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Guptill’s ton in vain as Aussies hammer world record chase
Auckland, Feb 16 (IANS) New Zealand’s Martin Guptill’s 49-ball century went up in smoke as Australia pulled off a world record run chase against the hosts at the Eden Park here on Friday.
D’Arcy Short (76) and David Warner (59) hammered aggressive fifties to set the tone for the 244-run reply and Australia’s middle order kept the pedal to the metal at a stage where New Zealand had stuttered to seal victory with more than an over to spare. Eventually the visitors romped home by five wickets.
No team had successfully chased as many runs in T20 cricket.
The stands were peppered with 32 sixes — equalling the T20I record — as the odd-shaped boundaries at Eden Park produced a lop-sided match in which the batsmen were able to swing with impunity and bowling became an exercise in damage limitation.
Earlier, Guptill (107) became the leading run-scorer in all T20 internationals, surpassing former Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum, while also striking the fastest hundred by a New Zealander (one delivery quicker than McCullum) and moving up above his former teammate to second on the all-time six-hitting list, too.
Besides Guptill, Colin Muro (70) stroked a rapid half century to lift the hosts to a mammoth 243/6 in their 20 overs.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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