Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori felt the gradual pitches on their home floor didn’t swimsuit their free-scoring batters after the facet crashed out of the playoff race of this 12 months’s Indian Premier League.
The 2016 champions grew to become the third crew — after Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings — to be eradicated after their home sport in opposition to Delhi Capitals was washed out on Monday (May 5, 2025).
Hyderabad managed three wins in 11 video games and received solely two of their six home matches this season.
“This year, the conditions weren’t as we expected,” Vettori instructed reporters. “If you look at last year, there were a lot of high-scoring games here.
“These surfaces particularly have been a little bit bit completely different. It has been tough, it hasn’t been straightforward for the batters.”
Hyderabad has witnessed four 200-plus scores in 11 innings this season compared to seven times in 12 innings last year.
The gradual floor has stifled Hyderabad’s in any other case fiery prime order together with Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Ishan Kishan.
“All we have talked about is assessing situations, making an attempt to learn the sport and perceive what to do in sure conditions,” Vettori said of their batting approach at home.
“I believe the blokes are innately aggressive, however actually, this season has been about making an attempt to set up what’s been required on the day.”
Hyderabad began brightly on Monday (May 5, 2025) with skipper Pat Cummins wrecking Delhi’s top order with a three-wicket burst and restricting them to 133-7.
It started raining before Hyderabad could begin their chase and eventually led to the abandonment.
Published – May 06, 2025 11:18 am IST
