Gujarat Titans (GT) has been the most consistent team in IPL 2025, winning nine of the 12 games and sits at the top with 18 points. They have been clinical in most games, including their last victory against Delhi Capitals (DC).

Currently, they seem unstoppable, without defects in their alignment. However, as the tournament reaches the playoffs, the Titans can have some problems.

We observe three reasons why the Gujarat Titans will have difficulty winning IPL 2025.

Absence of Jos Buttler

While Jos Buttler has returned to the Gujarat Titans, he will only be available for the stage of the League and will return home during the playoffs. GT has signed Kusal Mendis as a temporary replacement, and will probably replace Buttler.

However, Mendis does not contribute the same quality as Buttler and has not yet played in the IPL. Therefore, it can find it difficult to acclimatize high quality attacks in the playoffs without any genuine idea of ​​conditions and opponent.

Buttler was part of the GT Top-Three elite that has made a bulk score this season, and once it leaves, the pressure will be in the openers to do the heavy work. Mendis will be under the pump if an early wickt falls, especially because it does not have a good T20 record and has certain limitations.

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Middle order not tested

Once Buttler returns home, the average order will be exposed more than ever. There is no guarantee that Mendis can perform immediately in crunch situations, and the average order must intensify.

Unfortunately, GT’s average order has exploded and has not had enough game time during the league stage. Its first three have faced a huge 77.65% of deliveries this season, suggesting that the average order has had opportunities in the patches.

If Buttler is not available, the three main ones will not remain formidable, and the average order may not take a step forward. That means that the opponent can exploit this weakness and expose this escape in its squad.

Bowling peak down

Mohammed Siraj began the tournament with a high note, catching ten WICKETS at 15.40 races each in the first five games. However, he has taken only five wickts in an average of 50.40 in seven tickets since then.

Rashid Khan has not been close to his best moment and is supporting his worst IPL season. The third pacemaker Indian, Ishant Sharma or Arshad Khan, has not been consistently.

In addition, Kagiso Rabada will not be available for playoffs, further depleting their bowling attack. All this generates excessive pressure on Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore, who can have bad days and put GT in massive problems in crispy matches.

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