Whenever the name of the best team in the world of cricket is taken, the first name that comes to the mind of all the fans is the Australian team. This is because, Australia cricket team has ruled the world of cricket for many years and still this team continues to dominate. Australia team has the most trophies in ICC tournaments.
Whereas all the players of Kangaroo team always perform well. Whereas today in this article we will tell you about the innings of one such player. Who played a historic innings of 229 runs while batting in a stormy manner in ODI cricket.
This Australian batsman had scored 229 runs
Many players of Australia cricket team have made many big records in their names in cricket. But in the year 2014, Matador BBQ One-Day Cup was played in Australian domestic cricket. In the match played between Tasmania and Queensland, Kangaroo team batsman Ben Dunk batted brilliantly and scored a double century. In the 50 over match, Ben Dunk played an unbeaten inning of 229 runs facing only 157 balls. In his innings, Dunk had hit 15 fours and 13 sixes.
Did not get opportunity to play in Australia team
Australia team’s 37-year-old batsman Ben Dunk’s performance in domestic cricket has been excellent. Even after this, he got to play only 5 T20 matches for the Australian team. Since then he was not given a place in the team. Ben Dunk has scored 93 runs in these 5 T20 matches at a strike rate of 143.
Whereas apart from this, he got to play only 3 matches in IPL also. Let us tell you that Ben Dunk’s hair fell very soon. Due to which he was trolled fiercely on social media. Whereas some fans used to call him bald.
His cricket career was like this
If we talk about Ben Dunk’s cricket career, he has scored 2303 runs with the help of 4 centuries in 43 first class matches. Whereas apart from this, he has scored 1347 runs in 44 List A matches with the help of 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries. At the same time, Ben Dunk has 3626 runs in his name in 178 T20 matches at a strike rate of 129. He has 19 half-centuries to his name in T20.
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