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SRH vs RR Live Score, IPL 2025: Theekshana dismisses Abhishek early
- Jofra Archer into the attack and he is clicked away for a four down the leg side by Head. He goes one better next ball. DEEP INTO THE STANDS!!! Slogged away for a six. Archer goes around the wicket and Head creams him through covers for another four. Archer drags the length back. But it is off no effect. Head lofts him over extra cover for a four. CARNAGE!!
- Not the greatest delivery from Theekshana. Wide and short. But Abhishek slices it straight to Jaiswal at cover point.
- Abhishek Sharma c Jaiswal b Theekshana 24 (11b 5×4 0x6)
- Ishan Kishan gets off the mark with an edged four past third man. He gets one more with a slam down the ground.
- SRH 55/1 in 4 overs
- Short from Farooqi and Abhishek deflects it over backward point for a four. Fuller from the left-arm pacer. Too easy for Abhishek as he drives it on the up. FOUR MORE!! Back of a length now and Abhishek slams it away for another four. Farooqi gets away with a couple of low full tosses. Full and wide for last ball. Head carves it over point for another four. RELENTLESS HITTING!!
- Theekshana early for Royals. He over steps first ball and gives away a free hit. Gets away with a widish delivery. Just two runs. Theekshana offers width and Head slashes him through covers for a four. Head now dances down the track before depositing one straight down the ground for a six.
- Farooqi with the first over of the season for Rajasthan Royals. Abhishek Sharma on strike for SRH. Fiery yorker for the second ball. Abhishek just manages to squeeze it away. Low full toss now. Clipped away for a four. Now Abhishek jumps out of the crease before slicing it past cover for another four.
- Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder
- SRH skipper Pat Cummins after toss
- 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 are there as well. Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar will be making their debuts.
- SRH: 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
- RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(C), Dhruv Jurel(WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi
- RR wins the toss and opts to bowl first. Riyan Parag wins his first toss as IPL captain.
- “Came here at 17 years old. Really excited,’ he says. Hetmyer, Archer, Theekshana and Farooqi to be RR’s overseas players.
- Aniket Verma to play his first IPL game today.
- In case you weren’t aware
- Rajasthan Royals will be captained by Riyan Parag in its IPL 2025 opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday instead of regular skipper Sanju Samson. Here is why
- Here’s how SRH has fared in its home stadium
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin its IPL 2025 campaign with a home fixture against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on March 23.
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- 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
- 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
- SRH: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder.
- RR: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.
- The swashbuckling Sunrisers Hyderabad, last year’s runner-up, begins its quest to go one step further when it hosts Rajasthan Royals in its Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season opener at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
- Last year, the home side banked on its batting strengths to shock and awe its opponents. SRH surpassed the 250-run mark thrice, while the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head set an IPL PowerPlay record (125 vs Delhi Capitals). That strategy is set to continue following the addition of the explosive Ishan Kishan to a formidable lineup of Head, Abhishek, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Heinrich Klaasen.
- A revamped bowling unit, though, will be the one to watch. Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel link up with Pat Cummins in the pace department, while the services of Rahul Chahar and Adam Zampa have been sought for spin. With Jos Buttler gone, the Royals will bank on Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Riyan Parag’s pace penchant (the trio has a combined strike rate of 159.16 vs quicks last season) to match SRH’s pyrotechnics.
- – Anirudh Velamuri
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 season opener features explosive batting and revamped bowling units.
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- The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.
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- The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 match will be streamed live JioHotstar.
- Hello and welcome to match number two of IPL 2025 which will see last year’s finalist Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals at home. Stay tuned for live scores and updates from the game!
