Meet 19-year-old pacer, who rattled India in U-19 World Cup final, played single List-A game, picked up by…
Mahli Beardman has been named as a travelling reserve in the Australian squad for the five-match ODI series against England.
New Delhi: Remember Mahli Beardman – the man in the back of India’s dramatic collapse in the U-19 World Cup final against India earlier this year? The lanky 6ft 2in pacer became Australia’s standout performer that day in Benoni as he rattled the Indian middle-order with figures of three/15 and likewise grabbed the Player of the Match award. Seven months later, the 19-year-old found his dream come true when Cricket Australia named Beardman as one of the vital travelling reserves in their ODI squad for the five-match series against England, starting at Trent Bridge on September 19.
Beardman’s call-up comes in after a series of injuries in the Australian fast-bowling line-up. While Xavier Bartlett sustained a side strain someday of the first T20I against England, Nathan Ellis became ruled out of the Scotland T20I series after he failed to recuperate in time from an injury sustained in the Hundred.
To make matters worse, Spencer Johnson and Riley Meredith were both stricken by side issues. Though Josh Hazlewood played in the first T20I against England, his became pulled out of the second game following a minor calf strain. Interestingly, Beardman comes in after playing only 1 List A match in his career before being picked by Perth Scorchers at some point of this year’s Big Bash League. On the opposite hand, he did now no longer play a single game in BBL.
Australia ODI squad vs England: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa | Traveling reserve: Mahli Beardman
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