Champions Trophy, AUS vs AFG: The important match played between Australia and Afghanistan (Afghanistan vs Australia) was cancelled due to rain, due to which the Australian team has succeeded in reaching the semi-finals. Let us tell you that Afghanistan's team batted first in the match and scored 273 runs in 50 overs. After which Australia started chasing the target, only 12.5 overs could be played. When the game was stopped due to rain, Australia had scored 109 runs for one wicket. After which the game could not be played again and finally both the teams were given one point each. Australia team became the first team to reach the semi-finals in Group B.
Let us tell you that even though the match was cancelled, Australia's opener Travis Head made a blast with his batting. Travis Head batted in a fiery style and remained unbeaten after scoring 59 runs in 40 balls. Head hit 9 fours and a six. Travis Head made a blast by scoring runs with a strike rate of 147.50. Let us tell you that Head made an amazing record in his name during his half-century innings.
Travis Head has become the fastest Australian batsman to score a half-century in the history of the Champions Trophy. In the match, Travis did the amazing feat of scoring a half-century in 34 balls. By doing this, Head broke Damien Martin's record. Damien Martin had done the amazing feat of scoring a half-century in 35 balls in the Champions Trophy.
Fastest fifty for Australia in Champions Trophy History
34 balls - Travis Head
35 balls - Damien Martyn
38 balls - James Faulkner
40 balls - Andrew Symonds
40 balls - Mitchell Johnson
The unique feat of Travis Head
Apart from this, Travis Head has also done such a feat which is being discussed. In fact, from the year 2023 till now, Head has batted in 21 innings and has been successful in scoring a total of 905 runs. During this, he has scored 4 half-centuries and three centuries. His average has been 53.23 and strike rate has been 129.10. This is the 17th time in 21 innings since the beginning of the year 2023 that Head has scored runs at a strike rate of more than 100 in an ODI innings, which is surprising world cricket.
If we talk about who has made the record of scoring the fastest half-century in the history of Champions Trophy, then that batsman is none other than Shahid Afridi. (Stats: Fastest fifties in the Champions Trophy) Shahid Afridi has made the record of scoring a half-century in the Champions Trophy in 18 balls. (Fastest fifties in the Champions Trophy)
Batsmen who scored the fastest half-century in the Champions Trophy (Top 5 Fastest Fifties in ICC Champions Trophy History)
Shahid Afridi- 18 balls - vs Netherlands, 2002
Craig McMillan- 21 balls - vs USA, 2004
Eoin Morgan- 26 balls - vs South Africa- 2009
Jesse Ryder- 28 balls - vs Sri Lanka- 2009
Yuvraj Singh- 29 balls - vs Pakistan- 2017
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