Australia’s 2003 World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting was impressed with Travis Head’s sensational show and referred to as him among the best all-format gamers on this planet. Australia’s left-handed opener took the struggle to Indian bowlers, saved the run move above the asking price and produced an exhilarating knock of 137. Ponting hailed Travis for his efficiency and advised Sky Sports, “Travis is emerging as one of the three or four best all-format players in the world. His Test record is outstanding. He is unorthodox at times [in one-day cricket] and you wonder how he will get past the new ball, but he does and scores big runs.”
Australia skipper Pat Cummins sang praises of the explosive opener hailing his potential to out the strain again on the opponents and mentioned as quoted from ICC, “That was a big risk, I think we could have been made to look really silly if that didn’t pay off, but you’ve got to take those risks to win a tournament. And Trav, the player we’ve seen in Test cricket, he just epitomises everything I want out of a cricket team. He takes the game on, he plays with a smile, he just puts the pressure right back onto the opposition and he’s just great fun to be around. So, I couldn’t be happier for Trav.”
Coming to the match, India was bundled out on a rating of 240 in 50 overs. On a tricky batting floor, skipper Rohit Sharma (47 in 31 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes), Virat Kohli (54 in 63 balls, with 4 boundaries) and KL Rahul (66 in 107 balls, with one 4) posted vital knocks.
Mitchell Starc (3/55) was the decide of the bowlers for Australia. Skipper Pat Cummins (2/34) and Josh Hazlewood (2/60) additionally bowled nicely. Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell bought a wicket every.
While chasing 241, India had the Aussies down at 47/3. Knocks from Travis Head (137 in 120 balls, with 15 fours and 4 sixes) and Marnus Labuschagne (58 in 110 balls, with 4 boundaries) left the Indian group with out solutions and guided them to a six-wicket win.
The World Cup finalists will now compete in a five-match T20I collection which is able to start on Thursday in Visakhapatnam.
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