SRH Vs RR IPL 2025 | Run Fest In Hyderabad: SRH Win By 44 Runs, RR Go Swinging Hard

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) got off to a winning start in IPL 2025, as they beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 44 runs in their opening game. Ishan Kishan smashed a phenomenal century on SRH debut, and was helped by contributions from Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy and Abhishek Sharma, as they piled up a mammoth 286/6; one run short of the IPL-record total.

In reply, RR lost the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Nitish Rana inside the powerplay. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel cracked fifties, but it wasn't enough for victory.