Rajasthan Royals (RR) bowler Tushar Deshpande took an important wicket against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). He dismissed the dangerous Travis Head in his first over and celebrated excitedly during the second match of the IPL 2025 season.
Tushar Deshpande’s Key Wicket of Travis Head
The Royals chose to bowl first after winning the toss against SunRisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, March 23. SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma got off to a strong start. Abhishek scored 24 runs off 11 balls before being dismissed by Maheesh Theekshana.
Tushar Deshpande got rid of Travis Head on the third ball of SunRisers Hyderabad’s innings. Deshpande bowled a full delivery outside off, which was out of Head’s hitting range, causing him to mistime a lofted shot. The left-handed batter hit the ball straight to Shimron Hetmyer at mid-off, who made the catch.
The bowler was clearly excited after taking the important wicket of Travis Head. He celebrated passionately with his teammates while Head walked off to the dressing room.
The official broadcaster, Star, shared the video of the wicket on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, “𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊! ☝Deshpande takes down the big hitter, Travis Head departs after scoring a quick 67 off 31 balls! Can they reach 300 today? 🤔”
Check out Tushar Deshpande’s exciting celebration here:
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊! ☝
Deshpande claims the big fish, Travis Head departs after a quickfire 67 off just 31 balls!
Is 300 possible today? 🤔
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 23, 2025
Travis Head scored 67 runs off 31 balls before getting out. The left-handed batter hit nine boundaries and three sixes during his time at the crease. Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored 130 runs in 9.3 overs when they lost their second wicket.
Head also reached the milestone of 4,000 T20 runs during his innings. He needed 64 runs to reach this achievement.
Tushar Deshpande has a strong record against Travis Head in the IPL. Deshpande has dismissed Head twice in their three meetings, giving away just 19 runs off 9 balls. Head has scored at a strike rate of 211.11, but Deshpande has managed to get him out with an average of 9.50.
Travis Head vs Tushar Deshpande in IPL
Innings: 3
Runs: 19
Wickets: 2
Balls: 9
Average: 9.50
Batting Strike Rate: 211.11
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