IPL 2025: Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma vs LSG: Can they repeat their record-breaking partnership?

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) batters Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have quickly emerged as one of the most exciting and explosive pairs in Indian Premier League history. Despite having played just 16 innings together, their partnership has already set records, with the duo boasting the highest strike rate for any pair in IPL history. Their impressive consistency has seen them score the second-most runs as a pair in IPL 2024. With SRH set to face off against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their next match, fans will be eager to see if Sharma and Head can continue their stunning run and deliver yet another match-winning performance like the previous year.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma: A Partnership in Numbers

Innings: 16

The duo kicked off IPL 2025 with a brisk 45-run stand in SRH’s first game, cementing their position atop the list of most runs by a pair since 2024.

Here’s how they stack up:

Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma: 736 runs

Faf du Plessis-Virat Kohli: 707 runs

Shubman Gill-Sai Sudarshan: 602 runs

Individually, both players have been phenomenal since 2024:

Abhishek Sharma: 17 innings, 508 runs, Avg: 31.8, SR: 205, 50s: 3

Travis Head: 16 innings, 634 runs, Avg: 42.27, SR: 194, 50s: 5, 100s: 1

In the powerplay (1-6 overs), their dominance is even more pronounced:

Abhishek Sharma: 367 runs, Avg: 36.7, SR: 204

Travis Head: 448 runs, Avg: 74.6, SR: 212

SRH’s Other Important pair

While Head and Sharma headline the batting, SRH has another potent pair of Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy:

Lucknow Super Giants rely on their own formidable duos to counter SRH’s firepower:

Aiden Markram-Nicholas Pooran: 10 innings, 312 runs, Avg: 44.6, SR: 155, 50s: 3

Nicholas Pooran-Ayush Badoni: 13 innings, 481 runs, Avg: 40.1, SR: 159, 50s: 4

Probable Playing XIIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Shami, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Zampa

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Singh, M Siddharth, Prince Yadav

The Big Question

Head and Sharma’s blistering form makes them a nightmare for bowlers, but LSG’s balanced lineup and strong middle-order partnerships could pose a challenge. Can the SRH openers repeat their record-breaking heroics? Fans are in for a thrilling contest.