Published: Jan 31, 2016, 03:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 31, 2016, 03:29 PM (IST)
The third Twenty20 International (T20I) between Australia and India witnessed a sparkling moment when the hosts’ intermediate skipper Shane Watson fired his maiden century to put the visitors at sixes and seven.
Watson with this knock also recorded the highest individual score at Sydney in T20I. He reached the milestone in just 60 deliveries only to script his name with gold in the history of cricket. Watson led the side in the absence of Aaron Finch as the latter pulled an injury.
Watson opened the batting along with Usman Khawaja and looked cautious right from the start. After spending some time at the crease he went blitzkrieg and took on every Indian bowler. Australia are now placed in a commanding position and will look to set a target of anywhere near 200.
Watson earned accolades for his magnificent outing from across the globe and social media reacted to this career defining knock. Check out the best of the tweets here:
Cruel irony here for Finch. Watson fills in as captain and opener while Finch watches on with his own hamstring injury.
— Adam White (@White_Adam) January 31, 2016
Amazing knock by Watson. Now waiting for @YUVSTRONG12 Magic! — Aasif Sheikh (@iaasifsheikh) January 31, 2016
Watson’s IPL price is 2 crore which is $416K. Might add another 100K above his reserve tonight. Especially with wickets.
— Jon Ralph (@RalphyHeraldSun) January 31, 2016
S Watson get his Maiden T20 century #OH # AusvsInd — LivePslT20/16#INDvSL (@DE_KOCK11) January 31, 2016
Shane Watson in the form of Virat Kohli’s life#IndvsAus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 31, 2016
Watson scores the first T20I century against India. Previous highest: 98 by Chris Gayle, Bridgetown, 2010 World T20.#AusvsInd — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 31, 2016
Seriously, Watson has reminded people that at T20, he is an excellent player
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
Shane Watson becomes first batsman to score a century in all three formats (Tests, ODIs & T20Is) against India.#AUSvIND — Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) January 31, 2016
Mega kilowatt power-hitting by Watson
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 31, 2016
Shane Watson is timing this perfectly. For Australia and the #IPL auction — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
Great effort from Watson, though he’ll be devastated he’s detracted attention from Michael Clarke’s comeback. #AUSvIND
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) January 31, 2016
Shane Watson’s innings is now the highest by a captain in T20Is (prev: 119, Faf du Plessis, SA v WI, Jo’burg, 2015).#AUSvIND — Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) January 31, 2016
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