Explosive batting like T-20 in Test, Travis Head attacks Sri Lanka after India, hits stormy fifty

After breathing fire with his bat in the Test series against India, Travis Head now targeted Sri Lankan bowlers. In the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, Travis Head won the hearts of the fans with his stormy batting. He once again batted like a T-20 in the Test and scored 57 runs in just 40 balls. Head hit 11 boundaries in this stormy fifty. In the first Test, Head made life difficult for the Sri Lankan bowlers by scoring a stormy fifty in just 35 balls.
Head hit a stormy fifty.
After giving India a crushing defeat in the 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy at home and booking a berth in the WTC Final 2025, Australia is now playing a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka. The first match started on Wednesday, January 29. Australia's dashing batsman Travis Head opened the innings for Australia in this match along with Usman Khawaja. During this, Head completed his half-century in just 35 balls.
Travis Head opens the innings.
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Hit 10 fours and a six
Travis Head scored 57 runs in the first innings of the first match against Sri Lanka. During this, he faced 40 balls. Head scored 46 out of 57 runs from fours and sixes. In this explosive innings, Travis hit 10 fours and 1 six. His strike rate was more than 142. Head's catch was taken by Dinesh Chandimal on Prabhat Jayasuriya's ball. Head and Khawaja made a partnership of 92 runs in 14.3 overs for the first wicket.
Head had created a stir against India too
Before taking on the Sri Lankan bowlers, Head had created a lot of buzz against Team India on his home ground. Travis Head's bat roared fiercely in the recently concluded Test series between India and Australia. He was the highest run scorer in this series. Head scored a total of 448 runs in five matches. During this, he scored two centuries and one half century.
Head's batting average in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Team India was 56. He scored 140 runs in 141 balls in the Pink Ball Test played in Adelaide. Apart from this, in the third Test played at Gabba, he scored a brilliant innings of 152 runs in 160 balls.