Jaipur: Opener Neil Broom produced a hurricane 117-run knock off just 56 balls as Otago Volts recorded a comprehensive 62-run win over Perth Scorchers in the Champions League T20, here on Wednesday.
Riding on Broom’s blistering ton, the Kiwi side posted the highest-ever total in tournament history as they reached mammoth 242 for four after being put into bat.
Apart from Broom’s breathtaking unbeaten knock, Ryan ten Doeschate tormented the Scorchers with his fiery 26-ball 66.
Broom and ten Doeschate rattled up a stunning 128-run partnership for the fourth wicket in just eight overs as they plundered 24 boundaries, including 10 sixes, between them.
The Australian side put up a brave fight but all they could manage was 180 for six, built around Hilton Cartwright’s unbeaten 69 and some superb batting by the lower-order.
Adam Voges (36), Ashton Turner (23) and Tom Triffitt (25) resisted for a while but that only reduced the defeat margin.
With this convincing win, Otago have extended their unbeaten streak to 14 matches, second only to Sialkot Stallions’ incredible 25 wins on the trot.
Broom butchered the Australian bowlers with his incredible knock as he hit nine fours and eight sixes.
Such was the impact of the Broom’s electrifying knock that Otago collected 94 runs in the last five overs.
Only Australian batsman David Warner (135 and 123), who has two centuries two his credit in CLT20, is ahead of Broom in the Champions League. Broom’s was only fifth hundred in CLT20. (PTI)
Brief scores:
Otago: 242/4, 20 overs (N Broom 117*, R ten Doeschate 66; J Paris 2-50)
Scorchers: 180/6, 20 overs (H Cartwright 68; I Butler 3-47)
