The dismal show in Sharjah on Saturday night was in keeping with the horror run Sunrisers Hyderabad have endured in this season’s IPL. If the India leg was bad, the UAE leg has not been any better. They have lost both their matches and the five-run defeat to Punjab Kings, which once again highlighted how they simply can’t seem to get anything right, was their fifth with a margin of less than 10 runs.
That most of their defeats came while chasing down a target, such a small one as 125 for seven as against Punjab Kings, showed how poorly their batsmen have fared this season. The SRH batting unit has relied heavily on David Warner and as a rule has performed well when he did well. The Australian’s woeful form and Jonny Bairstow’s unavailability at the top has burdened the suspect middle order.
