Cummins credited his team's strong batting lineup, including Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Heinrich Klaasen, for raising the bar in T20 batting.
SRH was 35/5 at one point, however, a 99-run stand between Klaasen (71) and Abhinav (43) powered SRH to a score that would give them something to fight. A key aspect of SRH's comeback was gathering 53 runs in last five overs. Trent Boult (4/26) was MI's top bowler.
The explosive left-hander from Australia accomplished this milestone during his side Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium.
Despite the fact that SRH had a 59-run opening stand, their run-rate could never quite meet their usual standards and Travis Head (28) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19) in particular, struggled to score above strike rate of 100.
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden lauded the tactical brilliance and composure shown by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, whose explosive opening stand powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a historic run chase against Punjab Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Former India batter Robin Uthappa heaped praise on Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head for their breathtaking opening stand that powered Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to a record chase against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Opening the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Abhishek paired brilliantly with Travis Head, who himself smashed 66 off 37 balls, hitting nine boundaries and three sixes. The duo laid a solid foundation for SRH with their attacking brand of cricket, making life miserable for the PBKS
After the completion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 encounter against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Travis Head opened up and shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between him and Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis during the ninth over of the 27th fixture
Abhishek and Travis Head finally found their groove together, as they put on an ominous 171-run stand making a lightwork of the 246-run target set by PBKS at their home stadium of Uppal Stadium on Saturday. This is also the second-highest run chase in IPL history, with 262 chased by PBKS
Abhishek delivered a record-breaking century, the highest-ever score by an Indian in IPL history, as he and Travis Head, together called as 'Travishek', finally came alive, stomping over PBKS's target of 246 runs with eight wickets and nine wickets in hand.
Abhishek Sharma and his 171-run partnership with Travis Head made light work of Punjab Kings' (PBKS) mammoth target of 246 runs as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) cruised home by eight wickets with nine balls left in their IPL encounter on Saturday.
Priyansh Arya scored the fourth-fastest century in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, tying with Australian star batter Travis Head.