Infographic: ICC World T20 2014 - An analysis of spin vs pace bowling

Rangana Herath bowled the spell of the tournament against New Zealand

The fifth edition of the ICC World T20 ended on Sunday, April 6, 2014 with Sri Lanka emerging as the new World Twenty20 champions. While the tournament was favoured for spin bowling, stats suggests pacers took total of 57% wickets comparatively.

Though the pitch of Dhaka suited spinners as compared to the one at Chittagong, seamers managed to scalp 67 batsmen there against the 73 wickets taken by spin bowling.

Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka bowled the tournament’s best spell in an innings: his 5 for 3 in 3.3 overs against New Zealand opened the semi-final doors for the Lankan team. Whereas Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh conceded 63 runs against Pakistan in a group match – most by any bowler in an innings.

In hindsight, although spinners affected a major part of the tournament, seamers dominated equally well. Not only did they manage to grab more wickets (153 overall) but were also more efficient in the 1st innings (82 wickets).

For more detailed analysis on spin vs pace bowling at the World T20, look into the infographic below: