IPL 2024 - Travis Head smashes 100 in 39 deliveries; RCB finally send him back for 102

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced the hurricane Travis Head brought with him as he smashed a fantastic 100 in just 39 deliveries in Match 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener dominated the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, smashing 9 fours and 8 maximums, not allowing the RCB bowlers to settle. However, the home team finally got his wicket, courtesy of Lockie Ferguson.

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Head removed his helmet and balanced it on the handle of his bat to celebrate his century. With this, he and his partner Heinrich Klaasen posted a 57-run partnership after the loss of Abhishek Sharma's (34 off 22) wicket. However, post that, Head too departed after a well made 102 off 41 balls.

As for the clash, Royal Challengers Bengaluru need wickets and quick ones as SRH have already scored 171 runs in just 13 overs. Heinrich Klaasen has scored 25 runs in 14 balls, and many are expecting that tonight the 277-run mark could also be breached. 

Fastest 100s in IPL by balls faced:

30 C Gayle vs PWI Bengaluru 2013

37 Y Pathan vs MI Mumbai BS 2010

38 D Miller vs RCB Mohali 2013

39 T Head vs RCB Bengaluru 2024

42 A Gilchrist vs MI Mumbai DYP 2008

Earlier, RCB won the toss and opted to field. They made a few changes to their squad by resting Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj and bringing in Lockie Ferguson. As for SRH, they have gone with the same team, which has helped them win crucial games.

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Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Subs: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi