IPL 2025 Started with great enthusiasm on last season’s runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be able to break the 300 -run mark. SRH scored a total of 287 runs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) In IPL 2024, earning a lot of pladits for your aggressive gameplay. Batsman Travis Head And other team members, including Captain Pat Cummins, openly admitted the hopes of the fans that they would target the 300 -run mark.
The first match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) began on a bright note, in which SRH scored a total of 286 runs. The new signature Ishan Kishan also felt his presence with a brilliant performance, breaking a century.
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However, SRH recorded a huge decline after the match, which failed to feel their presence in the departments. Hyderabad -based franchise is almost out of controversy for a place in the playoff after three wins in 10 matches.
Without too much ADO, here is a look at some reasons behind SRH’s disappointing performance in this season:
1) ‘Travichek’ fails to affect
The initial partnership by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma played an important role in the success of SRH during IPL 2024, which hit the ball in all corners of the ground. The pair scored 1,051 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 197.2, breaking 74 sixes.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma (PTI photo)
However, his joint influence in IPL 2025 as openers has certainly declined. Head and Abhishek have scored 595 runs in 10 innings so far this season, with a strike rate of 168.1. The tally of their sixes has fallen to just 26, which is a sign of their deterioration.
2) Lack of quality support in mid-order
SRH IPL 2024 had a well -rounding unit, especially in the case of batting, Nitish Reddy and Heinrich provide quality support to the openers with the choice of Klassen. Nitish scored 303 runs in IPL 2024 at a strike rate of 142.92, while Klassen scored 479 runs at a strike rate of 171.07.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klassen played a shot
His run’s tally has fallen to 173 and 311 runs respectively in IPL 2025, while the strike rate has also come down to 120.14 and 153.96 respectively. Nitish has not yet been hit in half a century in IPL 2025 and its batting average is 24.71, which is still a sign of his weather.
Even Ishan Kishan has been quite poor with his performance after tons in the first match, which collect 196 runs with a pelting batting average of 24.50.
3) Inability to distribute pat cumies
T Natarajan and Pat Cummins were to take the top two wickets for SRH in IPL 2024, accounting for 19 and 18 wickets respectively. However, Cummins have failed to take steps after Natarajan’s departure, taking just 10 wickets in many matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins with coach Daniel Vettori
Even Mohammed Shami has struggled to distribute as expectations, accounting for only six dismissal in nine matches. Harshal Patel is about to take SRH’s top wicket with 13 wickets, a clear indication where he lies as a unit.
4) Absence of a quality spinner
Six spinners have taken 12 or more wickets this season, which shows the effect they have left with their performance. SRH has fought in the spin department when Adam Zampa was sidelined due to injury, showing limited confidence in Rahul Char.
In the setup, another spinner Zeeshan Ansari is responsible for six dismissal in eight matches. The bowling department has left a lot to be desired overall, which fails to return the batsmen to defend the yogas.
Former Team India fielding coach R Sridhar supported the franchise to return during a special conversation with Timesopindia.com.
“SRH requires a quality spinner, which can work in mid-over. The form of batsmen is a matter of concern. Players are not just clicking this season. At the same time, I respect their decision to return an all-out aggressive approach instead of being vigilant in nature. I respect their decisions. I believe that SRH will be a return,” he said.
