The Indian bowlers were in full control at Perth, dominating the Australian batters with ease. By the end of the third day, Australia had lost three wickets, leaving them with a tough task ahead, needing 534 runs to win. On the fourth day, the overnight pair of Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith took to the crease, but things didn’t improve much. Mohammed Siraj struck early, dismissing Khawaja, and bringing Travis Head to the crease. While Head and Smith briefly steadied the ship, taking the score to 59/4, debutant Harshit Rana continued to impress with his bowling, earning a compliment from Head for one of his deliveries.
On the second ball of the 21st over, Rana delivered a back-of-a-length ball around the fifth stump at 137 km/h. Head rocked back, slightly bent his back leg, and attempted to cut, but was beaten by the outside edge as the ball whizzed past him. After judging the delivery, Head remarked “bounce,” signaling his read of the ball’s trajectory. With a touch of humour, once the delivery had passed, he looked at Rana and said, “Well bowled,” acknowledging the quality of the delivery. This moment quickly gained attention on social media, with fans reacting to Head’s sporting gesture and sharing it across platforms.
What a delivery!!
Not really
Head is really starting to get under Rana’s skin here #AUSvIND
— Brett Graham (@worldofBG) November 25, 2024
Travis head fir se! Finally Rana Ji, tried a bouncer… give a bunch of bouncers with keeping a short leg …
— Anil Garg (@AnilGarg6668) November 25, 2024
Lucky miss
Enni lucky misses ra head.. kummutunnadu Rana Babu👏🏼👏🏼
— sangamitra sista 😍 (@pawanztweets) November 25, 2024
Heated
All Heated Up 🔥🔥
Words Exchanged between Head and Rana.#INDvAUS #IPLAuction #HarshitRana #BGT2024 #Kissik pic.twitter.com/kCOLBE06Lk— 𝙅𝘿 🧢 (@iam_jagadeesh_) November 25, 2024
Chat between Travis Head and Harshit Rana 😆#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/GGvU032rBQ
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) November 25, 2024
Banter
Banter between Harshit Rana and Travis Head in Perth 😁🔥
— KrrishnaTweets (@Krrishnahu) November 25, 2024
Little words
Words Exchanged between Head and Rana #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/jaZpXyWEXR
— Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) November 25, 2024
Travis Head is looking in good form. Hope Rana will deliver that magical delivery again. pic.twitter.com/SnJmRgK9SO
— Dev Sharma (@SharmaDev90) November 25, 2024
Release it
They should release Rana head banter 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— sangamitra sista 😍 (@pawanztweets) November 25, 2024
