Jake Fraser-McGurk says he is “okay” with being left out of Australia's T20 World Cup squad. Time was on his side, and he “wasn't even in the picture a month and a half ago.”
Nevertheless, the young leading batsman would have been quite happy with the reaction to the scorn he played for a 19-ball 50 in his first match after his appointment was revealed.
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Fraser McGuirk achieved the landmark in one over of 4-4-4-6-4-6 off Abesh Khan. He was out on the next ball after a full toss to midwicket from Ravichandran Ashwin (3-24), but he made his point well.
The 22-year-old made his fourth half-century in seven innings in the Indian Premier League as Ricky Ponting-led Delhi Capitals scored 20 runs against Rajasthan Royals on their way to victory. I cut it open.
Fellow opener Abhishek Porel hit 65 off 36 balls as Capitals finished with 8 wins and 221 losses in 20 overs.
It looked as if Royals openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler were comfortable enough when they took part in the powerplay, but visiting captain Sanju Sansom had other ideas. was there.
He hit 86 off 44 balls, keeping the Royals in great contention, when Shai Hope took a brilliant – and controversial – catch on the boundary.
The West Indies player showed some nimble footwork in getting around the boundary cushion but was not agile enough in Sansom's view.
The third umpire disagreed, and after Sansom left, the Royals gradually lost momentum, making the game a close 8-201.
Jake Fraser McGuirk batted freely despite taking a painful hit during his innings for the Capitals.
The young Australian athlete continued to run despite suffering a debilitating blow to an anatomically vulnerable area.
“He hasn't done a single wrong thing since he's been here,” Ponting said.
“I wasn't surprised by what he did. I watched him a lot in the BBL and knew what he was capable of.”