Just one day is left for the year to be over. With just one day’s worth of action left, this is the best time to name InsideSport’s best T20I of 2024. After deep consideration and a focus on the T20 World Cup 2024, we have named a side that consists of players from 6 nations. The India cricket team has the most players (4), followed by Australia (3), and Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and England have one player each.
Best T20I XI of 2024
- Rohit Sharma (c) – India
Travis Head – Australia
Phil Salt (wk) – England
Nicholas Pooran – West Indies
Marcus Stoinis – Australia
Hardik Pandya – India
Wanindu Hasaranga – Sri Lanka
Marco Jansen – South Africa
Arshdeep Singh – India
Jasprit Bumrah – India
Adam Zampa – Australia
Top-order ft. Rohit Sharma, Travis Head & Phil Salt
Rohit Sharma, captain of the reigning T20 World Cup champions, India, will lead the best T20I XI of 2024. He was a revelation up top and hit three fifties in the tournament, which included a half-century in the semifinal. No one scored more runs than Rohit with a better strike in the T20 World Cup (257 runs at 156.70). Travis Head matched Rohit’s freak and had an even better year. The southpaw struck at nearly 180 while averaging over 38. Phil Salt was just a notch below the openers with over 450 runs at 38.91 and a strike rate of nearly 165.
Middle & lower order middle ft. Hardik Pandya & Marco Jansen
The best T20I teams are the ones that have a lot of bowling options. By playing multiple all-rounders of the likes of Marcus Stoinis, Hardik Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Marco Jansen, you would have four batters out, two of whom are proper bowlers (Jansen and Hasaranga) and the other two (Stoinis and Pandya) can give anywhere between 4 to 8 overs. Not to forget, each has incredible striking ability. Stoinis and Pandya can even anchor the innings and can do well in chases.
Jasprit Bumrah & Arshdeep Singh studded bowling
Apart from four all-rounders, the best T20I XI of 2024 has the greatest bowler in the world, Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian pacer got 15 wickets at the T20 World Cup at an average of 8.26 and an economy of 4.17. His bowler partner, Arshdeep Singh, was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament India won. He gets in easy. Then you have the second leg-spinner, Adam Zampa. The Aussie bowler may not be the most talented spinner, but he is definitely one of the smartest.
Stats of Best T20I XI of 2024
| Batting (Runs, Average & Strike Rate) | Bowling (Wickets, Average & Economy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 378, 42 &160.16 | – |
| Travis Head | 539, 38.50 & 178.47 | – |
| Phil Salt | 467, 38.91 & 164.43 | – |
| Nicholas Pooran | 464, 25.77 & 142.33 | – |
| Marcus Stoinis | 330, 36.66 & 156.39 | 21, 17 & 8.77 |
| Hardik Pandya | 352, 44 & 150.42 | 16, 26.25 & 8.23 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 179, 11.93 & 146.72 | 38, 14.28 & 7.11 |
| Marco Jansen | 134, 19.14 & 167.50 | 10, 33.20 & 7.03 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 31, 15.50 & 106.89 | 36, 13.50 & 7.49 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | – | 15, 8.26 & 4.17 |
| Adam Zampa | 19, 6.33 & 126.66 | 35, 17.20 & 7.71 |
