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Mark Boucher
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher claims that IPL will give an idea of what scores are going to be ideal in the T20 World Cup. The second phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League will resume on September 19. The final of the 14th IPL season will be played on October 15. With the T20 World Cup to get started on October 17, the officials have less than a month to get the pitches ready for the mega event after the conclusion of the IPL.
Mark Boucher feels that batting will not be an easy task, especially against the old ball. The spinners will play a big part during the World Cup matches. The former also feels that the second phase of the IPL will hint at the probable scores in the forthcoming world event.
ICC T20 World Cup to witness 16 teams
The South African cricket team recently won the five-match T20I series against the West Indies 3-2. The pitches at the National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, assisted the spinners. Tabraiz Shamsi won the Player of the Series as he claimed seven wickets at an excellent economy rate of four.
Meanwhile, the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 is the seventh edition of the tournament, which comes five years. The last event was held in India back in 2016. The upcoming ICC T20 World Cup will witness 16 teams playing against each other. The decision to expand it to a 20-team tournament is mostly going to take place from 2024. Due to this, the participating teams may be divided into four groups comprising of five teams each. The sixteen teams worldwide include Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies.
In its official press release, ICC informed that The BCCI would remain the hosts of the event. All the games of the mega event will be held across four venues – Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground.