Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Overview
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the second match of the Indian Premier League 2025 on Sunday, March 23, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Toss & Team Lineups
Toss Result: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Playing XIs: Here’s the playing 11 of both teams from this game:
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanju Samson
First Innings: Ishan Kishan’s century led Sunrisers to a huge total
The duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the innings for SRH. Abhishek was dismissed in the fourth over after scoring 24 runs off 11 deliveries. Ishan Kishan joined Head in the middle and stole the show.
The left-handed batter hit bowlers all across the park and finished with an unbeaten 106 runs off just 47 deliveries. Head also played a solid knock of 67 runs off 31 deliveries. SRH posted a total of 286 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Tushar Deshpande was the pick of the bowlers for the Royals and took three wickets for 44 runs in four overs. Maheesh Theekshana took two wickets, while Sandeep Sharma picked one wicket.
Second Innings: Rajasthan Royals were never meant to chase the target of 287 runs
Calling 187 runs a difficult task would be an understatement. However, the Royals tried their best to come as close to the target as possible. Sanju Samson came in as an impact player and played an impactful knock of 66 runs off 37 deliveries. Dhurv Jurel showed his class and played a fiery knock of 70 runs off 35 deliveries.
The Royals finished with 242 runs for the loss of six wickets on the board and lost the match by 44 runs. Harshal Patel and Simarjeet Singh took two wickets each for SRH, while Mohammed Shami and Adam Zampa had one wicket each to their names.
Key Moments & Turning Points
The turning point in the game was when Abhishek Sharma fell and Ishan Kishan joined Head in the middle. He didn’t have a decent outing last season and managed to score just a single half-century in 14 innings for Mumbai Indians.
This 106 not-out is his maiden century in the IPL. Also, it was only the second time Ishan crossed the 90-run mark in IPL. His previous best score in IPL was 99 runs. He is one of the five batters who have been dismissed for 99 runs in IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Top Performers of the Match
Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Ishan Kishan was the best performer with the bat in this match.
- He scored 106 runs off just 47 deliveries and hit 11 boundaries and six sixes.
Tushar Deshpande (Rajasthan Royals)
- Tushar was the pick of the bowlers in the game.
- He took three wickets for 44 runs in four overs.
Player of the Match
Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Ishan won his fifth Player of the Match award in the IPL in this match.
- He last won the award during the 2023 season of the tournament.
Match Statistics & Records
- The Royals scored 242 runs, which is their highest total in the IPL.
- SRH and RR made a total of 528 runs in this game. It is the second-highest aggregate in an IPL match.
- 0/76 – Jofra Archer gave away 76 runs in four overs. It is the most expensive spell in IPL.
- SRH has made 250+ total on four occasions now. No other team has crossed the 250-run mark more than them.
- 286/6 – It is the second-highest total in IPL for a team.
Final Thoughts & Takeaways
With this game, SRH has announced that they will be looking to go past the 300-run mark this season. The way they batted today, it is just a matter of time.
What’s Next?
Sunrisers Hyderabad will now meet Lucknow Super Giants in their next game on Thursday, March 27, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals will travel to Guwahati to play their next game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, March 26.
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