The pressure is mounting on Sunrisers Hyderabad after their third consecutive loss in the IPL. Pat Cummins’ team is struggling to find its footing, and their latest defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders has sent them tumbling to the bottom of the points table.
Disappointing Performance
The team’s batting line-up crumbled under pressure, with none of the top-order batsmen able to make a significant contribution. Ishan Kishan, Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma all fell cheaply, leaving the middle order with too much to do. Vaibhav Arora, who came in as an impact player for KKR, picked up three wickets to dent Hyderabad’s chances.
Cummins’ Assessment
After the match, Cummins expressed his disappointment, saying, “We didn’t have a good night. We thought we could chase down the target after KKR’s innings, but it didn’t work out. The wicket was good, but we gave away too many runs in the field, and our batting wasn’t up to the mark.” He acknowledged that the team’s batsmen are trying their best, but they need to think about what they can do differently.
- Cummins pointed out that the team’s fielding was a major letdown, with a few dropped catches and some poor fielding.
- He felt that the bowling wasn’t too bad, but KKR’s batsmen finished well.
- The team only bowled three overs of spin, and Cummins didn’t think the pitch offered too much turn.
The team’s next match is against Gujarat Titans on April 6, and they’ll need to regroup and come up with a new strategy if they want to turn their season around. As Cummins said, “We’ve got to think about what we can do differently. We had a great start to the season, scoring 280 runs in our first match, but since then, we’ve struggled.”
