Delhi Capitals batter Jake Fraser-McGurk scored a half-century on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.
The Australian reached his fifty off 31 balls in the 14th over of Capitals’ run-chase. Interestingly, the 22-year-old’s first two scoring shots in the league were sixes - the first one a pull off Yash Thakur and the second a hoick over long-on off Arshad Khan.
Fraser-McGurk, who holds the world record for the fastest century in a one-day match (29 balls), was eventually dismissed for a 35-ball 55 by Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq. However, he had already put the game beyond Lucknow’s reach by then.
Coming in at No.3, Fraser-McGurk stitched a 39-run partnership off 21 balls with opener Prithvi Shaw and then combined with Rishabh Pant for 77 runs off 46 balls to ensure Capitals never really suffered a hiccup during the chase.
Fraser-McGurk is the 22nd cricketer to score a fifty on his IPL debut.
He was roped in by Capitals for his base price of Rs. 50 lakh after South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
