. But in this competition, Starc wasn’t dangerous as he used to be. Playing his fourth T20 World Cup this year, the left-arm pacer didn’t look effective against big teams. In the opening game versus New Zealand, the bowler was wicketless, and also spent 36 runs in his spell of four overs. In the crucial game against Ireland, the veteran scalped two wickets but also got smashed 43 runs. His expensive spell also caused severe damage to Australia’s chances of qualifying for the semi-finals as the Men in Yellow had to win by a huge margin against the Irish to make it to the next stage of the tournament. 9. Kagiso Rabada (RSA) South Africa had one of the most dangerous bowling attacks in this World Cup. Leading the bowling attack for Proteas, Kagiso Rabada had a responsibility to dismantle the batting line-ups of dangerous teams in the tournament. But Rabada, who has more than 8 years of experience in international cricket, was unsuccessful to provide breakthroughs. The bowler also cracked up in the crucial game against the Netherlands and became the most expensive bowler of the game. As he was also familiar with the Australian conditions, it was expected that the South African bowler will wreak havoc on batters with his lethal bowling, but the 27-year-old couldn’t deliver anything special for his team. 10. Kane Richardson (Aus) Kane Richardson played one game in this World T20 against Afghanistan and got smashed by the Afghan batters mercilessly. He was selected in the squad for the final game in Starc’s place and the bowler performed horrendously. Australia, in the crucial battle against Afghan men, selected Richardson to deliver an economical spell which Starc was failing to do, but their decision backfired as the 31-year-old conceded 48 runs and got only one wicket. In the game, his spell played an important role in spoiling the chances of Australia’s qualification for the semis as the Men in Yellow had to contain Afghanistan at the score of 106 or less. 11. Tabraiz Shamsi (RSA) Shamsi featured for South Africa in two games of this tournament, and his performance in the competition was non-satisfactory. Playing against Pakistan, the left-arm spinner didn’t do well. The bowler, in the key game, took only one wicket and splurged 36 runs in his spell of 4 overs, with an economy of 9. During the middle overs, his bowling was imperative for the Proteas on the spin-friendly wicket of SCG. But the 31-year-old bowler wasn’t attacking with the ball, which helped the Pakistani batter Shadab Khan to go after him. In his last over, the bowler conceded 15 runs which became the launching point of attack against South African bowlers in the game.

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