Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], : After Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) lost to the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier tournament (IPL) 2025, captain Pat Cummins revealed the team’s reasons for losing the 19th match of the current 18th season of the lucrative tournament.
Highlights of Gujarat Titans’ (GT) seven-wicket victory against a careless Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their home stadium on Sunday included sensational ball hitting by captain Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Sherfane Rutherford, as well as an incredible four-wicket haul from Mohammed Siraj.
With three victories and a defeat, GT now has six points, which puts them in second place in the standings. However, SRH is at the bottom of the table and has lost four straight games after a decisive victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a high-scoring season opener.
“The Hyderabad wicket is a little tricky, but I was a little thin. You are in the game if you get a couple early wickets. They batted pretty well, even though it didn’t spin much and there was some dew present. During the post-match presentation, Pat Cummins said, “It was difficult to play against their pace bowling today.”
When the game started, GT won the toss and SRH was sent to bat first. As the team was down to 50/3, Travis Head (8), Abhishek Sharma (18), and Ishan Kishan (17) in the top order once again performed poorly. SRH reached 152/8 in their 20 overs thanks to a 50-run partnership between Heinrich Klaasen (27 in 19 balls, with two fours and a six) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (31 in 34 balls, with three fours), as well as a cameo by captain Pat Cummins (22* in nine balls, with three fours and a six).
Sai Kishore (2/24) and Prasidh Krishna (2/25) both displayed remarkable ball skills.
With two wickets lost for 16 runs, GT got off to a rough start in the 153-run chase. Sherfane Rutherford (35* in 16 balls, with six fours and a six) handled the finishing brilliantly as the target was chased down with 20 balls and seven wickets remaining. However, SRH lost the match in one big swoop due to a spectacular 90-run stand between captain Shubman Gill (61 in 43 balls, with nine fours) and Washington Sundar (49 in 29 balls, with five fours and two sixes).
Siraj’s outstanding bowling effort earned him the title of Player of the Match.
