New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Left-handed opener Travis Head slammed a career-best 154 not out and lead Australia to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the ODI series opener at Trent Bridge. The win coming in Adam Zampa’s 100th ODI appearance, where he took a three-fer, also propelled Australia to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Asked to chase 316 for victory by England, Australia chased down the total with six overs to spare, with Head’s 154 not out off 129 balls – his sixth ODI century – laced with 20 fours and five sixes – becoming the highest individual score by an Australian men’s player in England.
Marnus Labuschagne hit 77 not out off 61 balls with seven fours and two sixes, putting on a stand of 148 off just 107 balls with Head for the fourth wicket in an absolute run-fest at Nottingham.
The circumstances of Australia’s win came amidst many on and off-field obstacles. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell were unavailable due to illness, while debutant Ben Dwarshuis strained a pectoral muscle in the field after bowling only four overs for figures of 1-18.
England opener Ben Duckett made a great impact with the bat through his awe-inspiring strokes before being tamely caught and bowled by Marnus Labuschagne for 95 (91). Labuschagne went on to grab 3/39 in six overs, his best ODI figures, as he claimed stand-in English skipper Harry Brook (39 off 31 balls) and Jofra Archer (4) late in the innings.
Will Jacks’ 62 (56) and debutant Jacob Bethell’s 35 (34) played roles in setting Australia a stiff target. In the chase, Head shared crucial partnerships of 76 with Steve Smith and 73 with Cameron Green before his match-winning stand with Labuschagne got Australia an easy win.
Brief Scores: England 315 all out in 49.4 overs (Ben Duckett 95, Will Jacks 62; Marnus Labuschagne 3-39, Adam Zampa 3-49) lost to Australia 317/3 in 44 overs (Travis Head 154 not out, Marnus Labuschagne 77 not out; Jacob Bethell 1-20) by seven wickets
–IANS
nr/bc
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
