- Lockie Ferguson had a time out at T20 World Cup
- Kiwi fast snared figures of 4/0 from three overs
- Second participant to bowl 24 dot balls in T20 worldwide
- Canada’s Saad Bin Zafar additionally achieved the feat in 2021
Kiwi quick bowler Lockie Ferguson has turn into simply the second cricketer to bowl 4 maidens in a males’s T20 worldwide – attaining the spectacular feat throughout New Zealand’s World Cup conflict towards Papua New Guinea.
Ferguson, 33, completed with the astonishing figures of three/0 from his 4 overs, because the Black Caps bowled the minnows for 78 on the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba.
It ensured New Zealand completed their underwhelming T20 World Cup marketing campaign on a optimistic be aware after failing to qualify for the Tremendous Eights stage.
‘It was a tricky wicket to bat on,’ a modest Ferguson stated submit match.
‘There aren’t many video games after I simply bowl seam up the entire approach by. The pitch supplied plenty of help.
Kiwi quick bowler Lockie Ferguson has turn into simply the second cricketer to bowl 4 maiden overs in a males’s T20 worldwide
Ferguson achieved the spectacular feat throughout New Zealand’s T20 World Cup conflict towards Papua New Guinea (pictured center, celebrating a wicket with teammates)
Submit match, a modest Ferguson declared ‘the pitch supplied plenty of help’ (pictured, his beautiful figures on the large display)
‘It is good to get the win, however unlucky to be heading house.
‘We’ve got felt like we bowled fairly nicely, however shedding to Afghanistan and West Indies ruined our World Cup.’
Remarkably, Ferguson is not the primary cricketer to bowl 24 consecutive dot balls in a global T20 fixture.
Canada’s Saad Bin Zafar achieved the uncommon feat in 2021, when he snared two wickets for no runs in 4 overs towards Panama.
Apart from Ferguson’s heroics, fellow Kiwi quicks Tim Southee took 2-11 and Trent Boult 2-14 – in what could possibly be the veteran left-arm paceman’s ultimate worldwide look.
‘Gutted to not go any additional, however I am very happy with what I’ve carried out with the Black Caps and unhappy it is my final day with New Zealand,’ Boult stated.
When pressed on whether or not it was his final sport for New Zealand in all codecs, he added: ‘I have never thought a lot additional than this.
‘I am in no place to remark proper now. I loved being on the market one final time.’
New Zealand completed third in Group C behind the West Indies and Afghanistan, whereas PNG have been winless of their maiden T20 World Cup look.
