Spin-bowling allrounder Alana King showcased but once more why she generally is a nightmare for the bowlers on the fag finish of the innings as she clobbered Bangladesh’s wily leg-spinner Fahim Khatun for 28 runs within the last over of Australia’s innings within the first ODI of the three-match sequence on Thursday (March 21).
King, who acquired the strike after Annabel Sutherland picked up a single on the primary ball of the ultimate over, waited patiently on the backfoot and deposited a barely wanting an excellent size supply from Khatun for a most over cow nook.
The right-handed batter utilised the depth of her crease to full impact and launched the third supply over the deep midwicket fence for yet one more most. The fourth supply introduced a little bit of respite for Khatun and Bangladesh because it went for 4.
However, King smeared the penultimate ball for yet one more most regardless of Khatun touchdown it means outdoors her off stump. Feeling the warmth, Khatun acquired beneath large stress and misplaced observe of her recreation plan. The Bangladesh spinner bowled a crazy leg-spinning supply to finish the over and it appeared that the Aussie was ready for one thing related.
Watch Alana King’s power-packed batting towards Fahim Khatun:
King went for a slog sweep and linked superbly to clear the fielder patrolling the cow nook fence and offered Australia simply the sort of end that they have been trying for on the finish of their innings. King remained unbeaten and hit 5 sixes in her 31-ball 46-run knock. She broke Shelly (*28*) (Australia’s head coach) all-time Australia record for hitting essentially the most (5) variety of sixes in an ODI innings.
Nitschke had smoked 4 sixes in her 113*-run knock towards New Zealand in Invercargill on March 6, 2010.
Bangladesh taking part in XI:
Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun
Australia taking part in XI:
Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
