West Indies star Nicholas Pooran continues his lethal form from IPL 2024 and appears fully prepared for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as well. Although his IPL team, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), did not reach the playoffs, the tournament was memorable for Pooran and his fiery form is expected to benefit West Indies in the upcoming marquee ICC event.
With just two days to go for T20 World Cup 2024's opening game, Nicholas Pooran demonstrated his readiness by playing a blistering knock of 75 in 25 balls in West Indies' warm-up clash against Australia at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday (May 31).
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Nicholas Pooran's explosive innings featured 5 fours and 8 sixes, achieving a remarkable strike rate of 300.
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In IPL 2024, Pooran notched up an impressive tally of 499 runs in 14 matches with a remarkable average of 62 and an impressive strike rate of 178. It appears that the same explosive style of play from Pooran will be seen by fans in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
West Indies smash 257/4 against Australia in WI vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match
In the warm-up match against Australia, batting first, West Indies posted a mammoth total of 257/4. Alongside Pooran's explosive innings, Rovman Powell contributed with 52 runs off 25 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford smashed 47 runs off just 18 balls, adding to the formidable total.
West Indies will play their first match in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against Papua New Guinea on Sunday (June 2) at the Providence Stadium.