With the drastically rising demand to score runs at a rapid pace in the T20, batters often come up with innovative strokes to pierce gaps. Netherlands’ Scott Edwards played reverse scoop to tackle the pace of Kagiso Rabada twice exploring the advantage of the third man not fielding in the deep.

During matchups between batters and bowlers, those who do their homework often have the last laugh. Binura Fernando, after watching Scott Edwards hit five sweep shots in the previous over, went for a slower knuckleball yorker to dislodge his stumps before following it up with a hilarious sendoff.