Travis Head’s century in a day-night Test match: A day-night Test match is being played between India and Australia at the Adelaide ground. In this match, Team India scored 180 runs in the first innings, in response to which Australia has scored 295 runs for the loss of 5 wickets so far. Travis Head has scored a huge century for Australia and has been instrumental in putting Australia in the driving seat in Tests.
Travis Head scored a brilliant century
Travis Head batted brilliantly from the start of the innings. He caused trouble for the Indian bowlers in the middle ground. He completed his century in just 111 balls and broke his own record for the fastest century in a day-night Test match. Before this, Travis Head scored a 112-ball century in a day-night Test match against England in the year 2022.
Fastest batsman to score century in day-night test matches:
- 111 balls, Travis Head v India, 2024
- 112 balls, Travis Head v England, 2022
- 125 balls, Travis Head vs West Indies, 2022
- 139 balls, Joe Root vs West Indies, 2017
- 140 balls, Asad Shafiq vs Australia, 2016
In the second Test match against India, Travis Head has so far scored 140 runs in 141 balls. During this time he has hit 17 fours and four sixes. This is his 8th century in Test career. Apart from this, this is his third century in day-night Test matches. Only Marnus Labuschagne is ahead of him. Who has scored a total of four centuries in day-night Test matches.
List of Batsmen with Most Centuries in Day-Night Test Matches:
- Marnus Labuschen – 4 centuries
- Travis Head- 3 centuries
- Asad Shafiq- 2 centuries
- Dimuth Karunaratne- 2 centuries
Australia has a total lead of 115 runs
Travis Head was preceded by Marnus Labusche’s half-century and was dismissed for 64 runs. Head’s century has now taken Australia’s total lead to 115 runs with 6 wickets to spare. Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most three wickets from India. While Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj and Nitish Reddy have taken one wicket each.
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