- John Hastings – 6-45 vs Sri Lanka, Dambulla:
The brawny pacer from Victoria had an excellent 2016 as he emerged as Australia’s leading pacer in terms of wickets taken. Hastings is not a typical Australian pacer who will knock over the batsman with express pace and bounce. Rather, he is a candidate who relies heavily on accuracy and pitching the heavy ball. His moment to savor came against Sri Lanka at Dambulla this year where he grabbed a well-deserved six-wicket haul. Hastings began by dismantling the top order with early strikes and ended up dismissing the lower-order to ensure that the Sri Lankans were restricted to a below par total. Courtesy his performance, Australian won the game quite comfortably with 19 overs to spare.