Australia is on a tour of South Africa, and they are proving themselves to be in sublime form. They are ahead in the T20I series by 3-0. That is certainly a phenomenal record. Now they only need to ensure that they continue this performance throughout the tour. In that manner, they will be able to dominate and maintain good form for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023. Yesterday’s match between South Africa and Australia became even more exciting due to the magical 91-run knock of Travis Head. He scored almost half of the team’s score and ensured to make his team won without any difficulty.
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Great contribution of Travis Head
In a T20I format even getting a fifty is considered as a big score. However, Travis Head went on to score a brilliant 91 runs. He played with a phenomenal strike rate of 189.58. This ensured that his team would be able to achieve the target only in 17.5 overs.
- South Africa Batted first and they didn’t get the start that they wanted to get. Their first wicket fell at the team’s total of only 1 run, and the second wicket only at the score of 12.
- The 3rd wicket partnership was a healthy partnership, and it was 58 runs. R Hendricks and captain Markram took the score of the team from 12 to 70 runs.
- The next partnership was good too, as it took the score to 116 runs.
- The lower order of South Africa was not able to make a great contribution. The final score of the team was 190 runs.
- Australia while chasing the target lost the first wicket without putting a single score on board. Their score was 0-1 when Matthew Short got out.
- That is when Travis Head took the command of forming good partnerships with all the other batters. By the time Head got out the score was already 186 runs, and the team had won the match.
Travis Head’s Stats
- Runs – 91
- Balls – 48
- 4s – 8
- 6s – 6
- Strike rate – 189.58
This is certainly the best inning of the tour so far.
