KKR vs SRH: Why is Travis Head Not Playing in Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The 15th match of IPL 2025 is happening today at Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Fans were surprised when they did not see Travis Head in SRH’s playing XI.

Why is Travis Head Not in the Playing XI?

SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, Travis Head was missing from the starting XI. Many fans wondered why their star batsman was not included. But there is good news! Travis Head is not out of the match. He is on the impact substitute list. This means he will join the game in the second innings when SRH comes to bat.

Playing XI for Both Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

1. Abhishek Sharma
2. Ishan Kishan
3. Nitish Kumar Reddy
4. Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
5. Aniket Verma
6. Kamindu Mendis
7. Pat Cummins (c)
8. Simarjeet Singh
9. Harshal Patel
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Zeeshan Ansari

Kolkata Knight Riders:

1. Quinton de Kock (wk)
2. Venkatesh Iyer (vc)
3. Ajinkya Rahane (c)
4. Rinku Singh
5. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
6. Moeen Ali
7. Sunil Narine
8. Andre Russell
9. Ramandeep Singh
10. Harshit Rana
11. Varun Chakaravarthy

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs

Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs

Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell Luvnith Sisodia.