Kavya Maran loses cool after Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head flop once more for Sunrisers Hyderabad – WATCH | Cricket Information

Kavya Maran (BCCI/IPL Photograph)

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head endured one other disappointing outing with the bat, falling cheaply in opposition to Gujarat Titans of their IPL 2025 conflict on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad.
Abhishek, who started aggressively with 4 crisp boundaries, regarded in effective contact, whereas Head additionally discovered the fence twice early on. The duo appeared poised to supply a strong platform for SRH.
Nonetheless, Mohammed Siraj had different plans.
The fiery pacer struck early, eradicating Head within the very first over. Abhishek adopted quickly after, falling to Siraj within the fifth over, as each openers departed contained in the Powerplay.
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Their early dismissals didn’t sit effectively with Sunrisers Hyderabad proprietor Kavya Maran, who was seen visibly annoyed within the stands, gesturing and murmuring in disappointment.
Siraj claimed 4-17 to limit Sunrisers Hyderabad to 152/8 in 20 overs.
Invited to bat first, Travis Head struck two consecutive fours off Siraj earlier than the pacer dismissed him on the ultimate ball of the opening over.
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma struggled to attain freely within the powerplay overs because the pair solely added 29 runs for the second wicket earlier than the latter was despatched again to the pavilion by Siraj within the fifth over.
After shedding each their openers early, Hyderabad had been 45/2 after the tip of the powerplay, their second-lowest in 9 innings since 2024.

Kishan, who had spent an honest time on the crease, could not capitalise on the beginning and was picked by Prasidh Krishna for 17 within the eighth over.
In the meantime, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen gave some respite to Hyderabad’s struggling innings because the duo saved on rotating strikes in opposition to Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore within the center overs. The duo amassed a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket earlier than Kishore obtained the higher of each batters in successive overs. Klaasen departed after scoring 27 together with a six and two fours whereas Nitish scored 34-ball 31.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s hope for a late flourish within the loss of life overs additionally hit a blow when Krishna put an finish to Kamindu Mendis’ (1) five-ball keep on the crease, leaving them for 120/6 after 17 overs.
Within the subsequent over, Siraj, bowling his last over of the spell, showcased distinctive loss of life bowling abilities and clinched the scalps of Aniket Verma (18) and Simarjeet Singh (0) to finish his four-fer. The pacer returned with the figures of 4-17, his greatest bowling efficiency within the IPL historical past.
Pat Cummins (22 not out) struck a 4 and 6 whereas Mohammed Shami joined him with a boundary off Ishant Sharma’s last over to take their complete to 152/8.
Other than Siraj, Rashid and Krishna bagged two scalps every whereas remaining economical of their spells.