Mitch Marsh has made a tricky return to the Cricket World Cup in India after an emotional week for the West Australian and his household.
The 32-year-old rushed again to Perth final Thursday, lacking Australia’s important win over England to be at his grandfather’s, Ross, facet earlier than he handed away on Friday.
His Australian teammates sported black armbands towards England earlier than Marsh jumped again on a airplane to go to Mumbai forward of Australia’s encounter with Afghanistan.
But the West Aussie failed to fireside as Australia confronted a document run chase to seal a spot in subsequent week’s semifinals.
Marsh had little to do within the discipline however discovered himself within the thick of the chase in simply the second over after Travis Head was despatched again to the rooms with a duck.
The huge West Aussie made a nervy begin with the bat, punching a canopy drive to the rope earlier than a vanguard from a hoik into the leg facet fortunately flew over the third-man boundary.
He appeared to seek out his stride towards Naveen-ul-Haq, crashing a full supply down the bottom for a boundary earlier than following up with a robust pull shot for six.
But his knock was delivered to an abrupt finish as Naveen-ul-Haq trapped the facility hitter on the crease with excellent size because the ball reduce.
It struck the burly West Aussie on the knee roll, plumb in entrance of center stump.
Marsh had a fast chat with David Warner on the non-striker’s finish however trudged off for twenty-four from 11 with out entertaining a overview.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
