On the back of Ishan Kishan's scintillating 48-ball 94, SRH put on a massive 231 for 6 in their 20 overs against Royals Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Thursday.
Head is reportedly recovering well and is expected to rejoin the SRH camp soon.
Markram said it was a hard pill for them to swallow.
The big-hitter was finally dismissed in the 19th over by Sandeep Sharma, caught by Riyan Parag.
Led by a determined showing from their bowlers, SRH restricted CSK to a below par 154/7 in their 20 overs before Abhishek Sharma's fluent half-century helped them outclass the defending champions by eight wickets.
After a remarkable campaign last year, which saw SRH redefine T20 hitting with Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head at the helm, their aggressive approach backfired, bowing out of the league with just three wins in 11 games and plenty of underwhelming moments on the field as a batting and bowling unit.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL campaign that began with optimism has melted into chaos. Their bowlers require a drastic transformation in mindset against Sunrisers Hyderabad for them to register an elusive win in Bengaluru on Monday.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday
Abhishek Sharma opened up about a small but meaningful habit-pulling out a chit from his pocket after scoring a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rajat Patidar struck a quickfire half-century to set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad's wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen was fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.
Last year's runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a heartbreaking exit from the IPL 2025 play-off race after rain washed out their must-win game against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Hyderabad on Monday.
Mohammed Shami said SRH captain Pat Cummins is adept at managing both seasoned international stars and young players.
The Sunrisers' core remains strong, with stars like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Nitish Kumar Reddy forming a solid batting backbone.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Chennai Super Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad in Chennai, on Friday.
SRH's new opening act might just steal the show this IPL!
With his parents watching from the stands, there was all the more reason to give a sterling performance.
Rohit came out to open along with Rickelton and he looked in prime touch from the get go and his strike rate of 152 belied his batting approach -- plain effortless, pleasing to the eye.
Will Jacks took 2/14 in three overs before he hit 36 from 26 balls, setting up a comfortable chase, and was rightly adjudged Player of the Match.
With a five-match T20I series in October-November in Australia, five T20Is against South Africa at home in December and five T20Is against New Zealand at home in January 2026, Team India will now look to test itself, its combinations and youngsters against some of the world's best T20I teams ahead of the T20 WC 2026, which will start in early 2026.
Pathan mentioned that the Hyderabad-based franchise needs a proper spinner who can take wickets.
Ahead of the 18th season of Indian Premier League, here all the stats and numbers from the annual cricket extravaganza.
Some of the remarkable grabs from the Gujarat Titans-Sunrisers Hyderabad match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting coach Hemang Badani said Abdul Samad redeemed himself with a match-winning effort against Rajasthan Royals.
Shivam Shukla replaces Rovman Powell in KKR squad for remainder of IPL 2025
IMAGES from the IPL match played between SunRisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings have signed 17-year-old batter Ayush Mhatre as the replacement for injured skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad for the remainder of IPL 2025.
He also got clobbered along the way but was always in contention for wickets and weaved his magic particularly at the backend of the innings.
Here's a look at the biggest disappointments of IPL 2025 -- the players who've cost crores but delivered crumbs.
IMAGES of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill was visibly furious after being controversially run out during the IPL 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat admitted that some high-profile players in their ranks have failed to deliver and hinted at possible changes in the team in Monday's IPL match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru.
Ahead of his side's clash against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot said that they want to play an aggressive brand of cricket in the upcoming days in the tournament.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad in Jaipur on Sunday.
