Aussie spectator recreates Virat Kohli, Travis Head's iconic celebrations during Sheffield Shield final
Queensland were bowled out for just 95, before South Australia ended the opening day with a 63-run lead.
South Australia took on Queensland in the Sheffield Shield final on Wednesday in Adelaide, where the Nathan McSweeney-led side pushed towards their first title win in nearly three decades after making a positive start on Day 1 of the match. Queensland were bowled out for just 95, before South Australia ended the opening day with a 63-run lead.
Amid the tense clash at the Karen Rolton Oval, an Aussie spectator became the talk on social media after he combined the iconic celebrations of Travis Head and former India captain Virat Kohli, leaving commentators stunned.
It happened during the second innings of the match, when South Australia opener Conor McInerney and Jason Sangha looked to rebuild after losing two quick wickets in the first 10 overs. One of the fans performed spectacularly, and the cameraman grabbed the moment, which was later shared on Cricket Australia's social media handle.
In the clip, the spectator whipped out Head's iconic "bat in helmet" celebration before he pulled off Kohli's "my bat does the talking" pose. Notably, Kohli celebrated in that manner back in 2018 after scoring his 25th Test century against Australia in Perth.
Cricket Australia captioned the video: “Well batted, sir!”
South Australia in driver's seat
SA captain Nathan McSweeney won the toss and put his faith in the bowlers amid the moisture in the pitch that would quickly evaporate under the Adelaide sun. And the bowlers repaid the faith by dismissing Queensland for just 95 runs in 35.5 overs. Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed for a duck, while Usman Khawaja, who had found himself in a bit of a controversy after missing the previous game owing to an injury, but was later spotted with his family in Australian GP, managed just two runs off 28 balls. Brendan Doggett was the pick of the bowler for SA, snaring six wickets for 31 runs in just 11.5 overs.
In response, Callum Vidler did threaten South Australia with his four-fer, but wasn't enough as the side reached 158 for six at stumps, with a well-set Jake Lehmann batting at 42.
