Sunrisers Hyderabad accused of killing Shami, Cummins’ confidence after LSG beating: ‘They are playing on this road’

Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan is concerned about the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowlers in the current 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team captained by Pat Cummins fell short against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, and this loss brought SRH’s batting strategy into question.

The strategy of launching aggressively from the very first ball failed against Rishabh Pant and his team, resulting in a significant defeat for SunRisers. SunRisers managed to score a substandard total of 190/9 in their twenty overs, while the visitors successfully chased the target in the 17th over, losing five wickets. Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh dominated the SRH bowlers as LSG successfully pursued the target with 23 balls remaining.

Following the loss, Vaughan remarked that SunRisers must tread carefully in their gameplay to prevent their bowlers from losing confidence when playing on ‘roads’. Players such as Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, and Mohammed Shami have conceded runs in the initial two matches since their bowling prowess has been offset by the batsman-friendly pitch at Uppal.

“Obviously, we talk about Hyderabad’s batting, the power, and the huge scores they get. They’ve got to be careful that the bowlers don’t lose confidence. You know, because their bowlers are bowling on this road. You look at those numbers. I mean, Pat Cummins has done well tonight, but he went for 60 in the first game,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz.

“Zampa’s been destroyed, really, tonight. Shami’s gone at 12 today. So you’ve got to be careful with your bowling attack, that they don’t just bowl on roads in your home venue, and then you suddenly get on there, and you’re expecting them to deliver, and they’re not full of confidence,” he added.