Travis Head, RCB vs SRH in IPL 2024:
Australian opener Travis Head set the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season ablaze with a stunning batting display. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Head's scintillating century almost shattered an iconic IPL record.
The dynamic opener took on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with vigour, smashing a century in just 39 balls. Thus, narrowly preserving the fastest century record in IPL history, currently held by West Indies star Chris Gayle.
Gayle and Pathan's Records Remain Intact
Playing for RCB, Gayle had scripted a century in 30 balls. His incredible innings of an unbeaten 175 runs off 66 balls came against Pune Warriors on April 23, 2013. Following him on this list of whirlwind centuries is former Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan.
Representing Rajasthan Royals, Pathan reached his century in 37 balls. This pivotal match took place on March 13, 2010, against Mumbai at Brabourne Stadium. Next up is David Miller, who scored a century in 38 balls while playing for Punjab Kings.
Miller's striking 101-run innings came against RCB in Mohali on May 6, 2013. With that, Travis Head becomes the fourth-fastest century scorer in IPL, reaching the mark in 39 balls, including 8 sixes and 9 fours, boasting a strike rate of 255. Head played a spectacular 102-run innings off just 41 balls.
Fastest Centuries in IPL
30 balls - Chris Gayle vs Pune Warriors, Bangalore 201337 balls - Yusuf Pathan vs Mumbai, Brabourne 201038 balls - David Miller vs RCB, Mohali 201339 balls - Travis Head vs RCB, Bangalore 202442 balls - Adam Gilchrist vs Mumbai, DY Patil 2008
Here are the playing XIs for the Hyderabad-Bangalore Match
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurabh Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and T Natarajan.
