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9 - Cameron Green has hit 9 sixes in the #WIvAUS T20I series, the equal 5th most by an Australian batter in a bilateral men's series. Cannon. 14 - Finch vs England in 2013 13 - Maxwell vs SL in 2016 11 - Maxwell vs India in 2019 10 - M Marsh vs WI in 2021 9 - Green vs WI in 2025

4 - Tim Seifert's 75 against Zimbabwe yesterday is his fourth 50+ score as an opening batter in T20Is outside New Zealand, the joint-second most of any @BLACKCAPS player (also Brendon McCullum - 4) behind only Martin Guptill (7). Adaptable. #CricketNation #ZIMvNZ

3 - Fraser McReight won three turnovers in last weekend’s opening Test, the second time he’s won as many as three in a game for the @Wallabies, after winning four against Andy Farrell’s Ireland side last November; no Tier 1 player has won as many jackal turnovers as McReight…
Our team. Your team 🦘 Read more: wallabies.rugby/news/wallabies… #Wallabies #LionsTour2025
7 - @SydUtd58FC recorded their seventh victory in #AustraliaCup Round of 32 with their 1-0 result against Northern Tigers FC last night; it's the most wins of any member federation team at this stage in the history of the tournament. Benchmark. #MagicOfTheCup


1979 - Two players aged 40+ (Stan Wawrinka and Venus Wiliams) have won ATP and WTA-level matches in the same week for the first time since Ken Rosewall (Brisbane) and Renee Richards (Phoenix) in October 1979. Vintage. @atptour @ATPMediaInfo @WTA @WTA_insider
236.4 - Only 2 players have scored 65+ runs & recorded a higher batting strike rate in a men's T20I innings for @CricketAus than Josh Inglis today (78*, 236.4 SR). Whack. #WIvAUS Travis Head (80, 320 SR v Scotland - 4 Sep 2024) Aaron Finch (156, 247.6 SR v Eng - 29 Aug 2013)

131 - Cameron Green & Josh Inglis' 131-run stand in #WIvAUS is the biggest 3rd-wicket partnership for Australia in men's T20I history. Timber.

4 - Denis Daluri (@NunaCityFC) provided four assists in #AustraliaCup last night - the joint-most of any player in a match (Rd of 32 onwards) in the history of the tournament (also Taras Gomulka - 4 for Perth Glory v Melbourne City FC, 3 Aug 2024). Visionary. #MagicOfTheCup

6 - Manyluak Aguek (Avondale FC) scored two goals & provided two assists in #AustraliaCup last night - the sixth player to log more than one in each category in a match in the history of the tournament (Rd of 32 onwards). Superb. #MagicOfTheCup

18 - Charlie Gamble made 18 tackles for the First Nations & Pasifika XV against @lionsofficial, equaling the most of any player in a game without a missed tackle against the Lions on Opta record. Glue. #Lions2025

31 - Nishan Velupillay (@gomvfc) was directly involved in 31 shot ending sequences in open play in the 2024 @AustraliaCup - five more than any other player in the tournament. MVP. #AustraliaCup #MagicOfTheCup

10 - @wswanderersfc recorded 10 shots from high turnovers in the 2024 @AustraliaCup - three more than any other team via this method. Counterattack. #WSW #AustraliaCup #MagicOfTheCup

999 - The @NRL_Bulldogs currently sit on 999 wins in #NRL premiership history and will join the Roosters (1,269 wins) and Rabbitohs (1,192) as the only teams with 1,000 wins the next time they taste victory. Grand.

11 - Isaiya Katoa (@dolphinsnrl) has made 11 line engaging runs per game in the 2025 #NRL season - 3 per game more than any other player & the only one to average 10+ in this category in the campaign; in addition, his 8,240 kick metres is the most of any player. Variety.

50+ - Alexis Tauaneai (60 runs, 96 tackles) is one of only two players to have made 50+ runs and 50+ tackles in the 2025 #NRLW season (also Jessika Elliston). Motor.

5 - The @WestsTigers' 21-20 win in #NRLTigersTitans was their fifth win by a 1pt margin since the beginning of the 2022 NRL season, the equal most of any team despite their 21 total wins in that time being the fewest of any team. Arrhythmia.

4 - Mitch Owen is only the 4th @CricketAus player to score 50+ runs in their T20I debut with his half-century today vs West Indies. Club. #WIvAUS Ricky Ponting (98* v NZ, 17 Feb 2005) Karen Rolton (96* v Eng, 2 Sep 2005) David Warner (89 v SA, 11 Jan 2009)

17 - Nicholas Champion de Crespigny (@wallabies) made 17/17 tackles vs B&I Lions on Saturday, the 2nd most of any player with a 100% success rate in a game vs Lions since Opta began collecting this data in 2009 (James Moore - 18/18 for Japan, 26 June 2021). Debut. #Wallabies

20y 320d - Since the beginning of 2011, only Jordie Barrett (20y 141d for New Zealand, 8 July 2017) has been younger & scored a try in a Test against the B&I Lions than Max Jorgensen (20y 320d) for @wallabies on Saturday. Capitalised. #Wallabies #LionsTour2025

15 - Ardie Savea broke 15 tackles in the #NZLvFRA Test series, nearly twice as many as any other player. Momentum. #NZLvFRA
