T20 World Cup 2024: Bowler Favouring Tournament Or Still Batter Heavy Format? A Look At Stats

Here's a look at a few major records that were broken in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup 2024.

Won by India, T20 World Cup 2024 emerged as one of the most entertaining ICC tournaments played in the history of cricket with many contests coming down to nail-biting finishes. Numerous records were broken and new ones were made. Let's explore whether the 2024 T20 World Cup favoured bowlers or remained a batter-dominated format. (Image Source- PTI)

India became the first team to win the men's T20 World Cup without losing a single game throughout the tournament. They won all eight matches they played, with one washout in the first-round game against Canada. (Image Credits: PTI)

India's 176/7 in the final was the highest score by any team in a Men's T20 World Cup final, surpassing Australia's 173/2 against New Zealand in 2021. (Image Credits: PTI)

At 37 years and 60 days old, Rohit Sharma became the oldest captain to lead a team to a T20 World Cup victory. (Image Credits: PTI)

Fazalhaq Farooqi of Afghanistan and Arshdeep Singh of India each took 17 wickets, the most by a bowler in one edition, breaking the previous record of 16 held by Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka. (Image Credits: PTI)

Jasprit Bumrah of India set a new record for the best bowling average in a single edition, with 8.3, surpassing Anrich Nortje's 8.5 in 2022. (Image Credits: PTI)

England's Chris Jordan achieved the best bowling strike-rate in a tournament, with 8.3, ahead of Fazalhaq Farooqi (8.9) and Tabraiz Shamsi (9.2). (Image Credits: PTI)

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson made history as the first man to bowl four maiden overs in a T20 World Cup match, finishing with figures of 3/0 (4) against Papua New Guinea. (Image Credits: PTI)

The 2024 edition recorded the most boundaries in a T20 World Cup, with 1,478, surpassing the 1,349 boundaries of 2021. (Image Credits: PTI)

West Indies' Nicholas Pooran hit the most sixes in a single T20 World Cup, with 17, beating the previous record of 16 set by Chris Gayle. (Image Credits: PTI)