Sydney: Tasmania state opener Ben Dunk scored the first double century in Australian domestic limited-overs cricket with 229 not out in a losing cause Saturday against Queensland.
Incredible game of cricket we have witnessed today but @qldcricket have got the points despite @bendunk51 's heroics #MatadorCup
— Cricket Tasmania (@crickettas) October 18, 2014Exactly 800 runs were scored in the match at North Sydney Oval, where the close boundaries often lead to high-scoring games.
800 runs, 33 sixes, many records and one epic run chase by Queensland! WATCH: http://t.co/LDyHzfDNfh #MatadorCup pic.twitter.com/9yHl4V9onn
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) October 18, 2014Dunk's total, leading Tasmania to 398-1 in its 50 overs, was the highest in the 46-year history of the competition. It eclipsed the previous record individual score of 197 set by New South Wales opener David Warner at the same venue last season.
The 27-year-old Queensland-born Dunk had 13 sixes in his 157-ball innings. Dunk and fellow opener Tim Paine (125) also set a record with 277 for any wicket in a domestic match.
Queensland, however, came back to win by seven wickets, scoring 402-3. Usman Khawaja picked up 166 runs and Chris Hartley added 142, with a 280-run partnership between the pair.
India's Virender Sehwag, who scored 219 against the West Indies on Dec. 8, 2011 at Indore, India, is the leading individual run-scorer in a 50-over international match.
