Their pace bowling was tough to play against today: SRH skipper Pat Cummins after losing against GT

ANI April 7, 2025 151 views

Gujarat Titans delivered a comprehensive victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling IPL encounter. Shubman Gill's exceptional batting and Mohammed Siraj's remarkable bowling performance were the key highlights of the match. Pat Cummins candidly admitted that GT's pace attack was challenging to handle during the game. The win propelled GT to the second spot in the points table, while SRH continued to struggle at the bottom.

"Their pace bowling was tough to play against today" - Pat Cummins
Hyderabad, April 7: Following the defeat against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins opened up on the reason behind the team's loss in the 19th encounter of the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league.

Key Points

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GT crushed SRH with Shubman Gill's brilliant batting

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Mohammed Siraj's four-wicket haul proved decisive

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SRH struggles continue with fourth consecutive loss

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Washington Sundar played a crucial supporting role

Sensational ball striking by skipper Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Sherfane Rutherford and a magnificent four-wicket haul by Mohammed Siraj were the highlights as Gujarat Titans (GT) crushed a reckless Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their own den by seven wickets on Sunday.

With this victory, GT jumped to the second spot in the points table with three wins and a loss, giving them six points. On the other hand, SRH is struggling at the bottom, suffering their fourth successive loss after a big win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a high-scoring campaign opener.

"Was a bit skinny, but the Hyderabad wicket is a bit tough. A few early wickets, and you are in the game. It didn't spin much, there was a little dew around, but they batted really well. Their pace bowling was tough to play against today," Pat Cummins said in the post-match presentation.

Coming to the match, SRH was put to bat first after GT won the toss. The top order of Travis Head (8), Abhishek Sharma (18), and Ishan Kishan (17) was poor once again as the side was reduced to 50/3. A 50-run stand between Nitish Kumar Reddy (31 in 34 balls, with three fours) and Heinrich Klaasen (27 in 19 balls, with two fours and a six) and a cameo by skipper Pat Cummins (22* in nine balls, with three fours and a six) lifted SRH to 152/8 in their 20 overs.

Prasidh Krishna (2/25) and Sai Kishore (2/24) were also impressive with the ball.

GT started the 153 run chase in a shaky way, losing two wickets for 16 runs. However, sensational 90-run stand between skipper Shubman Gill (61 in 43 balls, with nine fours) and Washington Sundar (49 in 29 balls, with five fours and two sixes) took the match away from SRH in one big swoop and finishing was handled expertly by Sherfane Rutherford (35* in 16 balls, with six fours and a six) as target was chased down with 20 balls and seven wickets in hand.

Siraj was announced the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling performance.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Shubman Gill is in phenomenal form this season! That 90-run partnership was pure class 👏 SRH really needs to sort out their batting lineup though - too dependent on Klaasen and Cummins' cameos.
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Priya M.
Mohammed Siraj's bowling was 🔥 today! That four-wicket haul completely changed the game. GT's bowling attack looks really balanced this year.
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Arjun S.
Respect to Pat Cummins for being gracious in defeat. But SRH's top order needs serious work - Head, Sharma and Kishan have been consistently disappointing. Maybe time to try some new combinations?
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Sanjana T.
That Rutherford cameo at the end was so entertaining! 35 off 16 balls with six fours and a six? Pure entertainment 💥 GT's middle order looks solid this season.
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Vikram J.
While GT played well, I think SRH's total was at least 20 runs short. The middle overs batting was too slow - Reddy's 31 off 34 balls really hurt their momentum. Need more intent in those overs!

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