T20 World Cup - Who will claim the throne?

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In CC23, I had a save where I controlled England but was very neutral. I used it to simulate a season and see what would happen. I am going to repeat that process here, in CC24, except I will mainly focus on the T20 World Cup.

If you would like, vote in the poll below as to who you believe will come out on top and claim the T20 World Cup.

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CANADA THRASH USA IN WORLD CUP OPENER

Ravinderpal Singh's 46 from just 21 deliveries set up an imposing chase of 171 for the States. No one passed 30 in reply as Bin Zafar and Gordon were too good, combining for 7 wickets and getting the Canadians off to a perfect start.

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA OVERPOWERED BY WEST INDIES

PNG struggled up a storm, only mustering 100 all out after being sent in to bat. Motie and Joseph took 3 wickets apiece before Shai Hope's 45 guided the Windies home with 7 wickets to spare.

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VAN LINGEN, NAMIBIA TOO GOOD FOR OMAN DESPITE KAIL'S FIREWORKS

Michael van Lingen top scored with 67 for the Namibians, helping them to a respectable 175-9. Khalid Kail put on a show, whacking 5 sixes and 4 fours from 30 balls to add 61 runs to the teams total, but a lack of support, along with Frylinck's 3fa, meant it wasn't enough.

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SRI LANKA HUMILIATED BY SOUTH AFRICA IN WORLD CUP DEMOLITION JOB

South Africa's batters feasted on very poor bowling, with de Kock's 84 and Markram 79 setting a massive total of 201, which Sri Lanka didn't even get close to, only mustering 117 in reply, thanks to Shamsi's 4 wicket haul.

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UGANDA DISAPPOINT AGAINST AFGHANISTAN

Uganda were not good enough against the Afghans, with Rashid (2-7), Fazal Haque (3-41), and Omarzai (52 no) wreaking havoc in a 59 run victory.

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BROOK AND BUTTLER GUIDE ENGLAND PAST SCOTLAND

After conceding a decent total of 166, Harry Brook and Jos Buttler both passed 50 in a mammoth 112 run stand which saw the English home with 3 balls to spare.

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NETHERLANDS' PACE ATTACK TOO STRONG FOR NEPAL

Chasing just 157, Nepal would have fancied their odds, but a fiery Netherlands attack of Kingma (4-20), de Leede (3-26), and van Meekeren (2-11) denied them any shot at winning.

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ALL-ROUND EXCELLENCE FROM PANDYA LEADS INDIA TO FIRST WIN OVER IRELAND

Hardik Pandya excelled over the Irish, scoring 57 from 43 balls and taking 1-18 in four overs, guiding his side to a 4 wicket victory.

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UGANDA SNAG FIRST VICTORY AFTER EMBARRASSING PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PNG again were thrashed, this time losing by 65 runs to Uganda. Mukasa (53*) and Ali Shah (52) both ended with 50s and set a troubling 191 for Uganda, who failed to get close.

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OMAN SHOCK AUSSIES IN FIERCE DISPLAY

Cam Green smashed 104 from 55 balls, setting a large total of 192-1, which Oman chased down easily with two overs to spare. Every Aussie bowler conceded over 10 runs an over in a performance to forget.

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USA COLLAPSE LEADS TO PAKISTAN'S FIRST WIN

Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets, and was well supported by the rest of the attack as the USA collapsed for 106, which took Pakistan less than 10 overs to reach.

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NAMIBIA BOWLED OUT FOR 62 BY SCOTLAND IN HORRIFIC DISPLAY

Chasing 182 is never easy in a T20, but when you're 6-21 inside 5 overs there is clearly something wrong. Only Wiese and Trumpelmann made double figures on a day to forget for the Namibians.

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CANADA NOT GOOD ENOUGH AS IRELAND WIN AGAIN

The Irish kept up their good form, defeating Canada by 51 runs, with Ben White taking 4 wickets and Dockrell with 3 in a perfect bowling display.

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AUSTRALIA KEEP CAMPAIGN ALIVE AFTER CRUISING PAST ENGLAND

After a poor bowling display against Oman, the Aussies restricted England to 131 all out as Zampa and Starc both took 3. Green once again impressed in the chase, scoring a handy 45*.

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BANGLADESH PROVE NO MATCH FOR SRI LANKA IN 89 RUN DEFEAT

Asalanka's 51 and Kamindu Mendis' 49* pushed Sri Lanka to 199 from their 20 overs, which Bangladesh couldn't challenge at all.

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MARKRAM'S 78 NOT ENOUGH AS NETHERLANDS GO 2 FOR 2

A strong batting performance saw the Dutch set an imposing total of 192-8, a total South Africa could barely challenge, falling short by 27 runs despite Markram's 78 and Klaasen's 42.

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AFGHAN BOWLERS HAVE A DAY TO FORGET AGAINST NEW ZEALAND

Afghanistan set a handy total of 164, but the Kiwis were too good, smashing past the score inside 16 overs and gaining a valuable first win.