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Will Malajczuk's 51-ball century helps Australia blow Japan away
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Australia 204 for 2 (Malajczuk 102, Samuel 60*, Parmar 1-35) beat Japan 201 for 8 (Tani-Kelly 79*, Cooray 3-31, Byrom 2-32) by eight wickets
The first over of the 202 chase set the tone for what followed as Australia cruised past Japan at the Under-19 World Cup in Windhoek. Will Malajczuk smashed Nikhil Pol for 14 runs, and never looked back, racing to a 23-ball fifty and a 51-ball hundred as Australia chased down the target with eight wickets and nearly 20 overs to spare to seal a Super Sixes berth.
By the time Japan finally got rid of Malajczuk, he had thumped 102 off 55 balls, with 12 fours and five sixes. He brought up his half-century midway through the sixth over, by which point Australia were already 66 for 0, with Malajczuk contributing 57 of those runs off 26 balls. At the other end, his opening partner Nitesh Samuel scored 7 from ten deliveries.
‘Incredible’ WA prodigy obliterates World Cup record as Aussies run riot in crushing win
Western Australian rising star Will Malajczuk produced a breathtaking display overnight, smashing the fastest hundred in Under 19 World Cup history to lead Australia to an eight-wicket win over Japan.
Chasing a modest target of 202, the left-handed prodigy dispatched 12 fours and five sixes on his way to triple figures in just 51 balls, in an innings that laid the foundation for the Aussies to win with 125 balls (20.5 overs) to spare in Namibia.
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Malajczuk smashes record-fastest century in Aussie win
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Will Malajczuk has battered the fastest hundred in Under-19 World Cup history as Australia thrashed Japan to confirm their place in the super sixes stage of the competition.
The West Australian raced to his ton in 51 balls hitting five sixes and 12 fours before being dismissed four deliveries later for 102.
By then Australia were well on course to overhaul's Japan's 8-201, which they went on to do so with eight wickets and 125 balls to spare.
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