From highest powerplay score to most consecutive boundaries: Here are the records broken by Australia in 1st T20I against Scotland – thesportstak

Australia thrashed Scotland by seven wickets in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series at Grange Cricket Club. The Mitchell Marsh-led side chased down a target of 155 in less than 10 overs registering a record spree on Wednesday.  Australia star opener Travis Head smashed 80 runs in 25 balls. 

Scotland’s Modest Total

After being asked to bat, Scotland’s George Munsey’s 28, skipper Berrington’s 23 and wicketkeeper batter Matthew Cross’s 27 managed to put a respectable score of 154 for 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Sean Abbott was the pick of the bowlers by picking up three wickets. Xavier Bartlett and Adam Zampa also took two wickets each. Meanwhile Riley Meredith and Cameron Green took one scalp each.

The target of 154 seemed too little for the mighty Australians as they chased it down in 9.4 overs. Australia’s debutant Jake Fraser McGurk was dismissed on a duck by Brandon McMullen which led Marsh-Head to build a partnership taking over the Scotland bowler in powerplay. Travis Head slaughtered the bowlers scoring 80 on 25 balls at a strike rate of 320 while Marsh continued the momentum scoring 39 of 12 balls at a whopping strike rate of 325. Australia lost three wickets in the inning with Mark Watt being the pick of the bowlers taking 2 wickets.
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Records that were broken during the run chase against Scotland 

Travis Head hits the joint-fastest fifty for Australia

Travis Head made an astonishing half-century in just 17 balls recording the joint-fastest fifty for Australia in men’s T20Is. Marcus Stoinis achieved the same against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup in the same balls.

Most Consecutive boundaries in an innings
 

Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh’s blitzkrieg against Scotland bowlers was the highlight of the innings. The duo scored unstoppable boundaries. They scored 14 consecutive boundaries between Over 3.5 and 6. Head smashed six fours and two sixes while skipper Marsh scored three fours and three sixes.

Australia lost Jake Fraser Mcgurk early in the innings in the first over despite the setback they never looked back. Australia registered 113 runs in 6 overs which is the most runs scored in a powerplay in T20Is. South Africa earlier had the record of 102 runs against West Indies in 2023.

Fastest ever successful chase of 150 + in T20Is 
 

The Australian batters managed to score the fastest-ever successful chase of 150+ runs. The target was chased down in 58 balls. Estonia had the record in the past after a 192-run target in 13 overs against Cyprus in June 2024.

Joint Second fastest to reach 100-run mark in T20Is

The Australian side reached the score of 100 in 5.3 overs. The proteas too had the three-figure mark in 33 balls against West Indies last year. Romania holds the record scoring a 100-run mark in 5.2 overs against Serbia in 2021.

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