- South Africa’s dashing batsman Aiden Markram always remains in the headlines due to his stormy batting. Now he has played an explosive innings of 175 runs in 126 balls in the third ODI against the Netherlands and looted the match…
South Africa’s T20 captain Aiden Markram will be seen playing in the Lucknow team in IPL 2025. He was bought by Sanjiv Goenka in the mega auction for a base price of Rs 2 crore. This can prove to be a profitable deal for him. Because Markram is known for his stormy batting. He changes the course of the match in a few balls. Meanwhile, one of his innings which he played in the third ODI against the Netherlands is in discussion. During that time, Aiden Markram smashed 175 runs while thrashing the bowlers.
Aiden Markram played a stormy innings of 175 runs
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
If we talk about the most memorable innings played by Aiden Markram in ODIs, then the name of the Netherlands series will definitely come up. Because, the Netherlands team toured South Africa in the year 2023. During this, the ODI series was played. In the third ODI match of this series, Aiden Markram had a bad time with the bowlers of the visiting team. Yes, Aiden Markram opened the best innings of his career in ODI cricket and scored 175 runs in just 126 balls. In which 17 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes were also seen from his bat.
One of the highest and best innings
The first match is always very special for any player. But, the best innings cannot be forgotten either. Let us tell you that Aiden Markram has played 71 matches in ODI cricket. In which 3 centuries were seen from his bat. But, he played the highest and best innings of his career against the Netherlands which was seen from his bat in this match. He will never be able to forget this best innings of his 175 runs.
Became the Player of the Match by performing brilliantly with bat and ball
In this match, Aiden Markram showed his magic with both bat and ball. He scored 175 runs in the first batting. When captain Temba Bavuma handed him the ball to bowl, he took 3 wickets. Markram was also selected as the Player of the Match for this best performance. Let us tell you that Africa scored 370 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in this match. While the Netherlands collapsed at 224 runs and South Africa won this match by 146 runs.