In the warm-up match of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Australian team won the match against Namibia with coaching and support staff.
Under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh, Australia had only 9 players available in the line-up and they needed other players to complete the bowling innings. Hodge handled the fielding duties.
4 Among the coaching and support staff, George Bailey and fielding coach Andre Boruk remained on the field until the end of the bowling innings.
Despite taking 6 wickets for 50 in the 12th over, the Australian team failed to dismiss the entire Namibian team. Achieved.
This is the first time in the history of T20 World Cup warm-up matches that a team coaches and support staff played a match.
