Rishad Hossain in Cricket.com.au's T20 World Cup Best XI

Tonight (June 29) at 8:30 PM Bangladesh time, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final will take place, featuring India, vying for their second title, against South Africa, eagerly seeking their first. Prior to the final, Australia's popular cricket website, Cricket.com.au, has published their best XI of the tournament, which includes Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain.

Australia's Travis Head (255 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 158.38) and India's Rohit Sharma (248 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 155.97) are selected as the openers for the team.

West Indies' wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran (228 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 146.15) is considered for the number three spot. USA's Aaron Jones (162 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 135) will bat at number four.

Australia’s all-rounder Marcus Stoinis (169 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 164, 10 wickets at an economy of 8.88) is selected for the number five position, while another all-rounder, Hardik Pandya from India (139 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 149.46, 8 wickets at an economy of 7.77), is considered for the number six position.

For the spin attack, Cricket.com.au has included two leg-spinners: Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (14 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 6.17) and Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain (14 wickets in 7 matches at an economy of 7.76). In their explanation for including Rishad, Cricket.com.au stated that this has been his "breakout campaign."

The pace attack comprises the tournament's leading wicket-taker Fazalhaq Farooqi from Afghanistan (17 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 6.31), India's Jasprit Bumrah (13 wickets in 7 matches at an economy of 4.12), and South Africa's Anrich Nortje (13 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 13.46).

At a glance, the Cricket.com.au T20 World Cup Best XI:

Travis Head (Australia)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Aaron Jones (USA)
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
Hardik Pandya (India)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh)
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Anrich Nortje (South Africa).