In the ICC ODI World Cup between Australia and New Zealand in Dharamsala, David Warner and Travis Head delivered stunning performances.
Warner scored 81 runs off 65 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. Head recorded 109 runs in 67 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes.
The Australian openers frustrated New Zealand, amassing 175 runs in 117 balls. But New Zealand’s bowlers fought back.
Mitchell Santner dismissed Mitchell Marsh (36) and Marnus Labuschagne (18). In the final over, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, and Pat Cummins launched an aggressive assault.
Maxwell scored 41 runs in 24 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Inglis added 38 runs, and Cummins managed 37 runs in just 14 balls, forming a partnership of 62 runs in 22 balls.
New Zealand’s bowlers included Glenn Phillips (3-37), Trent Boult (3-77), and Mitchell Santner (2-80). However, New Zealand’s fielding was marred by errors.
Australia wrapped up their innings with 389 runs in 49.2 overs. They made history as the first team in ODI cricket to score 350+ runs in three consecutive matches. Australia fell just one run short of the record for the highest all-out total in ODI history, held by the West Indies at 389 against England in 2019.
Australia also secured the second-highest number of sixes in an innings in World Cup history, with 20 sixes, breaking the previous record held by the West Indies with 19 sixes against Zimbabwe in 2015. England holds the record with 25 sixes against Afghanistan in 2019.