ipl 2025 mega auction : Marcus Stoinis bat is in full swing before the IPL mega auction

By Prem Kumar Updated: Nov 19, 2024, 11:14 IST

ipl 2025 mega auction : On one hand, where the market of players will be set up for the 2025 edition of IPL in a few days, on the other hand, everyone is presenting their claim for a big bid. Batsmen are trying their best to get the attention of the franchise with the bat and bowlers with the ball.

Meanwhile, the destructive all-rounder of the Australian team, Marcus Stoinis, batted brilliantly against Pakistan, hitting 5 fours and 5 sixes in 27 balls and gave Australia victory in the third T20 in just 11.2 overs. During this, he hit a total of 25 runs in one over of Shaheen Afridi. Batting first, the Pakistan cricket team scored 117 runs in 18.1 overs.

Former captain Babar Azam scored the highest for him with an innings of 41 runs in 28 balls and left Virat Kohli behind in the list of highest run scorers in T20 International. However, Pakistan team was seen falling one by one in front of Australian bowlers. Aaron Hardy took 3 wickets while Spencer Johnson and Adam Zampa took 2 wickets each.

Australia, who came to chase the small target, got the first blow in the form of Matthew Short (2) at 16 runs while Jake Fraser McGurk (18) got out at the team score of 30 runs. After this, Josh Inglis (27) and Marcus Stoinis started explosive batting. Both of them took the team to 85 runs.

Inglis returned to the pavilion after hitting 4 fours in 24 balls, but Stoinis's explosive batting continued. Marcus hit 3 sixes and a four to Shaheen Afridi, who came to bowl the 11th over, and hit 25 runs in a single over, while he completed his half century in 23 balls. When Pakistan were forced to surrender in 11.12 overs, Player of the Match Stoinis was unbeaten on 61 off 27 balls while Tim David remained unbeaten on 7.