Travishek Fail To Live Up To Expectations... Again

Hyderabad's lower-order do the job vs CSK but the visiting openers again departed in a hurry

- GOMESH S @ Chennai

As Abhishek Sharma took strike against Khaleel Ahmed, with Travis Head at the other end, a little after 9:30 PM on Friday night at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, it seemed like the Sunrisers Hyderabad opening duo finally had a chance to stamp their mark while chasing a target.

It is something they often struggle with — that freak show against Punjab Kings being an exception — but against Chennai Super Kings, there was hope. To not just keep their campaign alive but also get their house in order. A target of 155 was not a steep climb and there was significant dew considering the heat and humidity the city had seen through the day.

However, in a couple of minutes, the reality of the 2025 season struck. Sharma chipped Ahmed straight to cover — what one would call a nothing shot to a nothing delivery — and he was gone for a second-ball duck. In many ways, that shot, and the dismissal, was a sign of what was to come as well as how the season had gone so far for SRH.