Marcus Stoinis slams his maiden T20I half-century against India: Stats
What's the story
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis played a power-packed knock against India in the 3rd T20I at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Stoinis hammered a 39-ball 64 after India invited Australia to bat on a flat surface. With Australia down to 118/5 following Tim David's dismissal, Stoinis bolstered the side at the death. He added a 64-run stand with Matthew Short. Here are the key stats.
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Stoinis shows attacking skills at death
From 14/2, David's blistering knock (74) had powered Australia past 100. Stoinis, who came in as the No. 5 batter, added 45 runs (27) with David before the latter departed. Stoinis then took the onus, having attacked Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, and Shivam Dube. The Aussie batter finally fell to Arshdeep in the final over. He slammed 8 fours and 2 sixes.
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A look at his stats
As mentioned, Stoinis raced to his second half-century against India in T20I cricket. According to ESPNcricinfo, the Aussie all-rounder completed his sixth 50-plus score in the format. He now has 1,321 runs from 80 T20Is at an average of 32.21. His tally includes a strike rate of 148.76. Notably, Stoinis has struck at 139.26 against India in T20Is.
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Stoinis closing in on 7,000 T20 runs
Stoinis, one of the most prolific all-rounders, is closing in on 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. He now has 6,919 runs from 346 T20s at an average of nearly 30. While his strike rate reads 137-plus, he owns 2 tons and 36 half-centuries.