New Delhi: A packed home crowd in Edinburgh witnessed a scintillating Travis Head breathe fire in his batting. The left-hander scored a blistering 80 runs in 25 balls to take the Aussies to their highest-ever powerplay score in their T20 history. Australia scored 113 runs in 6 overs- the most by any team in the powerplay.
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Meanwhile, Travis Head himself registered the highest individual score of 73 runs in the powerplay. The Australian was visible happy when he received the man of the match award and remarked-
It has been a nice period for the last couple of years, really enjoying the environment and a few of us that have been around for a while and also loving the atmosphere with quite a few youngsters coming in…
Head was given full support from Mitchell Marsh who held on to the other side of the crease. Marsh scored 39 off 12 balls, the highlight being 30 runs off a single over of Jack Jarvis. After Marsh, Inglis shouldered the responsibility with his quickfire 27 off 13 balls to end the chase inside 10 overs.
What are the top 5 highest recorded scores in T20Is?
Given below is a list of the top 5 highest scores recorded in the T20Is:
- 113/1: Australia vs Scotland, Edinburgh (2024)
- 102/0: South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion (2023)
- 98/4: West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Coolidge (2021)
- 93/0: Ireland vs West Indies, St George’s (2020)
- 92/1: West Indies vs Afghanistan, Gros Islet (2024)
Australia vs Scotland- Full T20I Schedule
- September 4: First T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
- September 6: Second T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
- September 7: Third T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
Where to watch the Australia tour of Scotland on OTT in India?
The Australia tour of Scotland can be watched on the Fancode OTT in India from the 4th of September.