The T20 format is all about how you start your innings in the powerplay with both bat and ball and we have seen many discussions regarding powerplay in this T20 world cup. Many big names in world cricket struggled with powerplay and in this article, we will see 5 players with the worst strike rate in the powerplay in T20 World Cup 2022.
#5 KL Rahul
Indian opener, KL Rahul struggled with his form in the T20 world cup 2022. He played first over maiden in two consecutive matches of super 12. Rahul is a talented batsman but his strike rate of 89.47 in the T20 World Cup 2022 was very low.
#4 Devon Conway
Devon Conway started the campaign with 90 run knocks against Australia but he could not continue with that. Conway’s strike rate was 88.89 in the powerplay.
#3 Kane Williamson
First, it was the kiwi opener, Devon Conway and now it is skipper Kane Williamson who is often questioned on his strike rate in T20Is. In this world cup also, Kane Williamson was not promising with the bat if we exclude that innings against Ireland. Williamson’s strike rate in powerplay was 81.63.
#2 Craig Ervine
Zimbabwe opener, Craig Ervine played with a very poor strike rate of 80.00 in the powerplay which was the reason behind Zimbabwe’s low totals.
#1 Babar Azam
It was a world cup to forget for Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam. He was world No.3 before the start of the tournament but he failed in the mega event. He plays as an opener and talking about his strike rate which is always a debatable topic was 80.00 in this T20 world cup.