Most Dangerous T20 Opening Pair: As the T20 World Cup approaches, teams are gearing up to score tons of runs. Opening pairs are the backbone of a team.
Opening pairs are crucial to a team’s success. The apex body of international cricket has ranked Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam first.
As the most dangerous opening pair for the T20 World Cup, Rizwan and Babar have scored more runs together than any other pair. Their partnership has more than 2,000 runs and an average of 58.
Most Dangerous Teams In ICC T20 World Cup 2022
The details for the Most Dangerous T20 Opening Pair runs are as follows:
Babar Azam
ICC T20I batting ranking: 3
Career average: 43.41
Strike rate: 130.03
Latest T20I scores: 4, 87*, 9, 36, 8
Mohammad Rizwan
ICC T20I batting ranking: 1
Career average: 52.53
Strike rate: 128.57
Latest T20I scores: 1, 63, 88, 8, 88*
Muhammad Rizwan wins ICC Player of the Month
Axar Patel and Cameron Green were nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award. Rizwan scored seven fifties in the last games played in September.
According to the press release issued by ICC said, “Rizwan was in stunning form in September, churning out some sizzling performances in T20Is. The No 1 T20I batter in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings continued his domination in the shortest format of the game and put his name on the shortlist for the Player of the Month for September.”
In this regard, Rizwan said: “I would like to thank Almighty Allah and thank everyone who helped me attain this honor. I would like to thank all my teammates because they made things easy for me. These achievements boost your confidence. I am happy with my performance, and I want to carry that momentum forward in Australia.”
India’s chances of scoring in Australia will be boosted by KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in the second spot.
KL Rahul
ICC T20I batting ranking: 14
Career average / strike rate: 39.57 / 140.40
Latest T20I scores: 57, 51*, 1, 10, 55
Rohit Sharma
ICC T20I batting ranking: 16
Career average / strike rate: 31.94 / 140.59
Latest T20I scores: 0, 43, 0, 17, 46
With their aggressive style of batting, Devon Conway and Martin Guptill are third.
Devon Conway
ICC T20I batting ranking: 7
Career average / strike rate: 47.2 / 138.28
Latest T20I scores: 21, 42, 43, 46, 36*
Martin Guptill
ICC T20I batting ranking: 10
Career average / strike rate: 31.79 / 135.8
Latest T20I scores: 15, 20, 16, 2, 45
According to the ICC, Australian captain Aaron Finch and left-handed batter David Warner are the fourth-best opening pair.
Finch is known for playing match-winning knocks, and Warner won the Player of the Tournament award in the last edition.
Aaron Finch
ICC T20I batting ranking: 6
Career average / strike rate: 34.97 / 144.88
Latest T20I scores: 58, 7, 31, 22, 29
David Warner
ICC T20I batting ranking: 48
Career average / strike rate: 33.3 / 141.18
Latest T20I scores: 14, 39, 21, 70*, 53
Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka complete the top five.
Pathum Nissanka
ICC T20I batting ranking: 8
Career average / strike rate: 29.66 / 115.58
Latest T20I scores: 8, 55*, 52, 35, 20
Kusal Mendis
ICC T20I batting ranking: 56
Career average / strike rate: 20.90 / 126.47
Latest T20I scores: 0, 0, 57, 36, 60
