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SRH vs RR Highlights IPL 2025: Dhruv Jurel's heroics in vain as Ishan Kishan debut ton guides Sunrisers to 44-run win

FirstCricket Staff March 23, 2025, 20:57:45 IST

IPL 2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights (Riyan Parag’s RR and Pat Cummins’ SRH): Ishan Kishan’s blistering ton set the foundation for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s winning total of286/6. Despite Dhruv Jurel’s resistance, Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a 44-run victory over Rajasthan Royals.

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SRH vs RR Highlights IPL 2025: Dhruv Jurel's heroics in vain as Ishan Kishan debut ton guides Sunrisers to 44-run win
Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad will face a Rajasthan Royals side led by Riyan Parag at their home ground on Sunday afternoon. AP

SRH vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Dhruv Jurel put up a valiant fight, but his 70 off just 35 balls went in vain as Ishan Kishan’s sensational debut century powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a commanding 44-run victory over Rajasthan Royal's in IPL 2025 on Sunday.

SRH vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025 Match at Hyderabad

SRH vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Follow match highlights, scores and commentary

March 23, 2025, 20:57:45 (IST)

19.5 – OUT! CAUGHT! No confusion in the field this time and Harshal Patel gets his second wicket. Harshal Patel goes into the deck, short of a length, over off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to clear the ropes again but is hurried onto the shot. Hits it straight down the throat of Abhinav Manohar at long off who calls for it and gobbles it up with ease.
March 23, 2025, 19:59:10 (IST)

IPL 2025 SRH vs RR Highlights: Ishan Kishan shines as Sunrises beat Rajasthan in first match

Dhruv Jurel’s fighting knock was not enough to take his team over the line as Ishan Kishan’s brilliant debut century guided Sunrisers to a commanding 44-run victory. Kishan, playing his first game for the franchise, announced himself in style with a breathtaking 106 not out, setting the tone for a formidable total. His aggressive stroke play put the opposition on the back foot early, ensuring Sunrisers had enough runs on the board to dictate terms.

Despite the daunting target, Jurel showed tremendous grit and determination, battling hard to keep his team in the contest. He played some exquisite shots and built crucial partnerships, but the mounting required run rate and disciplined bowling from Sunrisers made the task increasingly difficult.

March 23, 2025, 19:51:43 (IST)

Right then, Match 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League season is done, but lots of action to look forward to as it is a doubleheader day. The next game is dubbed as the ‘IPL El Clásico.’ Yes, you guessed it right, Chennai Super Kings take on Mumbai Indians at Chepauk and you can simply switch tabs and catch our coverage of that game. Cheers!
March 23, 2025, 19:50:55 (IST)

Ishan Kishan is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his sensational century. Kishan starts by saying that to be honest, he was nervous but looking at the score and the team, he got a lot of confidence from the skipper and everyone else and enjoyed his time out in the middle. Mentions that he got a good chunk of time to prepare for the season and he is feeling confident and credit goes to his own personal practice as well. Adds that the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head set things up so well, that you can even relax and get your eye in. Mentions that it is almost impossible to get this sort of a total in each and every game but it is still about playing your own game.
March 23, 2025, 19:49:15 (IST)

19.6 – Very full, on middle Jofra Archer nudges it in front of long on for one. Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 44 runs.
March 23, 2025, 19:48:33 (IST)

Ishan Kishan is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH.
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March 23, 2025, 19:48:14 (IST)

Pat Cummins, the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad says that he wouldn’t want to bowl to his own batting lineup and getting 280-odd is unreal. Mentions that you know you are going to go for runs and once you have such a big score on board, one solid over with the ball will do the job for the bowling side. Adds that they have a core group of players and even after losing a couple of big names, the likes of Ishan Kishan have come in and stayed true to their blueprint. Mentions that the preparations have been amazing and the coaches have been here for 3-4 weeks, getting everything set for the players and they hope to continue in the same way.
March 23, 2025, 19:39:42 (IST)

The Presentation ceremony…
March 23, 2025, 19:39:25 (IST)

Earlier in the game, the stand-in captain for RR, Riyan Parag, won the toss and put SRH into bat. The home side didn’t waste any time in hiring their strides and even after losing Abhishek Sharma inside the Powerplay, they were absolutely flying. Travis Head notched up a half century before Ishan Kishan took matters into his own hands and went on to score the fastest ton on franchise debut in the IPL. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen played stellar cameos as SRH notched up 286 huge runs. With the ball for RR, it was Tushar Deshpande who really fought hard and ended up with 3 wickets.
March 23, 2025, 19:39:03 (IST)

Harshal Patel, SRH’s death-over specialist bowler, is now down for a chat. Harshal says that he i pretty happy with his performance and reckons they executed things well with the ball, barring a few overs and when you have about 290 on board, the game becomes a bit easier. Mentions that the coaches don’t believe too much in talking and they tried to bowl defensively with the slower balls and yorkers. Adds that there’s a fine line between what is attacking bowling and what is defensive bowling and there will be times when they will need to go hard at the stumps. Adds that no ground is easy for the bowlers in the IPL but especially this ground and the mindset of the batter has become that much more aggressive as well.
March 23, 2025, 19:37:39 (IST)

Riyan Parag, the captain of Rajasthan Royals is down for a chat. He says that it was a tough outing as expected and reckons that they could have executed better with the ball and will have a chat about it later on. Adds that he feels it was the right decision to bowl first and it was just about executing those deliveries and feels they could have restricted them to about 220-240. Mentions that the batting looked great and thinks that they will be taking quite a few positives from this game. Adds that they take the learnings from a game, whether they win or lose and move on.
March 23, 2025, 19:36:53 (IST)

It was always going to be a daunting task for Rajasthan Royals to chase down 287 runs and even though they got 16 runs in the very first over, things got out of hand quickly and they lost 3 wickets in just 4.1 overs. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel though fought back hard and brought new life into the chase with a 111-run stand. However, the pair got out in quick succession leaving the pack a bit too much to do. Shimron Hetmyer and Shubham Dubey did put on a proper fight with a quickfire 80-run stand and yet it was only good to salvage the net run rate somewhat.
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March 23, 2025, 19:31:18 (IST)

After scoring a breathtaking 286 runs in 20 overs, all SRH needed was early wickets and they got just that. Simarjeet Singh showed good pace and got two wickets in his first over before Mohammad Shami opened his account for his new franchise as well. It was then a phase of endurance for the home side and they did decently to soak up the pressure and get in a couple of quiet overs. The likes of Harshal Patel and Adam Zampa then returned to pick up a wicket each of the set batters and that just sealed the game then and there for SRH. Even though the others received a bit of tap towards the end, SRH managed to win by over 40 runs.
March 23, 2025, 19:30:15 (IST)

Wow, what a run-fest we have witnessed here, 528 runs being scored across the game in 40 overs but in the end, it is the home side that has come out on top. Sunrisers Hyderabad have brought the blueprint from the last season into IPL 2025 and have started off with a solid win as well. Rajasthan Royals fought valiantly with the bat but it was a mountain just too high for them to climb.
March 23, 2025, 19:29:35 (IST)

Wow, what a run-fest we have witnessed here, 528 runs being scored across the game in 40 overs but in the end , it is the home side that has come out on top. Sunrisers Hyderabad have brought the blueprint from the last season into IPL 2025 and have started off with a solid win as well.
March 23, 2025, 19:27:57 (IST)

19.6 – Very full, on middle Jofra Archer nudges it in front of long on for one. Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 44 runs.
March 23, 2025, 19:27:42 (IST)

19.6 – 1 run.
March 23, 2025, 19:27:15 (IST)

19.5 – OUT! CAUGHT! No confusion in the field this time and Harshal Patel gets his second wicket.
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March 23, 2025, 19:27:08 (IST)

Jofra Archer walks in to face the final delivery.
March 23, 2025, 19:25:59 (IST)

19.4 – SIX! Connects one, and connects well! Back of a length, around off, Hetmyer pumps it across and hits it over long on for a biggie.
March 23, 2025, 19:25:48 (IST)

19.4 – WIDE! A bit too short and outside off.
March 23, 2025, 19:25:43 (IST)

19.4 – Six!
March 23, 2025, 19:25:12 (IST)

19.4 – Wide!
March 23, 2025, 19:25:04 (IST)

19.2 – In the air, but put down. Short of a length, over off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to drag it across but miscues the shot and skews it in front of long off. The fielder from cover and long off both charge in but fail to get to it. Single taken.
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March 23, 2025, 19:24:51 (IST)

19.3 – Right in the blockhole, on off, Shubham Dubey digs it to deep point for one.
March 23, 2025, 19:24:42 (IST)

19.3 – 1 run.
March 23, 2025, 19:23:48 (IST)

19.1 – Short and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer has a wild swing and connects thin air.
March 23, 2025, 19:23:30 (IST)

19.1 – No run.
March 23, 2025, 19:22:53 (IST)

18.6 – Back of a length, on middle, Hetmyer pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for one.
March 23, 2025, 19:22:06 (IST)

18.5 – Short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer swings again but top edges it to the vacant mid-wicket region for two runs.
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March 23, 2025, 19:21:49 (IST)

18.5 – 2 runs.
March 23, 2025, 19:21:29 (IST)

18.4 – SIX! Into the orbits!
March 23, 2025, 19:21:00 (IST)

18.4 – WIDE! Short and well outside the tramline on off this time.
March 23, 2025, 19:20:39 (IST)

18.3 – Short and on off, Hetmyer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
March 23, 2025, 19:19:51 (IST)

18.3 – Short and over off, Dubey pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
March 23, 2025, 19:19:07 (IST)

18.2 – Full, around off, Shimron Hetmyer slices it aerially to deep point for one.
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March 23, 2025, 19:18:37 (IST)

18.1 – Given wide but successfully overtunred! Full and around the tramline on off. Shimron Hetmyer lets it pass. Pat Cummins isn’t too happy with the decision and decides to send it upstairs for a check. The replay shows the ball to be on the guideline and some part of it is withing the line and hence the onfield call is asked to be overturned to a fair delivery.
March 23, 2025, 19:17:59 (IST)

Oh, deary me! Ishan Kishan seems to have got his left knee stuck in the turf on the last ball and seems to be in some pain. He does go off the field to receive attention from the physio and hopefully, he is fine.
March 23, 2025, 19:17:23 (IST)

18.1 – Wide!
March 23, 2025, 19:17:15 (IST)

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IPL 2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss, and stand-in skipper Riyan Parag opted to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

IPL 2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Live: Buoyed by their runner-up finish last season in Pat Cummins’ maiden stint as captain, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be hoping to go a step further and win their second Indian Premier League (IPL) title this year. Facing them in the opening game of the season are the Rajasthan Royals (RR), champions of the inaugural IPL season in 2008 who are also in the hunt for a second trophy.

RR will be seeking revenge after SRH had dashed their hopes of featuring in an IPL final for the second time in three seasons with a 36-run victory in Qualifier 2 in Chennai.

Sunday’s match will be the first afternoon fixture of the season, with the blockbuster meeting between five-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians set to take place later in the evening.

SRH vs RR IPL 2025 Playing XIs

SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, 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

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