The group stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup is set to come to an end on Monday, with the Super Eight round starting from June 19. Twelve teams' tournaments have come to an end, meaning some extremely talented players have had to board the plane home. Here is Wisden's knocked out team of the tournament.
George Munsey (Scotland)
Scotland made a bright start to their batting innings against England, getting to 90 in 10 overs before rain meant a result was not possible. Opener George Munsey was not out on 41 that day and although he fell for single-digits against Namibia, his quickfire knocks of 41 (20) versus Oman and 35 (23) vs Australia took his tally to 124 runs in four matches, as well as cemented him as one of the finest exponents of the sweep and reverse sweep in the competition.
Aaron Johnson (Canada)
Aaron Johnson's total of 89 runs in three matches is not overly impressive on its own, but factor in that he scored an aggressive 52 against Pakistan on the now-infamous New York surface, and it looks a lot better. He got the tournament off to a solid start as well with his 23 off 14 against USA, showcasing both his power and timing.
Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
One of the rising stars on the Associate circuit, Brandon McMullen topped the scoring charts for Scotland in this tournament, with 140 runs in three innings. After a subdued 19 against Namibia, he smashed 61* versus Oman before going after Australia and scoring 60 (34), a knock laced with six sixes. In the end it wasn't enough to help his side qualify for the Super Eights, but he led a successful run in the tournament for Scotland.
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Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus had a steady tournament with the bat. He scored an attacking 52 against Scotland, and played a lone hand of 36 when the rest of the lineup faltered against Australia. He also chipped in with the ball, as his off-spin yielded four wickets in eight overs against Oman and Scotland, including those of Michael Jones and Brandon McMullen.
Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)
This tournament was a poor one for Sri Lanka, but one player who clicked to an extent with the bat was Charith Asalanka. His first two knocks were subpar, but in the Lankans' final match against Netherlands, he showed why he had been picked in their middle-order. He slammed 46 from 21 balls including four sixes, powering his side to 201-7 in their 20 overs.
Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal)
Dipendra Singh Airee hit the headlines when he scored a nine-ball fifty against Mongolia at the Asian games last year, but did not light this tournament on fire with the bat. He scored just 32 runs in three innings, but this included a dogged 25 against a dangerous Bangladesh attack. Airee made the most impact with his off-spin, bowling spells of 1-6 (2) vs Netherlands, 3-21 (4) vs South Africa and 2-22 (3.3) vs Bangladesh for a total of six wickets. Some of these wickets were huge scalps, like those of Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks and David Miller.
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Shreyas Movva (Canada) (wk)
Shreyas Movva was not one of the more heralded names pre-tournament for Canada, but the wicketkeeper showed glimpses of his ability when he was at the crease. His 32* (16) against USA gave his side the final push to cross 190 against USA before his nearly run-a-ball 37 in New York helped Canada recover from 53-4 and reach 137-7. For good measure, Movva also held on to five catches behind the stumps.
David Wiese (Namibia)
In Namibia's first match, David Wiese was stranded at the non-striker's end for the last over of the match, as Oman forced a Super Over. However, he starred in the shootout with 13 off 4. With the ball, he took 3-28 against Oman and 1-15 against Australia. In his team's final group stage match, Wiese bowled a superb opening spell of 1-6 in two overs, and then used the long handle to good effect for 27 (12).
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
The Kiwis had a horrific tournament, but star bowler Trent Boult was right up there among the most dangerous in the competition. In his usual role as a Powerplay specialist, Boult returned figures of 2-22 (4), 3-16 (4), 2-7 (4) and 2-14 (4) in the group stage, totalling nine wickets at and average of 6.5 and economy rate of 3.7. He did his best, but the team was not quite up to the mark.
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Nuwan Thushara (Sri Lanka)
Another solid performer from a disappointing side was Sri Lanka's Nuwan Thushara. His slingy action and ability to take the new ball away from the right-hander paid dividends for his side as he took 1-18 against South Africa, 4-18 against Bangladesh and 3-24 against Netherlands. Even in a tournament seemingly tailor-made for bowlers he stood out. Eight wickets is currently the joint-third highest tally in the entire competition.
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
Ferguson made history in New Zealand's final match of the competition against Papua New Guinea, becoming the first player to bowl his full quota of four overs and concede no runs in a men's T20 World Cup. That spell made his figures across his last eight overs in the competition 4-9, after he took 1-9 against Uganda in the previous fixture. He also took three wickets across New Zealand's matches against West Indies and Afghanistan, leaving him with an economy of exactly 4.0 from the group stage.
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