New Delhi. Pat Cummins’ biggest weapon fizzled out in the IPL final. The same weapon, thanks to which Cummins defeated India and won the World Cup 2023 title. The same batsman, who has the fastest century of IPL 2024, was not even allowed to open his account by KKR in the final. We are talking about Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head. Who became a victim of golden duck in the IPL final.
The final of IPL 2024 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first in this match. He might have expected a stormy start from openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, which this pair gave in most of the matches. But both the batsmen disappointed in the final.
KKR’s most expensive bowler Mitchell Starc dismissed Abhishek Sharma (2) in the first over. But an even bigger blow to SRH was given by Vaibhav Arora in the second over. This Indian bowler sent Travis Head to the pavilion in his very first over. Travis Head was out after playing just one ball. This was the third time in 4 matches when Travis Head could not open his account.
As soon as Travis Head got out, KKR fans were overjoyed. And why shouldn’t it be so. This is the same Travis Head who had scored 137 runs against India in the World Cup final on 19 November last year. Australia won the World Cup by defeating India due to this century of Head.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 26, 2024, 21:36 IST