Fans cheered for Travis Head, the opening batsman of SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). He played a great game. His batting helped SRH win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The match took place on Wednesday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH won by 10 wickets thanks to Head’s excellent performance.
The Super Giants captain won the toss and decided to bat first in the game. Their hitters struggled to score freely during the opening half of the game. Impactful hits from Ayush Badoni (55) and Nicholas Pooran (48) in the second round propelled them to a competitive total of 165.
However, it proved to be too low for SRH during the run pursuit. Travis Head continued his strong form in the competition, causing havoc and laying the groundwork for his team’s sweeping victory in the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma (75*) complimented him wonderfully with an aggressive knock of his own, as the pair plundered more than 100 runs in the first six overs once more.
They carried on in the same vein following the powerplay, winning the game for SRH in only 9.4 overs. Travis Head was the home team’s star, scoring 89 (30) runs, including eight sixes and fours.
Fans took note of Head’s spectacular performance versus LSG in the chase and shared their thoughts on X. Here are some of the leading reactions:
“It took 20 years to forget Ricky Ponting’s assault and the way Travis Head played in recent times,it will take 40 years to forget. I can bet you even if you give Cheat Code to KL Rahul, he can’t play like Travis Head in his dream.He is that good monster,” a fan wrote on X.
“TRAVIS HEAD IS A MONSTER OF THIS IPL. He’s just ridiculous, What a Striker of the ball,” another fan wrote.
“I’m convinced Travis Head is just warming up for the T20 World Cup,” a fan wrote.
“I was trying to get into position early and react to the ball”- Travis Head
Travis Head was named Player of the Match for his spectacular knock in the pursuit. He thought on his triumph and said:
“It was a lot of fun. Abhi and I have forged along some good partnerships and it was great fun again batting with him. I was trying to get into position early and react to the ball. Got ahead of the rate in the first few overs and I felt we could maximise the powerplay. The last twelve months, the Australian team wanted me to bat like this and here it was the same thing.”
Travis Head
On Abhishek Sharma’s knock and their thought process throughout the chase, Head went on to say:
“Yeah beautiful for him to get a good score today. He works very hard and nice to see him get some runs today. We complement each other so well. We didn’t think about the net run rate till the time out when the guys told us about that. I want to take this pitch everywhere. Chasing has been a bit tough for us and hopefully we keep on the good work in the remaining games.”
Travis Head
SRH will return to play in the IPL 2024 on May 16 against the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.