Match overview
Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 6 April 2025, completing a straightforward chase of 153. SRH posted 152/8 from their 20 overs, a score well below the venue's average first-innings total of 192 across 104 matches. Gujarat Titans then lost early wickets in the powerplay (48/2 after six overs) but recovered emphatically in the middle phase, scoring 82 runs for just 1 wicket between overs 7 and 15. By the time the death overs arrived, GT needed only 23 runs and lost no further wickets. Mohammed Siraj took the Player of the Match award.
The result extends Gujarat Titans' head-to-head record against SRH to 5 wins from 6 meetings. SRH arrived at this fixture having lost three matches in a row in the 2025 IPL season, whilst GT came in with two wins from their last three outings. The toss proved relevant: GT won it and chose to field, a decision well supported by the ground's 54% chase success rate.
Venue and conditions
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is one of the larger T20 venues in India, and the numbers across 104 matches reflect a surface that generally favours batters. An average first-innings score of 192 and a second-innings average of 179 make it a high-scoring ground by IPL standards, which made SRH's total of 152 all the more damaging to their prospects. The average powerplay score at the venue is 43 runs, so both sides' powerplay returns (SRH 45/2, GT 48/2) were broadly in line with the historical baseline.
Death overs at this ground tend to be high-scoring, with an average of 40 runs in that phase. SRH managed 47 from their final five overs but at the cost of 4 wickets, suggesting the lower order could not build the platform the innings needed. Gujarat Titans, by contrast, needed just 23 from the same phase and sailed past the target without alarm. Teams batting second have won just over half the matches here, and GT's ability to preserve wickets in the middle made their chase look controlled from about the halfway point of their innings.
How to watch
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Recent form
Sunrisers Hyderabad's form going into this match was a concern. Three defeats on the bounce, against Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants, placed SRH under real pressure to arrest a slide before facing a Gujarat Titans side they have beaten only once in six attempts. Their batting once again fell short here, with a total of 152 sitting 40 runs below what this ground typically yields in a first innings.
Gujarat Titans, by contrast, arrived with momentum from consecutive wins over Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in 2025. A defeat against Punjab Kings sat between those wins, but their overall trajectory has been more positive than SRH's. The middle-overs phase of GT's chase, where they scored 82/1, reflected a side with confidence and clarity about how to pace a run chase. SRH will need to rediscover their batting form quickly if they are to remain competitive as the IPL group stage progresses.
