Ricky Ponting. (Image: Getty) Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has given star England all-rounder Will Jacks a perfect 10/10 for his performances in the T20 World Cup. Indian stars Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah closely followed with 9.5/10.Sanju Samson was named player of the tournament for his impressive performances in the second half of the campaign. Players from Pakistan, New Zealand, England and South Africa were also among the nominees.Samson was India’s top run-scorer, finishing third overall in the tournament, while Bumrah finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker, including taking four wickets in the final against New Zealand.
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Ponting also singled out other top bowlers: openers Tim Seifert and Sahibzada Farhan led the run charts, scoring 9/10 and 9.5/10 respectively.India became the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title when they beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 8 March and also became the first team to win the tournament three times.
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In the final, New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first, but Abhishek Sharma made them feel sorry for him as he made 52 off 21 balls, including six fours and three sixes. He shared a 98-run partnership with Sanju Samson, who then added a hundred with Ishan Kishan (54 off 25 balls, four fours and four sixes) to help India cross the 200-run mark by the 16th over.Shivam Dube finished unbeaten on 26 from just eight balls to take India to 255/5, the highest total in a T20 World Cup final. James Neesham was New Zealand’s top bowler with 3/46.In reply, the Indian bowlers, led by Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah, reduced New Zealand to 72/5, despite a brisk fifty from Tim Seifert (52 off 26 balls). A brief partnership between Daryl Mitchell (17) and skipper Mitchell Santner (43 off 35 balls) was not enough as India kept taking wickets and bundled out the Kiwis for 159 to secure a comfortable win.
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