A day after he turned 22, Jake Fraser-McGurk showed the world why he is considered one of the emerging destructive batters in white-ball cricket.
Featuring in his maiden Indian Premier League fixture on Friday, the youngster from Australia looked at ease en route to his 55 (35b, 2×4, 5×6) as Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets to bring its campaign back on track.
After the home team rode on a late flourish by Ayush Badoni (55 n.o., 35b, 5×4,1×6) and Arshad Khan to add 73-runs – the highest eighth-wicket stand in the history of the tournament – and put up 167 for 7, Fraser-McGurk and captain Rishabh Pant took things in their stride, forged a 77-run partnership for the third wicket and paved the way for Delhiâs much-needed win.
Coming on the back of a memorable Big Bash League stint, Fraser-McGurk began with a bang – hitting Yash Thakur for a six – at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium on Friday, and made the…
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