Published: Mar 06, 2015, 03:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 06, 2015, 03:54 PM (IST)
Playing against India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 encounter at WACA, Perth, West Indies captain Jason Holder scored a brilliant 57 off 64 balls to turn the tables around to help West Indies reach 182. West Indies were reeling at 85 for seven, but Holder, also the youngest member of the West Indian side, batted beautifully, adding 39 with Darren Sammy and 51 with James Taylor. Live Updates: India vs West Indies
This is Holder’s second fifty batting at No. 9 in as many matches. In the previous match against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, Holder had scored a 48-ball 56 to lift West Indies from 63 for seven to 151. In the process Holder became only the second batsman (after Lance Klusener) to register two fifties batting at No. 9 or lower. Live Scorecard: India vs West Indies
Holder also became only the sixth batsman to score two or more fifties batting at No. 9 or lower. While Klusener leads the way with three fifties, Holder’s teammates Andre Russell and Sammy have two apiece, as do Brendon McCullum and Kyle Mills. However, Holder is the only batsman to score back-to-back fifties at No. 9 in all One-Day Internationals. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
Fifties at No. 9 or lower position in World Cup cricket
|
Player |
Position |
Score |
Against |
Venue |
Year |
|
Guy de Alwis |
9 |
59* |
Pakistan |
Swansea |
1983 |
|
Iain Butchart |
9 |
54 |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad (India) |
1987 |
|
Lance Klusener |
9 |
52* |
Sri Lanka |
Northampton |
1999 |
|
Lance Klusener |
9 |
52* |
Zimbabwe |
Chelmsford |
1999 |
|
Andy Bichel |
9 |
64 |
New Zealand |
St George’s Park |
2003 |
|
Jason Holder |
9 |
56 |
South Africa |
SCG |
2015 |
|
Jason Holder |
9 |
57 |
India |
WACA |
2015 |
Note:
– Klusener has batted only twice at No. 9 in World Cup cricket and has scored 52 not out on each occasion.
– Andy Bichel’s 64 is the highest score by anyone batting at No. 9 in World Cup cricket.
– The highest score by a No. 10 batsman in World Cup cricket is 48 by Daren Powell. The best in all One-Day Internationals (ODIs) is 86 Ravi Rampaul’s 86 not out.
– The highest score by a No. 11 batsman in World Cup cricket is 43 by Shoaib Akhtar. It is also the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in all ODIs.
– McCullum has batted at No. 9 six times; he has two fifties (both unbeaten) and has crossed 35 in three of the other four. He averages 58.75 at No. 9 with a strike rate of 108.8.
– Russell scored 92 not out from 64 balls the first time he batted at No. 9. It remains the highest score for anyone at No. 9, followed by Sammy’s 50-ball 84.
