Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opening batsman Travis Head created a stir by playing a stormy innings in the IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday (April 15). Scoring the first century of his IPL career, Head played an innings of 102 runs in 41 balls with the help of 9 fours and 8 sixes, during which he completed the century in 39 balls. He scored 84 runs in his innings only through boundaries.

fourth fastest century

Head has reached fourth place in the list of players who have scored the fastest century in IPL. He broke the record of Adam Gilchrist, who scored a century in 42 balls in the match against Mumbai Indians in 2008.

Let us tell you that Chris Gayle is at the first place with a century in 30 balls. Yusuf Pathan, ranked second, scored an IPL century in 37 balls and David Milner, ranked third, scored an IPL century in 38 balls.

Fastest century for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Head has overtaken David Warner to hold the record of scoring the fastest century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. While playing for Hyderabad, Warner scored a century in 43 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017.

On the basis of this century by Head, Hyderabad scored 287 runs at the loss of 3 wickets, which is the highest score made by any team in IPL history.

Head has performed brilliantly in the ongoing IPL and has scored 235 runs in 5 matches at an average of 47 and strike rate of 199.15, which includes 1 century and 1 half-century. Let us tell you that Head was bought by Hyderabad for Rs 6.8 crore in the IPL 2024 auction.