On Sunday, April 6, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered their fourth straight loss in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. At Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the Pat Cummins-led team suffered a defeat to the Gujarat Titans (GT) in front of their home crowd.
The Sunrisers started the previous season with an extremely aggressive strategy, which paid off as they advanced to the finals. In the IPL 2025, they stuck to the same strategy, but it has only helped them win once in five games. The Hyderabad-based team’s concerning net run-rate (NRR) of -1.629 has them mired at the bottom of the points standings.
The team thinks the aggressive approach will be very effective this season as well, according to SRH head coach Daniel Vettori. He did concede, though, that the players would need to be mindful of the circumstances and the opposition bowlers’ technique.
“I think we know the style is going to work, but we have to respect conditions, and we have to assess really well, and that’s probably something we haven’t done. Also, [we] have to respect how well other teams are bowling, putting a lot of planning into our top three and they haven’t been able to execute it at times.”
Daniel Vettori
Additionally, the former New Zealand spinner claimed that neither he nor captain Pat Cummins are panicking. He did admit, though, that losing four straight games makes their IPL 2025 quest more difficult.
“I don’t think Pat [Cummins] has ever panicked in his life, and I think I’m pretty similar. But we understand the ramifications of losing four in a row and how difficult it makes the season. It’s tough because obviously you come into the season with high expectations after [finishing as runners-up] last year and then a very good start.”
Daniel Vettori
Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to field first, limiting Sunrisers to 152/8 going into the game. Mohammed Siraj, who hit a four-for, was the best bowler. The 2022 winners responded by reaching home in 16.4 overs with seven wickets remaining. Sherfane Rutherford (35*) and Washington Sundar (49) contributed well, but Shubman stayed undefeated at 61 off 43 balls.
