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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 10h

90 - Only Ashleigh Gardner (114 - 9 Dec 2017), Lizelle Lee (102* - 1 Dec 2018) & Ellyse Perry (91* - 9 Dec 2017) have recorded higher scores on the first day of a WBBL season than Danni Wyatt-Hodge this evening (90 for Hobart Hurricanes). Chased.

#WBBL11 #TasmaniasTeam

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 10h

4 - Brisbane Roar FC's 3-0 win today is their 4th consecutive clean sheet in Queensland in the A-League Men; it's their joint-longest run without conceding a goal in their home state in the history of the competition, alongside a 4-game run from Jan to Aug in 2010. Roaring.

#BRIvNEW

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 16h

3 - Only Shabnim Ismail (2.5 econ, 3 wickets vs Stars - 2 Jan 2016) has taken 3+ wickets & recorded a better bowling economy rate for Melbourne Renegades than Georgia Wareham today (3 econ, 3 wickets) in WBBL history. Efficient.

#WBBL11 #GETONRED

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 18h

4 - Only Melbourne Victory (6-0 vs MCY, 10 Jan 2021) & Western Sydney Wanderers FC (5-0 vs SYD, 20 Dec 2019) have recorded bigger winning margins against the reigning A-League Women Champions than Melbourne City FC's 4-0 win vs CCM yesterday. Statement.

#MCYvCCM #ALW #ALeagues

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 18h

2023 - Prior to Auckland FC yesterday, the last away team to win an A-League Men match despite receiving more than one red card on the day was Wellington Phoenix on 7 Jan 2023 (1-0 vs Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium). Reverse.

#WELvAKL #ALeagues #ALM

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 3d

99 - Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) made more passes (99) & carries (33) than any other player in Round 1 of the 2025/26 A-League Women season. Constant.

#ALW #ALeagues

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 3d

10 - 10 goals have been scored from outside the box in the 2025/26 A-League Men season - the most at this stage of a campaign (Round 1-3) since Opta began collecting the data in the 2012/13 season. Audacious.

#ALM #ALeagues

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 4d

55* - Mitchell Santner's (New Zealand) 55* tonight is the 3rd highest score batting at No.8 or lower without being dismissed in men's T20I history (amongst players from Test playing nations). Valiant. #NZvWI

84* - Isuru Udana (22 Mar 2019 for SL)
57* - Simi Singh (12 June 2018 for IRE)

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 5d

13 - Only Souffian El Karouani (23 for FC Utrecht) & Joey Veerman (14 for PSV) have created more scoring chances from set plays in the 2025/26 Dutch Eredivisie than Ajdin Hrustic (13 for Heracles Almelo). Outstanding.

#Socceroos #SocceroosAbroad

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 6d

101 - Marnus Labuschagne's 101 today is his third century in the 2025/26 #OneDayCup season - it's already the joint-most hundreds by any #QLDBulls player in a single season in the history of the tournament. Ascended.

Stuart Law (3 in 1993/94)
Matthew Hayden (3 in 1999/2000)

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 10d

10 - Auckland FC have made 10 shots on target from outside the box this A-League Men season, twice as many as any other team; in fact, four of their last seven goals in the competition have come from outside the box. Lob.

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · 10d

1,870 - Cameron Bancroft has scored 1,870 runs against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield, more than any other player since he debuted in the 2013/14 season. Handle.

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · Oct 8

58 - Ardie Savea is the Opta Index Player of the Tournament for #TheRugbyChampionship2025, ranking 2nd in carries (58), 3rd in tackles (76), and 2nd in turnovers won (6), as well as being one of only two players to play all 480 minutes (also Juan Cruz Mallia). Rock.

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · Oct 8

187 - Lizelle Lee's 187 runs in the #WNCL today are the second-most in an innings in competition history and just three shy of Meg Lanning's record 190 runs in October 2016 - both innings were in matches between Victoria and Tasmania. Worldwide.

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · Oct 6

3 - Counties Manukau's 49-41 victory vs Tasman yesterday was the third #BunningsNPC match in 2025 with an aggregate score of 90+ points; only the 2017 (4) & 2002 (4) seasons have had more such matches since the beginning of 2000. Exhilarating.

OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · Oct 4

64.4% - Mitchell Marsh scored 64.4% of Australia's runs this evening (103/160); it's the second-best rate of any player to record 100+ in an innings for Aus in men's T20I history (Aaron Finch - 75.1%, 172/229 vs Zimbabwe on 3 July 2018). Carried.

#NZvAUS

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OptaJason @optajason.optajoe.com · Oct 4

25y 268d - The average age of Heidelberg United FC's starting XI tonight is 25y 268d; only Adelaide United (25y 29d - 23 Oct 2019 vs MCY) & Central Coast Mariners (25y 255d - 5 Feb 2022 vs MVC) have been younger in a #AustraliaCup Final since the tournament returned in 2014. Heroes.