Beau Webster to debut vs india in sydney: Australia has announced its playing eleven for the fifth and last Test match of the 5-match series against India. Australia has made a change in its playing eleven for this Test match to be played in Sydney from Friday. In place of Mitchell Marsh, Beau Webster will be seen making his international debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Webster is Australia’s best all-rounder. His performance in domestic cricket has been excellent. Webster has been scoring runs continuously in domestic cricket for some time now. Webster is a right-handed batsman as well as an off-break bowler. Webster was included in Australia’s Test squad after the Perth Test. After Mitchell Marsh suffered a rib injury, he was added to the Australian team before the second Test as a precautionary measure.
Beau Webster had recently performed brilliantly in the Sheffield Shield domestic tournament. He was the highest scorer in the last season of the Sheffield Shield tournament. He had scored 938 runs in the last season’s Sheffield Shield tournament. His average during this period was 58.62. Apart from this, he took a total of 30 wickets with his off-break bowling. Webster is the second player in the history of Sheffield Shield after Sir Garfield Sobers to score 900 runs and take 30 or more wickets in a season.
Beau Webster scored 303 runs in 4 matches
31 year old Beau Webster scored 303 runs in 4 matches of Sheffield Shield this season. During this period his batting average was 50.50. Webster scored one century and one half century. He bowled 96.5 overs in four matches in which he took 9 wickets. Apart from this, Webster took 6 wickets for 17 runs in the Dean Jones Trophy 50 over match, while this player from Tasmania scored an unbeaten half century while playing for Australia A against India A. He took 3 wicket hauls twice against India A.
FIRST PUBLISHED : January 2, 2025, 6:21 PM IST