DJ Bravo one-handed six: The veteran West Indian all-rounder made full use of a batting promotion at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
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During the second T20I of the ongoing Australia’s tour of West Indies in St Lucia, veteran West Indies all-rounder didn’t let a batting promotion go waste scoring a brilliant 47* (34) with the help of a four and three sixes.
Batting as high as No. 5 after half-a-decade, Bravo put together a 103-run partnership for the fourth wicket alongside Shimron Hetmyer (61) to power as it played a primary role in propelling West Indies to 196/4 in 20 overs after Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to field.
It is worth mentioning that this is also Bravo’s highest score since making his T20I comeback last year. In eight T20I innings since the start of 2020, Bravo had scored a paltry 33 runs at an average and strike rate of 6.60 and 80.48 respectively.
A significant highlight of Bravo’s innings in Gros Islet was him thumping Australia all-rounder Ashton Agar for a six over the deep square leg region as the hosts surpassed the 100-run mark.
In what was a rank short delivery, Bravo put on display an astounding one-handed six which went over the roof at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
Talking about the Australian bowlers, the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Agar and Josh Hazlewood picked a wicket apiece in an otherwise disappointing performance.
DJ Bravo one-handed six vs Australia
The West Indies bring up 100 with a beautiful one-handed six!
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How Twitterati reacted:
How shocked were you seeing @DJBravo47 come in at #5️⃣ ? 🏏
The last time he played at #5️⃣ in T20Is was against Pakistan back in 2016 (Scored 11 Runs)!
But tonight…⬇️⬇️⬇️😉 pic.twitter.com/wATaD8TGJ5
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 11, 2021
DJ Bravo, who wears jersey no. 47 scored 47* while batting at 5 which now becomes his 5th highest T20I career score. Playing his 34th T20I match at home, he faced 34 balls as well.#WIvAUS
— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) July 11, 2021
SO good to see DJ Bravo come in at 5 and play a proper knock. Nostalgia!😍 #WIvAUS
— Hussnain Magsi (@Husnain_a_Magsi) July 11, 2021
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