Sunrisers Hyderabad’s slump continued as they suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL 2025

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) slipped deeper into crisis mode with their fourth straight loss of IPL 2025, undone this time by a clinical Gujarat Titans (GT) unit on a slow black-soil pitch. The script was all too familiar for SRH: a top-order collapse, a lack of power-hitting, and Mohammed Siraj leading the bowling charge with a fiery spell. 🔥 Match Summary: GT vs SRH 🏏 SRH Batting Woes Continue Lost Travis Head (8) and Abhishek Sharma (18) in the powerplay to Siraj Didn’t hit a six until the 13th over; only managed two in the entire innings SRH crawled to 152/8, with only Pat Cummins’ cameo (22 off 9)* adding a late flourish 🔥 Siraj’s Sizzling Spell Figures: 4-0-17-4 – his career-best in the IPL Dismissed Head, Abhishek, and returned to york both Aniket Verma and Simarjeet Singh Leads powerplay wickets chart this season with 6 wickets @ 6.27 economy 🌟 GT’s Calm Chase Washington Sundar smashed 23 (9) in the powerplay at No. 4 to kill any SRH momentum Fell just short of a maiden IPL fifty, but played a crucial cameo Shubman Gill anchored the innings with a composed 61 off 43 balls* Sherfane Rutherford provided steady support to take GT home 🎯 Bowling Contrasts: Rashid vs Sai Kishore Rashid Khan: 4-0-31-0 — now wicketless in 3 games, struggling with form and rhythm (1 wicket in 14 overs @ 10.21 ER) R Sai Kishore: 4-0-24-2 — sharp, accurate, and impactful with the ball; got rid of Klaasen and Reddy 🧨 Flashpoint: Travishek vs Siraj That mini-duel between Siraj and Head, reigniting their fiery history from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, only lasted five balls. But Siraj, full of fire, had the last word — dismissing Head and roaring in celebration. With this win, GT remain strong playoff contenders, while SRH find themselves at a crossroads. Rashid’s form, middle-order struggles, and lack of penetration with the ball are glaring issues they must address—urgently. Exactly — Pat Cummins’ late cameo was the only reason SRH salvaged a somewhat respectable total. His 22 off just 9 balls* included a couple of lusty hits that pushed them past 150. Telling stat: no other SRH top-8 batter even crossed a strike rate of 160, which highlights how sluggish the innings was on that tricky pitch. 🧩 Washington at No. 4 – Surprise Move, Big Impact GT’s decision to send Washington Sundar at No. 4 was a masterstroke — though probably not part of the original plan. The initial idea was clearly to use his offspin against SRH's left-handed top order — Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen. But thanks to Siraj’s early blitz and Sai Kishore's control in the middle, GT never even had to use Washington's bowling. Instead, his batting came to the fore: he smashed 23 off 9 balls, bringing much-needed early momentum to GT’s chase. It’s rare to see a player slotted in for one role and end up shining in another, but Washington pulled it off — and might just have earned himself a proper all-rounder role going forward.