Travis Head scored a century in World Cup fiinal (AP Image)
Travis Head scored 137 runs off 120 balls and performed an important position in Australia’s sixth World Cup title.
Australia opener Travis Head has joined an elite listing of gamers with a terrific century in the World Cup last which blew away India on the Narendra Modi Stadium. Chasing a 241-run goal, Head performed sensibly on a tough batting floor to play one of an important knocks in his profession. He scored 137 runs off 120 balls and was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj earlier than placing Australia on the verge of their sixth World Cup title. He was the standout batter in the summit conflict as Australia gained the sixth World Cup title.
The southpaw has been in terrific type this yr as Australia additionally backed him when he fractured his arm forward of the World Cup. The opening batter missed the preliminary stage of the match and immediately made an impression on his return with a ton towards New Zealand in the league stage match at Dharamsala.
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Head joined the elite listing of gamers who’ve scored a century in the World Cup last. The southpaw grew to become the eighth participant on the listing and the third Australian.
World Cup Final Centurions
- 1975 World Cup: Clive Lloyd 102 vs Australia
- 1979 World Cup: Viv Richards 138* vs England
- 1996 World Cup: Aravinda de Silva 107* vs Australia
- 2003 World Cup: Ricky Ponting 140* vs India
- 2007 World Cup: Adam Gilchrist 149 vs Sri Lanka
- 2011 World Cup: Mahela Jayawardene 103* vs India
- 2023 World Cup: Travis Head 137 vs India
He additionally grew to become the eighth participant to register 50-plus rating in each semis and last in a single World Cup version. Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli additionally entered the listing with a 54-run knock
50+ scores in each semis & last in a World Cup version
- Mike Brearley (1979)
- David Boon (1987)
- Javed Miandad (1992)
- Aravinda de Silva (1996)
- Grant Elliot (2015)
- Steven Smith (2015)
- Virat Kohli (2023)
- Travis Head (2023)
Meanwhile, defending the 241-run goal, Jasprit Bumrah claimed the essential wickets of Micthell Marsh and Steve Smith. While Mohammed Shami received the higher of David Warner for 7 which was the primary wicket of the innings.
Head smashed 15 fours and 4 sixes throughout his match-winning knock. The southpaw shared a 192-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Marnus Labuschagne (58*) to revive Australia’s chase after early blows.
