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Gujarat Titans won their third consecutive Tata IPL 2025 encounter as they beat the listless hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium.
Earlier GT Skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first . And his bowling unit was on target straight away and pegged SRH with regular wickets on wicket which was on rather slow side and ball not coming on to the bat .
GT bowler Mohammed Siraj rocked SRH with early wickets of out off form openers – Travis Head ( first over, yet another poor shot selection when team need his presence the most ) for 8 and then Abhishek Sharma ( 18) . Ishan Kishan was out for ( 17). SRH batting flopping yet again.
Nitish Reddy struggled for his 31 ( 34 balls , 3 fours), Heinrich Klaasen 27 ( 19 balls , 2 fours, 1 six) the big innings is yet to come from him . It is hurting SRH big time. GT bowlers did not allow the runs to flow . Spinners Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan and supported by seamer Prasidh Krishna kept the SRH in check .
Aniket Verma ( 18) , Kamendu Mendis ( 1). SRH were tottering with the total at 120/ 6 in 17 overs. SRH Skipper Pat Cummins used the long handle well to hit an unbeaten 22 ( 9 balls , 3 fours, 1 six) . It was the Cummins blitz towards the end that helped SRH reach a below par total 152/ 8 in their 20 overs. it was simply not enough at the end . Mohammed Shami was the other batsman not out on 6
GT bowling : Mohammed Siraj was brilliant with figures 4/ 17 ( 4 overs) , Ishant Sharma 0/ 53 ( 4 overs) , Prasidh Krishna 2/ 25 ( 4 overs) , Rashid Khan 0/ 31 ( 4 overs), Sai Kishore 2/24 ( 4 overs)
In reply to the modest total ,Only way SRH could win was by taking early wickets. GT lost in form opener Sai Sudharsan for ( 5) to Shami with total at 15/ 1 in 2. 5 overs. SRH Skipper Pat Cummins with a beauty got Jos Buttler (0). GT at 16/ 2 in 3.5 overs.
But SRH hopes were quickly dented as Washington Sundar joined Skipper Shubman Gill . Sundar hammered 20 runs of the one over bowled by Simarjeet Singh to put GT back on track . Gill on the other hand was in aggressive mood . The duo frustrated the SRH bowlers . Gill remained not out with master class innings 61 ( 43 balls , 9 fours).
Sundar unlucky to miss 50 was out for a blazing 49 ( 29 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) . it was undoubtedly the match- turning innings. Sherfane Rutherford was the other not out batsman with 35 ( 16 balls , 6 fours, 1 six) . GT reaching 153/ 3 in 16. 4 overs.
SRH bowling : Pat Cummins 1/ 26 ( 3.4 overs) , Mohammed Shami 2/ 18 ( 4 overs) , Simarjeet Singh 0/20 ( 1 over) , Jaidev Unadkat 0/ 16 ( 2 overs) , Zeeshan Ansari 0/ 33 ( 4 overs) , Kamindu Mendis 0/12 ( 1 over) , Abhishek Sharma 0/ 18 ( 1 over). SRH skipper Cummins rotated his bowlers but in vain.
The Target was not enough. SRH batting needs a serious introspection and shot selection has to be seen. The loss was SRH’s fourth and they are place at the bottom of the points table.
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Time is running out , Unless a revival in next matches , the 2023 ghost of last place finish is clearly on the cards for Sunrisers Hyderabad a huge blow after their impressive runners-up finish last year.
Match: IPL 2025, 19th Match
Venue: Hyderabad | Date: April 06, 2025
