IPL 2025: Vettori Calls for SRH to Adapt to Pitch Conditions Away from Home

Vettori urges SRH pitch adaptation
Written by: OCBG Editorial Team
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On April 17, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) lost to Mumbai Indians (MI) by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). The team is seventh in the standings with two wins in seven games. Notably, both of its wins were achieved on its home field. SRH remains the only franchise in the 18th season of the IPL that has yet to win an away game.

Home Advantage and Away Challenges 

The debate over home advantage in the IPL continues, but SRH has faced trickier conditions in their away games. Head coach Daniel Vettori is aware of these trends but remains calm. He acknowledged that teams have little control over the pitches they play on. The coach emphasized the need for SRH to adapt to different conditions.

Wankhede Struggle 

On April 17, SRH’s aggressive openers faced the challenges of a slow pitch. They managed to survive the PowerPlay and not lose a single wicket. But MI’s sloppy catching contributed a lot to this. The Sunrisers’ innings lacked momentum. Only Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma could score freely towards the end. On the contrary, MI’s bowling unit was efficient. SRH’s top-order batsmen struggled to maintain the pace of the game, and even the usually dominant Klaasen had difficulties. 

Commenting on the match, Vettori praised MI’s bowling performance. The coach emphasized the opponents’ effective use of the slow ball. According to Daniel, SRH managed to finish the innings relatively well, but the middle period was difficult due to the quality performance of MI’s bowlers. He praised Mumbai Indians’ players like Bumrah, Boult, and Pandya.

Balancing the Innings 

Vettori also emphasized the journalists’ attention to the difficult batting conditions. In his opinion, a total of 180 could have been competitive for MI. Nevertheless, the coach admitted that the opponent’s ability to hit sixes in the middle period was crucial to their victory. Still, he had kind words for his team. Daniel praised SRH’s performance in the match against Mumbai. He recognized that only the opponents’ effective bowling was the X-factor of the match.