Highlights: Brendon McCullum’s fastest Test Century
Brendon McCullum’s fastest Test century in 54 balls
Captain McCullum walked in to bat at 32/3 after New Zealand was put in to bat by Aussie captain Steven Smith. McCullum counter attacked the Aussie bowlers going after each and every bowler he got to face against. He put on a 179 run partnership with Corey Anderson for the 5th wicket. The score read 253/5 at his departure.
McCullum smashed 145 runs in 79 balls with the help of 21 fours and 6 sixes – A strike rate of 183.54.
The Kiwi captain raced to his century in just 54 balls – breaking the joint world record held by Sir Vivian Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq in 56 balls.
This was Brendon McCullum’s farewell Test!
Fixture: New Zealand v Australia 2nd Test, Feb 20-24, 2016 – Christchurch
Match Summary
New Zealand 1st innings: 370 – Brendon McCullum 145 – Corey Anderson 72 – Nathan Lyon 3-61
Australia 1st innings: 505 – Joe Burns 170 – Steve Smith 138 – Neil Wagner 6-106
New Zealand 2nd innings: 335 – Kane Williamson 97 – Matt Henry 56 – Jackson Bird 5-59
Australia 2nd innings: 201/3 – Joe Burns 65 – Steve Smith 53*
Australia won by 7 wickets – clinched the series 2-0
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