IPL 2025: 'Just a Bit of Banter' - Travis Head on Heated Exchange With Australian Mates Glenn Maxwell & Marcus Stoinis

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Travis Head opened up on the heated exchange with his Australian teammates Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis after the IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Saturday (April 12).

The incident happened during the ninth over of SRH's run-chase at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, where the home side pulled off the second highest run chase in IPL history.

It all stemmed from Head's back-to-back sixes off Maxwell in the fourth and fifth delivery of the over during the SRH innings. While Abhishek Sharma scored his maiden IPL century, Head at the other hand also played a handy knock of 66 off 37 balls.

After being struck for successive sixes, Maxwell bowled a dot in the final ball of the over and had something to tell his compatriot Head, who did not seem to backdown as Stoinis also joined in as umpire tried to control the situation before calm was restored and the trio left the scene smiling.

Back in the commentary box, Australian legend Matthew Hayden also was seen closely following the heated exchange between his compatriots. However, after the match, Head revealed that there was nothing very serious and it was just banter.

Speaking at the post-match presentation on the verbal exchange, the 31-year-old player said, "You bring out the best and the worst in each other when you know them so well, nothing too serious, just a bit of banter."

The Australian opener later spoke about his team's successful run chase and his partnership with Abhishek as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended a four-match losing streak in the ongoing season.

"Not bad, nice to get on the winners list. It was an exceptional night; we needed it. We had our work cut out at the halfway point. We gave ourselves a chance, showed a bit more patience at the start. We knew the plans they were going to come with," the Australian batter added.

"Gave ourselves a bit more time and got off to a flyer. We did the things we did really well last year, and that's what made us such a good partnership. It's just about encouraging each other, picking our targets and setting the stage.

"We've seen 270-280 scored on that wicket. We've played on slightly different wickets, but no.2 seems to put out big scores. Everything had to go right for us to chase down 240."