Australia’s Travis Head smashed the Pakistan bowling unit all around the park as he scored a scintillating century in the first ODI at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Head broke multiple batting records on his way to a blistering century.
Head broke the record for the fastest century against Pakistan in Pakistan in ODI cricket. Head scored a 70-ball century as he broke the record held by Zimbabwean batter, Sikander Raza. Raza had scored an 84 ball century against the Men in Green in 2015.
Head’s 70-ball century was also the fastest century by an Australian player against Pakistan in ODI history and overall it was the fifth-fastest century against the Green Shirts. Previously, the record was held by former Australian cricketer, Cameron White, who had scored an 88-ball century in 2010.
Fastest centuries by Australian batters against Pakistan:
| Player | Balls Taken | Strike Rate | Venue | Date |
| Travis Head | 70 | 140.27 | Lahore | 29 March 2022 |
| Cameron White | 88 | 119.31 | Brisbane | 22 January 2010 |
| Mathew Wade | 100 | 100.00 | Brisbane | 13 January 2017 |
| Darren Lehmann | 101 | 101.98 | Karachi | 6 November 1998 |
| Andrew Symonds | 103 | 100.97 | Lord’s | 4 September 2004 |
The left-handed Australian opener smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes as he put Australia in a strong position in the first ODI. A win for Australia will help them climb up the ICC ODI World Cup Super League while Pakistan will stay at the eleventh spot after ten matches in the competition.
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