{"id":4853,"date":"2024-02-09T06:08:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T06:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2024-02-09T06:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T06:09:25","slug":"tom-straker-breaks-kagiso-rabadas-under-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/tom-straker-breaks-kagiso-rabadas-under-19\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Unbelievable’ Tom Straker breaks Kagiso Rabada’s Under-19 World Cup record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The medium-pacer hasn’t been a regular in the Australia XI throughout the tournament but came back to produce a brilliant spell to down Pakistan in the thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Medium pacer Tom Straker<\/a> hadn’t played Australia’s three games leading up to the semi-final against Pakistan. But he produced a match-winning spell of 6 for 24 to blow Pakistan away in Benoni<\/a>, as Australia won a close contest to set up a final with India in the Under-19 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming in for Charlie Anderson, Australia’s frontline seamer, Tom Straker ran through the top order in his first spell and then returned to clean up the tail and flatten Pakistan for 179. Straker’s figures are also the best for a bowler in a semi-final or final of the Under-19 World Cup as he surpassed Kagiso Rabada’s\u00a0feat of 6 for 25<\/a>\u00a0in the 2014 semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having started strongly, Australia looked on track to chase the total down in no time. But Pakistan bowlers had other plans. Ali Raza removed Sam Konstas to trigger a mini slide, as Australia lost four wickets for 26 runs. Australia looked in control soon after thanks to a brief partnership between Harry Dixon and Oliver Peake. But Arafat Minhas caused another collapse, removing Dixon and then Campbell. The chase then got tense with Raza dismissing the next three batters quickly, with Australia, at that point needing 16 runs from 24 balls with just one wicket left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n“Charlie Anderson is obviously a quality fast bowler and really tough to leave,”\u00a0Hugh Weibgen<\/a>, Australia captain, said. “On the other side, Tom Straker bowled unbelievably today and yeah, I thought he was brilliant.”<\/h6>\n\n\n\n