IPL 2025, SRH vs RR HIGHLIGHTS: SRH Start Off With A Bang, Claim 44-Run vs RR After Kishan Ton

Game pver. Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs. A stunning display of power hitting with the bat laid the foundation. RR gave it a go thanks largely to Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel, but never looked like they could win. 

Shivam Dubey is on fire. The left-hander is playing an incredible cameo and has slammed Pat Cummins for teo sixes in a row. Poor spell by the Australian who has given away 45 runs in 3 overs. Three sixes in total in that over. 

Even if they don't win, these hits will do RR a world of good. 

That could be game over! Dhruv Jurel had to go for big hit, but doesn't get the perfect connection this time. Finds Ishan Kishan at deep mid wicet. Thats the end of a fine knock by Jurel, but Rajasthan Royals might be done now. 

Both Jurel and Samson have scored their respective fifties. But, RR need more heavy efforts to pull off this run chase. 

RR Live Score: 140/3 (12.3)

Jurel seems to be on fire at the moment as he smashes Pat Cummins for 20 runs in one over. Despite losing early wickets, RR have done well to capitalise on the powerplay.

RR Live Score: 77/3 (6)

Wicket! What a first-over from Simarjeet. He has taken two crucial wickets in just one over. Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) and skipper Riyan Parag (4) are back in the dugout.

RR Live Score: 25/2 (2) 

Rajasthan have started their run chase in much-needed attacking intent. 16 runs came off that first over from Mohammed Shami. Sanju Samson has come out as an impact sub and has joined Jaiswal in the middle.

RR Live Score: 16/0 (1)

Sunrisers Hyderabad put up a show here once again as he has posted the second-highest total in the IPL history. They have scored 286/6 in their 20 overs. Ishan Kishan smashed his maiden IPL ton and played a memorable knock of 106 runs in 47 balls on the back of 11 fours and 6 sixes.

SRH Live Score: 286/6 (20)

What a way to capitalise on your debut for a franchise. Kishan has smashed his first IPL hundred on his first appearance for SRH. He takes just 45 balls for the milestone. 17 runs came off the 19th over.

SRH Live Score: 273/4 (19)

Archer has now bowled the most expensive spell in IPL history. He finishes after giving away 76 runs in his four overs without any wicket. 23 runs came off his last over as well.

SRH Live Score: 256/3 (18) 

Wicket! Nitish Reddy departs for 30 runs as SRH go three down. They are in a dominant position here as the score has already gone past 200. Second wicket for Theekshana.

SRH Live Score: 208/3 (15)

Ishan Kishan looks unstoppable at the moment and is only dealing in boundaries in the middle. He already has smashed his fifty on his SRH debut. He is heading towards a memorable knock. 18 runs came off that over from Farooqi. 

SRH Live Score: 196/2 (14) 

Wicket! Finally, the partnership has been broken as Deshpande has struck in his first over. Head tried to clear the circle but found Hetmyer at mid-off. A remarkable knock of 67 runs comes to an end as SRH go two down.

SRH Live Score: 135/2 (10)

SRH haven't taken a step back after Abhishek's dismissal as Travis Head and Ishan Kishan continue to attack the RR bowlers. The score has gone past in just the seventh over. The tone is set for a big score here in Hyderabad.

SRH Live Score: 106/1 (7)

Wicket! There's the first breakthrough and it's Theekshana who strikes. He continues to bowl a bit wide of off stump. Abhishek was looking to attack that delivery but couldn't get the whole of it and found Jaiswal on the off side who made no mistake with the catch. Abhishek departs for 24. 10 runs came off that over in the end.

SRH Live Score: 55/1 (4)

Abhishek smashed three boundaries off Fazalhaq before Travis Head provided the finishing touch with a six to take out 21 runs off the third over of the innings. SRH are on fire at the moment.

SRH Live Score: 45/0 (3)

Abhishek Sharma has started his work and smashed two boundaries in the first over bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi. 10 runs already on the board.

SRH Live Score: 10/0 (1)

Both teams have faced off a total of 20 times in the IPL history with SRH having an upper hand by a close margin. They have won 11 matches whereas the Royals have emerged victorious on 9 occasions.

SRH vs RR head-to-head record in Hyderabad: SRH have won four matches out of five played between both the teams while RR have just one victory under their belt.

In Hyderabad, SRH have played a total of 57 matches. They have won 35, and lost 21 whereas one match ended without a result.

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami

"It is great to be back. The core of the group is the same, the coaching staff is the same. Don't think batting or bowling first matters. It is pretty hot, so don't mind bowling second. Would be nice to keep last season's form going. We always encourage our games to play with freedom. Abhi and Heady with hopefully continue from last year, and Nitish and Klassen will be there as well. Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar will be making their debuts," said the SRH captain.

"Bowling first. Looks like a dry wicket so we'll have a crack at it later. (On captaincy) Means a lot, started here as a 17-year-old. Getting to fill in big shoes, very excited. The impact rule helps with Sanju. We've retained a lot of our core so that helps with the batting order. The other three overseas will be Theekshana, Jofra and Farooqi. Always good to start well, we have practised a lot," said the RR captain.

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have decided to bowl first against SRH in the IPL 2025 match 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

"Feels good to be back, seen some pretty good moments last year. Fingers crossed that it can happen early season again to get that momentum that we had. I’m enjoying the fact that Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) has had a really good 12 months, he’s got a lot better than last year and done extremely well on the International stage. Looking forward to supporting him again, and I think he’s going to have a huge year once again. Hopefully, I start well too. It is just about continuing the messaging that we had last year, the relaxed environment we wanted and the expectation that someone will have their day," Travis Head said ahead of SRH's first match of the IPL 2025. 

RR Predicted Playing XI

Batting 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bowling 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma

Impact Player options: Sanju Samson/ Sandeep Sharma, Maheesh Theekshana, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal

SRH Predicted Playing XI

Batting 1st: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhinav Manohar, Wiaan Mulder, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar

Bowling 1st: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat

Impact Player options: Simarjeet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat/ Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide, Adam Zampa

Riyan Parag is all set to captain Rajasthan Royals for the first time in IPL. He will be leading the side for the first three matches of the IPL 2025 as regular skipper Sanju Samson continues to recover from his finger injury and will be playing as a pure batter. RR might use him as an impact substitute as well.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Wiaan Mulder, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Eshan Malinga, Aniket Verma

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Maheesh Theekshana, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the IPL 2025 match 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Both teams made it to the playoffs last season but will be looking to go all the way and lift their respective second IPL title. Pat Cummins will be captaining SRH whereas Riyan Parag is set to lead RR for the first time. Stay tuned for all the updates from the match.