This strong player returned to form before IPL, scored 95 runs on the basis of 13 sixes and fours, created panic in BBL – Read

By News Update On Jan 18, 2025

Jake Fraser McGurk created a blast with his batting in IPL 2024. He emerged as a young sensation last season. However, since then he was continuously struggling and failed to play good innings consistently. Even in 9 innings of the current season of Australia’s Big Bash League, he could not do anything special. But before the next season of IPL starting on March 21, he has once again returned to form. He made his team win the match by playing a stormy innings of 95 runs in 46 balls.

McGurk played a stormy innings

The 38th match of BBL was played between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat. In this match held on Saturday, January 18, the team won the toss and batted first and scored 196 runs on the board. The Melbourne team, which came to chase it, got the first blow on 22 runs. After this, Jake Fraser McGurk came to bat at number 3. Then he made the match one-sided by scoring 95 runs in just 46 balls. During this, this Australian batsman hit 5 fours and 8 sixes and batted at a strike rate of 206. However, he missed scoring his first century in this tournament.

You cannot be serious!
Jake Fraser-McGurk came THIS CLOSE to a maiden BBL century #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/OTbbWKPsu0
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 18, 2025

McGurk was out for 6 wickets at the score of 181 runs. By this time the match was completely in Melbourne’s control. Now the team had to score 16 runs in 21 balls. After this, Thomas Rogers and Fergus O’Neill together chased the target with 12 balls remaining. McGurk was chosen player of the match for his brilliant innings.

flopped for 9 innings

Australia’s young opener McGurk could not even score 100 runs in 9 matches. In the last 9 innings, only 93 runs were scored from his bat. Before this innings, his average in the current season of BBL was only 10.33. His highest score was 26 runs. McGurk had hit only 7 fours and 4 sixes. Delhi Capitals has paid a huge amount for IPL 2025. McGurk was a part of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. During the auction, he was bought by Delhi team for Rs 9 crore through RTM card.