CWC Qualifiers: Brandon McMullen registers his maiden ODI fifer
Scotland all-rounder Brandon McMullen has registered his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. He got to the mark during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers match against Ireland. After electing to field, Scotland reduced Ireland to 33/4 inside the Powerplay before Curtis Campher slammed a ton. McMullen dismissed five batters for 34 runs as Ireland managed 286/8 in 50 overs.
A look at McMullen's spell
McMullen, who bowls medium-pace, dismissed both Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie on ducks in the first over of the match. In the fifth over, McMullen got rid of the talented Harry Tector, who scored 6(14). The former came back to dismiss George Dockrell and Gareth Delany toward the innings' end. McMullen was the pick of Scotland's bowlers, having registered figures worth 5/34(7).
McMullen joins an elite club
As stated, McMullen (5/34) recorded his best bowling figures in men's ODI cricket. As per Opta, this is also the fifth-best bowling figures by a Scotland bowler in the 50-over format.
A look at his career stats
McMullen made his international debut in December 2022 in an ODI against Namibia. The medium-pacer took three wickets in that match. As of now, McMullen has taken a total of 16 wickets from nine ODIs at an average of 17.81. He has a terrific economy rate of under four in the format. Notably, McMullen is yet to feature in the other two formats.
McMullen's all-round attributes
In the second innings against Scotland, McMullen came in to bat at number three. However, he managed a 25-ball 10. Notably, only three players have bowled the innings' first over and batted at number three more than five times in ODI history.
