Australian cricketer enters record books with 309 off 140 balls
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- Blind national team player Steffan Nero betters 24-year benchmark
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Australian blind cricket team opener Steffan Nero has smashed a longstanding world record with an astonishing unbeaten 309 off 140 balls at the International Cricket Inclusion Series.
The wicketkeeper-batter's triple century broke the previous benchmark of 262 not out, set by Pakistan's Masood Jan at the 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup.
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