The Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach James Franklin has expressed his disappointment on skipper Pat Cummins’ statement over the side’s defeat against Kolkata in the IPL 2025.
Hyderabad suffered a 80-run defeat at Eden Gardens on Thursday and Franklin suggested that SRH didn’t bowl well in the second half of the KKR’s innings, contradicting the remarks made by captain Pat Cummins, who expressed disappointment over the missed over opportunity.
“It’s likely a combination of both the assessment and the execution. For example, the 65 runs off the last four overs probably reflect that we didn’t get it quite right. At the halfway stage, KKR were 84 or 85 for two. If we’d managed the back 10 overs better, we probably could have kept them to 170-180, but we didn’t quite execute,” said James Franklin.
After the side’s third consecutive defeat, Hyderabad slipped to the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table.
“As a coach, sometimes you reflect and wonder, could we have done things better? Could we have been a bit braver in some aspects? Those are conversations we’ll have in the coming days before we go again on Sunday. It’s about reflecting, particularly with the players who were out there, and making sure we come back better, especially with our execution in the death overs,” he added.
Pat Cummins who spoke at the post match conference, admitted that the team is far away from its best.
“Not a great night tonight. In the mid-innings break, we thought it was gettable. It was a pretty good wicket. Gave away a few too many in the field and obviously fell short (with the bat). You have to be realistic – three games in a row, it has not come off for us,” Pat Cummins said after the match.
“Probably more (disappointed) with our fielding – a couple of catches, and a few misfields that we have to tidy up. Overall bowling was not bad, they batted well towards the end. We only bowled three overs of spin – did not think there was a lot of spin. Cutters were gripping (for the pacers), so they went down that path,” he added.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking to bounce back during their clash against Gujarat Titans on April 06 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
