Travis Head: ODI series is being played between Australia and England. The first ODI between the two teams was played on 19 September. In this match, thanks to Travis Head’s explosive century, not only did Australia achieve the difficult target of 316 runs but also recorded a record 13th consecutive win in ODI cricket.
In the match held at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, batting first, scored 315 runs in 49.4 overs thanks to Ben Duckett’s 95 and Will Jack’s 62 runs. The spinners bowled brilliantly for Australia where Adam Zampa and Marnus Labuschagne took 3-3 wickets.
In response to England’s 315 runs, Australia’s innings started very poorly and they got the first blow in the form of Mitchell Marsh in the fourth over. However, after this Travis Head stood firmly at one end with Marnus Labuschagne and attacked the English bowlers in such a way that the target of 316 runs was crossed in just 44 overs.
Travis Head: Travis Head batted brilliantly
Travis Head played an unbeaten innings of 154 runs with the help of 20 fours and 5 sixes in just 129 balls. Head scored more than 150 runs for the second time in ODIs against England. In this way he became the first batsman in the world to score more than 150 runs against England in ODI cricket.
This is Head’s best score in ODIs. He had earlier played an innings of 152 against England in Melbourne in November 2022. Due to this brilliant batting, he got the ‘Man of the Match’ award.
How did Australia win this difficult match?
While receiving the award, the legendary batsman talked about Australia’s performance and how they overcame difficult conditions at the start of the run chase to win the match. Head said in the presentation ceremony after the match:
“Jofra Archer bowled lethally in the beginning, I was lucky not to get out. I am happy that I took the game forward. This wicket is very good. I think it was difficult to give the team a start and we somehow managed to save wickets. But after that we caught our rhythm and achieved the difficult target easily. The atmosphere here is good and I enjoy playing for my teammates. I have worked very hard and it is visible in my game.