IPL Latest Update: In IPL 2026, on Friday, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) performed brilliantly and defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 55 runs. During the match, a heated war of words was witnessed between Virat Kohli and Travis Head. Even after the match was over, Kohli’s anger did not subside and he did not even shake hands with Travis Head.
In the video going viral on social media, it can be seen that after the match, Virat Kohli shakes hands with the rest of the Sunrisers Hyderabad players, but does not even look at Travis Head. However, Head extended his hand to shake hands with Virat, but Kohli ignored him and moved ahead. Kohli is also being criticized for this behavior on social media.
In fact, the tension between the two players was clearly visible during the match. After the dismissal of Travis Head in the first innings, Virat Kohli celebrated in an aggressive manner, which Head did not like. After this, during RCB’s batting, when Venkatesh Iyer was continuously hitting fours and sixes, Kohli was seen repeatedly reacting by looking towards the head. The head also responded with gestures. In the viral video, Virat Kohli was also seen challenging Travis Head to bowl to him.
Batting first in this match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, SRH scored 255 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma played a quick inning of 56 runs in 22 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Ishan Kishan put the team in a strong position by scoring 79 runs in 46 balls. Heinrich Klaasen also played an explosive inning of 51 runs in 24 balls.
While chasing the target of 256 runs, RCB team could score only 200 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, captain Rajat Patidar scored 56 runs, while Venkatesh Iyer played a quick inning of 44 runs in 19 balls, which included 4 fours and 4 sixes. Krunal Pandya returned unbeaten after scoring 41 runs, but could not succeed in leading the team to victory.
