Top 3 batting performances of George Bailey in ODIs 

Former Australian batter and skipper George Bailey turns a year older. George Bailey started out as a bright young talent who could score runs at a quick pace. His batting in the middle-order served Australia well during the 2010’s. George Bailey also served as a more than handy skipper as he led the Kangaroos whenever Michael Clarke wasn’t around. 

The right-handed batter made his ODI debut in 2012 at the age of 29. In his very first match, Bailey was given the man of the match for his performance against West Indies. Bailey scored 48 runs with the bat and also claimed three crucial catches to help his team win the game. His final ODI game was 4 years later against New Zealand where he scored 23 with the bat. 

George Bailey played a total of 90 ODI matches and scored 3044 runs with 3 centuries and 22 fifties. His career average read 40.58 with a strike rate of 83 and made him one of the most underrated players for Australia. 

Here are George Bailey’s top 3 performances in ODI cricket 

3-112 vs India -Perth -2016

The start of the 2016 saw India visit Australia for a short ODI and T20I series. During the 1st ODI in Perth, India had scored 309 from 50 overs thanks to Rohit Sharma’s 171 off 163 balls. Former India skipper Virat Kohli had done well to score 91 off 97 balls. In reply Australia were 21/2 at one stage but Steve Smith and Geroge Bailey then added 242 runs for the third wicket. Bailey scored 112 off 120 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes as the home team won by 4 wickets with Steve Smith top scoring with 149.

2- 125* vs West Indies – Perth -2013 

The year 2013 was special for George Bailey as he had a dream run with the bat. During the ODI versus West Indies the batter scored an unbeaten 125 off 110 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. This helped Australia score 266 on the board with the next best score being 39 by James Faulkner. West Indies were all out for 212 as Kieran Powell scored 83 and Starc picked a fifer while Maxwell picked 4 wickets

1- 156 vs India – Nagpur 

During the 2013 India vs Australia ODI series, runs were easy to come by on the flat batting wickets of India. During the 6th ODI in Nagpur, Australia led by George Bailey batted first and scored a massive 351 runs. Shane Watson scored 102 off 94 balls but the star of the show was Geroge Bailey. The Aussie skipper hit 156 off 114 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes. India went onto win the game with Rohit Sharma scoring 79 off 89 balls. Shikhar Dhawan scored a century off 102 balls with 11 fours before falling to Faulkner. Virat Kohli was the best batter for India as he was not out on 115 off 66 balls with 18 fours and 2 sixes as the Indian side won by 6 wickets with 3 balls to spare. 

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