IPL 2024: Travis Head eyes 300-run target in next match

• SRH set a new IPL record with a massive 287 runs against RCB.
• Travis Head scored the 4th fastest IPL century
• SRH aims to score 300 runs in their next match.

Travis Head, a batter for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), stated that his team is setting their sights on a target of 300 for their next challenge. This comes after SRH set a new record for the highest team total in IPL history in a recent IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 15, 2024.

SRH, who had previously scored a staggering 277 against Mumbai Indians a few weeks prior, surpassed their own score as boundaries were hit aplenty, leaving RCB bowlers scrambling for cover.

Abhishek Sharma (34) and Head put together a robust 108-run partnership for the first wicket in just 8.1 overs. After Sharma’s dismissal, Head shifted gears. Head smashed his first IPL century, scoring 102 in 41 balls with 8 sixes and 9 fours, boasting a strike rate of 248.78.

The onslaught continued with Heinrich Klaasen, who blasted 67 in 31 balls with 7 sixes and 2 fours. Aiden Markram (32* in 17) and Abdul Samad (37* in 10) propelled SRH to a total of 287/3 in 20 overs.

Sunrisers’ 287 for 3 is now the second-highest T20 total, trailing only Nepal’s 314 for 3 against Mongolia in 2023. In addition, four of RCB’s bowlers conceded fifty runs or more in their four overs, with Reece Topley giving up 68 and Vijaykumar Vyshak leaking 64.

Travis Head praised captain Pat Cummins and head coach Daniel Vettori for urging the openers to maintain their aggression in the opening six overs. He also mentioned that SRH is looking forward to scoring 300 in their next match.

“[Our total] needs a three in front of it, does it now? It’s proper batting. We’ve wanted to be exciting the whole time, and we’ve wanted to take the game on, and Pat and then Dan have put pressure on the batting line-up to make sure we try and maximize the powerplay and then keep going,” Head commented during a mid-match conversation with commentators.

“We’ve got guys like [Heinrich] Klaasen, [Abdul] Samad, and Nitish [Kumar Reddy], who didn’t even get a hit today. We’ve got some power through the middle, and we want to keep just putting the foot down as much as we can. We know that’s not always guaranteed, but at the moment I think we’re setting it up really well in each game and getting to the score that we need,” he added.

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