30 April,2026 12:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Travis Head (Pic: X/@SunRisers)
In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
During the match, SRH's explosive opening batsman Travis Head delivered an instrumental knock of 76 runs. Facing just 30 deliveries, the left-handed batsman smashed four boundaries and eight smoking maximums.
Reflecting on his knock, he said that it is a good space to be in and also feels that if a batsman manages to secure victories in two or three matches all by himself, he can then help his team win more matches.
"It's nice to contribute. Two wins on the road are obviously really important as well. It's not often you win five games in a row in the IPL. So, we're in a good space. It's a hard competition to be in. When it's your night, it's your night. You're not expected to score runs every game and win games every time. If you can win two or three games in this competition by yourself, you go a long way towards getting seven to eight wins and playing in the Playoffs," he said on JioHotstar.
He also reserved special praise for his teammates after the win over the "Paltan".
"Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) has done that a couple of times, Ishan and Klaasen have been incredible, and our bowlers have been good," added Head.
Having opted to bat first, the hosts posted a gigantic total of 243 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
Opening the innings, Will Jacks smashed 46 runs in 22 balls, with the help of five boundaries and three maximums. Fellow opening batsman Ryan Rickelton delivered a knock of an unbeaten 123 runs off just 55 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and eight maximums.
Later, Naman Dhir and skipper Hardik Pandya scored 22 and 31 runs, respectively.
SRH's Praful Hinge returned with the figures of two wickets for 54 runs in four overs. Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, and Nitish Kumar Reddy claimed one wicket each.
In the second essay of the game, the Sunrisers scored 249 runs for the loss of four wickets in 18.4 overs. Abhishek Sharma garnered 45 runs in 24 balls, including four boundaries and three maximums. Heinrich Klaasen accumulated an unbeaten 65 runs in 30 balls, including seven boundaries and four maximums.
Nitish Kumar Reddy also scored 21 runs in 17 balls, with the help of three maximums. Shouldering Klaasen was Salil Arora, who smashed an unbeaten 30 runs off just 10 balls, including two boundaries and three maximums.
MI's Allah Ghazanfar claimed two wickets. Trent Boult and skipper Pandya also managed to bag one wicket each.
