Australia’s Tom Straker breaks Kagiso Rabada’s 10-year-old world record in U19 WC after dismantling Pakistan

Australia’s Tom Straker wreaked havoc in the Pakistan camp because the tempo bowler dismantled the batting lineup of the Saad Baig-led aspect in the second semifinal of the U19 World Cup 2024 in Benoni. The 18-year-old right-arm pacer scalped six wickets with a mix of brief and fuller deliveries with nice impact in Willowmoore Park. The Aussie teenager has shattered a large world record in the method.

Straker has damaged Kagiso Rabada‘s 10-year-old record of the most effective bowling figures in a U19 World Cup semifinal or a last. Straker ended the inning with figures of 6/24 in his 9.5 overs to create this record. Before this Rabada has the most effective bowling figures in a semifinal or a last of the match. Rabada produced figures of 6/25 in the semifinal of the 2014 U19 World Cup towards Pakistan U19. 

Best bowling figures in U19 World Cup semifinals:

Tom Straker: 6/24

Kagiso Rabada: 6/25

Abu Nechim: 4/14

Rehan Ahmed: 4/41

Avishkar Fernando: 4/43

Notably, Straker’s efficiency was the cornerstone of Australia proscribing the Pakistan aspect to 179. He used the short-of-a-length deliveries to nice impact eradicating key batters Shamyl Hussain and Azan Awais. He combined the deliveries nicely too and acquired the Pakistan skipper Saad Baig on a supply that was full to outfoax the batter. 

Straker eliminated Ubaid Shah on one other short-length ball which acquired huge on the batter after which eliminated the tail-enders with with fuller balls at stumps. For Pakistan, Azan Awais and Arafat Minhas top-scored with 52 runs every to their identify.