While SRH is nearly in a must-win situation, GT could find things difficult if they suffer another defeat. GT Vs SRH
Overall: GT hopes to get closer to the playoffs
Normally, twelve points with six victories in nine games shouldn’t be a cause for alarm, right? The Gujarat Titans (GT) are in a strong position to qualify for the 2025 IPL playoffs. It doesn’t make for a pleasant read, though, to lose two straight games after winning four in a row. For that reason, they are playing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home at a pivotal moment.
With four games remaining, the simpler calculation for GT is that a victory would move them to 14 points, where only Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are currently sitting before the Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs. Mumbai Indians (MI) match. This season, SRH’s batting hasn’t been as good as it was the previous season. Given how far apart the teams are, GT will be relying on themselves to win this match in Ahmedabad. They might find things difficult if they lose.
Because of the fierce competition this season, even 16 points could make the difference between qualifying for the playoffs. SRH must win each of their final five games to advance to the round of 16. Considering how their season has gone thus far, that is a lofty request. However, if that were to occur, Friday might mark the beginning of an unforgettable run.
Sunrisers Hyderabad WLLWL (last five games played, most recent first) Gujarat Titans LWWLW
Highlighted: Differing initial collaborations
The opening duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma was crucial to SRH’s success in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They averaged 49.91 and scored 599 at a run rate of nearly 13 in their 13 opening appearances together last season. GT Vs SRH But together, they have scored 316 runs in the IPL 2025, with 171 of those runs coming in a single inning, and they average 35.11. They are now scoring 10.89 runs per over.
SRH will play a squad whose openers have been quite successful on Friday. B Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill have amassed 541 runs at an average of more than 60. However, they have the second-lowest IPL 2025 scoring rate at 8.94 runs per over. If a safer method has resulted in GT scoring lower than they could have, there can be issues. However, six victories in nine games suggests that GT has found a successful strategy.
Team updates and likely XIIs GT Vs SRH
Gill is now fit after missing GT’s most recent game due to back spasms. According to Gill’s toss interview on April 19, Kagiso Rabada should have been available by now, but there has been no word about his comeback as of yet. Sherfane Ruthorford might replace Karim Janat if he is well.
Probable Gujarat Titans: 1 B Sai Sudharsan, 2 Captain Shubman Gill, 3 Week’s Jos Buttler, 4 Washington Sundar, Ten Prasidh Krishna, Eleven Mohammed Siraj, Twelve Ishant Sharma/Arshad Khan, Five M Shahrukh Khan, Six Rahul Tewatia, Seven Karin Janat/Sherfane Rutherford, Eight Rashid Khan, Nine R Sai Kishore
Anticipate that SRH will stick with the lineup following their victory over the Chennai Super Kings.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, and Heinrich Klaasen (week) are the potential starters for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 5 Aniket Verma 6 Wiaan Mulder/Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
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Conditions and pitch GT Vs SRH
This season, there have been 200-plus totals in five of the eight innings played in Ahmedabad. As teams batting first have won five of 12 games since the start of the IPL 2024, anything over 200 is typically a comfortable score at the venue, where defending totals is not a difficult chore. Additionally, the prior game’s GT chase of 204 was the first time a chase of that size was achieved.
Despite the fact that the pitch will be black soil, the players on display should expect another high-scoring match on Friday, when the GT bowlers can limit any opposition. Ahmedabad is predicted to have temperatures as high as 42 degrees Celsius, with little chance of cooling temperatures in the evening.
