International Career
Hampshire's Australian county captain Shane Warne publicly highlighted Mascarenhas' tremendous ability and issued a call for him to be rewarded with selection in the England One Day International (ODI) team. On 13 September 2006 he wrote in The Times: "It amazes me that England have never given him a chance in the one-day side. He is the best finisher with the bat in all situations in the country and his bowling is clever and accurate".
He subsequently made his ODI début on the 1 July 2007 at Lord's versus the West Indies, scoring 2 runs and completing 4 overs for 18 runs. On 5 September 2007, in an ODI against India, he hit five consecutive sixes off the final five balls of England's innings, which were bowled by Yuvraj Singh. On 8 September 2007 he took 3/23 off 10 overs as England won the one-day series 4-3, on the same day he was also called up to England's ICC World Twenty20 squad as a replacement for Ryan Sidebottom. During England's one day series in New Zealand he hit 4 consecutive sixes against New Zealand in a Twenty20 match.
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