Travis Head unleashes beast mode for SRH as Australia set new T20I powerplay record to chase down 155 runs in just 58 balls against Scotland

Despite his impressive performances in the Big Bash League and the IPL earlier this year, Jake Fraser-McGurk had a disappointing debut as he was dismissed for a three-ball duck. However, his teammate Travis Head, along with captain Mitchell Marsh, formed a solid partnership of 113 runs within the powerplay to set the stage for a successful chase. Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis then finished the job in just 9.4 overs to secure the victory.

En route to the chase, Australia recorded the highest-ever powerplay score in T20I history, smashing 113 runs, which comprised 14 consecutive boundaries.

1) Australia 113/1 vs Scotland, 2024

2) South Africa 102/0 vs West Indies, 2023

3) West Indies 98/4 vs Sri Lanka, 2021

4) West Indies 93/0 vs Ireland, 2020

5) West Indies 92/1 vs Afghanistan, 2024

Head, adjudged as the Player of the Match, played the central role in the record and in the chase for Australia, hit an unbelievable 25-ball 80, laced with 12 boundaries and five sixes, at a strike rate of 320. 73 of those runs came in the first six overs of the match, which is the highest score by a batter inside the powerplay in T20I cricket, surpassing the previous record of a 25-ball 67 from Ireland's Paul Stirling in 2020.

"Nice way to get underway, we loved our time here so far. I was a bit nervous, but nice to get some runs with the captain today. It has been a nice period for the last couple of years, really enjoying the environment and a few of us that have been around for a while and also loving the atmosphere with quite a few youngsters coming in," he said in the post-match presentation.

The second T20I of the series will take place on September 6 at the same venue.