Published: May 06, 2025, 12:44 PM (IST)
Edited: May 06, 2025, 12:45 PM (IST)
After the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash ended with a washout, SRH head coach Daniel Vettori said that the conditions at Hyderabad were not he same that they experienced, and the surfaces were tricky. After the team had a terrible run in the IPL apart from having a strong batting attack, SRH have now been eliminated from the ongoing season, as they have secured just 3 victories in 11 matches.
“I definitely did not say after every match I was backing an aggressive approach. I said we are about assessing conditions and this year, the conditions weren’t as we expected. If you look at last year, there were a lot of high-scoring games here,” Daniel said after the match.
“These surfaces in particular have been a little bit different. It has been tricky, it has not been easy for the batters. All we have talked about is assessing conditions, trying to read the game, and understand what to do in certain situations. I think the guys are innately aggressive, but certainly, this season has been about trying to establish what’s been required on the day,” he added.
“There have been two surfaces that have been 250-plus, and there have been four here that have been probably more conducive for the fast bowlers. Not so much the spinners but the new ball has been a little bit sticky, hard to hit, not coming onto the bat. The IPL has some of the best new-ball bowlers in the world, and they were able to exploit those conditions,” he said.
“Obviously, it is disappointing. We came in with high hopes, but we have not been consistent enough with our performances. I have spoken to you guys a number of times around just not being able to put complete performances together. Today was the start of a complete performance, so it is frustrating that we could not finish it, but that is cricket,” he added.
Speaking about the clash, the match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad was abandoned due to relentless rain at the innings break, ending SRH’s playoff hopes, here on Monday.
Both teams received one point each. SRH now have seven points from 11 matches and are out of contention, while DC moved to 13 points from 11 games and sit fifth on the table.
