Travis Head smashes his third fifty in IPL 2024: Stats
What's the story
Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head has slammed a 58-run knock versus Rajasthan Royals in Match 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday. Head, who was dropped early on, got to a crucial half-century. His knock consisted of three fours and three sixes. The Australian opener has been sensational in the IPL 2024 season. Here are further details.
Knock
Head starts cautiously before opening up
Head and Abhishek Sharma added 25 runs for the opening wicket. Thereafter, SRH lost Anmolpreet Singh cheaply to be reduced to 35/2. SRH managed 37/2 in their powerplay with Head unbeaten on 17 from 17 balls. Head targeted Yuzvendra Chahal after the powerplay and got the desired boundaries. SRH picked up pace as Head got to his fifty from 37 balls.
Runs
Head is closing in on 3,000 T20 runs
Playing his 119th T20 match (115 innings), Head has neared the 3,000-run mark (2,992). Head averages near 30 and his strike-rate reads 140-plus. Head slammed his 13th T20 fifty (100s: 2). Over 600 of Head's runs have come in the IPL. He owns four fifties and a ton (SR: 171-plus). In 26 T20I matches for Australia, the southpaw has scored 656 runs at 29.81.
Form
Head has dominated the scenes in IPL 2024
Head has been in supreme form this season, racing to 396 runs runs. His strike rate is 194.11 and the average reads 44. He owns a ton and three fifties. As per Cricbuzz, Head's scores while batting first in IPL 2024 - 62(24) vs MI, 19(14) vs GT, 21(15) vs PBKS, 102(41) vs RCB, 89(32) vs DC, 58(44) vs RR.
Information
A solid 96-run stand alongside Nitish Reddy
Nitish Reddy joined Head when SRH were 35/2. The two steadied SRH's ship and stitched a solid partnership of 96 runs for the third wicket. It was a brilliant effort as the Orange Army rallied back. Avesh Khan broke the stand in the 15th over.