New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson has created history in the 39th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played against Papua New Guinea. The performance of the Kiwi players was explosive in this match held in the West Indies. New Zealand bowlers dominated the batsmen and wrapped up PNG's innings for just 78 runs. Meanwhile, Lockie Ferguson did something that has never happened in the history of T20 World Cup till date.

Lockie Ferguson showed off his power

• In this match of T20 World Cup 2024 played in West Indies, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and invited Papua New Guinea to bat first.
• The condition of PNG batsmen looked very bad in front of the Kiwi bowlers.
  It was very difficult for them to score runs, due to which the team was all out for just 78 runs.
• However, meanwhile fast bowler Lockie Ferguson (Lockie Ferguson) The power of was seen. He played an important role in making the team win by throwing the most economical spell.

Lockie Ferguson created history in T20 World Cup

• Lockie Ferguson (Lockie Ferguson) He bowled four overs in the match, which were also maiden.
  He took three wickets without conceding any runs. With this, he became the first bowler to do so in the history of T20 World Cup.
• However, this is the second time this has happened in T20 international cricket. Because in the year 2021, Canadian bowler Saad Bin Zafar bowled four maiden overs for the first time against Panama.
• Let us tell you that before Lockie Ferguson, in the T20 World Cup, New Zealand bowler Tim Southee took three wickets for four runs against Uganda.
  This was the most economical spell of this tournament.

New Zealand won

• Batting first, only three Papua New Guinea batsmen could score in double figures. Charles Yamini scored 17 runs, Sese Bau scored 12 runs and Norman Vanua scored 14 runs.
• No other batsman could score even ten runs and the team was all out for 78 runs. In reply, the New Zealand team scored 79 runs in 12.2 overs for the loss of three wickets.
• With this, they won by 7 wickets.
  However, this match was just a formality because both Papua New Guinea and New Zealand are out of the Super-8.

Most economical 4 overs in Men's T20 World Cup

• 3/0 – Lockie Ferguson (NZ) vs PNG, Trinidad, 2024
• 3/4 – Tim Southee (New Zealand) vs Uganda, Trinidad, 2024
• 2/4 – Frank Nsubuga (UGA) vs PNG, Guyana, 2024
• 4/7 – Anrich Nortje (South Africa) vs Sri Lanka, New York, 2024
• 2/7 – Trent Boult (New Zealand) vs Uganda, Trinidad, 2024