Harry Dixon, one in all Australian cricket’s brightest younger prospects, has impressed the nationwide teenage facet to a mammoth victory of their newest one-sided contest on the Beneath-19 World Cup in South Africa.
The 18-year-old opener from Melbourne, an aggressive left-hander who reckons David Warner is his hero, led from the entrance in Thursday’s conflict, cracking 89 off 108 balls to put the foundations of Australia’s second straight win within the competitors over Zimbabwe.
However whereas the younger Aussies obtained slightly carefree and careless in racing to their opening win over Namibia by 4 wickets, they have been fairly extra dominant second outing in Kimberley, blitzing their newest outclassed African opponents to defeat by an enormous 225-run margin.
Dixon, who’s so good that he’d already wrapped up a take care of the Renegades within the BBL even earlier than the World Cup began, spearheaded the assault after Australia gained the toss and elected to bat, hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
In addition to having an perspective to batting that displays that of his hero, Dixon, who hit two worldwide centuries on the tour to England, has had the privilege of working with Warner at shut quarters.
“Coming via the ranks as a teen, I’ve at all times idolised him,” he advised cricket.com.au lately. “He is the explanation I bat the way in which I do in the present day – he impressed me.”
Dixon was joined in his 91-run opening stand with Sam Konstas (45) earlier than working alongside captain Hugh Weibgen, with whom he piled up one other 86 runs earlier than he was ultimately castled by Brandon Sunguro.
The 19-year-old Weibgen then went on to make 68 off 69 balls, with Tom Campbell powering an unbeaten 47 off simply 28 balls on the end, together with 5 fours and two sixes, because the Australians racked up a complete of 7-296.
In Zimbabwe’s pursuit, Harkirat Bajwa performed the chief destroyer together with his offbreaks, taking 4-15 off his 7.2 overs because the batting line-up folded tamely for simply 71, their innings ending after simply 23.2 overs of their allotted 50.
Weibgen’s facet will search to proceed their 100 per cent document towards Sri Lanka in Bloemfontein on Sunday, with either side at the moment unbeaten.
In the meantime, India’s teenagers additionally continued their excellent begin in Bloemfontein, with Musheer Khan making 100 of their 7-301 and paceman Naman Tiwari taking 4 wickets as they bowled out Eire for 100 to seal a whopping 201-run win.
