SRH opener Travis Michael Head is a left-handed batter and an occasional right-armed spinner from Adelaide, South Australia. After a long gap, Travis Head was reintroduced in the 2024 IPL as the SRH opener who previously played for the RCB from 2016 to 2017.
His iconic return is based on his recent cricket performances in Domestic and international, including his 2023 ICC World Cup, Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and World Test Championship Final. His match-winning 137 runs against India helped Australia to secure their 6th title ICC World Cup in 2023. His aggressive batting approach, thriving under the pressure across multiple formats, became the highlight of the IPL 2024 Auction. He registered himself for the base price of Rs 2 crore and was the fourth player to be sold, acquired by the SRH for Rs 6.80 Crore in the IPL 2024 Mini Auction. He continued his stellar performances in the season and came out as one of the aggressive openers. Hyderabad secured their top player ahead of the 2025 season for Rs 14 crore.
Here is an overview of the Travis Head IPL 2025 profile:
Travis Head made his IPL debut in 2016 with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He played his first IPL match against the Mumbai Indians on April 20 at Wankhede Stadium, scoring 37 runs off 24 balls before being run out by Harbhajan Singh and Parthiv Patel. He only appeared in 3 matches in his debut season.
After being unsold in 2018, Travis Head took a 7 year tournament gap before registering himself in the 2024 IPL season. The Sunrisers Hyderabad saw an opportunity and bagged Travis Head’s services for the amount of Rs 6.80 crore. On his part, Travis Head didn’t disappoint and had a great season, scoring 500-plus runs in 15 matches, one of the leading scorers of the SRH.
As of the 2025 IPL, the Hyderabad franchise retained Travis Head, their key player, by using the five-player retention rule at Jeddah. Left-handed batter is one of the most expensive retentions of the Hyderabad franchise after Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore), and Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore). He played an instrumental role in the SRH’s 2024 IPL chase.
Travis started his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2016, appearing only in three matches. After 2017, the franchise released him in the following season. In 2024, Head returned to the IPL and joined the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise. He emerged as an IPL star while contributing to the overall success of Sunrisers Hyderabad's maiden IPL Trophy chase into the Final, which they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. However, SRH retained one of their key players, Travis Head, for the following season.
Travis Head made his IPL debut with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2016, for the IPL salary of Rs 50 Lakh. He stayed with the franchise for the same price in the following season. He made his return in the 2024 IPL, where Sunrisers Hyderabad secured him for a hefty amount of Rs 6.80 crore. After his sensational performance in the season, the franchise retained him for the amount of Rs 14 crore in the Mega 2025 IPL Auction.
Dynamic batter Travis Head emerged as an IPL top performer after his 7-year gap from the tournament. He has showcased his batting prowess in the IPL, especially in the powerplay. Head bagged 402 runs from powerplay only in the 2024 season, the second highest scorer in IPL history, only behind David Warner’s 467 runs. He also earned a title for the “Fastest Century” off 41 balls in a match between SRH and RCB at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Throughout his IPL career, Travis Head has slammed 117 fours and 49 sixes to date. Take a look at Travis Head's IPL batting and bowling stats-
Travis Head returned to the IPL in 2024, scoring 567 runs while maintaining an average of 40.5 at a strike rate of 191.55 in 15 matches. The best IPL season Travis Head has played so far. He slammed 4 half-centuries and 1 century, 102 off 41 balls, the highest IPL score in his career.
Below is the table that shows all of Travis Head's IPL batting stats from the 2016 to 2025 seasons.
SRH opener Travis Head is a right-arm off break bowler who rarely gets a chance to bowl in the IPL. During his bowling career, Travis Head has only delivered 34 balls and given 113 runs while taking 2 scalps. His best bowling figure is 2 wickets for 30 runs in the 2017 IPL season.
Below is the table that shows all of Travis Head's IPL bowling stats from the 2016 to 2025 seasons.
Travis Head has played 37 IPL matches and scored 1070 runs, including 7 half-centuries and 1 century. His IPL score is 102* runs. Speaking of his bowling skills, Head only took 2 wickets for 30 runs, which is his best bowling figure in the tournament. The table shows Travis Head IPL records-
During his IPL career, Travis Head has bagged 1070 runs from just 37 matches. He faced 634 balls and maintained an average rate of 33.4 and a strike rate of 168.8. His highest score is 102 runs in the IPL.
Travis Head’s highest IPL score is 102 runs off 47 balls at 248.78 strike rate. In 2024, Travis Head hit his first IPL century in a match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium before being dismissed by Lockie Ferguson.
So far, Travis Head has scored one century in his IPL career. In a match between SRH and RCB, Head amassed 102 runs off 41 balls with a strike rate of 248.78 which is the fastest century in IPL 2024.
The table shows the last 10 batting stats of Travis Head in the IPL 2025:
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