Travis Head introduced his return from harm with a swashbuckling hundred in opposition to New Zealand within the World Cup 2023 conflict on Saturday, October 28. The star opener recorded 109 runs off simply 67 balls in his World Cup debut sport to assist Australia rating 388 runs at Dharamsala’s HPCA Stadium.
The 29-year-old left-handed batter continued his red-hot type and confirmed no indicators of rustiness on his return from a hand harm. Head and David Warner pulled off 175 runs for the opening wicket within the first 20 overs with the previous smashing his maiden World Cup hundred in simply 59 balls.
Head’s record-laden knock additionally drove him previous India’s Rohit Sharma to obtain the quickest hundred in ODI World Cup historical past as an opener. Indian skipper smashed a 63-ball hundred in opposition to Afghanistan on this version to break Matthew Hayden’s earlier record for the quickest century by opener.
Fastest hundred by opener in ODI World Cup historical past:
- Travis Head – 59 balls vs New Zealand in 2023
- Rohit Sharma – 63 balls vs Afghanistan in 2023
- Matthew Hayden – 66 balls vs South Africa in 2007
- John Davison – 67 balls vs West Indies in 2003
- Paul Stirling – 70 balls vs Netherlands in 2011
Head additionally broke the record of the quickest hundred on an ODI World Cup debut beforehand held by South Africa’s David Miller (81-ball century in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2015). Apart from Head, Warner and Pat Cummins additionally performed spectacular knocks to assist Australia rating a 350-plus whole within the third successive sport within the World Cup 2023.
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
