A final appearance last year, and SRH stand eliminated already in the IPL 2025. After their match against DC was washed out on Monday, their hopes of making it to the playoffs were also erased. And that, despite putting up a spirited bowling show, after restricting Delhi to only 133/7. Skipper Pat Cummins was excellent with 3/19.
SRH Knocked Out of IPL 2025
But their elimination boiled down to the fact that their batting wasn’t at their best throughout. The likes of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and even Heinrich Klaasen blew hot and cold, and consistency was missing, unlike the last time. Head coach Daniel Vettori also noted the same; the batting conditions, and the pitch in Hyderabad just wasn’t the same.
In fact, before the start of the tournament, there were expectations of 300, but far from it, the team reached 286 — that too in their first match only, where Ishan Kishan scored his maiden ton. “I definitely didn’t say after every match I was backing an aggressive approach,” Vettori said. “I said we’re about assessing conditions and this year, the conditions weren’t as we expected. If you look at last year, there were a lot of high-scoring games here.
Hyderabad Wicket Unlike Last Year
“These surfaces in particular have been a little bit different. It has been tricky, it hasn’t been easy for the batters. All we’ve talked about is assessing conditions, trying to read the game and understand what to do in certain situations. I think the guys are innately aggressive, but certainly, this season has been about trying to establish what’s been required on the day.”
It is important to note that — this year in Hyderabad — 11 innings only four 200+ scores, while last year the number was 7. “There have been two surfaces that have been 250-plus, and there have been four here that have been probably more conducive for the fast bowlers. Not so much the spinners but new ball has been a little bit sticky, hard to hit, not coming onto the bat. The IPL has some of the best new-ball bowlers in the world and they were able to exploit those conditions.”
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