Cooper Connolly was on fire for Australia in the third ODI against South Africa. In the match played at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on Sunday (August 24), the 22-year-old leg spinner bowled six overs after Australia posted a total of 431/2 in 50 overs and picked up five wickets for 22 runs. The fifer by Connolly in the last match of the bilateral series helped him break the record of best bowling figures by a spinner in ODIs for Australia.
Cooper Connolly dismissed 5 South African batters for 22 runs in six overs on Sunday, August 24, 2025, in Mackay. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Brad Hogg accounted for the dismissal of five West Indies batters for 32 runs in 10 overs on January 14, 2005, in Melbourne. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Shane Warne bowled 9.3 overs against the West Indies in Sydney on December 8, 1996, and picked up five wickets for 33 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Michael Clarke finished with figures of 5/35 in 7.5 overs against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on February 22, 2004. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Adam Zampa dismissed 5 New Zealand batters for 35 runs in nine overs on September 8, 2022, in Cairns. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Brad Hogg picked up 5 wickets for 41 runs in 9.3 overs against Sri Lanka on February 20, 2004, in Dambulla. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Darren Lehmann finished with figures of 4 for 7 in 4.3 overs against Zimbabwe in Harare on May 27, 2004. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Adam Zampa picked up 4 wickets for 8 runs in three overs against the Netherlands in Delhi on October 25, 2023. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Shane Warne dismissed four Kiwi batters for 19 runs in 10 overs on December 16, 1993, in Melbourne. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Stuart MacGill picked up 4 wickets for 19 runs in 10 overs against Pakistan in Sydney on January 19, 2000. (Picture Credit: AFP)
