Mohammed Siraj lit up the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium with a sensational spell of fast bowling in the Gujarat Titans’ clash against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. Returning to his home ground, Siraj looked unstoppable with the ball, delivering a fiery performance that rattled SRH’s top and lower order. The right-arm pacer, who has been in red-hot form this season, wasted no time in stamping his authority.
Opening the bowling for GT, Siraj set the tone early with relentless accuracy and pace. He struck twice in the powerplay, removing both Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, two of SRH’s most explosive openers, in quick succession. With those early breakthroughs, Siraj immediately put the hosts on the back foot and gave GT the upper hand.
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But Mohammed Siraj wasn’t done yet. He returned in the death overs to produce another masterclass. He removed Aniket Verma and Simarjeet Singh in quick succession, ensuring Sunrisers couldn’t mount a late charge. He ended with career-best IPL figures of 4/17 from his 4 overs, a spell that left cricket fans and pundits buzzing.
Shami Bhai…🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/znfB6JNTB5
— SRH Fan (@kaarthikdas) April 6, 2025
Amidst the brilliance, there was also a light-hearted moment before the match began. While Siraj was chatting with Ishan Kishan, teammate Mohammed Shami cheekily hit him on the head with a football. The best part? Shami instantly blamed someone else before hugging Siraj, leaving everyone around in splits.
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As for Shami’s own form, it’s been a contrasting story. The senior pacer has struggled in IPL 2025, managing just three wickets before this game. Though not at his peak yet, GT will hope the camaraderie and competition among the pace unit will bring out the best in him soon.
For now, Siraj is leading the charge — and if he continues this way, Gujarat Titans have every reason to dream big this season.
