By the 2025 IPL season, expectations for another run-fest edition after the 2024 season were highly, including 1260 sixes, 41 200-plus total yoga, 14 centuries, and Sunrisers Hyderabad's highest team.
When SRH broke 286/6 in its first game this year, it was expected to repeat a one. But after a banging start by the batsmen, the bowlers have bounced back with smart plans, and suddenly, 2025 is telling a very different story.
First five matches of IPL 2025 The 2024 batting heroes continued with more than six 200 yogas, including more than 240 scores and 10.7 runs. However, in the next six matches, the scenario changed. The average run rate fell to 9.07, dip of more than 15%. Six-touching percentage was also reduced, after a 32-six gains in the first five matches, with 2025 seasons now crossed only 2024 edition after 11 games from seven (221 vs. 214).
Despite several concerns about the pitches by the franchise, the BCCI opened and mentioned the same issue that Better communication between franchise and pitch curator is required.
, pitch Has been good so far. Therefore, they can ask for pitches that have more help for bowlers. But there is a need to have better communication between the franchise and the curator. This may not be within a week of the IPL season, “the Times of India quoted a BCCI source as saying.
Death over, which was a gold for the batsmen in the previous season, saw more than 11.82 runs in 2024, from 11.35 to 11.35 in 2025. In this season, more than six 50 deaths occurred on last year's efforts compared to only four in this season. Another striking indicator is the number of 20+ run-outs. The first five matches of 2025 had 20 overs, four per match. But in the next six matches, it went into just one, including four upheaval.
One of the biggest changes in this season has been dominated by spin. In the first 11 matches, the spinners have chosen 62 out of 137 wickets (45.3%) compared to only 24.6% in the same period last year.
The pitches have also played a role. Many surfaces including black clay wickets in Lucknow have been slow, making it difficult to bat. This year a similar pattern is a speeding team after the commencement of solid in the first innings. In 13 of the 29 matches played so far, the team batting for the first time has fallen behind in 10 overs. Of these, the team that controlled the second half, went to win.
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