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It is very difficult to score a double century in ODI cricket but it is even more difficult to score a double century while chasing the target but in this article we will talk about the innings in which Travis Head scored a double century while chasing runs in a List A match. So far in his List A career, he has scored only two double centuries while chasing the target, in which the second double century was scored by Glenn Maxwell against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup.
Talking about this match, this match was played between Western Australia and South Australia in Sheffield Shield in 2015, in which South Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Cameron Bancroft and Shaun Marsh took full advantage of the flat pitch and showed excellent class to the bowlers. Both added 216 runs in 37 overs for the first wicket. In this partnership, Shaun Marsh was out after scoring a century but Bancroft remained at the other end and played the best innings of his career.
Bancroft played an innings of 176 runs in 155 balls in which he hit 14 fours and 8 sixes. Taking full advantage of the flat pitch, all the batsmen of Western Australia scored 350 runs in 50 overs. All the bowlers of South Australia proved expensive but Tom Andrews took 2 wickets for 66 runs. Chasing the target of 351 runs, Australia had a very poor start and lost two wickets for just 24 runs.
After this begins 'The Travis Head Show', who along with Ferguson not only put the team in the right position but also started his aggressive game. Head took risks early on but once he settled in, no bowler could trouble him. He made a partnership of 278 runs with Ferguson for the third wicket.