Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will certainly look to introspect on their no-holds-barred attacking philosophy in a bid to stem the rot caused by a hat-trick of defeats as they face a buoyant Gujarat Titans.
Having started the tournament with a bang, scoring 286 in the opening game, SRH's template of attack at all costs has boomeranged in the next three games with team totals of 190, 163, and 120 to show for their efforts.
Last year's runners-up SRH, who are unable to find the right balance between aggression and ultra-aggression, are currently bottom of the standings in 10th position.
To their relief, SRH would be back in Hyderabad at the Uppal Stadium, which is known for run-feasts. Even in the match against Lucknow Super Giants, which SRH lost, the hosts had scored 190 -- a total that was more a reflection of their batters' profligacy than the opposition's bowling.
The bowling also seems to be a concern as none of the bowlers save young leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari (4 wickets at an economy rate of 9.75) has looked menacing. Skipper Cummins has been hammered at an economy rate of 12.30 runs per over, while countrymate Adam Zampa has gone for 11.75 per over. Veteran Mohammed Shami has also been expensive, conceding 10 runs per over.
Such has been SRH's plight, none of their premier bowlers have bowled full quota of four overs in all four games.
On the other hand, Titans are slowly gaining momentum and would be raring to go after a smashing win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy with batting mainstay Jos Buttler hitting the straps.
With B Sai Sudharsan providing solidity at the top alongside skipper Shubman Gill and Buttler coming in at one drop, Titans' batting arsenal bears a solid look.
Sherfane Rutherford and Rahul Tewatia are two big-hitting finishers in the middle-order with Shahrukh Khan looking like the only weak link.
However, the Titans will be hamstrung by the absence of their pace bowling spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who has gone back home due to personal reasons.
The onus will be on Mohammed Siraj, who has been in fantastic rhythm and lanky Prasidh Krishna to create pressure with the new ball.
The mystery element around Rashid Khan has waned a bit and more and more batters are using the depth of the crease and rocking onto the backfoot to play him as a medium pacer who bowls off-cutters. But R Sai Kishore's lion-hearted efforts mean that Titans have a better all-round bowling attack than SRH.
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