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Sydney [Australia], January 5 (ANI): Beau Webster had a debut to remember in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Replacing Mitchell Marsh in the Australian squad, Webster made an instant impact with both bat and ball, playing a crucial role in Australia's 3-1 series victory, reclaiming the trophy after a 10-year wait.
The all-rounder bowled 17 overs, providing much-needed support to the pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Scott Boland. He also claimed the key wicket of Indian opener Shubman Gill. With the bat, Webster impressed with scores of 57 and an unbeaten 39*, finishing the game in style by hitting the winning runs for Australia.
Reflecting on his debut, Webster said, "It definitely wasn't looking like that a few days ago... it's been a hell of a game. I probably couldn't ask for much more on day two. It was a hell of a fixture. It was a great crowd, great atmosphere, and three days there was great," as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Webster spoke about his mindset when walking out to bat with three wickets down.
"I was sort of counting down the runs a little bit in lots of 10 there. I was hoping under 50 might be alright. But no, I was pretty confident. He's [Head] a good player. We had a few behind us as well. So pretty confident in the whole chase," he shared.
On hitting the winning shot, Webster added, "Yeah, I just said to Head that I was going to go no matter what ball. I was going to try and flog it, and I'll leave it up to him in the over. So glad I got a good connection and I went to the boundary."
The debutant described the experience as surreal, saying, "Yeah, it is pretty surreal to be honest. It probably hasn't sunk in. It's been a nice couple of weeks just to be around the lads throughout the whole series and then to get a chance in the last one was a little bit unexpected, but I was stoked and I think I was ready, and today showed that I still do have the game. They can go to the high level, and hopefully, I can play a few more knocks."
Webster also appreciated the electrifying atmosphere in Sydney, saying, "The whole series has been really well supported and just every time you are hitting a four, you're taking a wicket... that noise. It's infectious, it's great. It makes you want to be in the team and have that success. So it couldn't have been better."
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