IPL 2025: SRH’s Unadkat cites lack of ‘bowling partnership’ in loss against GT – The Hindu

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Published – May 03, 2025 01:45 pm IST – AHMEDABAD:
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins, right, and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy, third right, congratulates Gujarat Titans players after Gujarat Titans won against them during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
Assessing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s lacklustre bowling overall in the ongoing IPL season so far, Jaydev Unadkat on Friday (May 2, 20225) said that the team has lacked consistent contributions from multiple bowlers in each game. He added that the team has struggled with bowling partnerships and execution.
On Friday, Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill hit half-centuries to power Gujarat Titans to a 38-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.
“From my experience of playing in the IPL for all these years, for a team to do well, there have to be at least three or four bowlers who have to contribute in every game. And probably this year, I would say that we are lacking that.
“When two guys are bowling well, the other three are probably not really bowling in tandem. Like we look at partnerships in terms of batting, I think it’s the same in bowling as well. When you’re not bowling well from both ends, it creates unnecessary pressure on the other guy. And then the plans also change. So, somehow, that hasn’t really clicked for us. We have to take the blame for not being the best bowling side in the tournament.
“I can’t say that there is anything that we lack in terms of training and planning. It’s just the execution out there on the field, which can go wrong at times,” he said at the post-match press conference after his team’s 38-run loss to Gujarat Titans here.
Speaking about the amazingly consistent top-three of the GT batting line-up, Gerald Coetzee said: “I think they’re just playing good cricket shots. There’s not much slogging going on. Maybe it’s not as flashy, but it does the job perfectly.”
Published – May 03, 2025 01:45 pm IST
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