Decoding the youngest half-centurions for Australia in T20Is
During the second T20I against England at Cardiff on September 13, 2024, Jake Fraser-McGurk became the second-youngest half-centurion for Australia in T20Is. Fraser-McGurk managed 50 runs off 31 balls until he was picked up by Liam Livingstone. However, Australia lost the match and England levelled the proceedings 1-1 in the three-match T20I series. Here we decode Australia's youngest half-centurions in T20I cricket.
David Warner (22 years, 76 days) vs SA, Melbourne 2009
David Warner became the youngest Aussie to score a fifty in T20Is during their first encounter against South Africa in 2009. Warner was 22 years and 76 days old, managing fifty from just 19 balls. He ended up with seven fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 206.97, scoring 89. Australia won the match by 52 runs after folding SA for 130.
Jake Fraser-McGurk (22 years, 155 days) vs ENG, Cardiff 2024
As mentioned, Fraser-McGurk became the second-youngest half-centurion for Australia in T20Is. This was Fraser-McGurk's first fifty in T20Is for Australia. Fraser-McGurk was 22 years, and 155 days old, scoring 50 off 31 balls at a strike rate of 161.29. His knock included four boundaries and two sixes. However, the Three Lions won the match by three wickets as Livingstone scored a match-winning 87.
David Warner (22 years, 222 days) vs WI, London 2009
Warner scored his second fifty (50 off 42) as a 22-year-old in T20Is against West Indies during the 2009 ICC T20 World Cup. Warner was 22 years and 222 days old when he managed 63 off 53 at a strike rate of 118.86, smashing six fours and one six. WI won the match by seven wickets thanks to Chris Gayle's 88 off 50.
Cameron Green (23 years, 109 days) vs India, Mohali 2022
Cameron Green managed a fifty during the first T20I in Mohali, 2022. Green was 23 years and 109 days old when he smashed a 61-run knock off 30 balls at a strike rate of 203.33. He smashed eight fours and four sixes. Notably, he recorded figures of 1/46 while bowling. Australia won the match by four wickets scoring 211/6, chasing a target of 209.
