IPL 2025 Pulse - Week #3

April 4

KKR regain Eden mojo

A long-standing cold war with the venue curator ended and it also brought about a return to winning ways at home for the defending champions who crushed SRH by 80 runs on Thursday (April 3). Finally, they were given the choice of pitch and KKR duly opted for a very dry pitch that aided spin. They still got to 200 on the back of Venkatesh Iyer's blitz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and cameos from Rinku Singh-Ajinkya Rahane. It was always well above par for SRH on this pitch and they lost their famed top-3 in just 13 deliveries as the game crashed early.

SRH's batting issues - a cause of concern?

One of the highlights of the 2024 IPL season was the intent shown by SRH's batters who redefined the fast-scoring norms in the tournament. However, another pattern that has emerged since is the franchise's inability to stick around on tricky surfaces where their gung ho approach just doesn't work. The other problem with their batting struggles is that it exposes the lack of depth in their bowling department. Pat Cummins' men need to find an answer before it gets too late this season.

Kishan's woes against the moving ball

Since his Mumbai Indians days, the one constant with Ishan Kishan's game has been his vulnerability against the moving ball. While it's true that most batters have this weakness in some form or the other, the problems magnify for Kishan. No batter has gotten out more often to the moving ball than the southpaw since IPL 2024.

Fidgety LSG eye first home win of 2025

It's been a topsy-turvy start to the season for LSG. They lost a thrilling opening game, one they should have probably won but bounced back to hammer SRH in Hyderabad. However, this has been followed by another crushing defeat to Punjab. Rishabh Pant's form is also a concern and LSG will hope it all turns around quickly. Will LSG get a pitch at Ekana that they want? They were vocal about this after the PBKS game where they felt the surface didn't help them Another home game beckons, this time against an MI side that has also had it's struggles but are fresh off a clinical home win themselves. Check out the match preview here.