Travis Head set a new record by scoring the fastest century in a day-night Test match, achieving this in just 111 balls! This amazing feat happened on Day 2 of the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Adelaide Oval, where Australia faced off against India.
Before this, Travis Head already held the record for the fastest pink-ball Test century, having scored 100 runs in 112 balls against England in Hobart in 2022. Now, he holds three records for the fastest centuries in pink-ball Tests! His other record is a 125-ball century against the West Indies in a day-night Test, also in Adelaide.
Coming to bat after Steve Smith got out, Head played aggressively and made the Indian bowlers nervous. While he was careful against Jasprit Bumrah, who is a strong bowler, he scored freely against others, especially a young bowler named Harshit Rana.
Fastest Centuries in Day-Night Tests:
– Travis Head (Australia) – 111 balls vs India, Adelaide 2024
– Travis Head (Australia) – 112 balls vs England, Hobart 2022
– Travis Head (Australia) – 125 balls vs West Indies, Adelaide 2022
– Joe Root (England) – 139 balls vs West Indies, Edgbaston 2017
– Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) – 140 balls vs Australia, Brisbane 2016
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