How 2022 was great year for sports fan?
Sports enthusiasts had a terrific year in 2022 because it featured the FIFA World Cup and the T20 World Cup. Both competitions have been exciting to watch thanks to some outstanding performances by major international teams.
The year 2022 is known as the “Year of Upsets” since there have been several significant upsets while the better teams have also demonstrated their class on multiple occasions.
Everybody enjoys a good underdog tale, and this year has produced plenty of them. When Namibia beat Asian champions Sri Lanka in the tournament’s opening game, the underdog tale at the 2022 T20 World Cup really started to shine.
The next day, Scotland crushed two-time champions West Indies to continue the narrative. The “smaller” teams were motivated by the victories of their fellow affiliate teams and set out to take more victims at the start of the competition.
West Indies once again found themselves on the losing end as they were unexpectedly eliminated from the tournament in the first round after falling to Ireland in their third game.
As stronger teams regained their composure and made their way back into the tournament, the upsets subsided for a few days. That is, up until the last Super 12s stage match between South Africa and the Netherlands.
The Netherlands held the key to Pakistan and Bangladesh’s chances of advancing to the semi-finals, as a victory for them would effectively make South Africa’s match against them a quarterfinal. The Proteas, meanwhile, needed a victory to guarantee their spot in the competition’s final four.
How 2022 was great year for sports fan?
The Netherlands recorded their most memorable victory in cricket history, and they used it to teach South Africa a valuable lesson. So, 2022 had its effect. Dutch easily defeated South Africa by 13 runs to send them packing. However, the horror of the underdogs did not end with the T20 World Cup as the 2022 FIFA World Cup also included some unexpected results.
