South African cricketer smashes 490 runs in 50-over game

When Shane Dadswell, a North West University batsman from South Africa, took to field one could have hardly imagined the merciless destruction that was about to take place. Dadswell ran riot has he smashed mammoth 490 runs in a 50-over match against Potch Dorp at the Witrand Oval on Sunday.

New Delhi: When Shane Dadswell, a North West University batsman from South Africa, took to field one could have hardly imagined the merciless destruction that was about to take place. Dadswell ran riot has he smashed mammoth 490 runs in a 50-over match against Potch Dorp at the Witrand Oval on Sunday.

Celebrating his 20th birthday, Dadswell opened the innings with Hanco Olivier and stitched a massive 194-run partnership before Olivier departed on 41 runs, the 20-year-old produced wondrously entertaining innings, plundering 57 sixes and 27 fours.

Insane batting in a 50-over club match in Potch. Is this ground the size of a postage stamp? And if CricInfo is to be believed, today is Dadswell's 20th birthday. pic.twitter.com/XwA2QzXkbK

— Ros Brodie (@ros_brodie) November 18, 2017

Interestingly, Dadswell 490 runs in just 151 balls at strike rate of whopping 325. The run riot helped North West University put up massive 677 runs in available 300 deliveries.