Cricket's T20 World Cup moves into the Super Eights stage on Saturday after two weeks of intense action in the 20-team tournament in India and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
AFP Sport selects five outstanding individual performances during the group stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
- Shepherd hat-trick -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n West Indies pace bowler Romario Shepherd took the first hat-trick of the tournament as he ripped out Scotland's tail in his team's opening win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Scotland were in with a chance at 133-5 after 16 overs, chasing 183, when captain Shai Hope tossed the ball to Shepherd.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The result was devastating: Shepherd removed Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson and Safyaan Sharif for no run in five balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Scotland had no way back from 133-9 and Shepherd finished with 5-20 from his three overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Suryakumar power -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n India were in deep trouble at 77-6 in their opening group match against the USA before skipper Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 84 off 49 balls to rescue his team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Suryakumar rebuilt before unleashing his trademark tumbling scoops, ramps and sweeps in a remarkable innings that had the 35,000 capacity crowd on their feet at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n He reached his fifty off 36 balls before launching a late assault, hitting four sixes and 10 fours in all.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Suryakumar was brutal off the final over from Saurabh Netravalkar, hitting two tumbling sixes and two fours as it disappeared for 21 to take India 161-9 which they were able to defend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Muzarabani heroics -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Zimbabwe's giant pace bowler Blessing Muzarabani registered his T20 best of 4-17 as they beat Australia in the biggest upset of the group phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The 2.03 metres (6ft 8in) Muzarabani extracted pace and bounce from the pitch in Colombo to remove opener Josh Inglis (8) and the dangerous power hitter Tim David for a duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Matt Renshaw, on 65, was anchoring Australia's chase when Muzarabani struck again, letting out a roar and flexing his muscles after having the Australian caught at mid-off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n He wasn't finished there and claimed Adam Zampa's wicket as Australia were shot out for 146, a shock result which led to their eventual exit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Nissanka's century -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka said it was a "dream" to hit the first century of the tournament, which inflicted a second defeat on the 2021 champions Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Nissanka reached his hundred off 52 balls at a packed stadium in Kandy as Sri Lanka comfortably chased down their 182 target with two overs to spare to win by eight wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Nissanka's second T20 international ton was laced with 10 fours as Sri Lanka clinched their Super Eights spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Samra's record -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Canada's 19-year-old opening batsman Yuvraj Samra became the first player from an associate nation to score a T20 World Cup century -- and also the youngest in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Named after former India all-round great Yuvraj Singh, the left-hander struck 11 fours and six sixes in scoring 110 in 65 balls against New Zealand, the highest individual knock of the tournament so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Canada lost the match but Samra said: "Every single day, I dreamed about scoring a hundred on this stage. To do it here, in my first appearance, and as the youngest player in this World Cup, it's truly a dream come true."<\/p>\r\n",
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