The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has officially kicked off, with SunRisers Hyderabad taking on Rajasthan Royals on 23 March at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. (Schedule | Teams | Points Table)
Rajasthan Royals will go into their match against SunRisers Hyderabad without their captain Sanju Samson, who is unable to play to the full extent due to a finger injury. Although likely to play, he will not be the skipper. In his absence, Riyan Parag will take charge of the Royals team as they look for their tenth win against the runners-up SRH.
The SunRisers will try to erase last year라이브 바카라 final loss against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with an opening-day victory, and Pat Cummins and Co will back themselves to get a positive result at their home stadium.
SRH Vs RR – Full Squads
SunRisers Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Wiaan Mulder, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Mohammad Shami, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkar, Eshan Malinga
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma
SunRisers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals Key Battles
Below are the three key player battles that will be vital in the SRH vs RR match.
Abhishek Sharma Vs Jofra Archer
Abhishek Sharma has been a revelation for SRH since joining the franchise in 2019. He had a breakout season in 2024, scoring 484 runs with a strike rate of 204. He will come up against the blistering pace of Jofra Archer, with the English bowler the marquee signing for the Royals ahead of IPL 2025. Archer had a stellar season in IPL 2020 – his last appearance – taking 20 wickets. But his record against Abhishek in T20Is is poor, conceding 61 runs from 33 balls, including seven fours and four sixes.
If Abhishek Sharma can carry last season라이브 바카라 form to Sunday라이브 바카라 clash, then Jofra Archer will have to step up his game or get hit all around the Rajiv Gandhi stadium.
Sanju Samson Vs Pat Cummins
This is going to be an interesting battle, as it is still unclear what role Sanju Samson will fulfil in the RR batting lineup in the first three matches. The batter is dealing with a finger injury at the moment but will either open the innings or come on as an impact player.
Samson is Rajasthan라이브 바카라 top scorer against SunRisers Hyderabad, but Pat Cummins is the most lethal bowler in the league with the new ball. The Australian has taken 21 wickets in the powerplay overs. His record against Sanju is decent, leaking just 20 runs in 15 balls. His performance against an injured Samson will be one to watch.
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Mohammed Shami
With Sanju Samson playing in diminished capacity, the onus will be on Yashasvi Jaiswal to shoulder the burden of building RR라이브 바카라 innings with maturity. The batter has been in stunning form in the last two seasons, scoring 625 and 435 runs respectively.
Facing him would be Mohammed Shami, who will be making his IPL comeback after missing 2024 with injury. The veteran bowler has been picked up for INR 10 crore – SRH라이브 바카라 second-most expensive buy. He will need to replicate his 2023 form, where he took 28 wickets for the Purple Cap, to stop Jaiswal라이브 바카라 onslaught as early as possible.
