IPL 2025-Slower Pitches, Smarter Plans: How Bowlers are Owning Overrs 11-20 in the first innings

Gujarat Titans was cruising at 120 with loss in 12 overs, with shubman gill and sai sudharsan looking set to take the score past 200 against 200 aganst lucknow at the ekana cricket stadium. However, on the first ball of the 13th over, gill, on 60, miscuated a Slower Delivery by Avesh Khan, Which LED to a Complete Change in Titans ‘Innings’ Innings Tempo as ited on 180 for Six.

In the first 10 overs, the title scored 103, but in the second half, they managed only 77 and lost six wickets. GT’s Poor Second Half With the bat then the team the match as lucknow chased down the total comfortable in the last over.

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Teams losing out on good starts in the first innings of the game has been an upcoming trend this season. In 13 out of 29 games in the IPL 2025, Teams Batting First Have Lost Out on a Good Start or Have Only Made Negligible Improvement in the Scoring Rate in 11-20 Overs. Of these 13 games, 11 games have been won by the team that managed to control the scoring rate in the second half of the first innings.

How are Bowling Teams Managing to Make a Comeback?

In Saturday’s Game at Lucknow, LSG’s Shardul Thakur Said the Plans Changed after the powerplay and the strategic timeout when the time the team deceded to use the bigger boundaries.

“Powerplay is the time when only two fielders are outside the ring, so there’s pressure on bowlers. So, we need to think about how we are boiling and where the Runs are coming from. Opeens, we get time to think and correct our lengths;;

“On this ground, one side was bigger than the other. Due to the afternoon game, the pitch conditions was also dry. So, Once the ball got old, we discussed amonst Oorselves Into the game. The bowlers executed well, ”He added.

In the 29 Games, The Majority of the Pitutions Have Been on the Slover Side, as Per the Players and Coaches, Including Titans’ Parthev Patel, Who Acknowledded That The Black Soil SOIL SOIL SULCE on SATURDAY WASN WASN WASN WASN TO BATE.

“No one Got out Playing the Wrong Shot. Once the ball got old, the pitch was slow as well, so it wasn’t easy. The batting is tough as the game processed; We Sawsg ‘in LSG’S in Lsg’s as well.”

The old ball has brought reverse swing back into play, allowing the quicks to vary their speeds more effectively by taking the pace off and bowling into the pest. Spinners, on the other hand, tend to shorten their lengths in the latter half of the innings. These tactics reflect a clear strategic shift – Teams are focusing on Controlling the Scoring Rate Above All Else, with Wickets Seen as a Welcome Bonus.

To come back to lucknow’s game against Gujarat, LSG PACERS – Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, and Akash Deep – Didn’t Get Any Movement in the first 10 overs, aganst which is sudharsan and gill latched on. However, they get the old ball to reverse on 26 occasions and mixed it up well with 10 off-cutters to keep batters in check; Combined with the Quick Spin of Ravi Bishnoi and Digvesh Rathi, The Titans Fell 20 Runs Short of a Defendable Total.