"Travis Head in tuk tuk academy, am I dreaming?" - Fans react to SunRisers opener's sluggish 28-run knock in MI vs SRH IPL 2025 clash

By James Kuanal

Modified Apr 17, 2025 21:14 IST

IPL — Travis Head played at a strike rate below 100. [Pic credits: iplt20.com and @SkyStorm_18 on X]

Travis Head failed to deliver big with the bat for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2025 match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, April 17. The southpaw played a sluggish 28-run knock off 29 balls, comprising just three boundaries. The swashbuckling opener holed out to Mitchell Santner at long-off as Will Jacks took his second wicket in the contest. With his wicket, Head left the Orange Army reeling at 81/3 in the 12th over.

This was a strange innings from Head because the latter is famous for his aggressive batting. The 31-year-old recently smashed 66 off 37 deliveries in his previous outing against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). Overall, the Aussie batter has 242 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 168.05 in IPL 2025.

Fans on X trolled Travis Head for playing at a strike rate of 96.55 against Mumbai. One user wrote:

SRH lose the plot after openers depart in IPL 2025 match against MI

SRH got off to a promising start as openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head shared a 59-run partnership for the first wicket against MI in the IPL 2025 match. Captain Hardik Pandya provided the first breakthrough by dismissing Abhishek for 40 runs off 28 balls. The visitors then lost a cluster of wickets as Will Jacks struck twice. He got rid of Ishan Kishan and Head to help MI dominate SRH. Nitish Reddy got well set before perishing for 19 runs off 21 deliveries.

At the time of writing, the SunRisers were 135/4 after 17.5 overs, with Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma at the crease. The duo will be keen to take the team to a fighting total.

MI will look to continue their winning form, having defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 runs in their previous game. SRH will also look to fight back with the ball as they aim to win consecutive matches. The Pat Cummins-led side thrashed PBKS by eight wickets in their last outing.

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James holds a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a diploma in Sub-editing and Design which shaped his sports reporting career. During the course of his education, he learned about the 5W1H format, fact-checking, ethics, SEO, pyramid structure, etc, which enable him to produce compelling content for his readers. His exploits in reporting have led him to exclusively cover numerous ICC events over the years like T20 World Cups, ODI World Cups, WTC finals, along with the IPL.

James comes from Jharkhand and is highly inspired by legendary India captain MS Dhoni. He is a staunch supporter of the Indian Cricket Team and is loyal towards the Chennai Super Kings. When not immersed in his favorite sport, James likes watching Bollywood songs.

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