Fraser was out of the World Cup due to monkey, now created a sensation by scoring fifty in 15 balls

IPL 2024: Australian explosive batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has created a stir in the cricket world with his stormy innings. He has scored half-centuries in 15 balls twice in IPL 2024. McGurk is also the player to score the fastest half-century in the current season. However, McGurk could not score a century in the match against Mumbai Indians while playing for Delhi Capitals. But he made a lot of headlines by playing an inning of 84 runs in just 27 balls. 22-year-old McGurk has so far scored 247 runs in 5 matches in IPL 2024, in which his strike rate has been 237.5.

Scored a half century in 15 balls.

In the Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians match played on Saturday, Jake Fraser completed his half-century in just 15 balls. Batting in a stormy style, he completed his 50 runs in the fourth over of the innings itself. Thanks to his brilliant innings, Delhi had touched the figure of 92 runs in the powerplay overs against Mumbai Indians.

McGurk has scored a century in 29 balls

Jess Fraser McGurk scored a century in 29 balls in Australian domestic cricket in 2023. With this, he became the batsman to score the fastest century in any format of cricket. Before him, this record was in the name of Chris Gayle, who had scored a century in 30 balls in IPL. Whereas in ODI cricket, AB de Villiers had completed 100 runs in 31 balls. Now both these legendary batsmen have left behind McGurk, who had scored 100 runs in just 29 balls against Tasmania while playing for the South Australia team in The Marsh Cup tournament held in 2023. In that match he scored 125 runs in 38 balls.

McGurk could not play World Cup because of monkey

Let us remind you that Jess Fraser McGurk was going to play the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup for Australia. But before the start of the World Cup, he was bitten by a monkey, due to which he had to return home. In that tournament, the Australian team was eliminated in the knockout stage. Well, McGurk’s luck is shining in IPL 2024, which may provide him an opportunity to play in the senior Australian team in the T20 World Cup 2024.

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