The second qualifier match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. In this match, Travis Head, a part of the Hyderabad team, scored 34 runs, during which he broke a 15-year-old record in the history of IPL and created a new record. Head’s bat has been seen speaking loudly this season, in which he has scored a total of 567 runs in 14 innings at an average of 43.62. Now Head has become the player to hit the most boundaries during the powerplay in a season of IPL.
Adam Gilchrist broke 15 year old record
Travis Head’s bat has shown a brilliant performance in the 17th season of IPL, in which he gave such a start to the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the powerplay that the team dominated the entire match. This season, a total of 96 boundaries have been seen from Head’s bat, out of which he has hit 74 boundaries during the powerplay. With this, Head has now become the player to hit the most boundaries in a season during the powerplay in IPL history. Head has broken Adam Gilchrist’s 15-year-old record in this matter, who had hit a total of 72 boundaries during the powerplay in the IPL season played in the year 2009.
Players who hit the most boundaries in the powerplay in a single IPL season
- Travis Head – 74 boundaries (2024)
- Adam Gilchrist – 72 boundaries (2009)
- David Warner – 72 boundaries (2016)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 70 boundaries (year 2023)
Second player to score most runs in a single edition of powerplay
During his 34-run innings in the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals, Head has taken himself to the second position in another list. Head has now become the second player to score the most runs during the powerplay in a single edition of IPL history. A total of 402 runs have been seen from Head’s bat during the first 6 overs, in which his strike rate has been 209.37.
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