Travis Head, who is playing in his first IPL season, stunned Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He hit a hundred off just 39 balls, laced with 9 fours and 8 sixes to put the hosts on the backfoot. It is the fourth hundred of the Indian Premier League 2024 and also the fourth fastest in the history of the tournament.

Fastest hundred in IPL (by balls)

30 – Chris Gayle v PWI, 2013

37 – Yusuf Pathan v MI, 2010

38 – David Miller v RCB, 2013

39 – Travis Head v RCB, 2024*

42 – Adam Gilchrist v MI, 2008

43 – AB de Villiers v GL, 2016

43 – David Warner v KKR, 2017

He accumulated 102 off 41 balls before Lockie Ferguson got rid of him. The southpaw has been in sensational form for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 17th season.

Head added 108 runs with Abhishek Sharma for the opening wicket. Abhishek struck 34 runs and the pair was together at the crease for 8.1 overs.

Travis’ stitched a 57-run stand with Heinrich Klaasen, who is the most dangerous T20 batter at the moment. Sunrisers have won 3 games while losing two.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost five out of six contests they have played to date. They are 10th in the points table.

Earlier, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against Hyderabad. The host franchise dropped Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj from the playing XI.

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