The emergence of T20 cricket gave rise to a new phenomenon - the need to have a designated finisher in the playing XI. What Kapil Dev, Michael Bevan and Lance Klusener did back in the day is now branded as a designated spot and all the countries have now groomed a specialist to accelerate and finish the game in the death overs.

Assigning specific roles to players was not the case in the past but studies show the importance of it in modern-day cricket. Almost all teams hire an analyst these days to study the importance of a particular role and especially to understand the impact of those players at respective position. A designated finisher is the need of the hour and the upcoming T20 World Cup will have plenty on show for us. So, without further ado, let’s jump straight into it-

Rating designated finishers of all the eight qualified teams of Super 12

Matthew Wade and young Tim David will be in charge of finishing games for the Australian team during the T20 World Cup. Marcus Stoinis, is another player who can be called a finisher but his numbers in 2022 are substandard, to say the least. Even though, Stoinis will not be dropped from the squad his all-round skills will come in handy in the global tournament.

Coming back to the designated finishers, the 25-year-old Tim David has played just three T20 internationals for Australia. He wreaked havoc with the bat in his last T20I and scored a half-century at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 200. His numbers for Singapore have also been spectacular. With a career strike rate of almost 160, he can be the 'X' factor down the order that Australia need in order to win to defend their title.

On the other hand, Wade has played some of his best cricket in the past year. In the year <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/new-york-strikers-rope-in-andre-fletcher-and-wahab-riaz-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-t10-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022</a>, Wade has been launching an onslaught at an average of 94 and at a strike rate of 164.91 in T20I cricket. It puts him straight into the list of top-three finishers of the game at the moment.

He played a match-winning knock in the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup against Pakistan and it proved that the 34-year-old can keep his calm in pressure situations. To conclude, Australia are in safe hands as far as finishing games during the T20 World Cup is concerned.

Jimmy Neesham and Glenn Phillips will have the responsibility of finishing games for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. Both the hard hitters are an asset to New Zealand’s lower middle-order and most importantly, have the ability to change the complexion of the game dramatically.

Phillips, has played nine T20I matches for New Zealand in the year 2022 so far and scored 319 runs at a strike rate of 145. Amassing an average of 53.16 during the nine games, the youngster has shown outstanding consistency.

However, most of the matches that he has played this year have been against the associate nations. Thus, it still needs to be seen if he can replicate his form against quality opponents in a global tournament or not.

On the other side, Neesham has been one of the best finishers in T20I cricket lately. In the ten T20I matches played this year, the Kiwi has racked up an average of 38.20 and a strike rate of 207.60. This proves the kind of damage he can do and also with the kind of experience he has, Neesham is going to be a dangerous player in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/mitchell-marsh-warner-starc-and-stoinis-return-to-australia-squad-for-west-indies-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a>.

With a horrible Asia Cup 2022 behind them, the Bangla Tigers have their eyes now set on the silverware. Team director Khaled Mahmud is aware of the present situation and wants to groom players for the future. That’s where skipper Shakib Al Hasan and company need to come and prove that their team has still got the quality to get the job done.&nbsp;

Mosaddek Hossain will be one of the key figures for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladeshs-al-amin-gets-relief-in-maintenance-case-filed-by-his-wife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> when it comes to finishing games for them. The 26-year-old was very good in the recently concluded Asia Cup and the management can even think of promoting him up the order but the chances of that happening are looking quite thin at the moment.

The youngster has played nine T20Is in the year 2022, scored at an average of 28.25 and has a strike rate of 142.85. He will be backed by the management but it’s the top order that needs to give a good start for him to dominate in the death-overs.

He will be bolstered by the presence of Nurul Hasan who has done well in the recently concluded T20I series against the United States of Emirates. In 2022 itself, the 28-year-old wicketkeeper batter has scored 130 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 141.30.

He averages 65 in the shortest format of the game and that’s massive considering how poor other batters have been for Bangladesh in recent times. Hence, Bangladesh have got the quality at the back end but it’s the top order that needs to click.

Bowling has been Afghanistan’s primary strength ever since they started playing international cricket. However, the shift is currently changing. Batters have started to take responsibility but the same doesn't stand true for their finishers.

Mohammad Nabi, the captain of the ship is in terrible form at the moment. In the year 2022, the 37-year-old has played 15 T20 internationals and batted at an average of 13.27. Known as a striker of the cricket ball, the 37-year-old has a strike rate of just 115.87 in 2022 thus far. Stats say that his form has dropped but one still can’t rule him out. After all, he has an overall strike rate of over 140 in T20I <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/playing-too-much-cricket-sanjay-manjrekar-states-the-main-reason-behind-bhuvneshwar-kumars-poor-run-of-form-3970/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cricket</a>.

Batting at number five, Najibullah Zadran has done well in the recent past. In the 14 innings that he has batted in 2022, the 29-year-old has scored 327 runs at a strike rate of 149.31. Now, with Nabi out of form at the moment, Zadran will have to take some extra responsibility as Azmatullah Omarzai, another lower-order batter is yet to show his calibre in international cricket.

As far as the upcoming T20 World Cup is concerned, South Africa, at the moment look as one of the contenders to lift the trophy. The credit goes to the team management that has backed players during their tough times and have formed a squad that looks ready to take on any opposition.

The team is filled with power hitters up the order and that will make the job easier for David Miller and Dwaine Pretorius, who will be in-charge of finishing games for the Proteas.

The 33-year-old Miller, who was once hailed as the next big finisher of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cricket-south-africa-release-combined-itt-for-international-games-and-inaugural-sa20-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African cricket</a>, is yet to guide the national team to a major trophy. However, the same can change this year.

In the year 2022, Miller has batted in eight innings for the Proteas and scored 158 runs at a strike rate of 158.00. Miller is one of the impact players in South Africa's T20 World Cup 2022 squad and the fans might as well get to see the best version of Miller in the tournament.

The responsibility of finishing games for the Proteas during the marquee tournament will also fall on the shoulders of Dwaine Pretorius.

Now, even though he has a very poor average of just 18.20 in 2022 but his strike rate of 168.51 is pretty impressive. He lacks consistency but most importantly, has the ability to clear the ropes with ease. The pitches in Australia are identical in terms of bounce to South Africa and that’s a massive plus point for Pretorius.&nbsp;

With just a few more days left for the T20 World Cup to begin, England look the most sorted team at the moment. Even though Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the tournament, the Jos Buttler-led side is relaxed and have replaced Bairstow with another hard-hitter in the form of Alex Hales.

Ever since England have changed their approach in white-ball cricket, they fear no opponent. Over the years, they have developed multiple players in the squad who can finish games for them in style. However, it’s Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, who will be their designated finishers during the mega event.

The 29-year-old Liam Livingstone is likely to bat at number five and is known to smoke the ball miles in T20 cricket. However, his numbers this year are pretty average. In the year 2022, Livingstone has played nine T20 internationals and batted at a strike rate of 128.88.

Now, even though the strike rate could be ignored for a minute, an average of just 16.60 is very substandard. The all-rounder is currently injured and Moeen Ali feels that he (Livingstone) will be a bit undercooked leading into the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-want-to-make-sure-we-are-in-best-possible-shape-going-into-t20-world-cup-south-africa-skipper-temba-bavuma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a>.

However, Moeen is in the right rhythm going into the World Cup. The 35-year-old has played 17 T20Is for England in the year 2022 and has an average of 33.66 in the process. With a strike rate of 164.89, he has been a very tough player to bowl at.

The all-rounder can also play with complete freedom as Sam Curran and Chris Jordan, the players who follow him in the batting order have the ability to bat well too. Thus, expect Moeen Ali to express himself in the global tournament.

The middle-order problem is very much evident in the Pakistan squad as the Men in Green have the quality but consistency has been a huge problem. Asif Ali and Shadab Khan will be in charge of finishing games but players like Mohammad Nawaz can chip in as well.&nbsp;

Even though the 30-year-old Asif Ali claims to hit 150 sixes daily but his consistency has been poor, to say the least. In the ten T20Is that Ali has batted during 2022, he has scored merely 71 runs at an average of just 8.87. His strike rate of 154.34, however, proves that he’s got the strength to clear the ropes. If he manages to finish games for Pakistan regularly, Asif can be the man for crisis as far as Pakistan are concerned.

Shadab Khan too has the same problem as Asif. He knows how to finish games but consistency is a huge problem that he needs to address. The problem also lies in the fact that the all-rounder hasn't got enough chance to bat in T20Is this year. In the four innings that he has batted in 2022 thus far, Shadab has scored 61 runs at a strike rate of 141.86. If the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/pakistan-do-not-have-finisher-like-hardik-pandya-says-former-skipper-shahid-afridi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finishers</a> find their mojo before the T20 World Cup, Pakistan will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.

Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik are the designated finishers for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ind-vs-sa-umesh-yadav-shreyas-iyer-and-shahbaz-ahmed-added-to-t20i-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> leading into the T20 World Cup. Both these hard-hitters are in some really good form and finishing well for India and that will help the team grow in confidence ahead of the tournament.

Hardik Pandya has batted in 18 innings for India in the year 2022 and scored 436 runs at a strike rate of 151.38. He looked very calm and composed every time he stepped on the pitch and always made sure that India gets the win in close encounters. His form is a massive plus point for the Indian team as Hardik provides the much-needed balance to the squad.

On the other side, 37-year-old Dinesh Karthik’s story is nothing but a fairytale. Karthik earned his spot back in India's playing XI on the back of some stellar performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022.

It’s true that he hasn't got many deliveries to face but in the 22 matches that he has played so far in 2022, he has batted at a strike rate of 137.25. His average of 21.00 can get better but captain Rohit Sharma is definitely not worried abut that.&nbsp;

The emergence of T20 cricket gave rise to a new phenomenon - the need to have a designated finisher in the playing XI. What Kapil Dev, Michael Bevan and Lance Klusener did back in the day is now branded as a designated spot and all the countries have now groomed a specialist to accelerate and finish the game in the death overs.
Assigning specific roles to players was not the case in the past but studies show the importance of it in modern-day cricket. Almost all teams hire an analyst these days to study the importance of a particular role and especially to understand the impact of those players at respective position. A designated finisher is the need of the hour and the upcoming T20 World Cup will have plenty on show for us. So, without further ado, let’s jump straight into it-
<h3>Rating designated finishers of all the eight qualified teams of Super 12</h3>
<h3>Australia - 9/10</h3>
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Matthew Wade and young Tim David will be in charge of finishing games for the Australian team during the T20 World Cup. Marcus Stoinis, is another player who can be called a finisher but his numbers in 2022 are substandard, to say the least. Even though, Stoinis will not be dropped from the squad his all-round skills will come in handy in the global tournament.
Coming back to the designated finishers, the 25-year-old Tim David has played just three T20 internationals for Australia. He wreaked havoc with the bat in his last T20I and scored a half-century at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 200. His numbers for Singapore have also been spectacular. With a career strike rate of almost 160, he can be the 'X' factor down the order that Australia need in order to win to defend their title.
On the other hand, Wade has played some of his best cricket in the past year. In the year <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/new-york-strikers-rope-in-andre-fletcher-and-wahab-riaz-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-t10-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022</a>, Wade has been launching an onslaught at an average of 94 and at a strike rate of 164.91 in T20I cricket. It puts him straight into the list of top-three finishers of the game at the moment.
He played a match-winning knock in the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup against Pakistan and it proved that the 34-year-old can keep his calm in pressure situations. To conclude, Australia are in safe hands as far as finishing games during the T20 World Cup is concerned.

<h3>New Zealand - 8.5/10</h3>
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Jimmy Neesham and Glenn Phillips will have the responsibility of finishing games for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. Both the hard hitters are an asset to New Zealand’s lower middle-order and most importantly, have the ability to change the complexion of the game dramatically.
Phillips, has played nine T20I matches for New Zealand in the year 2022 so far and scored 319 runs at a strike rate of 145. Amassing an average of 53.16 during the nine games, the youngster has shown outstanding consistency.
However, most of the matches that he has played this year have been against the associate nations. Thus, it still needs to be seen if he can replicate his form against quality opponents in a global tournament or not.
On the other side, Neesham has been one of the best finishers in T20I cricket lately. In the ten T20I matches played this year, the Kiwi has racked up an average of 38.20 and a strike rate of 207.60. This proves the kind of damage he can do and also with the kind of experience he has, Neesham is going to be a dangerous player in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/mitchell-marsh-warner-starc-and-stoinis-return-to-australia-squad-for-west-indies-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a>.

<h3>Bangladesh - 6/10</h3>
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With a horrible Asia Cup 2022 behind them, the Bangla Tigers have their eyes now set on the silverware. Team director Khaled Mahmud is aware of the present situation and wants to groom players for the future. That’s where skipper Shakib Al Hasan and company need to come and prove that their team has still got the quality to get the job done.&nbsp;
Mosaddek Hossain will be one of the key figures for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladeshs-al-amin-gets-relief-in-maintenance-case-filed-by-his-wife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> when it comes to finishing games for them. The 26-year-old was very good in the recently concluded Asia Cup and the management can even think of promoting him up the order but the chances of that happening are looking quite thin at the moment.
The youngster has played nine T20Is in the year 2022, scored at an average of 28.25 and has a strike rate of 142.85. He will be backed by the management but it’s the top order that needs to give a good start for him to dominate in the death-overs.
He will be bolstered by the presence of Nurul Hasan who has done well in the recently concluded T20I series against the United States of Emirates. In 2022 itself, the 28-year-old wicketkeeper batter has scored 130 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 141.30.
He averages 65 in the shortest format of the game and that’s massive considering how poor other batters have been for Bangladesh in recent times. Hence, Bangladesh have got the quality at the back end but it’s the top order that needs to click.

<h3>Afghanistan - 6.5/10</h3>
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Bowling has been Afghanistan’s primary strength ever since they started playing international cricket. However, the shift is currently changing. Batters have started to take responsibility but the same doesn't stand true for their finishers.
Mohammad Nabi, the captain of the ship is in terrible form at the moment. In the year 2022, the 37-year-old has played 15 T20 internationals and batted at an average of 13.27. Known as a striker of the cricket ball, the 37-year-old has a strike rate of just 115.87 in 2022 thus far. Stats say that his form has dropped but one still can’t rule him out. After all, he has an overall strike rate of over 140 in T20I <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/playing-too-much-cricket-sanjay-manjrekar-states-the-main-reason-behind-bhuvneshwar-kumars-poor-run-of-form-3970/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cricket</a>.
Batting at number five, Najibullah Zadran has done well in the recent past. In the 14 innings that he has batted in 2022, the 29-year-old has scored 327 runs at a strike rate of 149.31. Now, with Nabi out of form at the moment, Zadran will have to take some extra responsibility as Azmatullah Omarzai, another lower-order batter is yet to show his calibre in international cricket.

<h3>South Africa - 8.5/10</h3>
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As far as the upcoming T20 World Cup is concerned, South Africa, at the moment look as one of the contenders to lift the trophy. The credit goes to the team management that has backed players during their tough times and have formed a squad that looks ready to take on any opposition.
The team is filled with power hitters up the order and that will make the job easier for David Miller and Dwaine Pretorius, who will be in-charge of finishing games for the Proteas.
The 33-year-old Miller, who was once hailed as the next big finisher of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cricket-south-africa-release-combined-itt-for-international-games-and-inaugural-sa20-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African cricket</a>, is yet to guide the national team to a major trophy. However, the same can change this year.
In the year 2022, Miller has batted in eight innings for the Proteas and scored 158 runs at a strike rate of 158.00. Miller is one of the impact players in South Africa's T20 World Cup 2022 squad and the fans might as well get to see the best version of Miller in the tournament.
The responsibility of finishing games for the Proteas during the marquee tournament will also fall on the shoulders of Dwaine Pretorius.
Now, even though he has a very poor average of just 18.20 in 2022 but his strike rate of 168.51 is pretty impressive. He lacks consistency but most importantly, has the ability to clear the ropes with ease. The pitches in Australia are identical in terms of bounce to South Africa and that’s a massive plus point for Pretorius.&nbsp;

<h3>England - 7.5/10</h3>
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With just a few more days left for the T20 World Cup to begin, England look the most sorted team at the moment. Even though Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the tournament, the Jos Buttler-led side is relaxed and have replaced Bairstow with another hard-hitter in the form of Alex Hales.
Ever since England have changed their approach in white-ball cricket, they fear no opponent. Over the years, they have developed multiple players in the squad who can finish games for them in style. However, it’s Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, who will be their designated finishers during the mega event.
The 29-year-old Liam Livingstone is likely to bat at number five and is known to smoke the ball miles in T20 cricket. However, his numbers this year are pretty average. In the year 2022, Livingstone has played nine T20 internationals and batted at a strike rate of 128.88.
Now, even though the strike rate could be ignored for a minute, an average of just 16.60 is very substandard. The all-rounder is currently injured and Moeen Ali feels that he (Livingstone) will be a bit undercooked leading into the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-want-to-make-sure-we-are-in-best-possible-shape-going-into-t20-world-cup-south-africa-skipper-temba-bavuma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a>.
However, Moeen is in the right rhythm going into the World Cup. The 35-year-old has played 17 T20Is for England in the year 2022 and has an average of 33.66 in the process. With a strike rate of 164.89, he has been a very tough player to bowl at.
The all-rounder can also play with complete freedom as Sam Curran and Chris Jordan, the players who follow him in the batting order have the ability to bat well too. Thus, expect Moeen Ali to express himself in the global tournament.

<h3>Pakistan - 5/10</h3>
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The middle-order problem is very much evident in the Pakistan squad as the Men in Green have the quality but consistency has been a huge problem. Asif Ali and Shadab Khan will be in charge of finishing games but players like Mohammad Nawaz can chip in as well.&nbsp;
Even though the 30-year-old Asif Ali claims to hit 150 sixes daily but his consistency has been poor, to say the least. In the ten T20Is that Ali has batted during 2022, he has scored merely 71 runs at an average of just 8.87. His strike rate of 154.34, however, proves that he’s got the strength to clear the ropes. If he manages to finish games for Pakistan regularly, Asif can be the man for crisis as far as Pakistan are concerned.
Shadab Khan too has the same problem as Asif. He knows how to finish games but consistency is a huge problem that he needs to address. The problem also lies in the fact that the all-rounder hasn't got enough chance to bat in T20Is this year. In the four innings that he has batted in 2022 thus far, Shadab has scored 61 runs at a strike rate of 141.86. If the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/pakistan-do-not-have-finisher-like-hardik-pandya-says-former-skipper-shahid-afridi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finishers</a> find their mojo before the T20 World Cup, Pakistan will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.

<h3>India - 8/10</h3>
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Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik are the designated finishers for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ind-vs-sa-umesh-yadav-shreyas-iyer-and-shahbaz-ahmed-added-to-t20i-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> leading into the T20 World Cup. Both these hard-hitters are in some really good form and finishing well for India and that will help the team grow in confidence ahead of the tournament.
Hardik Pandya has batted in 18 innings for India in the year 2022 and scored 436 runs at a strike rate of 151.38. He looked very calm and composed every time he stepped on the pitch and always made sure that India gets the win in close encounters. His form is a massive plus point for the Indian team as Hardik provides the much-needed balance to the squad.
On the other side, 37-year-old Dinesh Karthik’s story is nothing but a fairytale. Karthik earned his spot back in India's playing XI on the back of some stellar performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022.
It’s true that he hasn't got many deliveries to face but in the 22 matches that he has played so far in 2022, he has batted at a strike rate of 137.25. His average of 21.00 can get better but captain Rohit Sharma is definitely not worried abut that.&nbsp;

The emergence of T20 cricket gave rise to a new phenomenon - the need to have a designated finisher in the playing XI. What Kapil Dev, Michael Bevan and Lance Klusener did back in the day is now branded as a designated spot and all the countries have now groomed a specialist to accelerate and finish the game in the death overs.
Assigning specific roles to players was not the case in the past but studies show the importance of it in modern-day cricket. Almost all teams hire an analyst these days to study the importance of a particular role and especially to understand the impact of those players at respective position. A designated finisher is the need of the hour and the upcoming T20 World Cup will have plenty on show for us. So, without further ado, let’s jump straight into it-
<h3>Rating designated finishers of all the eight qualified teams of Super 12</h3>
<h3>Australia - 9/10</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1663764976358_Tim-David.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Matthew Wade and young Tim David will be in charge of finishing games for the Australian team during the T20 World Cup. Marcus Stoinis, is another player who can be called a finisher but his numbers in 2022 are substandard, to say the least. Even though, Stoinis will not be dropped from the squad his all-round skills will come in handy in the global tournament.
Coming back to the designated finishers, the 25-year-old Tim David has played just three T20 internationals for Australia. He wreaked havoc with the bat in his last T20I and scored a half-century at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 200. His numbers for Singapore have also been spectacular. With a career strike rate of almost 160, he can be the 'X' factor down the order that Australia need in order to win to defend their title.
On the other hand, Wade has played some of his best cricket in the past year. In the year <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/new-york-strikers-rope-in-andre-fletcher-and-wahab-riaz-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-t10-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022</a>, Wade has been launching an onslaught at an average of 94 and at a strike rate of 164.91 in T20I cricket. It puts him straight into the list of top-three finishers of the game at the moment.
He played a match-winning knock in the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup against Pakistan and it proved that the 34-year-old can keep his calm in pressure situations. To conclude, Australia are in safe hands as far as finishing games during the T20 World Cup is concerned.

<h3>New Zealand - 8.5/10</h3>
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Jimmy Neesham and Glenn Phillips will have the responsibility of finishing games for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. Both the hard hitters are an asset to New Zealand’s lower middle-order and most importantly, have the ability to change the complexion of the game dramatically.
Phillips, has played nine T20I matches for New Zealand in the year 2022 so far and scored 319 runs at a strike rate of 145. Amassing an average of 53.16 during the nine games, the youngster has shown outstanding consistency.
However, most of the matches that he has played this year have been against the associate nations. Thus, it still needs to be seen if he can replicate his form against quality opponents in a global tournament or not.
On the other side, Neesham has been one of the best finishers in T20I cricket lately. In the ten T20I matches played this year, the Kiwi has racked up an average of 38.20 and a strike rate of 207.60. This proves the kind of damage he can do and also with the kind of experience he has, Neesham is going to be a dangerous player in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/mitchell-marsh-warner-starc-and-stoinis-return-to-australia-squad-for-west-indies-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a>.

<h3>Bangladesh - 6/10</h3>
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With a horrible Asia Cup 2022 behind them, the Bangla Tigers have their eyes now set on the silverware. Team director Khaled Mahmud is aware of the present situation and wants to groom players for the future. That’s where skipper Shakib Al Hasan and company need to come and prove that their team has still got the quality to get the job done.&nbsp;
Mosaddek Hossain will be one of the key figures for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladeshs-al-amin-gets-relief-in-maintenance-case-filed-by-his-wife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> when it comes to finishing games for them. The 26-year-old was very good in the recently concluded Asia Cup and the management can even think of promoting him up the order but the chances of that happening are looking quite thin at the moment.
The youngster has played nine T20Is in the year 2022, scored at an average of 28.25 and has a strike rate of 142.85. He will be backed by the management but it’s the top order that needs to give a good start for him to dominate in the death-overs.
He will be bolstered by the presence of Nurul Hasan who has done well in the recently concluded T20I series against the United States of Emirates. In 2022 itself, the 28-year-old wicketkeeper batter has scored 130 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 141.30.
He averages 65 in the shortest format of the game and that’s massive considering how poor other batters have been for Bangladesh in recent times. Hence, Bangladesh have got the quality at the back end but it’s the top order that needs to click.

<h3>Afghanistan - 6.5/10</h3>
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Bowling has been Afghanistan’s primary strength ever since they started playing international cricket. However, the shift is currently changing. Batters have started to take responsibility but the same doesn't stand true for their finishers.
Mohammad Nabi, the captain of the ship is in terrible form at the moment. In the year 2022, the 37-year-old has played 15 T20 internationals and batted at an average of 13.27. Known as a striker of the cricket ball, the 37-year-old has a strike rate of just 115.87 in 2022 thus far. Stats say that his form has dropped but one still can’t rule him out. After all, he has an overall strike rate of over 140 in T20I <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/playing-too-much-cricket-sanjay-manjrekar-states-the-main-reason-behind-bhuvneshwar-kumars-poor-run-of-form-3970/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cricket</a>.
Batting at number five, Najibullah Zadran has done well in the recent past. In the 14 innings that he has batted in 2022, the 29-year-old has scored 327 runs at a strike rate of 149.31. Now, with Nabi out of form at the moment, Zadran will have to take some extra responsibility as Azmatullah Omarzai, another lower-order batter is yet to show his calibre in international cricket.

<h3>South Africa - 8.5/10</h3>
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As far as the upcoming T20 World Cup is concerned, South Africa, at the moment look as one of the contenders to lift the trophy. The credit goes to the team management that has backed players during their tough times and have formed a squad that looks ready to take on any opposition.
The team is filled with power hitters up the order and that will make the job easier for David Miller and Dwaine Pretorius, who will be in-charge of finishing games for the Proteas.
The 33-year-old Miller, who was once hailed as the next big finisher of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/cricket-south-africa-release-combined-itt-for-international-games-and-inaugural-sa20-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African cricket</a>, is yet to guide the national team to a major trophy. However, the same can change this year.
In the year 2022, Miller has batted in eight innings for the Proteas and scored 158 runs at a strike rate of 158.00. Miller is one of the impact players in South Africa's T20 World Cup 2022 squad and the fans might as well get to see the best version of Miller in the tournament.
The responsibility of finishing games for the Proteas during the marquee tournament will also fall on the shoulders of Dwaine Pretorius.
Now, even though he has a very poor average of just 18.20 in 2022 but his strike rate of 168.51 is pretty impressive. He lacks consistency but most importantly, has the ability to clear the ropes with ease. The pitches in Australia are identical in terms of bounce to South Africa and that’s a massive plus point for Pretorius.&nbsp;

<h3>England - 7.5/10</h3>
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With just a few more days left for the T20 World Cup to begin, England look the most sorted team at the moment. Even though Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the tournament, the Jos Buttler-led side is relaxed and have replaced Bairstow with another hard-hitter in the form of Alex Hales.
Ever since England have changed their approach in white-ball cricket, they fear no opponent. Over the years, they have developed multiple players in the squad who can finish games for them in style. However, it’s Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, who will be their designated finishers during the mega event.
The 29-year-old Liam Livingstone is likely to bat at number five and is known to smoke the ball miles in T20 cricket. However, his numbers this year are pretty average. In the year 2022, Livingstone has played nine T20 internationals and batted at a strike rate of 128.88.
Now, even though the strike rate could be ignored for a minute, an average of just 16.60 is very substandard. The all-rounder is currently injured and Moeen Ali feels that he (Livingstone) will be a bit undercooked leading into the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/i-want-to-make-sure-we-are-in-best-possible-shape-going-into-t20-world-cup-south-africa-skipper-temba-bavuma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a>.
However, Moeen is in the right rhythm going into the World Cup. The 35-year-old has played 17 T20Is for England in the year 2022 and has an average of 33.66 in the process. With a strike rate of 164.89, he has been a very tough player to bowl at.
The all-rounder can also play with complete freedom as Sam Curran and Chris Jordan, the players who follow him in the batting order have the ability to bat well too. Thus, expect Moeen Ali to express himself in the global tournament.

<h3>Pakistan - 5/10</h3>
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The middle-order problem is very much evident in the Pakistan squad as the Men in Green have the quality but consistency has been a huge problem. Asif Ali and Shadab Khan will be in charge of finishing games but players like Mohammad Nawaz can chip in as well.&nbsp;
Even though the 30-year-old Asif Ali claims to hit 150 sixes daily but his consistency has been poor, to say the least. In the ten T20Is that Ali has batted during 2022, he has scored merely 71 runs at an average of just 8.87. His strike rate of 154.34, however, proves that he’s got the strength to clear the ropes. If he manages to finish games for Pakistan regularly, Asif can be the man for crisis as far as Pakistan are concerned.
Shadab Khan too has the same problem as Asif. He knows how to finish games but consistency is a huge problem that he needs to address. The problem also lies in the fact that the all-rounder hasn't got enough chance to bat in T20Is this year. In the four innings that he has batted in 2022 thus far, Shadab has scored 61 runs at a strike rate of 141.86. If the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/pakistan-do-not-have-finisher-like-hardik-pandya-says-former-skipper-shahid-afridi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finishers</a> find their mojo before the T20 World Cup, Pakistan will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.

<h3>India - 8/10</h3>
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Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik are the designated finishers for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ind-vs-sa-umesh-yadav-shreyas-iyer-and-shahbaz-ahmed-added-to-t20i-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> leading into the T20 World Cup. Both these hard-hitters are in some really good form and finishing well for India and that will help the team grow in confidence ahead of the tournament.
Hardik Pandya has batted in 18 innings for India in the year 2022 and scored 436 runs at a strike rate of 151.38. He looked very calm and composed every time he stepped on the pitch and always made sure that India gets the win in close encounters. His form is a massive plus point for the Indian team as Hardik provides the much-needed balance to the squad.
On the other side, 37-year-old Dinesh Karthik’s story is nothing but a fairytale. Karthik earned his spot back in India's playing XI on the back of some stellar performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022.
It’s true that he hasn't got many deliveries to face but in the 22 matches that he has played so far in 2022, he has batted at a strike rate of 137.25. His average of 21.00 can get better but captain Rohit Sharma is definitely not worried abut that.&nbsp;

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