Indian superstar Virat finished as the most successful batsman of the tournament, scoring 296 runs at an impressive average of 98.66.
Kohli began his campaign against Pakistan with an unbeaten 82, helping his team register a four-wicket win off the last ball.
Also an unbeaten 64 against Bangladesh, an unbeaten 62 against the Netherlands, and a 50 not out against England in the semi-finals held a personal event to remember one of the greatest white-ball batsmen of the modern era.
Another Indian Suryakumar finished third in the tournament with 239 runs. Three half-centuries – an unbeaten 51 against the Netherlands in Sydney, an unbeaten 68 against South Africa in Perth, and an unbeaten 61 off just 25 balls against Zimbabwe in Melbourne – helped his team reach the semi-finals with a strike rate. 189.68 runs in six innings.
Another Indian Hardik Pandya was selected as the 12th player of the team.
“Players from six different teams have been named in the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022,” the ICC said in a statement a day after England won their second world title in the shortest format.
England captain Jos Buttler, as well as fellow openers Alex Hales and seamer Sam Curran, all made the team. Glenn Phillips of New Zealand and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe are at number five and sixth in the playing XI. Phillips’ scintillating century against Sri Lanka led his team to a 65-run victory in Sydney.
Another 62-run knock against England helped them reach 201 runs at an average of 40.20. Raza’s 219 runs and 10 wickets were important assets for Zimbabwe with both bat and ball.
He began the tournament with a polished 82 off 48 balls against Ireland in Hobart, before further batting contributions against Scotland, the Netherlands and India – impressing with a brilliant three for 25 as Zimbabwe stunned Pakistan in Perth – Started a memorable tournament round.
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan finished the middle order with 11 wickets at an average of just 15.00. And he was brilliant with the bat, scoring 92 runs at an average of 24.50 to lead his team to the final in Melbourne.
Sam Curran and Enrique Nortje are eighth and ninth respectively, with the former being named Player of the Tournament after a series of spellbinding bowling performances. After starting his game with five for ten against Afghanistan, the left-arm seamer claimed remarkable figures of 3 for 12 in four overs in the final.
Another standout pacer was Nortje, who served as a vital weapon in South Africa’s arsenal after finishing with a tournament-best average of 8.54.
Nortje conceded just 94 for his 11 wickets, including four against both Bangladesh and Pakistan, to help establish himself as one of the most intimidating bowlers of the competition. Mark Wood and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who took nine and eleven wickets for England and Pakistan, rounded out the team at number 10 and 11.
Despite being ruled out of the semi-finals and final due to injury, Wood’s consistency during the Super 12, highlighted by three wickets against Afghanistan and Ireland, saw him finish with an average of just 12.00.
And for Afridi, who was also injured in Sunday’s final, figures of four for 22 against Bangladesh and three for 14 against South Africa saw him repeat his new-ball heroics in last year’s game. helped as Pakistan was easily defeated in Melbourne.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who took eight wickets in 128 runs, has replaced him as the 12th player.
The dangerous middle-order ace smashed 63 off 63 balls against England in the semi-finals after picking up crucial wickets against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe during the Super 12s.
Alex Hales, Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Sikandar Raza, Shadab Khan, Sam Curran, Enrique Nortje, Mark Wood and Shaheen Shah Afridi batted first. Hardik Pandya is the 12th player.
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