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A ustralia and Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head continued his blistering form in IPL 2024 by scoring a half-century in just 16 balls against the Delhi Capitals. The Sunrisers were asked to bat first after losing the toss and obliged this decision. Head took on Khaleel Ahmed and smashed a six, four and four before taking a single In the first over.
With this blistering start, Head reached 32 in 10 balls and over the six deliveries completed his 50 against Anrich Nortje with a massive six over deep mid-wicket. This also was the joint-fastest 50 of the season which was set by his batting partner, Abhishek Sharma.
Travis Head smashes joint-fastest 50 of IPL 2024 against DC
The Head and Sharma duo continued smashing the DC bowling and posted the highest powerplay score in IPL history, i.e 125. This also was the fastest team hundred in IPL history. Though Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets, Head continued his hitting spree before perishing against the Indian left-arm wrist spinner. The Aussie southpaw was dismissed with a score of 89(32) with 11 fours and six sixes.
It's always fun hitting some big sixes: Heinrich Klaasen
Ahead of this match, SRH star Heinrich Klaasen talked about their aggressive batting approach. The South African said, "It's always fun hitting some big sixes, it's going on nicely. I think the standard the boys are setting up the order, the intensity they are playing with, the amount of pressure they are putting on the bowlers, just need to keep on going. Even if we fail, we can still get to 160-180."
The boys are playing with a lot of freedom in the tournament. Nice to see everyone backing themselves. If your intensity is nice and if your put pressure on the bowlers you can score runs big enough. All that we speak about is to be nice and free," he continued.