SRH vs RR / Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan by 44 runs- Samson-Jural's hard work went in vain

SRH vs RR: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their first win of the IPL 2025 season by defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 44 runs. In this match played on Sunday, SRH scored a huge score of 286 runs on their home ground and then stopped the Rajasthan team at 242 runs. This win proved to be a great start for SRH.

Hyderabad made a huge score

SRH team, who came to bat first after losing the toss, got off to a great start. Team openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave a quick start. Although Abhishek Sharma was dismissed early, but the brilliant innings of Travis Head (67 runs) and Ishan Kishan (106 not out) put the team in a strong position.

Ishan Kishan scored 106 runs in just 45 balls, hitting the first century of his IPL career. His innings included 11 fours and 6 sixes. Apart from this, Heinrich Klaasen (34 runs), Nitish Reddy (30 runs), and Abhishek Sharma (24 runs) also made useful contributions.

Tushar Deshpande was the most successful bowler for Rajasthan Royals, who took 3 wickets, while Mahish Teeksha took 2 and Sandeep Sharma took 1 wicket.

Rajasthan's struggling innings

Chasing the target of 287 runs, Rajasthan Royals got off to a slow start. However, captain Sanju Samson (67 runs) and Dhruv Jurel (70 runs) tried to handle the team and Shimron Hetmyer (42 runs) and Shubham Dubey (34 runs) shared a fifty-plus partnership to take the team past 200. But, ultimately the SRH bowlers dashed Rajasthan's hopes.

For SRH, Simarjeet Singh and Harshal Patel took 2-2 wickets and curbed Rajasthan's run rate. Rajasthan team could only score 242 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and lost the match by 44 runs.

Ishan Kishan's explosive century

This match was very special for Ishan Kishan. This was his debut match for SRH and he made it memorable by scoring his first IPL century in 45 balls. Thanks to his innings, SRH scored a strong score of 286 runs. It also became the second highest score in the history of IPL.

SRH's great start

With this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad started IPL 2025 with a bang. Both the batting and bowling departments of the team performed brilliantly, which has increased the confidence of SRH even more. The team would like to maintain this rhythm in the upcoming matches.

Eye on the next match

SRH will now prepare for their next match and it will be interesting to see how the team maintains its winning streak. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals will have to learn from their mistakes and perform better in the upcoming matches.