As India takes on Australia within the third Take a look at at Brisbane, quite a lot of eyes will likely be on Aussie batter Travis Head, whose counter-attacking methods have emerged as a headache for the guests in latest occasions, typically turning a winnable match right into a humiliating defeat for India single-handedly. Heading into the third Take a look at, the sequence is degree at 1-1. After a loss to India by 295 runs at Perth’s Optus Stadium, the hosts bounced again magnificently with a 10-wicket win within the pink-ball Take a look at at Adelaide, the place the star-studded Indian line-up failed and the dominance of pink-ball maestros Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins was evident all through the match.
A placing spotlight of the pink-ball Take a look at was a counter-attack by Head, who scored a powerful 140 in 141 balls, with 17 fours and 4 sixes to offer a lead of 157 runs to the Aussies. India was bundled out for 175 runs and will solely set 19 runs to win for the Aussies.
Head has a high-quality document in opposition to India in Assessments, scoring 955 runs in 12 Assessments and 21 innings at a median of 47.75, with two centuries and 4 fifties. His greatest rating is 163. Throughout all codecs in opposition to India, Head has made 1,555 runs in 29 matches and 38 innings at a median of 44.42, with three centuries and 6 fifties and one of the best rating of 163.
In his final ten innings in opposition to India throughout all codecs, together with the newest ton, Travis has made 728 runs throughout all codecs in eight matches, averaging 72.80, with three centuries and two fifties to his identify and greatest rating of 163* throughout WTC finals. This additionally features a knock of 137 within the 50-over WC finals.
However India do have an opportunity to cease the Travis juggernaut through the third Take a look at. In his earlier three innings right here, one in opposition to South Africa and two in opposition to West Indies, the left-handed batter was dismissed for golden geese. All three cases concerned dismissals by pacers, Kagiso Rabada and Shamar Joseph, with two dismissals being caught behind by wicketkeepers.
Throughout the third Take a look at, India ought to strive setting an acceptable area for Head and hope that the ball beats the sting of Travis’s bat and lands within the fingers of Rishabh Pant. They might little question be hoping that the legislation of averages catches up with Head and he will get out for a low rating.
General, Head has a high-quality document at Brisbane, scoring 352 runs in seven innings at a median of fifty.28, with a century and two fifties in seven innings and greatest rating of 152 in opposition to England in 2021 Ashes, an innings which proved to be re-birth for Head in Assessments and worldwide cricket typically after few underwhelming years.
Would the legislation of averages catch up and make Travis fall for a low rating? Solely time will inform.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Brendan Doggett, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal.
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