Rain on Saturday compelled the World Cup warm-up match between Australia and the Netherlands to be referred to as off after Mitchell Starc claimed a hat-trick in a stellar all-round present.
Chasing 167 in a diminished 23-overs-a-side match, the Netherlands have been 84-6 in 14.2 overs when rain had the ultimate say in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Steve Smith topscored with a 42-ball 55 in Australia’s 166-7 after the match began 5 hours late. None of the World Cup warm-ups are official ODIs.
Starc rattled the Dutch together with his left-arm tempo as he struck with the ultimate two balls of the opening over after which acquired one other wicket on his first ball of the second over.
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The quick bowler trapped Max O’Dowd lbw for a duck after which bowled Wesley Barresi and Bas de Leede, and the Dutch saved slipping away regardless of Colin Ackermann’s 31 not out.
Starc is simply the seventh Australian to take a hat-trick in a males’s ODI — becoming a member of Bruce Reid, Anthony Stuart, Brett Lee, Dan Christian, Clint McKay and James Faulkner.
Australia gained the toss and batted first however former captain Smith misplaced opening accomplice Josh Inglis for a duck. However he hit again with 4 fours and three sixes regardless of the opposition bowlers selecting up common wickets.
Alex Carey made 28, Cameron Green hit 34 after which Starc completed off the innings together with his unbeaten 22-ball 24.
Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe and De Leede took two wickets every.
Source: www.news.com.au
