Scotland all-rounder Michael Leask grabbed the eyeballs on June 21 with a breathtaking knock against Ireland in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
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Leask guides Scotlandto victory
Chasing 287 in Bulawayo, Scotland were reduced to 152/7. While Ireland's win looked like a mere formality at this point, Leask had other ideas. He made an unbeaten 61-ball 91 as Scotland won on the final ball.
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Leask's brilliance at number seven
This is not the first time Leask has made crucial runs lower down the order. He owns five of the top-six ODI scores by Scotland players batting at number seven or lower.
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His career stats
Leask has now raced to 1,162 runs from 63 ODIs at an average of 28.34. The one against Ireland was his seventh ODI fifty (100: 1). He has a healthy strike rate (114.82) in ODIs.
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Fifth-highestODI strike rate
Leask has the fifth-highest strike rate in ODIs. He is only behind Andre Russell (130.22), Glenn Maxwell (124.82), Jos Buttler (117.97), and Shahid Afridi (117.00).