How to stop ‘unstoppable’ Travis Head?
Travis Head once again went berserk with the bat and played a not out knock of 154 to hand Australia a win in the first ODI of the five-match series against England. Let’s know How to stop unstoppable Travis Head?
Chasing a target of 316, Australia lost their first wicket in the form of Mitchell Marsh early. Smith and Green tried to provide some relief with their 32’s while Marnus Labuschagne remained unbeaten at 77 off 61 in the process.
But it’s Travis Head who stole the show with his 154-run knock at Cardiff. Starting as an opener Head stayed at the crease till the end and smashed his second 150 in his 50-over career.
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Head only took 129 deliveries and hit 20 fours and five maximums during his breathtaking knock that guided Australia to a clinical victory with six overs left to spare.
He played a similar kind of knock during the 2023 ODI World Cup final against India at Ahmedabad on November 19th. Head has scored the most runs for his IPL franchise in 2024 season with 567 runs in 15 innings at a strike-rate of 191.55.
With Travis Head looking unstoppable at the moment, is there any solution to stop him? Let’s find out.
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How to stop ‘unstoppable’ Travis Head?
While Travis Head has been performing admirably for the last couple of years in all formats, bowlers can get his wicket by bowling a good length in-swing delivery towards his off to middle stump. He has been seen getting out on similar deliveries lately and can turn out to be the best option to dismiss Head. However, it can mostly work during the initial phase of his innings.
Head has maintained a strike-rate over 160 in T20Is and around 103 in the ODIs even after playing decent number of games for Australia. While his test numbers are also impressive.
