Travis Head scored a 19-ball 50 in Australia’s 28-run win over England in the first T20I match of the three-game series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Australian opener Travis Head continued his sparkling form in the first T20I of the three-match series against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday (September 11). The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener took special likely to England and Punjab Kings all-rounder Sam Curran, smashing him for 30 runs in his opening over.
In the 5th over of the match, Head hammered two fours followed by a hat-trick of six rounding off with another boundary to raise 30 runs in the over as Australia raced to 71 for no loss in just the 5th over. Head completed his fifty with another six off Saqib Mahmood in the next over to reach his landmark off 19 balls. It was a remarkable change of gear by the Aussie southpaw, who was batting on 15 off 12 balls before the onslaught on Curran.
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Travis Head Creates History
Head’s knock of 80 in 25 balls came with a stunning strike rate of 320. He is the first-ever player from a full-member nation in world cricket to score a knock at a scoring rate of above 300 after facing 20 balls or more. Head’s knock is the second fastest in international cricket among players to face more than 20 balls in an innings behind Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan but the quickest among players representing a Test-playing nation.
Quickest Knocks in T20Is from Full Member Nation Players (Minimum 20 Balls Played)
| Player | Opponent | Knock | Year | Strike Rate |
| Travis Head (Australia) | Scotland | 80 of 25 balls | 2024 | 320 |
| Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) | Ireland | 89 of 30 balls | 2017 | 296.66 |
| Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | England | 65 of 22 balls | 2020 | 295.45 |
| Colin Munro (New Zealand) | West Indies | 66 of 23 balls | 2018 | 286.95 |
| David Miller (South Africa) | Bangladesh | 101 of 36 balls | 2017 | 280.55 |
The left-handed opener reached his half-century in just 17 balls which is the joint quickest by an Australian batter alongside Marcus Stoinis. Head’s total of 73 runs made in the powerplay is the most by a batter in the first six overs of a T20I innings.
Head has been in stunning form across all formats with the highlight of his career coming last year as he won the Player of the Match (POTM) in both the semi-final and final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup as Australia lifted the trophy for the sixth time.
In the 2024 T20 World Cup, he was a lone shining light in a disappointing campaign for Australia as he finished as the third leading run-getter of the tournament with 255 runs in seven innings at an average of 42.50 and a strike-rate of 158.38 with two half-centuries.
Head was also the the fourth-highest run-getter in the 2024 IPL playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with a stunning tally of 567 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 191.5.
