England and Australia they recently met in his first T20I of the three-match series at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The contest saw complete dominance by the visitors who won by 28 runs and took an early lead in an exciting battle.
Travis Head hits Sam Curran for 30 runs
Australia, who wanted to bat first, rose to 179 in 19.3 overs Head of Travis leads the batting division. Known for his explosive batting, the star Australian batsman smashed 59 runs off 23 deliveries to take the English bowlers to the cleaners. With a strike rate of 256.52, Bash hit 8 fours and 4 humungous sixes.
Bash specifically targeted the all-rounder England Sam CurranIt is up to the Englishman to score up to 30 runs. The eye-catching incident happened when Curran was asked to bowl the 5th wicket of the Australian innings. Baash hit two fours and three sixes in the first five deliveries before finishing with a boundary to collect 30 runs.
Here’s how it works:
- 4.1: Curran to Head, FOUR. A slow bouncer, Bash waited and went to the left of the mid-line for a boundary.
- 4.2: Curran to Head, FOUR. Bowled on a good length, Head gives himself some space and cuts extra cover for a boundary.
- 4.3: Curran to Head, SIX. Short of a length delivery and smashed over deep backward square leg for a head six.
- 4.4: Curran to Head, SIX. This time the bowler moved a bit fuller on the stumps but Head cleared his front foot and pulled a white over deep mid-wicket to go big.
- 4.5: Curran to Head, SIX. Melon went for a full and wide delivery and Head went to his knees to slice over deep point for a maximum.
- 4.6: Curran to Head, FOUR. He took too much bounce off the ball and smashed it over extra cover to complete the inclining 30 runs.
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Australia won the high-scoring clash
Batting first, Australia were bowled out for 179 in 19.3 overs, with Head’s explosive 59 off 23 balls and Matthew Short‘s 41. England’s bowling unit takes the lead Liam Livingstone3/22 and Jofra Archer‘s 2/31, Australia were good to restrict but could not keep the big hitters early.
In reply, England struggled to build momentum, with Livingston scoring 27 off 37 overs. Australia’s disciplined bowling, especially Sean Abbott (3/28) and Adam Zampa (2/20), kept England in check, bowling them out for 151 at 19.2. He was named Player of the Match for his header.