BBL: 16 fours-sixes… As soon as the team was announced for the T20 World Cup, this player’s bat roared, hit a stormy century

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Mitchell Marsh scored a stormy century. (Photo-Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Mitchell Marsh Hundred In Big Bash League: The new year brought a memorable beginning for cricket fans. Australia’s T20 captain Mitchell Marsh scored a brilliant century while playing against Hobart Hurricanes in the 19th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26. This match was played on 1 January 2026 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, where Perth Scorchers, batting first, scored 229 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh played this innings a few hours after the announcement of the Australian team for the T20 World Cup 2026. Where he will have the responsibility of winning the trophy as captain.

Mitchell Marsh scored a stormy century

Mitchell Marsh scored a century while opening the match. Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and decided to bowl first, but Mitchell Marsh proved it wrong. Marsh played an explosive inning of 102 runs in just 58 balls. His innings included 11 fours and 5 sixes, he scored these runs at a strike rate of 175.86. During this, he completed his century in just 55 balls. He achieved the feat of scoring a century for the second time in his BBL career. However, he was caught out by Nathan Ellis in the 19th over.

This performance is also special because at the beginning of the day Australia had announced its provisional team for the T20 World Cup 2026. Mitchell Marsh has been given the captaincy of this team. In such a situation, a few hours after the team announcement, Marsh came on the field and made it clear with his bat that he will not play under the pressure of captaincy, but will play stronger. This inning of Marsh not only proved important for Perth Scorchers, but it is also a good sign for Australian cricket. Let us tell you, T20 World Cup is to be held in India and Sri Lanka in February 2026.

Aaron Hardy has reached his century

In this match, apart from Mitchell Marsh, Aaron Hardy also played an amazing innings for Perth Scorchers, but he could not score a century. Aaron Hardy remained unbeaten after scoring 94 runs on 43 balls. His innings included 9 fours and 5 sixes, due to which the Perth Scorchers team managed to reach a big score.

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