Hate the fact that we lost so badly but we kinda needed it
I know it sucks that this was the lowest total of this season and also the lowest total in SRH's history but there are positives here. I feel our team performance crumbling might warrant some changes in the next match if not playing xi hopefully intent wise. This loss wasn't because of our bowling which we considered weak from the start but it was our batting that was a let down but the only thing that matters now is
One batter must absorb pressure
Most likely:
Ishan Kishan OR
Nitish Kumar Reddy
need to play a stabilizer role.
After today’s horror loss:
We are still likely playoff qualifiers
But our Top 2 odds have almost been cut in half
GT are now our the biggest threat
RCB probably gained the most from this result indirectly
Despite the collapse:
Cummins looked sharp
Praful Hinge created pressure
Middle overs were controlled
That means:
The team structure itself is NOT broken
What we need to do:
Win all remaining matches
Improve NRR with big wins
Avoid another top-order collapse
Bat smarter in powerplay instead of all-out attack immediately
Best-case:
RCB lose 1–2 matches
Also important:
GT lose at least 1 match
Main thing to note is that if we win big in the remaining matches we still have a 50~60% chance of finishing top 2
and hope that today's loss doesn't psychologically affect us