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Star Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis on August 14 (Sunday) became the second Aussie cricketer to accuse Pakistan's international fast-bowler Muhammad Hasnain of chucking. The incident took place during The Hundred's match between Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles when Stoinis was dismissed by Hasnain.&nbsp;The 32-year-old tried to send Hasnain's delivery over the fence but ended up handing a simple catch to Will Jacks at mid-off. As Stoinis started to make his way back to the pavilion, the all-rounder mimicked a chucking motion, thus accusing the Pakistan paceman of having an illegal bowling action.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Here's Marcus Stoinis signalling that Mohammad Hasnain was chucking! Ridiculous. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheHundred?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheHundred</a> <a href="https://t.co/8utAwbczYI">pic.twitter.com/8utAwbczYI</a>— Farid Khan 🇵🇰🇹🇷 (@_FaridKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/_FaridKhan/status/1558892616791498754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The 22-year-old Pakistan paceman has had a fair share of problems with his bowling action in what has been a nascent career so far. Earlier in the year, a Big Bash League (BBL) umpire reported Hasnain after the game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers.&nbsp;As a result, the right-arm pacer was found guilty of having an illegal action and breaching the ICC’s 15-degree limit for elbow extension. After tweaking his action post the incident, the 22-year-old was allowed to bowl again.&nbsp;The recent allegations against Hasnain also comes only a year after when he was first accused of having an illegal action by Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques during a Sydney Smash contest at the SCG. Henriques, at the time, shouted, “Nice throw, mate” to Hasnain after he unleashed a bouncer.&nbsp;"Right from the first game he played and through to the tournament, it seemed that there was a few question marks there," Henriques had told reporters last year.&nbsp;"I didn’t have the protractor out.&nbsp;"I guess from my point of view, we knew already it had been reported. I feel like the umpires are a little bit hamstrung in terms of what they can actually do on the cricket field because they’re so worried about backlash and public opinion.&nbsp;"I could definitely argue that what he was doing was not in the spirit of the game," the Aussie all-rounder added.&nbsp;Meanwhile, Stonis is being widely criticised for publicly accusing Hasnain of chucking and now faces the possibility of being slapped with disciplinary action for his controversial gesture.&nbsp;

Star Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis on August 14 (Sunday) became the second Aussie cricketer to accuse Pakistan's international fast-bowler Muhammad Hasnain of chucking.

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Marcus Stoinis sparks controversy, accuses Pakistan's fast bowler of chucking

The former World No.1 T20I batter Dawid Malan has sent a message to T20 franchises around the world with a quickfire 88 in the ongoing The Hundred. Malan who was not picked by any of the 10 franchises in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auctions, played a sensational knock for Trent Rockets against Faf du Plessis-led Northern Superchargers. &nbsp;Chasing a target of 153, openers Malan and Alex Hales dominated the Superchargers bowlers. On the seventh delivery of the match, Adam Hose dropped his catch at covers. Malan made Superchargers pay for the early mistake. He shared an 86-run opening partnership with Hales. Wicketkeeper-batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore's wicket did not have an effect on his scoring rate either. &nbsp;Malan got to his half-century off the 68th delivery of the match. The southpaw accelerated in the slog overs and did not let the game go too deep. He guided Rockets to the victory with a reverse sweep off Ben Raine. Rockets won the game by seven wickets with six balls to spare. Malan’s match-winning includes 11 fours and three sixes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Is there a more pleasant batsman to watch than Dawid Malan currently.? Smashes 88* off just 49...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheHundred?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheHundred</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Malan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Malan</a> <a href="https://t.co/5TyNWEhIvR">pic.twitter.com/5TyNWEhIvR</a>— OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneCricketApp/status/1557298023830802432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;Malan was not impressive in the three-T20I series against South Africa at home. He registered two single-digit scores in the series. He did well in the first of three T20Is with a 43-run knock off just 23 deliveries. Earlier, against India, Malan top-scored with a 77-run knock in the third T20I. It was the only T20I which the hosts won despite Suryakumar Yadav’s maiden T20I century. &nbsp;Before going unsold in IPL 2022 mega auctions, the 34-year-old was picked for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore by Punjab Kings (PBKS). Despite being then-no.1 T20I batter on the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, he did not get enough game time.&nbsp; &nbsp;Malan only played one IPL game in 2021, in which he scored 26 runs. In the presence of openers like Chris Gayle, then-spinner KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, Malan had to warm the benches.&nbsp; &nbsp;Overall, Malan has scored 7,277 runs from 264 innings at an average of 32.24 including five centuries and 44 half-centuries.

Ignored by Punjab Kings after just 1 game, English batter smashes 49-ball 88 in The Hundred

Moeen Ali's Birmingham Phoenix suffered a new low in the history of The Hundred Men's competition. In the ongoing season, Phoenix were bundled out for a total of 75, the lowest score in the tournament. &nbsp;Chasing 155, Phoenix lost two quick wickets in the first over. Tom Hartley removed opener Miles Hammond and skipper Ali within first five deliveries.&nbsp; &nbsp;Will Smeed looked determined despite the early wickets but Chris Benjamin did not provide the apt support from the other end. Benjamin got run out trying to sneak a quick single. Smeed's lone battle came to an end as well in the same over. The young opener top-scored with 31 runs off 17 deliveries. &nbsp;From 54/3, Phoenix lost seven more wickets for just 20 runs. No other batter could score in double digits. Seasoned T20 batter Matthew Wade did not make a mark either and fell to spinner Matthew Parkinson.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/coCqBasYek8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> &nbsp;Hartley and Joshua Little combined their forces to mop up the tail quickly and help Manchester Originals win by a huge margin by 79 runs.&nbsp; &nbsp;Interestingly, in the previous season Phoenix got out all out for 87 against Originals, their previous lowest total. &nbsp;In the first innings, Philip Salt dominated the proceedings and scored a 38-ball 56. Kane Richardson got rid of both openers whereas Benny Howell took three wickets. No other Phoenix bowler managed to take a wicket in the innings as Originals posted a challenging total of 154/6. &nbsp;After the big loss, Phoenix are placed fifth on the points table. Their NRR has taken a big hit and now reads -0.143. On the other hand, Originals are placed third on the table. Also, the Laurie Evans-led side has the best NRR of +1.151. &nbsp;Phoenix face London Spirit in the must-win encounter on August 30. Not only they need to win the game but by a fine margin as well to qualify for the eliminator.

Moeen Ali's Birmingham Phoenix suffered a new low in the history of The Hundred Men's competition.

Moeen Ali's team bags embarrassing record in The Hundred, give Birmingham Phoenix fans Deja Vu moment

West Indies' former star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has achieved a rare milestone in T20 cricket and registered his name in the record book to become the first player to snare 600 wickets in T20 cricket history. Bravo, who is playing for Northern Superchargers in the ongoing Men's Hundred tournament, achieved this feat in a match against Oval Invincibles on August 11 (Thursday).&nbsp;Bravo, who has already called it quits to International cricket, dismissed Oval Invincibles' batsman Rilee Rossouw for this unprecedented milestone.The T20 veteran all-rounder has dismissed the highest number of batters in the shortest format of the game. The second in the list of players with the most wickets in T20s is Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, who is yet to reach 500 and has a total of 466 wickets to his name from 339 matches.During his career, Bravo has represented more than 25 teams in T20s since making his debut against New Zealand in Auckland on February 16, 2006. The right-arm medium has picked up 78 wickets in 91 matches for West Indies, and the rest of the 522 wickets came when he represented various other sides in domestic and franchise cricket leagues around the world.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">DJ Wale Bravo got 600 wickets. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/t20i?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#t20i</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheHundred?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheHundred</a> <a href="https://t.co/WBHRu6FLgy">pic.twitter.com/WBHRu6FLgy</a>— Salman Sikandar (@SALSIKandar) <a href="https://twitter.com/SALSIKandar/status/1557770988632391682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Bravo won T20 World Cup titles with the West Indies team before retiring from international cricket. Bravo is also the leading wicket-taker in the IPL's history.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bravo has dismissed 183 batters in 161 IPL matches while representing four-time champions Chennai Super Kings and has twice won the Purple Cap, which is awarded to the highest wicket-taker of the season. In the 2022 edition of the IPL, which took place across four venues in Maharashtra and then the playoffs in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, Bravo broke Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga’s record to take the numero uno position in the highest wicket-takers list.&nbsp;Talking about the match, the Oval Invincibles won the toss and decided to field first earlier in the day. The Northern Superchargers finished with 157 runs scored in their 100 balls thanks to an opening batsman’s 33-ball 79. For the Invincibles, Sunil Narine bowled an outstanding spell of 3/11.&nbsp;Sam Curran and Jordan Cox’s 67-run partnership helped Oval, which was chasing 158 for victory, get back into the game after falling to 21/3. Curran took the attacking stance and scored 60 runs off just 39 pitches. He hit two fours and five sixes in his knock.

Former West Indies star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has achieved a rare milestone in T20 cricket and has entered the record books to become the first player to take 600 wickets in T20 cricket history.

The Hundred: Dwayne Bravo becomes first cricketer to achieve this sensational milestone in T20s

Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) star all-rounder Andre Russell displayed his exemplary pinch-hitting skills to partner with Jos Buttler and help Manchester Manchester Originals to a victory over Southern Brave in The Hundred on Thursday, August 18. Buttler and Russell both hit over 60 runs apiece as the Originals' commanding first innings set an unassailable total for the Brave.&nbsp;The duo put on a 51-run partnership of just 24 balls before Buttler was dismissed by Michael Hogan for 68 runs off 42 balls. His innings included three fours and five sixes, and England's white-ball skipper smashed the ball at a rate of 161.90. But the real hero on the night was the West Indies Andre Russell, whose 23 ball-64 helped his team to an unassailable target of 188 runs and lost just three wickets.&nbsp;Russell smacked 11 boundaries and displayed his true ball-hitting prowess in the tail end of their innings as the Originals demolished the previous best team score in the Men's Hundred at the Ageas Bowl, recording the fourth-highest men's score in the entire competition.&nbsp;And this is not the only contribution that Russell did for his team during their match. Their opponents were bowled out for 120 runs, led by Paul Walter, who claimed a hat-trick of wickets. Tristan Stubbs and Matt Parkinson took a pair each. Russell also bagged a wicket, dismissing the dangerous but out-of-form Tim David.&nbsp;Openers for the Brave, Quinton De Kock, and James Vince started well with a quick 36 runs off 17 balls before Sean Abbott dismissed Vince with a stunning one-handed return catch. Then, Marcus Stoinis came to the crease but did not last long in his final outing for the Brave, sweeping straight to square-leg off Tom Hartley.&nbsp;Tristan Stubbs dismissed Alex Davies and claimed the key wicket of De Kock three balls later to effectively end the Brave's chances of an all-important history that might have saved their season. Defending champions Brave have just one win in their opening five matches of The Hundred, and their disappointing home defeat to the Originals all but ends their chances of securing the title for a second consecutive season.

Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) star all-rounder Andre Russell displayed his exemplary pinch-hitting skills to partner with Jos Buttler and help Manchester Manchester Originals to a victory over Southern Brave in The Hundred on Thursday, August 18.

KKR's pinch hitter continues ball-smashing form in The Hundred with 23 ball-64

On what was a record-breaking day in The Hundred's history, Will Jacks of the Oval Invincibles smashed only the second century of the competition and registered the highest-ever score in the tournament's history during the second game of Sunday's double-header against the Southern Brave at the Kennington Oval in London.&nbsp;The 23-year-old reached the milestone in style as he dispatched Rehan Ahmed's delivery into the stands. The English right-handed batter also recorded the fastest century in The Hundred's history by reaching the three-figure mark in just 47 balls.&nbsp;Jacks' stupendous knock of 108 not out off 48 balls helped the Invincibles chase down the target of 138 runs in just 82 balls with seven wickets to spare. The Englishman ended the game in supreme fashion by smacking successive sixes off Ahmed's bowling.&nbsp;In his entertaining innings, the 23-year-old bludgeoned 10 fours and eight sixes as he toyed with the Brave's bowlers and smacked them to all corners for the ground. To give some perspective to Jacks' stunning knock, the right-handed batter scored 81.48% (88 runs) of his total runs through boundaries.&nbsp;While the first edition of The Hundred didn't witness any century, the ongoing edition has already seen two batters reach the three-figure mark in the competition. Earlier in the week, Birmingham Phoenix's Will Smeed recorded the first-ever century in The Hundred when he played a match-winning knock of 101 not out in 50 balls against the Southern Brave.&nbsp;Rossington lights up Headingley&nbsp;Before Jacks' masterclass on Sunday, it was carnage from the willow of Adam Rossington that garnered all the headlines. The London Spirit's opening batter unleashed a flurry of sixes against Northern Superchargers and registered the fastest-ever half-century in the competition's history.&nbsp;After reaching the milestone in just 15 balls, the wicketkeeper-batter continued his onslaught before being caught by Craig Miles off van der Merwe's bowling. The 29-year-old played a blazing knock of 66 runs in 25 balls and helped London Spirit register their fourth consecutive win of the campaign.&nbsp;In his explosive knock, Rossington smashed three fours and seven sixes as London Spirit chased down the target of 144 runs in just 44 balls with seven wickets in the tank. As a result of this resounding victory, the London Spirit consolidated their position at the top of the points table with four wins in as many matches.&nbsp;

On what was a record-breaking day in The Hundred's history, Will Jacks of the Oval Invincibles smashed only the second century of the competition and registered the highest-ever score in the tournament's history during the second game of Sunday's double-header against the Southern Brave at the Kennington Oval in London.

Records fall like ninepins as Adam Rossington and Will Jacks create history in The Hundred

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