New Delhi: Andre Russell left Travis Head surprised when his delivery broke the Australian batter’s bat into two pieces in the match between Washington Freedom and Los Angeles Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket (MLC) on Monday. Russell’s ball hit Head’s bat hard leading to its handle getting disintegrated from the rest of the body.
The incident happened in the second over of Washington Freedom’s run-chase against the LA Knight Riders at Church Street Park in Morrisville. Head tried to pull a shortish delivery from Russell but ended up losing control as his bat was broken into two pieces. The video of the incident caught the attention of fans on social media.
Watch Andre Rusell breaks Travis Head’s bat into two pieces:
Russell broke Travis head’s bat with a Fierce bowl
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A number of big names are currently in action for their respective teams in the ongoing Major League Cricket. Steve Smith-led Washington Freedom defeated the Los Angeles Knight Riders by 8 wickets on Monday to continue their unbeaten run in MLC 2024. Washington Freedom rode on Head’s fifty to chase down the target of 130 runs with 4 overs to spare.
Head stars in Washington Freedom’s thumping win
Head starred in Washington Freedm’s victory against the LA Knight Riders with a cracking knock of 54 runs off 32 balls laced with 6 sixes and 2 fours. The left-hander got his team off to a flyer with his opening partner Smith in the run-chase as the duo added 79 runs for the first wicket.
Their partnership set the tone for a comprehensive win for Freedom, who were able to nail down the target with 24 balls to spare. Despite his bat getting broken into two, the incident didn’t affect Head’s rhythm as he finished as the top run-getter for his side with his 52-run knock.
Earlier, LA Knight Riders were skittled out for 129 runs in just 18.4 overs after brilliant spells from Saurabh Netravalkar and Glenn Maxwell. Left-arm pacer Netravalkar picked up a four-wicket haul and finished with excellent figures of 4/35 while Maxwell finished with 3/15 off his 4 overs.
Travis Head was left stunned after a delivery from Andre Russell broke his bat during the match between Washington Freedom and Los Angeles Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket on Monday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
