The 19th match of the IPL 2025 got underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on April 6, 2025. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) took on Gujarat Titans (GT) in a crunch match for the home side, who are on a three-match losing streak.
Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl first. Local boy Mohammed Siraj shined as he dismissed Travis Head (4) and Abhishek Sharma (18) for cheap. He also picked the wickets of Aniket Verma and Simarjeet Singh to finish with figures of 4/17.
SRH crawled their way to 152/8 thanks to Nitish Reddy’s 31, Heinrich Klaasen’s 27, and captain Pat Cummins’ cameo of 22* in 9 balls.
SRH owner Kavya Maran was present in the Hyderabad stadium and she was not pleased with SRH batting. Her reactions were that of frustration and anger. Her reaction to Abhishek Sharma’s dismissal went viral on social media.
Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad paid Rs 14 crore to acquire Indian batter Abhishek Sharma. This IPL season, however, the Punjabi opener has failed to deliver for SRH.
He scored 23 runs for SRH in the opening game and followed it by 6, 1 and 2 runs against LSG, Delhi Capitals, and KKR respectively. In this match, Abhishek got off to a good start but failed to convert it into a big knock and returned to the pavilion after making 18 runs from 16 balls.
On the fourth ball of the fifth over of SRH's innings, he gave Rahul Tewatia a straightforward catch to hit a huge shot against Mohammed Siraj.
Kavya Maran, the owner of SRH, was at the stadium on Sunday and expressed her displeasure at Abhishek's wicket. A fan on X posted a video of her irritated response, and it quickly became widely popular online.
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