As the IPL 2025 resumes after a disturbing mid-season halt with greater tensions between India and Pakistan, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins paused to thank the Indian Armed Forces. The Australian right-arm pace spearhead posted a touching message on Instagram thanking the staff for their service and sacrifice in making the return of the tournament to a safe environment to compete.

The IPL 2025 was promptly suspended shortly after Match 46 due to the rising tensions across the border that caused national security problems. Airspaces were closed, public gatherings were closed, and the league was suspended in limbo. Due to the congested schedule or for safety reasons, some of the other international players chose not to come back for the second installment. Pat Cummins has decided to come back to SRH despite the fact that it could affect his performance in the upcoming marquee Test series in Australia. His dedication has been praised as he has shown loyalty and leadership to the franchise.

Pat Cummins' Instagram story for Indian Armed forces. ❤️🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/fP3325WhYH

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SRH Qualification Scenario:

 Sunrisers Hyderabad's route to the IPL 2025 playoffs is very slim but mathematically possible. Having 7 points from 11 games, they need to win all 3 of their remaining matches in order to achieve 13 points — a figure that has been insufficient to qualify only a handful of times. But this season, where several teams are bunched in the middle table, a 13-point tally could result in a tie among multiple teams, keeping SRH alive on technical merit.

SRH's largest obstacle is their net run rate of -1.192. Even if they win all three games remaining, they'll have to have at least one or two big-win victories in order to considerably improve their NRR. Furthermore, their chances of qualification are highly reliant on other outcomes favoring them — particularly if teams presently around the 10-12 point mark begin losing on a consistent basis. Although the door is theoretically ajar, SRH doesn't just have to be flawless; they also have to have a great deal of luck to reach the top four.