The hopes of Sunrisers hyderabad fans have been dashed once again. They are happy that they are making a strong batting line-up and making excellent starts, but they are being followed by defeats. Especially the heavy defeat in the match against gujarat Titans yesterday has left SRH owner Kavya Maran and all SRH fans in deep disappointment. With this defeat, Sunrisers hyderabad is in danger of exiting the playoff race. gujarat Titans batted first in this match and created a tsunami of runs. Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 76 and Jos Buttler's brilliance helped the Titans post a huge score of 224. Although Gill's run-out led to some discussion, SRH had a huge target ahead of them. abhishek Sharma sparked hopes in the chase with a brilliant 74 off 41 balls. Travis Head also started aggressively in his own style. However, SRH's batting lost control after both of them got out.
 Heinrich Klaasen also failed to hold his own, leading to a huge run rate. In the last overs, the SRH batting line-up was shattered by the tight bowling of Paridhin krishna and the pressure-raising performance of Rashid Khan. gujarat bowlers collectively excelled and restricted SRH to 186/6 and won by a huge margin of 38 runs. While there are many reasons for the poor performance of the SRH team this season, the main flaw seems to be the failure of some players bought at high prices in the auction. Sunrisers hyderabad spent a huge amount of money to build the team for the IPL 2025 season. Although it looked strong on paper, the expected results did not come out on the field. The performance of ishan kishan and mohammed shami in particular was very disappointing. ishan kishan was bought by Sunrisers hyderabad for ₹11.25 crore. Although he shone with a century in the first match, runs did not come from his bat in the subsequent matches. He became a burden for the team, struggling even to score 20 runs.
On the other hand, buying mohammed shami for ₹10 crore turned out to be a terrible purchase for SRH. In the crucial match against gujarat, shami conceded 48 runs in three overs. His economy rate of over 11.2 this season is a testament to his poor form. He failed to make any impact with the ball and failed completely. shami, who had excelled for gujarat Titans last season, lost his rhythm after joining SRH. This is the second time that SRH has failed to perform at crucial times and failed to chase down huge targets despite having star players like Travis Head, abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and Pat Cummins in the team. The failure of players like ishan kishan and mohammed shami, who were bought at huge prices, to live up to expectations is a matter of great concern for Kavya Maran and the team management. With SRH's playoff hopes almost fading, there is a need to be more strategic about the team composition in the upcoming auction. Otherwise, such disappointing results are likely to repeat themselves. With strong teams like gujarat Titans coming forward with a collective performance, fans are hoping that SRH will rectify their shortcomings and come back strong.
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Sowmiya Sriram

03/05/2025 01:39 PM