Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) took on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their first match of IPL 2025 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. RR captain Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to field first. Riyan Parag would have been disappointed with his decision, as the SRH batters wreaked havoc with their fearless approach on a batting paradise. SRH posted the second-highest team total in IPL history (286), while the first-highest (287) is also under SRH’s name.
Openers Head and Abhishek Agarwal commenced the powerplay in a sensational manner by smashing continuous boundaries. RR bowlers had no clue how to control them, and at the end of 6 overs, SRH scored 94 runs for the loss of one wicket. Even after losing Abhishek Agarwal’s wicket, the momentum didn’t slow down as Ishan Kishan started hitting the ball all over the park.
Ishan Kishan scored a phenomenal century, while Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Klaasen added valuable runs to the team. It looked like every ball was going to the boundary, and the RR bowlers were left totally speechless. People must look at this stat to know the carnage of SRH batsmen. Jofra Archer bowled the most expensive spell ever in IPL history, conceding 74 runs in 4 overs.
RR batsmen Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel played superbly, but the team fell short of the mammoth target. Due to mammoth target pressure, RR lost wickets at regular intervals. In the end, Shubham and Hetmyer tried their best with solid shots but couldn’t get their team over the line.
Rajasthan Royals posted a total of 242 for the loss of 6 wickets. SRH achieved victory in their first game, but they might need to look at their bowling issues for the upcoming matches since the winning margin isn’t big despite scoring 286
