Added as a replacement in the Australia squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa, Cooper Connolly impressed in the only match he played in the series finale earlier today (August 24) by taking his maiden fifer in professional cricket.
ABF
137/3
SKA
133/9
SLK
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BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
211/9
Desert Vipers Development beat Dubai Capitals Development by 1 wickets
MIEDM
192/6
GGDM
155/5
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
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WDL
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PD
–
CDK
–
SDSW
121/8
CDQW
120/8
South Delhi Superstarz Women beat Central Delhi Queens Women by 1 run
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
–
UCCB
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ACB
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BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
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DURH
300/8
BB
303/6
Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 4 wickets
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 4 wickets
KENT
269/9
SOM
270/6
Somerset won by 4 wickets
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
286/4
Yorkshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
LEI
312/9
WOR
328/10
Worcestershire won by 16 runs
HAM
341/7
DER
339/5
Hampshire beat Derbyshire by 3 wickets
NOT
279/9
SURR
289/8
Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 10 runs
QAT
243/2
KNY
242/8
Qatar beat Kenya by 8 wickets
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
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DEN
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GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
90/3
Netherlands Women beat Italy Women by 7 wickets
KRMPS
109/7
SBSCC
79/6
ACE KRM Panthers beat SBS CC by 30 runs
BNC
46/9
KUMS
74/6
Kuwait Swedish beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 28 runs
CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
237/6
ARKS
236/5
Kochi Blue Tigers beat Aries Kollam Sailors by 4 wickets
ARKS
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TTS
–
ALRS
–
ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
181/7
MYW
180/6
Shivamogga Lions Won by 3 wickets
SML
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HBT
–
MGD
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GBM
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YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
134/3
RNC
132/4
Majees Titans beat Renaissance Challengers by 7 wickets
RNC
–
ROS
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
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SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
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GCT
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WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
MAO
109/7
BIP
113/3
Birmingham Phoenix beat Manchester Originals by 7 wickets
OVI
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LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
95/10
BIP-W
111/3
Birmingham Phoenix Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 16 runs
OIW-W
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LSW-W
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CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
187/4
LUF
168/7
Kashi Rudras beat Lucknow Falcons by 19 runs
KASS
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MEMA
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KARS
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GOLS
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In the process, the 22-year-old went past Australian legend Shane Warne and Brad Hogg to register the best figures by an Australian spinner in ODIs. Connolly finished with 5/22 to overtake Brad Hogg’s (5/32) and Shane Warne’s (5/33).
Cooper Connolly also became the youngest Australian to pick up a five-wicket haul in men’s ODI cricket. At 22 years and 2 days old, Cooper Connolly shattered 38-year-old Craig McDermott’s record, who achieved the feat at 22 years and 204 days old against Pakistan in 1987.
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The fifer from Connolly helped the Aussies thrash the Proteas in the AUS vs SA 3rd ODI by a massive margin of 276 runs. After posting a towering 431 for 2 courtesy of triple tons from Travis Head (142 off 103 balls), Mitchell Marsh (100 off 106 balls) and Cameron Green (118* off 55 balls), the hosts bundled out South Africa for a trivial 155 in just 24.5 overs.
Despite a 2-1 series loss, Australia ended on a powerful note with the mammoth win. This victory stands as their second-biggest ever in ODIs, only behind their record 309-run win over the Netherlands in the 2023 World Cup. Overall, this win is the sixth-largest by margin of runs. On the other hand, for South Africa, it was their heaviest defeat in all of ODI cricket history.
With the next ICC event being the T20 World Cup next year in India and Sri Lanka, Connolly will hope to make the most of the chances he gets in a bid to earn a spot in the squad. While Australia already have the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short in their T20I setup as spinners, Connolly can too stake a claim since the tournament will be held in the spin-friendly pitches of the subcontinent. Furthermore, he is more than capable with the bat and can chip in with crucial runs.
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 7 wickets