Jack Wood hit a brilliant fifty. (Photo-Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
AUS vs UAE, Hong Kong International Sixes: Australia has started with a win in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. In this match played against United Arab Emirates (UAE), Australia won the match by 6 wickets in only 18 balls. In this Pool-B match, Australian opener Jack Wood batted stormily. He scored 55 runs in just 11 balls and took the team to the top of the points table. The third team in this pool is England.
Great performance by Jack Wood
Hong Kong Sixes Tournament Chasing the target of 88 runs in their first match, Australia won in just 3 overs without losing any wicket. Right-handed batsman Jack Wood played an inning of 55 runs in just 11 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 3 fours. During this period he scored runs at a strike rate of 500. Nick Hobson scored unbeaten 26 runs in 5 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Earlier in this match, UAE could not score a big score.
UAE’s poor batting
Batting first, UAE team could score only 87 runs after losing 3 wickets in 6 overs. Sagir Khan scored 24 runs in 6 balls with the help of 4 sixes. Muhammad Arfan played an unbeaten inning of 28 runs in 14 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Khalid Shah scored 11 runs in 5 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. Zahid Ali played an unbeaten inning of 17 runs with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes in 5 balls. For Australia, Chris Green took 2 wickets for 19 runs in one over. Jack Wood took 1 wicket for 13 runs in 2 overs. Jack Wood was chosen player of the match for his excellent performance.
Who is Jack Wood?
29 year old player Jack Wood big bash league Made his debut for Brisbane Heat in the year 2020. He played 6 matches in this league. Scored 117 runs at an average of 19.50. During this he took 2 wickets. Jack Wood also participated in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament last year. Pakistan defeated Australia in the semi-final match of this tournament.