Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) slipped deeper into crisis mode with their fourth straight loss of IPL 2025, undone this time by a clinical Gujarat Titans (GT) unit on a slow black-soil pitch. The script was all too familiar for SRH: a top-order collapse, a lack of power-hitting, and Mohammed Siraj leading the bowling charge with a fiery spell. 🔥 Match Summary: GT vs SRH 🏏 SRH Batting Woes Continue Lost Travis Head (8) and Abhishek Sharma (18) in the powerplay to Siraj Didn’t hit a six until the 13th over; only managed two in the entire innings SRH crawled to 152/8, with only Pat Cummins’ cameo (22 off 9)* adding a late flourish 🔥 Siraj’s Sizzling Spell Figures: 4-0-17-4 – his career-best in the IPL Dismissed Head, Abhishek, and returned to york both Aniket Verma and Simarjeet Singh Leads powerplay wickets chart this season with 6 wickets @ 6.27 economy 🌟 GT’s Calm Chase Washington Sundar smashed 23 (9) in the powerplay at No. 4 to kill any SRH momentum Fell just short of a maiden IPL fifty, but played a crucial cameo Shubman Gill anchored the innings with a composed 61 off 43 balls* Sherfane Rutherford provided steady support to take GT home 🎯 Bowling Contrasts: Rashid vs Sai Kishore Rashid Khan: 4-0-31-0 — now wicketless in 3 games, struggling with form and rhythm (1 wicket in 14 overs @ 10.21 ER) R Sai Kishore: 4-0-24-2 — sharp, accurate, and impactful with the ball; got rid of Klaasen and Reddy 🧨 Flashpoint: Travishek vs Siraj That mini-duel between Siraj and Head, reigniting their fiery history from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, only lasted five balls. But Siraj, full of fire, had the last word — dismissing Head and roaring in celebration. With this win, GT remain strong playoff contenders, while SRH find themselves at a crossroads. Rashid’s form, middle-order struggles, and lack of penetration with the ball are glaring issues they must address—urgently. Exactly — Pat Cummins’ late cameo was the only reason SRH salvaged a somewhat respectable total. His 22 off just 9 balls* included a couple of lusty hits that pushed them past 150. Telling stat: no other SRH top-8 batter even crossed a strike rate of 160, which highlights how sluggish the innings was on that tricky pitch. 🧩 Washington at No. 4 – Surprise Move, Big Impact GT’s decision to send Washington Sundar at No. 4 was a masterstroke — though probably not part of the original plan. The initial idea was clearly to use his offspin against SRH's left-handed top order — Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen. But thanks to Siraj’s early blitz and Sai Kishore's control in the middle, GT never even had to use Washington's bowling. Instead, his batting came to the fore: he smashed 23 off 9 balls, bringing much-needed early momentum to GT’s chase. It’s rare to see a player slotted in for one role and end up shining in another, but Washington pulled it off — and might just have earned himself a proper all-rounder role going forward.