South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20I: Mitchell Marsh Gets the Player Of Series Award
Mitchell Marsh has turned out to be the Hero for the Australian team. He played brilliant captain’s knocks in the first two matches of the series. He was out only once throughout the series, and that was in the last match. That shows the kind of form he has carried. At the same time, his batting average in the series has been the main highlight. He went on to score runs with an average of 186 runs. This ensured that his team would be able to make a good score without any issues.
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Performance of Mitchell Marsh throughout the series
The performance of Mitchell Marsh throughout the series was definitely brilliant. Apart from the last match, he made a great contribution in the first two matches of the series. At the same time, he also ensured in those 2 matches, that he was not out, for the benefit of the team.
Performance of Mitchell Marsh in the 1st match
In the first match of the series, Australia batted first, and they didn’t get a good start. They lost their first wicket only at the score of 6 runs. After that Mitchell Marsh took the responsibility of taking the score to a big total. He was able to do that by making a phenomenal 92 runs, only on 49 runs. Because of these innings, the team was able to reach a total of 226 runs.
Performance in the 2nd match
In the second match, he was again exceptional. Australia was chasing the target of 165 runs. They lost the first wicket at the score of 32 runs, and that is when Mithcell Marsh was there to give an exceptional performance. He scored 79 runs for the team only on 39 balls. He was able to maintain the strike rate of 202 runs.
Performance in the 3rd match
3rd match was the only match where he was not able to do well for the team. He only scored 15 runs in this match.
Series batting stats of Mitchell Marsh
The series batting stats of Mitchell Marsh are as great as they can be in T20I.
- Matches – 3
- Runs – 186
- Average – 186
An average of 186 shows the excellence of Mithcell Marsh throughout the series against South Africa.
