Travis Head joined an elite group of cricketers when he received the Participant of the Match award in each the semifinal and last, solely the fourth cricketer ever within the historical past of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup to take action.
Head hit a 120-ball 137 within the second innings to take the match away from India on Sunday. In opposition to South Africa within the semifinal in Kolkata, not solely was his quickfire 62 on the high of the innings the catalyst of the chase, his two wickets proved useful too.
Mohinder Amarnath (1983)
Semifinal: 46 & 2/27
Last: 26 & 3/12
India’s historic 1983 triumph had many heroes, however one man stood up in each the semifinal and last: Amarnath. First up in opposition to England in Manchester, he picked up the 2 massive wickets of David Gower and Mike Gatting earlier than scoring a stable 46. Then, in that well-known low-scoring Lord’s last, he made a useful 26 and adopted that up with three wickets, together with the successful second the place he dismissed Michael Holding.
Aravinda de Silva (1996)
Semifinal: 66 & 1/3
Last: 107* & 3/42
De Silva’s knock in opposition to India at Eden Gardens was really the match-turning sort. India had been on high after a terrific begin however the fashionable right-hander produced a counterattack for the ages. Then within the last got here an much more full all-round effort, as he led Arjuna Ranatunga’s males to a well-known win in Lahore in opposition to Australia.
Shane Warne (1999)
Semifinal: 18 & 4/29
Last: 4/33
Who can overlook Warne’s beautiful spell in opposition to South Africa in that well-known semifinal? When South Africa had been chasing a meager complete, he dismissed Gibbs, Hudson and Cronje in a matter of minutes. The match would finish in a tie ultimately and Australia would sneak into the title conflict. The ultimate was slightly extra simple as he led the Aussie domination in opposition to Pakistan batters.
Travis Head (2023)
Semifinal: 62 & 2/21
Last: 137
Head’s batting was sensational in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, as he shone on the high of the order to dominate South Africa and India’s robust bowling lineups. However past that too, Head made decisive contributions. He produced a definitive turnaround with the ball in opposition to SA when he dismissed Klaasen and Jansen in a single over. Then within the last, he ran backward and dived full size to dismiss Rohit. It was maybe the primary of many massive moments for Australia on the massive day.