NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori felt the slow pitches on their home ground did not suit their free-scoring batters after the side crashed out of the playoff race of this year's Indian Premier League.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Rain washed out Sunrisers Hyderabad’s slim chance of qualifying for the Indian Premier League playoffs on Monday. Captain Pat Cummins’ three-wicket burst with the new ball limited Delhi Capitals to 133-7 before heavy rain and the wet outfield denied further play.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Monday evening and night, disrupting normal life and leaving many commuters stranded while they were returning from work. The downpour forced a temporary halt to the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal.