Four overs, three wickets, no run: Lockie Ferguson bowls T20’s most economical spell at World Cup as NZ defeat PNG

Ferguson claimed the wickets of PNG skipper Assad Vala, Charles Amini and Chad Soper, bowling four maiden overs as New Zealand restricted PNG for 78 runs in 19.4 overs.

In the shortest format World Cup, the previous best spell was bowled by the national teammate Tim Southee, who had conceded only four runs in New Zealand’s previous game against Uganda.

Most economical 4-over spells in T20 World Cup (men’s)

Earlier during the tournament, Uganda’s 43-year-old spinner Frank Nsubuga, who gave away only four runs and claimed two wickets against PNG.

New Zealand, who are already out of contention for the next round, had started the tournament losing consecutive games against West Indies and Afghanistan. In their previous game, the Black Caps had bested Uganda by nine wickets.

The three time semifinalists and runner ups from the 2021 edition of the tournament have been one of the big teams that have been knocked out of the competition in the group stages.

Also out of contention from the Super-8 are 2009 and 2014 winners, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.