England is the most successful T20 team in 2022. They beat Pakistan to win the World Cup for the second time. England’s three stars made it to Wisden’s T20 team of the year. However, Pakistan also has three players in this XI. Two from India, one each from South Africa, Zimbabwe and New Zealand are in this team.
Wisden’s men’s T20I team of the year – the line-up
- Jos Buttler
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Glenn Phillips
- David Miller
- Sikandar Raza
- Shadab Khan
- Sam Curran
- Adil Rashid
- Haris Rauf
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper+captain) 15 matches, 462 runs, 35.53 average, 160.41 strikerate, highest 80*, 17 catches. Buttler gave an unbeaten innings of 80 runs off 49 balls against India in the World Cup semi-final. The English captain left the field after winning the team in an unbroken partnership of 170 runs with Alex Hales.
Mohammad Rizwan 25 matches, 996 runs, 45.27 average, 122.96 strikerate, highest 88*. Mohammad Rizwan was also successful in T20 in 2022. He scored more than 70 five times this year. He contributed to Pakistan’s victory by scoring a half-century in the World Cup semi-final.
Suryakumar Yadav 31 matches, 1164 runs, 46.56 average, 187.43 strike rate, highest 117. Suryakumar has had a dream year. He is the best in runs and strikerates, Scored two centuries & 9 half-centuries. Suryakumar also owns the record of hitting the highest number of sixes (68) in a calendar year.
Glenn Phillips 21 matches, 716 runs, 44.75 average, 164.86 strike rate, highest 104. Glenn Phillips has the most T20 runs for New Zealand in 2022. He scored a century against Sri Lanka in the World Cup. Phillips finished the year ranked third in the batting average.
David Miller 16 matches, 361 runs, 60.16 average, 164.86 strikerate, highest 106. The South African power hitter played an innings of 106 at a strike rate of 225.53 against India. Miller is the only batsman in Wisden’s best XI to average more than fifty.
Sikandar Raja 24 matches, 735 runs, 150.92 strike rate, 25 wickets. Raja played a leading role in taking Zimbabwe to the main stage of the World Cup. He is the best star of the Zimbabweans with the bat. His spin magic gave Zimbabwe a memorable win over Pakistan in the Super Twelve.
Shadab Khan 20 matches, 201 runs, 154.61 strike rate, 25 wickets, 6.79 economy. Shadab kept Pakistan in the World Cup tournament with an explosive half-century & brilliant bowling against South Africa . Took 3 wickets each against Zimbabwe and Netherlands. Shadab’s best figures were 4 for 8 against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup.
Sam Curren 19 matches, 25 wickets, 21.08 average, 7.56 economy, best 5/10. Curren Was the best star of World Cup tournament 2022 . He was also the man of the match in the final. Who was better than Sam Curren in the death over this year 2022? He took 3 wickets for just 12 runs in the final. He is the second best wicket taker of the tournament.
Adil Rashid 24 matches, 19 wickets, 7.50 economy. At the beginning of the year, Rashid’s bowling did not show much edge. However, this leg spinner really shined in the big match in the World Cup. He took one wicket with only 20 runs in 4 overs in the semi-final. He slowed Pakistan’s run rate in the final.
Haris Rauf 23 matches 31 wickets, 20.74 average, 7.54 economy, best 3/28. Pakistan’s highest wicket taker in 2022. He took 8 wickets in T20 World Cup. The speedster was very effective in the death overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 32 matches 37 wickets, 19.56 average, 6.98 economy, best 5/4. Bhuvneshwar took 5 wickets for just 4 runs against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. Ireland’s Joshua Little (39) has more wickets than Bhuvneshwar among ICC full member nations.
