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Phillip Hughes Blasts 202* to Set Australian Record
Phillip Hughes, who was dropped from Australia's first XI last year, hit a six off the last ball of the innings to raise his double-century. It was the highest score by an Australian batsman in a List A one-day game, beating David Warner's 197 for New South Wales against Victoria last October.
- Associated Press
- Updated: July 29, 2014 06:06 PM IST
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File pic: Hughes became the first Australian batsman to score a List A double hundred.
Phillip Hughes set a domestic batting record when he plundered an unbeaten 202 in Australia A's one-day game against South Africa A on Tuesday.
Hughes, who was dropped from Australia's first XI last year, hit a six off the last ball of the innings to raise his double-century. It was the highest score by an Australian batsman in a List A one-day game, beating David Warner's 197 for New South Wales against Victoria last October.
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The 25-year-old lefthander averages 32.65 in 26 Tests and 36.66, with two centuries and a high of 138 not out, in 20 ODIs.
His 202 against South Africa's second-string lineup came off 151 balls and contained 18 boundaries and six sixes.
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