ENG vs AUS | Twitter stunned as Head goes 'bang, bang, thank you Sam' in blockbuster 30-run over
Being consistently entertaining at the international level is an art in itself but doing it consistently against the top teams is simply defying all realms of possibilities. Yet, Travis Head continues to prove everyone wrong, as he smashed Sam Curran for 30 runs in the opening T20I on Wednesday.
āEngland and Australia assmebled at the Rose Bowl in Southampton under dark clouds and first-time national team captain Phil Salt wasted no time is choosing to bowl first. He had little idea of the storm that awaited at the other end, intimated by two maximums by Matthew Short in the second over and three boundaries from Head in the third.Ā The men from Down Under had rushed to 41 by the end of four overs butĀ those numbers would pale in comparison to what followed across the next six balls.
Sam Curran was handed the ball for the first time in the match on the back of impressive T20 Blast and Hundred campaigns and nearly deceived Head first-up with a slower bumper onto the deck. However, Head kept his patience to pull it away at the last moment andĀ even thoguh he failed to connect properly, it was enough to drag the ball between mid-on and midwicket for a boundary.Ā Curran flipped his strategy around to go full outside off and was met with an emphatic slice square of the wicket for a maximum. Curran went straighter and Head went longer, this time over long-on to make it 16 from three deliveries. Under severe pressure,Ā Curran opted for the predictable bouncer and was expectedly pulled high and mighty into the stands. Arguably the best shot of the lot came on the penultimate ball when Head slightly shuffled towards leg, went down on one knee, and creamed the length ball with authority over covers and was smiling ear to ear after making the sweet connection. By now, Curran was just wanting to get the over done, and made the cardinal sin of going full and wide,Ā and was promptly met with a similar stroke from a crocuhed Head to make it a ridiculous 30 runs off the over.
The opener eventually reached his half-century of 19 balls before departing on the last ball of the powerplay but his work in the middle was done, as the score read a handsome 86/1 much to Twitterati's amusement.
Cooked!
ā Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078)Ā September 11, 2024
Insane
Travis Head smashed 4,4,6,6,6,4 in an over against Sam Curran. He scored 30 runs.
ā Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh)Ā September 11, 2024
- THIS IS JUST INSANE BATTING BY HEAD...!!!! š„¶Ā pic.twitter.com/cYpLymSdQp
In an over
4 4 6 6 6 4
ā šŗššššš (@Shebas_10dulkar)Ā September 11, 2024
30 runs in an over by Travis Head against Sam Curran š„#ENGvsAUSĀ pic.twitter.com/IwH05qldtc
Monster
How's Travis Head doing all this carnage in almost every series for the nth time is insaneeeee. This guy became the monster nobody even thought of.Ā pic.twitter.com/GMuVoybUwe
ā Divš¦ (@div_yumm)Ā September 11, 2024
Form of his life
Travis Head is a beast. He is in form of his life. What a player.#ENGvsAUSĀ pic.twitter.com/5PkId36nk2
ā Heisenberg (@rovvmut_)Ā September 11, 2024
Madman
TRAVIS HEAD SMASHED FIFTY FROM JUS 19 BALLS. š„
ā Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Ā September 11, 2024
- The Madman of Australia...!!!!
He was 15*(12) to 51*(19) in the space of 7 balls. š¤ÆĀ pic.twitter.com/IdKw9AFlIt
Entertainer
WELL PLAYED, TRAVIS HEAD šŖ
ā Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Ā September 11, 2024
- 59 runs from just 23 balls, What an entertainment in the Powerplay, The beast of Australia in all formats.Ā pic.twitter.com/c6uvHmWq4h
Gift
For those who were not lucky enough to watch Adam Gilchrist , God has bestowed upon you the gift of Travis HeadĀ pic.twitter.com/cNBQ5rThAm
ā Rafi (@rafi4999)Ā September 11, 2024
Powerplay score
Australia finish the powerplay 86/1 .
ā Sa HiB (LQ) (@SaHib__143)Ā September 11, 2024
Travis Head falls for 59 on the last ball of the powerplay. š³ š„Ā #ENGvAUSĀ pic.twitter.com/9rWs2wMpwg
Trendsetter
Every time Travis Head comes to Bat, he becomes a trend on Twitter.Ā #ENGvsAUSĀ pic.twitter.com/EBjXquu2aG
ā abhay singh (@abhaysingh_13)Ā September 11, 2024
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