Sunrisers Hyderabad scummbed to their seventh defeat in the Indian Premier League 2025 losing by 38 runs against Gujarat Titans on Friday.
Gujarat Titans scored 224 in 20 overs losing six wickets with Jaydev Unadkat being the only SRH to concede below less than 9 runs per over. He took three wickets and was only the bright spot in SRH’s bowling.
The bowler feels that ineffective bowling and lack of bowling partnerships has led to the poor season for his franchise.
“From my experience of playing in the IPL for all these years, for a team to do well, there has to be at least 3 or 4 guys, in terms of your bowling I’m talking, who have to contribute in every game. Like, there have to be 3 or 4 performances in every game for you to win games and probably this year, I would say that we are lacking that. When two guys are bowling well, the other 3 are probably not bowling in tandem, and like we look at partnerships in terms of batting,”Undakat told the reporters after the loss against GT.
“Like we look at partnerships in terms of batting, I think it’s the same in bowling as well. Because when you are not bowling well from both the ends, it creates unnecessary pressure on the other guy,” he added further
Opting to bowl first, SRH failed to contain the GT top order conceding a huge total. SRH’s strength was their ultra aggresive batting last season but the approach has failed this year constantly. Unadkat feels that always aiming to score 200-plus runs can’t be the norm in the IPL any more.
“Last year, we scored 200+ in four or five matches, and that gave us a sense that we had set a standard. But that can’t always be the norm. Other teams and batters are planning better now, and bowlers are also adapting and coming up with new strategies,” Unadkat said.
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“Last year, swing was enough to make an impact, but this year, it’s about using variations effectively. Also, the pitches are playing a big role. Last year we had a lot of flat pitches, whereas this time we’ve had more difficult ones. That’s why we haven’t been able to carry the same momentum,” he added further.
Currently, SRH is sitting at the ninth place in IPL points table above CSK and are most likely out of the tournament given their current form.