{"id":386199,"date":"2026-01-02T05:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386199\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T05:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:31:09","slug":"aussie-captain-mitch-marsh-blasts-century-as-cooper-connolly-falters-hours-after-t20-world-cup-squad-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386199\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie captain Mitch Marsh blasts century as Cooper Connolly falters hours after T20 World Cup squad named"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia\u2019s Twenty20 captain Mitch Marsh has flexed his muscle, whacking 102 off 58 balls in the Big Bash League<\/a> as the Perth Scorchers beat the Hobart Hurricanes by 40 runs.<\/p>\n

Hours after the T20 World Cup squad was locked in for the tournament beginning in February, Marsh hit 11 fours and five sixes on Thursday night in Hobart.<\/p>\n

Marsh shared a 164-run partnership \u2014 the highest third-wicket stand in BBL history \u2014 with Aaron Hardie who also fired with a brutal unbeaten 94 from 43 balls with five sixes.<\/p>\n

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Perth posted 3-229 with the Hurricanes reaching 9-189 in reply.<\/p>\n

Hurricanes quick Riley Meredith copped the worst punishment, going for 0-61 off four overs while Jordan (0-41) and Ellis (2-44) didn\u2019t escape the damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see the T20 skipper back in form \u2014 unfortunately it was against us,\u201d Ellis joked to Channel 7.<\/p>\n

Highly rated in-form youngster Cooper Connolly, who is also part of Australia\u2019s World Cup squad that was named hours before the match<\/a>, was caught and bowled by Mitch Owen for just four.<\/p>\n

Hobart lost wickets at regular intervals in the chase but Nikhil Chaudhary (31 from 15) and Wade (29 from 14) provided some fireworks at the halfway point.<\/p>\n

Chaudhary holed out off the spin of Connolly in the 13th over, before Wade fell shortly afterwards in similar fashion a few deliveries after being bowled off a no-ball.<\/p>\n

Ashton Agar (3-38) finished with the best figures for Perth, while Hardie and Joel Paris both picked up two scalps.<\/p>\n

The result ended the Hurricanes (4-2) run of nine wins on home turf and secures Perth (3-2) third position on the table midway through their season.<\/p>\n

Hobart missed the big hitting of Tim David who is out for the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

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