ICC U19 World Cup 2024: Players with Most Sixes and Most Fours; India's Musheer, Sachin in Top 10 | Player Rankings 1 ? 10
ICC U19 World Cup 2024: The ICC U19 World Cup 2024 is in its last stage with just the knockout stage left to be played. The 16-team tournament saw plenty of batting and bowling performances that proved to be game-changing. Here we are with the list of players with the most sixes and most fours in the ICC U19 World Cup 2024.
16 teams fought for as many as 16 days and we finally got our first finalists of the tournament- India U19. The four qualified teams for the semifinals were: India-Pakistan from Group 1 and Australia-South Africa from Group 2. India U19 defeated South Africa U19 and now winner of Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19 will play India U19 in the finals.
This tournament saw a lot of one-sided contests that resulted in teams winning by huge margins. India U19, for instance, have won 3 matches with a margin of more than 200 runs. This shows how brutal the batting would have been and how lethal it would be bowling.
The home team South Africa were the first team to qualify for the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 semifinal and now are the first team to get eliminated after loss against India U19 in Semifinal 1.
Steve STOLK of South Africa has hit the most number of Sixes in the tournament till now. The local boy opens for the U19 team and is well known for his aggressive game at the top. He has struck 11 sixes in the 6 innings in the tournament. Indian top-order batter Musheer Khan follows him with 8 sixes. Khan is also the second-highest run-scorer in the World Cup averaging over 67 in the 6 innings.
Dewan Marais has played 5 innings and equals the number of sixes with Musheer Khan. Then comes the Pakistani opener Shahzaib Khan with 7 sixes in 5 innings. Another Indian batter in the top 10 of the list is Sachin Dhas with 7 sixes in 6 innings.
One South African opener owns the most sixes title and the other owns the most fours title. Lhuan-Dre PRETORIUS has smashed a total of 37 fours in his 5 innings which also includes 6 fours in the last match against India. He is followed by his compatriot Steve Stolk with 31 fours.
Musheer Khan of India is third as he owns 29 fours. Sachin Dhas smacked 11 fours in his incredible 96-run knock in the semifinal and now holds the 5th spot with 28 fours and a batting average of 73 runs.
Down below are the lists of players with most sixes and most fours:
Most SIXES: ICC U19 World Cup 2024
| Pos | Player | Team | Innings | 6s | Runs | Bat Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve STOLK | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 6 | 11 | 228 | 42.80 |
| 2 | Dewan MARAIS | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 5 | 8 | 200 | 65.66 |
| 3 | Musheer KHAN | INDIA U19 | 5 | 8 | 338 | 83.50 |
| 4 | Shahzaib KHAN | PAKISTAN U19 | 5 | 7 | 260 | 65.00 |
| 5 | Sachin DHAS | INDIA U19 | 6 | 7 | 294 | 73.50 |
| 6 | Snehith REDDY | NEW ZEALAND U19 | 4 | 6 | 165 | 55.00 |
| 7 | Bahadar ESAKHIEL | SCOTLAND U19 | 4 | 6 | 96 | 32.00 |
| 8 | Ben MCKINNEY | ENGLAND U19 | 5 | 6 | 203 | 40.60 |
| 9 | Lhuan-Dre PRETORIUS | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 6 | 6 | 287 | 57.40 |
| 10 | Ariful ISLAM | BANGLADESH U19 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 57.50 |
Most FOURS: ICC U19 World Cup 2024
| Pos | Player | Team | Innings | 4s | Runs | Bat Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lhuan-Dre PRETORIUS | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 6 | 37 | 287 | 57.75 |
| 2 | Steve STOLK | SOUTH AFRICA U19 | 6 | 31 | 228 | 38.00 |
| 3 | Musheer KHAN | INDIA U19 | 6 | 29 | 338 | 67.60 |
| 4 | Jamie DUNK | SCOTLAND U19 | 4 | 28 | 263 | 65.75 |
| 5 | Sachin Dhas | INDIA U19 | 6 | 28 | 294 | 73.50 |
| 6 | Shahzaib KHAN | PAKISTAN U19 | 5 | 27 | 260 | 65.00 |
| 7 | Hugh WEIBGEN | AUSTRALIA U19 | 5 | 27 | 252 | 63.00 |
| 8 | Uday SAHARAN | INDIA U19 | 6 | 27 | 389 | 64.83 |
| 9 | Ben MCKINNEY | ENGLAND U19 | 5 | 26 | 203 | 40.60 |
| 10 | Harry DIXON | AUSTRALIA U19 | 5 | 24 | 217 | 43.40 |
READ: ICC U19 World Cup 2024: Players with Most Runs and Most Wickets (7 FEB) | Player Rankings 1 ? 10
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