Jake Fraser-McGurk hits world record-breaking century in Australian domestic one-day match

South Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk has set a world document for the quickest century in a 50-over cricket match, but it surely was not sufficient to cease Tasmania defeating the Redbacks by 37 runs within the home one-day cup.

After being despatched in to bat at Karen Rolton Oval on Sunday, the Tigers broke the competitors document for largest whole, with captain Jordan Silk contributing 116 runs of their 9-435.

Tasmania’s effort was 15 runs larger than the 420 South Australia managed in opposition to the Cricket Australia XI in 2016.

However a scorching begin from Fraser-McGurk put the Redbacks in place to make historical past themselves.

Regardless of by no means having scored a century in any type earlier than Sunday, Fraser-McGurk solely wanted 29 balls to succeed in triple figures, two fewer than South African nice AB de Villiers in an ODI in 2015.

The subsequent-fastest ton by an Australian in a home one-day match, scored by Luke Ronchi, was 22 deliveries slower.

In whole, the 21-year-old smacked 23 boundaries, 13 of which had been sixes. Previous to Sunday, he had solely hit 18 sixes within the 49 matches of his skilled profession.

Fraser-McGurk’s formidable innings lastly got here to an finish on 125 when he hit Beau Webster’s off-spin to mid-wicket and was caught by Jake Weatherald.

With out him, the Redbacks had been by no means capable of totally reap the benefits of the flat Adelaide deck.

All-rounder Mitchell Owen was the decide of the bowlers for Tasmania, taking 3-46 together with Daniel Drew (52) and Jake Lehmann (35) earlier than they may really kick on.

The Redbacks had been all out for 398 within the forty seventh over, which was nonetheless the fifth-highest whole in home one-day cup historical past and the most important one to not win.

Earlier, Silk helped regular Tasmania’s ship after the lack of openers Caleb Jewell (90) and Weatherald (35) within the house of two overs.

The 31-year-old confirmed his maturity by transferring slowly by means of the nervous 90s earlier than launching into social gathering mode after passing triple figures.

His innings got here to a halt within the forty fifth over, when he tried to slog McAndrew for a fifteenth boundary however was caught by Ben Manenti at deep midwicket.

Silk’s century was his first in 57 Record A matches.

The consequence comes after the Tigers dropped their first two matches and sat backside of the ladder and leaves the Redbacks chasing their first 50-over win of the summer time.

AAP