Date: 23/3/2025
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
SRH vs RR is the second match of IPL 2025.
SRH also won two matches between SRH and RR last year, and at the beginning of this year’s IPL, SRH won. RR has still been looking for a win against SRH over the past two years.
It was a nail-biting match where SRH batters were on fire but Rajasthan batters were not less than them.
The first match of IPL was over in which RCB defeated the defending champions KKR by 7 wickets. [RCB vs KKR]
Let’s discuss the second match of this IPL 2025 SRH vs RR.
Playing 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
here is the Playing 11 of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Travis Head
- Abhishek Sharma
- Ishan Kishan
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Aniket Verma
- Abhinav Manohar
- Pat Cummins
- Simarjeet Singh
- Harshal Patel
- Mohammad Shami
- Adam Zampa [impact player]
Rajasthan Royals:
here is the Playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson [impact player]
- Riyan Parag
- Nitish Rana
- Dhruv Jurel
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Shubham Dubey
- Jofra Archer
- Maheesh Teekshana
- Tushar Deshpande
- Sandeep Sharma
- Fazalhaq Farroqi
Match Summary: SRH vs RR
🏏 Toss:
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Again the new captain came for toss [ Riyan Parag]. Sanju Samson was not a captain for this match.
Match Highlights: SRH vs RR
First Innings: SRH Batting
Top run scorer:
- Ishan Kishan: 106 runs, 47 balls, 11 fours, 6 sixes.
- Travis Head: 67 runs, 31 balls, 9 fours, 3 sixes.
Best Bowling:
- Tushar Deshpande: 4 overs, 0 maidens, 44 ruins, 3 wickets.
Total runs: SRH 286-6 [20 overs]
Second Innings: RR Batting
Top run scorer:
- Dhruv Jurel: 70 runs, 35 balls, 5 fours 6 sixes.
- Sanju Samson: 66 runs, 37 balls, 7 fours, 4 sixes.
Best Bowling:
- Harshal Patel: 4 overs, 0 maidens, 34 runs, 2 wickets.
Total runs: RR 242-2 [20 overs]
Player of the match:
Ishan Kishan was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant knock of 106 on just 47 balls.
Winner 🏆 :
SRH won the match by a high margin of 44 runs against RR in their opening match of IPL2025.
Record Alert!
Jofra Archer has bowled a most expensive spell of IPL . 4-0-76-0, Archer conceeded 76 runs in just 4 overs and this spell becomes the most expensive spell of IPL all time .
Key Highlights:
- Ishan Kishan played a brilliant knock of 106 in the first game for his new Franchise.
- Travis Head also hits a fifty on just 21 balls.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy and Klaasen Played a good game in the end.
- Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel played brilliant knocks but they fell short.
- Hetmyer and Dubey also played well in the end but the Target was too far away.
Turning Point:
Ishan Kishan comes to the crease and he destroys the bowling lineup of Rajasthan Royals. There were no chances for a team to chase 287 in 20 overs.
If any team wants to win against SRH then they have to down their 5 top-order batsman before reaching 200.
What’s Next?
Sunrisers Hyderabad has won their first match and they wanted to continue the streak in the next game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s next game is against Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad on 27 March 2025.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their first match and they wanted to come back strongly for their next game.
Rajasthan Royals’ next match is against Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on 26 March 2025.
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