Jaydev Undadkat Blames Poor Bowling Attack For SRH's Poor Run In IPL 2025

Staring at an early exit, India pacer Jaydev Unadkat has opened up on Sunrisers Hyderabad's faltering IPL campaign, attributing their underwhelming performance to ineffective bowling and changing pitch conditions. SRH are all but out of the playoff race after suffering a 38-run defeat against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Friday. "From my experience of playing in the IPL, for a team to do well, there has to be at least three or four guys, in terms of your bowling, who have to contribute in every game. And probably this year I would say that we are lacking that when two guys are bowling well, the other three are probably not really bowling in tandem," Unadkat told reporters.

Opting to bowl first, SRH failed to contain the GT top order, who posted a challenging 224 for six. Unadkat managed to pick up three wickets in the final over of the innings.

"Like we look at partnerships in terms of batting, I think it's the same in bowling as well. Because when you are not bowling well from both the ends, it creates unnecessary pressure on the other guy. And then the plans also change. So we have to take the blame for not being the best bowling side in the tournament," he said.

"When you want to win games, you got to be the best. And we haven't been the best. I can't say that there is anything that we lack in terms of practicing and training and planning. It's just the execution out there on the field, which can go wrong at times." SRH had reached the final last season riding on their ultra-aggressive batting approach. This year too, Pat Cummins and Co. began their campaign with a bang, posting a mammoth 286 for six against Rajasthan Royals. However, they lost momentum thereafter and now lie second from the bottom with just three