‘6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6..’ Travis Head, who is satisfying the hunger of many lives, pounced on this team like a hungry lion, scored a double century in just 114 balls.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|27-09-2024

Travis Head: If there is one batsman who is being praised the most in modern day cricket, it is Australia's opening batsman Travis Head. For the last one year, this left-handed batsman has made waves in all three formats of international cricket and in different leagues around the world.

This 30 year old player has created a fear among all the bowlers of the world. However, let us tell you that before making his name in international cricket, he has proved his talent in domestic cricket. In the year 2021, Head created a sensation in the cricket world by scoring a double century in just 114 balls. Today in this article we are going to discuss about that innings. Let us know in detail.

When Travis Head scored a stormy double century

Travis Head

Actually this incident happened on October 13, 2021. Marsh Cup was going on under domestic cricket in Australia. The teams of South Australia and Queensland were face to face. This match became historic because of the double century of Travis Head.

The left-handed batsman achieved this feat in just 114 balls, which is amazing in itself. Head scored 230 runs in 127 balls before getting out. His innings included 28 fours and 8 sixes. During this inning, Travis Head had thrashed the bowlers at a strike rate of 181.10. After this innings, he started getting more opportunities in the Australian team. What happened after this is known to the whole world.

The condition of this match was like this

If we talk about this match, South Australia had decided to bat first after winning the toss. Due to rain, the umpires reduced the match to 48-48 overs. Batting first, South Australia team scored a huge score of 391 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 48 overs.

Travis Head had scored the most runs. In response, Queensland was limited to 312 runs in 40.3 overs. South Australia won the match by 67 runs.

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