India, May 18 -- SunRisers Hyderabad's opening batter, Travis Head, will miss the side's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against the Lucknow Super Giants as he is yet to arrive in India. Head coach Daniel Vettori provided the crucial update on Sunday. The left-handed Australian batter will arrive in India on Monday morning and it needs to be seen whether he will be available for the remaining matches.

Vettori confirmed that Travis Head contracted COVID-19; hence, his arrival in India was delayed. However, it is unknown when the southpaw tested positive for the virus.

SunRisers Hyderabad is currently in eighth place in the standings. After the fixture against LSG at the Ekana on Monday, the franchise will have two more games remai...