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David Warner & Travis Head break the record for Highest Score in Powerplay in ODI World Cup

David Warner & Travis Head break the record for Highest Score in Powerplay in ODI World Cup

Warner and Head broke New Zealand's 8 year old record.

World Cup 2023: David Warner and Travis Head not only smashed the Kiwis in the AUS vs NZ clash but also the record for the highest score in powerplay in the ODI World Cup. The pair played at a run rate of 11.80 to score a mammoth 118 runs in the first 10 overs of the match. The Southpaw duo broke New Zealand’s 8-year-old record, as Australia took the upper hand in the highly anticipated contest in Dharamshala.

TeamOppositionScoreVenueYear
AustraliaNew Zealand118/0Dharamshala2023
New ZealandEngland116/2Wellington2015
Sri LankaSouth Africa94/2Delhi2023
IndiaAfghanistan94/0Delhi2023
IndiaSouth Africa87/0Nagpur2011
Highest Score in Powerplay in ODI World Cup

The interesting thing is that this is Head’s first match in the World Cup 2023. The left-hander had suffered an injury to his hand in September and had been out of action since. However, the aggressive opener decided to start his maiden ODI World Cup with a bang.

While Warner outscored Head, 65 to his 50 runs, Head had a superior strike rate which is even more impressive when one realizes that he had not even played for the last two months.

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New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

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