Cricket News Desk. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a fifth defeat in IPL 2025 on the evening of 17 April against Mumbai Indians. This means that out of the 7 matches played so far, SRH has lost 5 matches. But he still has a chance to reach the playoffs. Even after losing 5 matches, this team, known as Orange Army in the IPL, can get the top four ticket. There is a saying in cricket, “Do not think that the game is over until the last ball is thrown.” The same story is with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has suffered defeat in 5 of the first 7 matches played in IPL 2025. But there are still 7 matches left, which can bring him to the playoffs.

How will SRH reach the playoffs after losing 5 out of the first 7 matches?
All teams will play 14-14 matches in the group stage of IPL 2025. Almost all teams have played 7 of these matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad is in a bad position in the Hyderabad points table after losing 5 of their first 7 matches. Currently, it ranks 9th in this league with 10 teams. But after that the path to reach the top four is always open. Now the question is, how will he reach there?

This is a direct equation for SRH's playoffs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will have to try to win all the remaining 7 matches to reach the top four. But if this does not happen, then they will have to win at least 6 out of 7 matches. They cannot do their work without them. He has 4 points in his account by winning 2 out of his first 7 matches. If he wins 6 out of his next 7 matches, he will have only 12 points, which will lead to a total of 16 points. In a way, scoring 16 points in the group phase is the first criteria to get the playoff tickets.

Work is difficult, but not impossible.
Out of the remaining 7 matches, Sunrisers have to play 3 matches in their home ground Hyderabad. You can say that if a match is happening in the house, then what is the matter of fear? But out of the first 7 matches, this team has played 4 matches in Hyderabad, out of which they have won 2 and 2 have lost. That is, it was a case of 50-50. In such a situation, it should be said that a person should take careful steps.

Out of the next 7 matches, 3 will be played in Hyderabad and the remaining 4 matches will be played in Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Lucknow. It is clear that the challenge is not easy. But this is not difficult for two -time IPL champions Sunrisers. Especially when it comes to playoffs.