Travis Head Fifty PtiImage Credit source: PTI
Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Sanju Samson… all these are the batsmen who are opening for their respective teams in IPL 2026 and pounce on the bowlers as soon as they arrive. But among all these youngsters, one of the most dangerous and experienced openers was completely silent. But now he has also woken up from sleep. This destructive batsman is Travis Head, who could not make much of an impact in IPL 2026 but after 8 innings he finally burst on fire and scored an explosive half-century.
Travis Head showed his old style in the match played between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 29 at Wankhede Stadium. In this match, Mumbai Indians, batting first, made a record score of 243 runs, which is also the biggest score of IPL on this ground. Now, if such a big target is to be achieved then an explosive start is required. This was expected from Abhishek Sharma who appeared to be in good form but eyes were on the head, who was not having a good season.
Head, who had scored more than 40 (46 runs) only once in 8 consecutive innings before this match for Sunrisers in IPL 2026, pulled out all the stops this time. Travis Head, who gave shivers to the bowlers with his explosive batting in the last two seasons of IPL, did the same this time. The Australian star, who played with some caution and a little luck in the first two overs, created a stir after this.
He hit 3 sixes on Trent Boult in the third over and then also hit a 99 meter long six and a four in Bumrah’s over. After this, Head completed his half-century in just 20 balls by hitting a six on Ashwani Kumar in the 7th over. This was Head’s first fifty in this season. In these 20 balls, he hit 6 sixes and 3 fours.
After this, he hit a six and a four on the next two balls also. However, just when it seemed that he would complete his century, his innings came to an end. In the 10th over, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya got him caught at extra covers. He scored 76 runs in just 30 balls, which included 8 sixes and 4 fours. He made a partnership of 129 runs with Abhishek Sharma in just 8.4 overs, in which 75 runs were from Travis Head and 45 runs were from Abhishek.
