IPL 2025: The second match of IPL 2025 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals has ended. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 286 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Rajasthan managed to score 242 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad secured the victory by 44 runs.
Abhishek Sharma gives an aggressive start
Sunrisers Hyderabad's two openers showed their devastating batting from the very beginning. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma once again excited the audience with their spectacular short knocks. Abhishek opened the account with two fours in the first over, then in the second over, Abhishek did not hesitate to run the bat in front of Mahesh Tikshan's spin.
Head did not lag behind.
However, Mahesh Tikshan's over-aggression in the second over led to Abhishek losing his wicket. He had to return to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs. Even after Abhishek was dismissed, the run rate did not slow down. Travis Head hit Jofra Archer for 23 runs in the first over of his spell. The team crossed the half-century mark in the first four overs at the beginning of the power play. Moreover, Sunrisers scored a total of 94 runs in the power play.
Sunrisers lose two wickets in ten overs
Not only Travis Head but Ishan Kishan has batted exceptionally well in this IPL. Head and Ishan maintained their aggressive nature even after the power play. Sunrisers lost two openers in the first ten overs. However, the team scored 135 runs in that over. Travis Head batted aggressively and scored 67 runs in 31 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Ishan and Nitish built a partnership of 72 runs
Sunrisers lost a wicket inside the power play and the second wicket in ten overs. After losing two wickets, Nitish Reddy came to bat at four. Like the rest, Nitish also started batting aggressively. Partnering with Ishan Kishan, Nitish continued to beat the Rajasthan bowlers and score sixes. On the one hand, Ishan completed his half-century by hitting a six in his debut match for Sunrisers. Ishan Kishan had a 72-run partnership with Nitish Reddy. Where Nitish Reddy scored 30 runs in just 15 balls with 4 fours and 1 six.
Klaasen joins in on the aggressive batting
Heinrich Klaasen has made his name in aggressive batting. Klaasen has been one of the best middle-order batsmen in white-ball cricket in the past few years. He showed his mettle with the bat in today's match as well. Klaasen scored 34 runs off 14 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. He had a partnership of 56 runs off 25 balls with Ishan.
Ishan Kishan scores a century
Sunrisers lost their fourth wicket at the cost of 258 runs. However, the team lost two wickets quickly after that. However, Ishan maintained his aggressive batting for the team. Ishan Kishan scored the first century of his IPL career. Ishan Kishan was a regular member of the Mumbai Indians team for the last few seasons, but this time the Sunrisers team included him in the team at the auction stage. Today, in the first match, he played a devastating innings of 106 runs in 47 balls with 11 fours and 6 sixes. Batting first, the Sunrisers team was able to score 286 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
Rajasthan lost two wickets early on.
Sanju Samson came in to bat, even though he was not fielding. However, Yashaswi Jaiswal and captain Ryan Parag lost their wickets in the second over to Simarjit Singh. Jaiswal returned to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run off 5 balls and Parag returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs off 2 balls.
Sanju bats aggressively
Rajasthan lost two wickets early on and were put on the back foot. However, Sanju Samson maintained his aggressive batting. Nitish Rana returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs off 8 balls in the power play.
Samson-Jurrel caught the game
Despite losing 3 wickets quickly, Sanju Samson and Dhruv Joreel came back into the game. Rajasthan scored 77 runs in the power play. Joreel and Samson had a partnership of 111 runs in 60 balls. With the bat, he played a devastating innings of 66 runs in 37 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes. Moreover, Dhruv Joreel scored 70 runs in 35 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes.
Towards the end, Hetmyer and Dube put on an 80-run partnership.
Shimron Hetmyer and Shubham Dube showed good batting performance for Rajasthan in the end. With the bat, Hetmyer scored 42 runs in 23 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes and Shubham Dube scored 34 runs. Rajasthan Royals scored 242 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Hyderabad won the match by 44 runs.