How will Nicholas Pooran go at T20 World Cup 2024?

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, being hosted in the United States of America and West Indies since June 1st, has been quite a spectacle. The premier international T20 tournament has 20 teams competing for the highest honours, and it has been one of the most intriguing editions.

A couple of weeks into the T20 World Cup 2024, fans have witnessed two super over finishes and teams like England, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are on the brink of elimination. The pitches and conditions at the tournament have made it more unpredictable.

Our today’s focus is Nicholas Pooran and how he will fare at the T20 World Cup 2024. He is one of the key players for West Indies in the competition as the former two-time champions look to add another T20 trophy to their cabinet.

West Indies, who are part of Group C, have started the tournament well, beating PNG by five wickets in the first game and hammering Uganda by 134 runs in the second. They are in a pretty good position to advance through to the Super Eight stage. Without further delay, let’s talk about how Nicholas Pooran will go at the T20 World Cup 2024.

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Nicholas Pooran – Recent record in T20 cricket

Nicholas Pooran has been one of the best batters in the shorter format in recent years, scoring runs consistently at an terrific rate. Let’s take a look at his numbers in domestic T20s and international T20 cricket since the start of 2023.

The 28-year old batter has been a prolific run-scorer in the format, scoring 2416 runs in domestic T20s since the start of the last year. He has done it at an excellent average of 43.9 while striking at 162.8. Pooran has smashed two centuries and 14 half centuries in domestic T20s.

In T20 internationals, Pooran has scored 470 runs since 2023 from 18 innings at an average of 26.1 and strike rate of 151.6. He has registered two fifties in T20Is with a high score of 82. He has not been as prolific in T20Is this year though, scoring only 86 runs from five games at an average of 17.

The explosive left-hand batter had an outstanding campaign in the Indian Premier League, playing for Lucknow Super Giants. Pooran smashed 499 runs from 14 innings at a strike rate of 178.21 while averaging 62.37, including three half centuries.

In his last three innings in IPL 2024, Pooran struck an unbeaten 48 off 26 deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad, a 27-ball 61 versus Delhi Capitals and thrashed Mumbai Indians bowlers with a brutal 75 off 29. Ahead of this T20 World Cup, he blasted 75 in 27 balls against Australia in a warm-up fixture.

So far in the tournament, Pooran has scored a run-a-ball 27 against Papua New Guinea and 22 off 17 versus Uganda. On pitches with low bounce and turn, he will face a tough challenge, but has the quality to deliver for the team.

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How will Nicholas Pooran perform at T20 World Cup 2024?

After going through the betting market, we have picked some bets that have a good chance of coming true and could give you good returns.

Nicholas Pooran to score over 227.5 runs

Nicholas Pooran has scored 49 runs in two games in the ongoing T20 World Cup. West Indies are in a great position to advance through to the next stage, which gives Pooran at least five more games. Pooran had starts in the first two games but could not convert those into big scores. But given the form he is in, you can expect him to come good in this tournament.

He bats at number three for West Indies which should give him enough opportunities in the middle. Not to mention, he has good experience in playing on these pitches assisting bowlers. You can bet on Pooran to score more than 227.5 runs in the T20 World Cup at the odds of 1.83 on Parimatch.

Nicholas Pooran to hit over 21.5 sixes

Nicholas Pooran has developed into one of the best power-hitters in the game in the last few years. His ability to clear the ropes on a consistent basis puts him in the top flight of T20 cricketers. Just looking at the numbers, he has smashed 218 sixes from 93 innings in the format since 2023.

Pooran is much better at six-hitting than he is at ground strokes. This year, he has played five T20I games and has struck 10 sixes compared to only one four. In the ongoing tournament, he has hit five sixes in two games and assuming he will get at least five more games, hitting 22 sixes is not out of reach for him. Pooran has the odds of 1.83 on Parimatch to hit over 21.5 sixes in the tournament.

Nicholas Pooran Tournament 50s – over 1.5

The dynamic West Indies batter has had two 20+ scores in the first two games of the T20 World Cup. While he couldn’t convert those into big knocks, Pooran has been in exceptional form overall. The pitches in the Caribbean have been much better compared to those in the United States and West Indies are playing their games at home.

Pooran has registered 18 scores of 50 or more runs in T20 cricket since the start of the last year. Batting at number three gives him more time in the middle and scoring two fifties from minimum five and maximum seven innings doesn’t look difficult. You can back Pooran to score over 1.5 fifties in the tournament at the odds of 1.55 on Parimatch.