WATCH | Travis Head dismissed on duck minutes after saying ‘happy memories’ at Narendra Modi Stadium

Sunrisers Hyderabad endured a poor begin to their innings within the ongoing IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, May 21. The ace pacer Mitchell Starc bowled out in-form SRH opener Travis Head on the very second ball of the match to provide KKR a dream begin at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Mitchell Starc produced an excellent size supply to take Head abruptly which ripped off two stumps. Head was additionally bowled out on a golden duck in his final innings in opposition to Punjab Kings in Hyderabad. 

Notably, Head highlighted his ‘pleased recollections’ at Narendra Modi Stadium simply earlier than the kickoff. The left-handed batter famously scored a match-winning century within the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 closing at the identical venue to stun Indian cricket followers on November 19.

“Great to be back at the Narendra Modi Stadium,” Head informed broadcasters after the toss. “I’ve some happy memories here.” 

However, the SRH batter failed to duplicate his World Cup innings within the essential Qualifier 1. Head additionally struggled to make an affect through the league-stage recreation in opposition to Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium earlier this season. 

Watch Travis Head’s dismissal:

Australian stars Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Mitchell Starc all shone within the World Cup closing in opposition to India and are a part of the IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium. Starc, the most costly participant in IPL 2024, has failed for consistency however took three massive wickets in powerplay to place KKR in a lead place to enter the ultimate.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan.