SRH vs GT / Gujarat beat Hyderabad by seven wickets - SRH's fourth consecutive defeat

SRH vs GT: Sunrisers Hyderabad's troubles are not ending. In the latest match of IPL 2025, Hyderabad suffered a crushing defeat by 7 wickets at the hands of Gujarat Titans at their home ground. This is Hyderabad's fourth consecutive defeat, while Gujarat has registered its third consecutive win with this win.

Slow start for Hyderabad, some relief in death overs

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Hyderabad's start was very disappointing. In the early overs of the innings, Mohammed Siraj gave a shock to the team by dismissing Travis Head (8) and Abhishek Sharma (18). After this, Prasidh Krishna dismissed Ishan Kishan (17).

In the middle order, Nitish Reddy (31) and Heinrich Klaasen (27) tried to handle the innings by making the only half-century partnership. In the end, captain Pat Cummins played a quick 22-run innings, which helped the team reach a respectable score of 152. Siraj bowled brilliantly for Gujarat and took 4 wickets, while Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore took two wickets each.

Gill's captaincy innings, easy win for Gujarat

Gujarat started off with restraint while chasing the target of 153 runs. Captain Shubman Gill took charge and played a match-winning innings of 61 runs. Sherfane Rutherford also played an unbeaten innings of 35 runs with him and together they led the team to victory in 16.4 overs.

The lack of sharpness was clearly visible in Hyderabad's bowlers. Washington Sundar made the only impressive performance by scoring 49 runs and spread some shine on the field, but in bowling, Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami got only one wicket each.

Where is Hyderabad missing?

After four consecutive defeats, questions are being raised as to what is wrong with Sunrisers' strategy. The failure of the top order, the faltering middle order and the ineffectiveness of bowling in the death overs have become a big challenge for the team. This is the time for captain Cummins to introspect and strengthen the team mentally.

At the same time, Gujarat Titans have shown that their team has balance and the ability to win. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the team is consistently performing better and is moving strongly towards the playoffs.