T20 World Cup 2024 has started. This time this mega event is being played under the hosting of USA and West Indies. On the second day of the tournament, fans got to see a super over in the match. This match was played between Namibia and Oman on 3 June.
Batting first, Oman scored 109 runs and in reply Namibia also scored 109 runs. The match was tied on the last ball and after that the result was decided by a super over. In such a situation, do you know how many times in the history of T20 World Cup the match went to the super over?
An exciting match was played between Namibia and Oman on 3 June in the ICC T20 World Cup, in which the Oman team could score only 109 runs. In response, Namibia scored 109 runs on the last ball and the match again went into the Super Over. Ruben Trumpelman pushed Oman on the backfoot by taking wickets on the first two balls. In response, the Namibia team could score only 109 runs and the match reached the Super Over. Namibia scored 21 runs in the Super Over and stopped Oman at 10 runs. In this way, Namibia won in the Super Over.
The first Super Over match in the history of T20 World Cup was played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Kandy in 2012. In that match, both the teams scored 174 runs and then the match went into Super Over. The host team Sri Lanka won the Super Over. The Sri Lankan team scored 13 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the Super Over. In response, the New Zealand team could score only 7 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.
The second super over in the history of T20 World Cup was played in the year 2012. This was in the match played between West Indies and New Zealand. West Indies team was all out at 139 while batting first and the Kiwi team somehow chased this score. Windies team won by 2 runs in the super over. West Indies scored 19 runs in the super over, while New Zealand team could score only 17 runs.
The third super over in the history of the T20 World Cup was played between Namibia and Oman on 3 June 2024. In this match, both the teams scored 109 runs. After this the match went into the super over. Namibia scored 21 runs in the super over. In response, the Oman team could score only 10 runs at the loss of 1 wicket.
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