A lot was at stake in the 67th match of IPL 2026. Sunrisers Hyderabad could have finished in the top-2 by registering a big win, but even after registering a win of 55 runs, they had to be content with third place. More than being a high-scoring match, this match came into limelight because of Virat Kohli and Travis Head. After all, why did Virat not shake hands with Travis Head after the match, due to which there was an uproar.

This whole controversy started when Virat Kohli celebrated aggressively when the wicket of Travis Head fell. The atmosphere became even more heated when Travis Head encouraged Virat to play attacking shots during Bengaluru’s innings. An altercation also took place between them.

Virat never backs down from challenges. So when Travis Head tried to provoke him, Virat replied by pointing out that instead of speaking, Head should try his luck bowling in front of him. Travis Head came to bowl, but by then Virat was out after scoring 15 runs in 11 balls. Travis Head also got success in bowling, as he took the wicket of RCB captain Rajat Patidar.

Virat Kohli didn’t shake hands with Travis Head after the match ended. pic.twitter.com/74UEXm1aUV

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Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 55 runs. After the match was over, players of both the teams came in a queue and shook hands with each other. Virat also shook hands with Pat Cummins, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma, but did not shake hands with Travis Head. Its video also went viral on social media. Head had extended his hand towards Kohli, but the Indian batsman completely ignored him.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have entered Qualifier 1 even after losing by 55 runs. He will face Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier. Even after this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad remained at third position in the table. Now he will have to make his way to the finals through the eliminator.

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There was an argument during the match between Virat Kohli and Travis Head. In this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers by 55 runs. Kohli’s anger at the Australian player did not subside even after the match, he did not shake hands with him and completely ignored him. Its video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, many people are also strongly criticizing this behavior of the Indian player.

The argument between Virat Kohli and Travis Head took place while Kohli was batting. Let us tell you that after winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad had decided to bat first. SRH had scored a huge score of 255 runs due to the stormy innings of Ishan Kishan (79), Abhishek Sharma (56) and Heinrich Klaasen. In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore could score only 200 runs.

Virat Kohli vented his anger on Travis Head like this

The debate that took place on the ground did happen, but Kohli’s anger did not subside even after the match. He came with his team to shake hands with the players of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He shook hands with Pat Cummins, after which there was Travis Head and he extended his hand to shake hands. Kohli walked ahead, deliberately ignoring him without shaking hands.

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Virat Kohli ignored Travis Head when he tried to shake hands with him after the match #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/BJOBm350LD

— ~Kohlified (@Kohlifi18) May 23, 2026

Virat Kohli refused handshake with Travis Head, as both had some heated moments between the game. SRH vs RCB #ViratKohli #RCB #IPL #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/7j6kdaCyxB

— (@iiZub22) May 22, 2026

Chasing the target, Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer started the innings for RCB, Iyer played an explosive inning of 44 runs in 19 balls. He was dismissed by Ishan Malinga, after which Kohli was also caught out on the ball of Saqib Hussain. He scored 15 runs in 11 balls. Captain Rajat Patidar scored 56 runs in 39 balls. However, Bengaluru team remained 56 runs away from the target.

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Defending champion RCB secured the first position in the points table this year. Second and third placed GT and SRH also have 18 points each, but Bengaluru has the best net run rate (+0.783) among the three. Now Bengaluru will play against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1, this match will be held on 26th May in Dharamshala.