Tarvis Head and Glenn Maxwell were involved in a heated exchange during Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Saturday (April 12).
The incident happened in the ninth over of SRH’s 246-run chase when Maxwell, who had already conceded 26 runs off his first two overs, returned to bowl. After Maxwell's first two balls yielded a single each, Head came back on strike. The southpaw immediately seized on a short ball, making room to free his arms and pulling it over wide long-on, then repeated the feat off the fourth ball as well by staying deep in his crease and launching an 84-meter six over mid-wicket, further denting Maxwell’s figures.
What happened between Maxwell and Head?
The fifth ball was a quicker length delivery, and as Head tried to make room, he could only hit it straight back to Maxwell, who immediately took a sharp shy at the stumps. This sparked a fiery exchange between the two, with Head visibly unimpressed by his compatriot’s antics. However, Maxwell seemingly diffused the tension by walking back to his mark, muttering under his breath, a faint smile hinting at his reluctance to escalate things further.
Their Australia teammate Marcus Stoinis, too, had a sharp exchange with Head, possibly to ease out things, with the umpires watching.
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By the time Head fell to Yuzvendra Chahal in the 13th over, SRH had raced to 171. Head ended with a 37-ball 66 studded with nine fours and three sixes. Attempting to muscle a tossed-up delivery outside off across the line, he only managed to sky it towards long-on – where, fittingly, Maxwell waited to complete the catch, ending their fiery duel with a quiet revenge.
While Head’s innings progressed at a brisk pace, it paled in comparison to Abhishek Sharma’s fireworks, who smashed the fifth-fastest century in IPL history – a blistering 40-ball 100 studded with 11 fours and 6 sixes. His assault single-handedly propelled SRH toward a dominant victory.
When asked about the incident after the game, Head laughed it off: "They [Maxwell and Stoinis] probably bring the best and worst out of you when you play with them. Just a bit of friendly banter. I have to put up with them at home, so nothing too untoward!"
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