Sunrisers Hyderabad team jets off to Maldives after their win over CSK
Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Kamindu Mendis celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Chennai Super Kings’ Ravindra Jadeja during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( Following their five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Friday, the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad is headed to the Maldives for a quick retreat.The Sunrisers Hyderabad social media team posted a 35-second video where the players can be seen enjoying their break in MaldivesThe win at Chepauk has kept Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playoff hopes alive.With the win, Sunrisers also ended their winless streak against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s next outing is on May 2 against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Last year’s runners-up, Sunrisers, are currently languishing in eighth place with three wins in nine matches. To qualify for the playoffs, the Pat Cummins-led side can’t afford any hiccups and will have to win their next five games consecutively.Who’s that IPL player?Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Daniel Vettori said that working around their batting lineup and getting the matchups right with Kamindu Mendis in the mix served the team well against Chennai Super Kings.Sachin Tendulkar at 52: Power, Pride, and a Nation’s Pulse”That’s why the likes of Kamindu came into the team. That’s why there was the shuffle in the batting order, putting Heinrich Klaasen up and Nitish Kumar Reddy down, to give us a more balanced approach, particularly in a chase,” he said.PollDo you think Sunrisers Hyderabad will qualify for the playoffs this season?”The initial plan revolved around left-right-hand combinations, partly to counter Noor Ahmad and Ravindra Jadeja and how good they are through those middle stages.””A lot of the logic behind picking him (Mendis) was specific to this ground. We knew what sort of surface we’d encounter, and having a batsman who can play all types of spin, be aggressive, and hit a multitude of shots was the starting point,” he added.
