New Zealand’s big-hitting opener Chad Bowes smashed the quickest double hundred in Listing A cricket on Wednesday, reaching the mark in simply 103 balls to shatter the file held by India’s Narayan Jagadeesan and Australian Travis Head. The South African-born New Zealand batter achieved the feat whereas taking part in for Canterbury in opposition to Otago within the Ford Trophy, thus breaking the file for the quickest double century within the 50-over format.
Finally, Bowes was dismissed for 205 off 110 deliveries.
Jagadeesan and Head had reached their respective double a whole lot in 114 balls.
Head achieved the feat for South Australia in opposition to Queensland within the 2021-22 Marsh Cup, whereas Tamil Nadu’s Jagadeesan did it throughout his record-breaking 277 in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh within the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Bowes, who created the file proper after lacking out on making it to New Zealand’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, raced to his century in 53 balls and fell quick by 4 balls to match Ross Taylor’s file (off 49 balls) for quickest hundred within the competitors.
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Bowes received to his half-century in 26 balls.
Enjoying his a centesimal Listing A match, Bowes smashed 27 fours and 7 sixes as he powered Canterbury to 343 for 9 after they had been put in to bat on the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Canterbury then bowled out Otago for 103 to register an enormous 240-run win.
The 32-year-old Bowes, who was born in Benoni, South Africa additionally grew to become the primary participant since Jamie The right way to rating a double century within the match’s historical past. How scored 222 for Central Stags within the 2012/13 version of the match.
This was Bowes’ highest Listing A rating, simply going previous his earlier better of 126. Recognized for his swashbuckling batting on the high of the order, he has additionally appeared in just a few ODIs and T20 Internationals for New Zealand up to now.
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