During the second match of the Indian Premier League at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Travis Head displayed his prowess as a batter against the Rajasthan Royals by smashing a half century in 21 balls. Head and Abhishek Sharma gave the Sunrisers a quick start of 45 runs in just 3 overs which eventually came to an end after the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma on 24 runs in just 11 deliveries. With this Sharma registers himself as the batter with the highest strike rate in first 10 balls in IPL since 2023. He played with a strike rate of 180.
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Travis Head has been impressive across all formats be it Test, T20 or the One Day Internationals. His rankings across all three formats have been eye watering. He stands tall at the podium with number one T20 ranking. In ODIs, he secured himself 12th spot and 8th in Tests demonstrating his ability to shift gears adapting to the situations. Head was ultimately dismissed by Tushar Deshpande on 67 runs in 31 balls.
Head To Head
| Criteria | Hyderabad | Rajasthan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 20 | 20 |
| Won | 11 | 9 |
| Lost | 9 | 11 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 217 | 220 |
| Lowest Score | 127 | 102 |
Playing XIs
SRH: Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami.
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
