Sunrisers Hyderabad kicked off their IPL 2025 campaign in style with a commanding 44-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their season opener on Sunday.. A fine century by Ishan Kishan and a half-century from opener Travis Head powered SRH to 286/6 against RR at their home ground of Uppal Stadium. (Photos: AFP)
Updated On: 2025-03-23 07:49 PM IST
Compiled by : Srijanee Majumdar
The Men in Orange continued from where they started last season, falling just two runs short of two runs of breaking their record of highest team total in IPL history
Coming to the match, SRH was put to bat first by RR, who opted to field first. A 45-run stand between Abhishek (24 in 11 balls, with five fours) and Head kickstarted things for SRH
Jofra Archer delivered the most expensive over in IPL history, going wicketless for 76 runs in four overs. Tushar Deshpande (3/44) was the top bowler for RR, while Maheesh Theekshana got two scalps for 52 runs
An 85-run stand between Head (67 in 31 balls, with nine fours and three sixes) and Kishan accelerated the run-rate).
Cameos came from Nitish Kumar Reddy (30 in 15 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and Heinrich Klaasen (34 in 14 balls, with five fours and a six) and provided good support to Ishan, who ended with 106* in 47 balls, with 11 fours and six sixes
Royals suffered early setbacks, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, and Nitish Rana within the powerplay. Despite resilient half-centuries from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel, their efforts fell short of securing a victory.