Australia captain Mitchell Marsh put a big whole in the solar panel of Kensington Oval in Barbados with a massive six. Marsh's innings helped Australia breach the 200-run barrier in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Australia's captain Mitchell Marsh bats against England. (PTI Photo)
Barbados,UPDATED: Jun 9, 2024 01:28 IST
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh shattered the solar panels with a massive six at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Playing against arch-rivals England, Marsh slammed a big six in the 9th over of the match, that led to the unfortunate incident.
On a pitch where batting was difficult, Marsh's pull shot off Adil Rashid was terrific to watch, but to the misfortune of the stadium, the ball crashed into the solar panels of the stadium. Mitchell Marsh scored 35 off 25 balls and helped Australia go through the middle phases of the game. Marsh's innings including a cameo from Marcus Stoinis helped Australia breach the 200-mark against England.
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Australia were the first team in the T20 World Cup to go past 200 runs in a single innings. No player in Australia scored a fifty, but were able to put on a strong total against defending champions England.
Australia were given a bright start by David Warner and Travis Head who looked in menacing form. The duo added 70 runs for the first wicket in just 5 overs and provided Australia with a great platform. After that Australia were stuck in a bit of a rut due to the inconsistent bounce at Barbados, but were able to put up a good total due to a late flourish from Marcus Stoinis.
At the time of writing, England were batting well and had scored 99 for 3 in 11 overs in their chase of 202 runs.
Published By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Jun 9, 2024
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