3 Players Scoring 100s In An ODI Innings Ft. Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green

Cameron Green, Marsh and Travis Head [Source: AFP Media]

Australia mounted 431-2 in 50 overs against South Africa in the third ODI at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in MacKay. Batting first, opening batters Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh bludgeoned scintillating centuries before Cameron Green at number three blasted 118* off just 55 balls.

The three cricketers now also form a part of a rare list in ODI history, where as many as three players have scored centuries in a single innings.

Head, Marsh, Green Trio Immortalize Themselves In Rare Record

Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green have become only the fifth batting trio in ODI history to score centuries in a single innings. The feat was previously achieved only four times, including thrice by South African batters.

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Here is a look at all occasions of three players scoring hundreds in the same ODI innings:

Three Players Scoring 100s For A Team In ODIs:

Travis Head punched out 142 runs from 103 balls with 17 boundaries and five sixes at the top of the order. The firebrand left-handed batter crafted a 250-run opening partnership with captain Mitchell Marsh in just 34 overs. Marsh himself plundered 100 runs from 106 balls with six boundaries and five huge sixes.

Cameron Green at number three further piled on South Africa’s misery by slapping 118* from 55 with six fours and eight maximums. Alex Carey whacked a 37-ball 50* at number four as his 164-run partnership with Green in just 81 balls catapulted the Australian total to 431-2.

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