Thu Apr 17 18:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Lucky Escape for Head as Sunrisers Edge Past Mumbai Indians
**Mumbai, India** – Travis Head had a night of contrasting fortunes in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s narrow victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. While ultimately reaching a milestone – becoming the second-fastest player to 1000 IPL runs – Head’s innings was marked by a bizarre double dismissal and reprieve.
In the 10th over, Head was given out caught at deep mid-wicket off a delivery from Hardik Pandya, only to be recalled after the umpire signaled a no-ball. Incredibly, he was then dismissed on the very next ball (a free hit), but survived again as the delivery was judged a wide.
Despite the unusual sequence of events, Head’s 28 off 29 balls was a slow knock by his standards. The Sunrisers Hyderabad batting lineup struggled against the Mumbai spinners throughout the innings, with the first six only arriving in the 18th over. However, a strong finish, yielding 57 runs from the final five overs, including a final-over blitz by Aniket Verma and Pat Cummins, secured a win for SRH. The match highlighted Mumbai’s impressive spin bowling and the dramatic impact of the umpiring decisions on Head’s innings.
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