WATCH | Virat Kohli, Travis Head Exchange Fiery Banter During SRH vs RCB Match

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Virat Kohli, Travis Head Exchange Fiery Banter During SRH vs RCB Match

Virat Kohli and Travis Head shared a fiery on-field banter during the IPL 2026 clash between RCB and SRH in Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli and Travis Head added extra drama to the ongoing IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on May 22 with a fiery on-field banter.

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The animated moment unfolded during the fourth over when young spinner Shivang Kumar came into the attack. Venkatesh Iyer immediately countered with an aggressive assault, smashing 23 runs in the over with 3 sixes and 1 boundary. As the runs flowed, Kohli appeared to tease Head from the non-striker’s end with playful comments and expressive reactions. Television cameras later captured both players exchanging words and smiling through the heated match.

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Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad produced one of the most brutal batting displays, posting an imposing 255 for 4 in 20 overs after winning the toss and choosing to bat. RCB’s bowlers were taken to the cleaners from the very first over, with no bowler finishing with an economy rate below 12.

Travis Head set the tone with a brisk 26 off 16, hitting five fours before being bowled by Rasikh Salam Dar at the end of the fourth over. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 56 off just 22 balls but not before he had helped put on 52 runs for the second wicket in under five overs alongside Ishan Kishan.

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Kishan was the glue of the innings, compiling 79 off 46 balls before holing out in the final over off Rasikh Dar. His 113-run third wicket partnership with Heinrich Klaasen was the defining stand of the innings. Klaasen was devastating in the middle overs, crashing 51 off 24 balls with two fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 212, before being caught off Krunal Pandya. Nitish Kumar Reddy provided the finishing in the death, smashing an unbeaten 29 off 12.

Josh Hazlewood was the most punished of RCB’s bowlers, going for 55 runs in four overs. Rasikh Dar picked up two wickets but at a cost of 52.

Written by Lakshmi G Menon · In: IPL News
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