The carnage befell within the fifth over of the Australian innings when Curran changed Jofra Archer within the assault.Head began the assault with two boundaries after which smoked three consecutive sixes, earlier than ending it off with one other 4. This resulted in Head scoring a staggering 30 runs in that over.
Watch Head’s 6,6,6 in the course of the carnage right here:
Head scored 59 runs off simply 23 balls, together with 4 sixes and eight fours. Together with Matthew Quick, who made 41 off 26 balls, they constructed a gap partnership of 86 runs in simply six overs. This gave Australia a powerful platform of their innings as they posted 179 batting first.
Throughout the chase, England misplaced 4 wickets for 52 runs within the first eight overs. Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran tried to stabilize the innings with a 54-run partnership, however Australia’s bowlers, notably Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood, maintained the stress.
Zampa took two wickets for 20 runs, whereas Hazlewood took two for 32, resulting in England being bowled out for 151.
The sequence now strikes to Cardiff for the second match on Friday, with Australia main 1-Zero within the three-match sequence.