T20 World Cup 2021: How to throw a boss | Cricket news

NEW DELHI: “Win ​​the throw and pick first” – this was the approach used by almost all the teams at the ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The main stage of the tournament (starting with Super 12) was played in three locations – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai – and the tournament was dominated by the teams that won the throw first. The weather and field conditions in the UAE were such that winning the throw almost always meant winning the match.
This T20 World Cup series was meant to be played in India, but had to be relocated to the UAE and Oman due to the Covid-19 situation in India. While it was a last minute option, the ICC and all the home boards would have noticed how big a role the throw played in the tournament.

Australia eventually won the T20 World Cup championship and, interestingly, Australian captain Aaron Finch won six of the seven throws in which he participated.

Here’s an overview of the stats for the three Super 12 stages, the semifinals and the finals, and how the throw was the boss of the mega-event:
SHEIKH ZAYED STADIUM, ABU DHABI
A total of 11 matches were played at this place and the team that won the throw won 7 matches. Dew played a crucial role in the second inning and caused bowlers to work hard in UAE conditions in the second inning. In short, win the throw and pick first, was almost a sure mantra for winning matches. Of the 11 matches played here, the throw played a big role in 7 matches, in which the teams that won the throw and selected for the field first left with a full point.
SHARJAH CRICKET STADIUM, SHARJAH
The iconic stadium is hosting 9 matches in the tournament. The toss factor helped the teams a lot here as well. In a total of 9 matches played, the winning teams won five of the nine encounters.

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, DUBAI
Dubai International Cricket Stadium hosted the most matches of the tournament (from the Super 12 stage onwards), and throwing was perhaps the most important role in this venue. The captains who called it right didn’t think for a moment to choose the field first. Conditions suitable for batsmen at night and difficult for bowlers, due to the dew landing, the captains who won the throw completed the work by calling it right. A total of 13 matches were played in his community and the teams that won the throw were the winners 11 times.