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Mahli Beardman creates history in sensational ODI debut

Friday, 13-Nov-2026 ● 16 hrs ago
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Australian youngster Mahli Beardman made a sensational debut, producing a spectacular bowling performance during his ODI debut against England in Perth on Friday. The young pacer ripped through England’s batting lineup to bowl England out for 131. He returned with incredible figures of 6-24. Joe Root and Harry Brook were among those dismissed by Beardman.

With these figures, Beardman became only the second Australian male cricketer to take five or more wickets in his first ODI appearance. More significantly, his six-wicket haul surpassed every previous bowling performance by an Australian male on an ODI debut. 

Best ODI figures on debut for Australia men

Mahli Beardman - 6-24 v England - Perth today

Tony Dodemaide - 5-21 v Sri Lanka - WACA 1988

Xavier Bartlett - 4-17 v West Indies - MCG 2024

Stuart MacGill - 4-19 v Pakistan - SCG 2000

Carl Rackemann - 4-39 v New Zealand - MCG 1983



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