Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Travis Head have been rested for the series.
The WI vs AUS T20Is will begin on July 21. Jake Fraser-McGurk hasn’t had a great time in the last year. The youngster burst onto the scene with his blistering hitting ability, sending the ball a long way into the crowd in the Big Bash League (BBL). In his superb BBL 2023-24 season for Melbourne Renegades, he scored 257 runs from eight innings at a strike rate of 158. It got him a gig at Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. It proved to be a career-defining move for the youngster.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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AMR
193/5
TBW
188/6
Amaravati Royals beat Tungabhadra Warriors by 5 wickets
SVL
207/7
KNK
208/5
Kakinada Kings beat Simhadri Vizag Lions by 5 wickets
BVB
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AMR
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VSS
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SVL
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SDS
198/7
NDT
196/9
South Delhi Superstarz beat New Delhi Tigers by 3 wickets
NDS
165/9
WDL
126/6
ODW
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CDK
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PD
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EDR
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ZGW
97/6
ZAS
133/5
Zagreb Sokol beat Zagreb Warriors by 36 runs
ZAS
58/10
RJM
141/5
Rijeka Markhors beat Zagreb Sokol by 83 runs 🏆
ZGW
72/9
ZGA
124/8
Zagreb Assassins beat Zagreb Warriors by 52 runs
ZAS
114/5
RJM
125/6
Rijeka Markhors beat Zagreb Sokol by 11 runs
ZGW
48/10
ZGA
163/2
Zagreb Assassins beat Zagreb Warriors by 115 runs
ZGW
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ZAS
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ZAS
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SOS
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ZGW
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RJM
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ZAS
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SOS
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ZGW
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RJM
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YOR
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LAN
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CCC
86/3
91YC
88/5
91 Yards Club beat City Cricket Club by 5 wickets
NVR
113/3
GUG
105/10
Navarang Club beat Guwahati Giants by 8 runs
GTC
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CCC
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BCC
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NAJC
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CEC-A
113/4
RTZ
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KRMPS
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GUJCC
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BNC
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KZK
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TCC
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KUMS
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KLPR
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JOR
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PRK
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SEL
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GBM
147/10
MGD
180/8
Mangalore Dragons beat Gulbarga Mystics by 33 runs
BNB
71/6
MYW
180/5
HBT
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SML
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MYW
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GBM
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WI
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PAK
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SLGR
158/6
SLBL
86/9
SLC Greens beat SLC Blues by 72 runs
AUS
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SA
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MAO
19/0
LOS
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BIP
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OVI
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MOW-W
122/6
LSW-W
124/7
London Spirit Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 3 wickets
BIP-W
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OIW-W
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Brought in late as a replacement player in IPL 2024, Fraser-McGurk smashed 330 runs from eight games at a stunning strike rate of 234. It fast-tracked him to the Australian T20I side by the end of 2024.
But the next BBL season, the 23-year-old was in the focus for the wrong reasons. The bowlers had found a way to get him out very soon. His high score of 95 runs in the clash against Brisbane Heat was the only saving grace of a poor season. He scored only 93 runs from the remaining nine matches.
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Same deliveries and similar dismissals haunted him in the IPL 2025, where he was retained by DC. Even during the impressive form in the early stages of the tournament, JFM was faltering with the bat and managed to score only 55 runs from six matches. He was later benched and then replaced by Mustafizur Rahman after the league was suspended.
With Australia, he had multiple opportunities but has managed to score only 211 runs from seven ODIs and as many T20Is.
Ahead of the T20I series in the Caribbean, Fraser-McGurk was called on as a wicketkeeping cover for Josh Inglis. He was expected to warm up the bench. But, an opportunity opened up for him as all-rounder Matthew Short picked up a minor niggle. JFM now has a place in the playing XI in the first T20I in Kingston on Sunday.
Australia will also see captain Mitchell Marsh play purely as a batter due to injury concerns. Meanwhile, regulars such as Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Travis Head have been rested for the five-match series.
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