D’Arcy Short rewrote history when he smashed a record-breaking double-century in Australian One-day domestic competition on Friday.
Short scored 257 off 148 deliveries to r🌳egister the highest score by an Australian in one-day cricket, surpassing the previous best set by Ben Dunk (229).
We𒀰ll played that was ridiculous ball stri🧸king!!! 👏 #257
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32)
His 257 was the reason Western Australia piled up 387-all out against Queensland in the ongoing JLT Cup at the Hurstville Oval in Sydney. Short’s knock featured 15 fours. He also blasted 23 sixes – the most by any batsman in one-day cricket’s history.
The 28-year-old left-hander raced to his hundred 🌼off 83 deliveries. He then sprinted to his next hundred taking just 45 deliveries.
Short kept 💖getting better and to reach 250 from 200, he took just 16 balls.
That's 250! Unbelievable batting from D'Arcy Short!
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When he was finally dislodged, Short had recorded the third highest total in men’s one-day history after Surrey’s Ali Brown (268 vs Glamorgan) and India’s Rohit Sharma (264 vs Sri Lanka). He thus became the fourth Australian in men’s cricket to score a one-day double-century after Ben Dunk, Phillip Hughes and Travis Head.
