SRH vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Sunrisers begin campaign with 44-run win vs Rajasthan

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) Highlights, IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad have beaten Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs in the second match of the Indian Premier League 2025. Rajasthan finished their innings on 242/6 chasing a massive target of 287 runs.

SRH vs RR, PL 2025, Live Updates (AP Photo)

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of SRH vs RR, IPL 2025 Matchday 2 from Hyderabad.

Mar 23, 2025 19:27 IST

IPL 2025 Live: Sunrisers Hyderabad win!

Harshal Patel dismisses Shimron Hetmyer for 42 (23). He added 80 runs for the sixth wicket off 34 balls with Shubham Dubey. Sunrisers have sealed a 44-run win in their opening game as Rajasthan finish on 242/6 in their 20 overs.

Mar 23, 2025 19:17 IST

SRH vs RR Live Updates: Rajasthan continue to fight

Rajasthan have continued to fight as they take on Zampa hammering him for 22 runs. Shubham Dubey and Shimron Hetmyer have added 71 runs off just 29 deliveries. Rajasthan require 55 runs to win off the last over.

Mar 23, 2025 19:12 IST

IPL Live Score: SRH left with mere formality

The game is firmly in the grasp of Sunrisers Hyderabad as RR continue to score some boundaries. Shubham Dubey smashes Pat Cummins for three sixes to get 22 runs from his over. Rajasthan require 92 runs to win from 18 balls.

Mar 23, 2025 19:08 IST

IPL 2025 Live: Rajasthan facing an impossible task

Following the dismissals of Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel, Rajasthan are left with an impossible task with the required run rate way above 26. They need another 114 runs to win from 24 balls as Harshal Patel bowled a brilliant 16th over giving away just four runs. It’s Shubham Dubey and Shimron Hetmyer at the crease for Rajasthan to help them reduce their loss margin.

Mar 23, 2025 18:58 IST

SRH vs RR Live Updates: Dhruv Jurel departs

Adam Zampa dismisses Dhruv Jurel for 70 (35) as he holes out to long on. Rajasthan have lost both of their set batters in consecutive overs as they face an uphill task of scoring 118 runs off 30 balls. Zampa gave just eight runs in his third over.

Mar 23, 2025 18:55 IST

IPL Live Score: Sanju Samson gone!

Harshal Patel has broken the massive partnership between Dhruv Jurel and Sanju Samson as he bounces out the RR opener. Jurel and Samson had added 111 runs for the fourth wicket off just 60 balls. However, it doesn’t seem to be enough to take them over the line.

Mar 23, 2025 18:48 IST

RR batting: Jurel hits first 50 of the season

Dhruv Jurel completes his half century in 28 balls. It has been a great innings under pressure, after the top-order collapsed early in the 287-run chase.

Jurel hits three back to back sixes in the 13th over of the match against Simarjeet as RR try to keep this game alive.

Simarjeet gives away 26 runs in this over, and this is perhaps the first time that he has not threatened with a single ball in his over.

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Mar 23, 2025 18:45 IST

SRH vs RR Live Updates: Shami injures himself

It seems that Mohammed Shami has injured himself in the field. It happened while the pacer tried to catch the ball at short fine leg. Shami apologises to Cummins, says that he did not read the ball due to the light in the background.

11.5: Pat Cummins to Sanju Samson, DROPPED! Mohammad Shami puts the catch down and Sanju Samson survives. Back-of-the-hand slower ball from Cummins, bowled a tad short and on the pads. Samson picks it up and miscues the flick just up and wide of short fine leg. Shami sticks out a left hand but late and can’t grasp it. A single taken and Shami has injured his finger and is leaving the field for now.

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Mar 23, 2025 18:39 IST

SRH vs RR Live: Harshal Patel in the attack

Harshal Patel, the T20 specialist, comes into the attack. He and Zampa will have the responsibility to handle the middle overs for the SRH side.

Harshal has started decently with the ball, giving away 10 runs in the first over. It might seem a lot in normal circumstances, but trust me, that Hyderabad wicket is anything but normal.

Zampa was expensive in his first over, but bowls a good one in his second. A rare over without a single boundary in this game. Just 4 from it.

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Mar 23, 2025 18:31 IST

SRH vs RR Live: 50 partnership!

Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel have added over 50 runs for the fourth wicket now as they continue to rebuild the innings after losing three early wickets.. Jurel smashes a six and a four in Abhishek Sharma’s second over to get 12 runs from it. However, Rajasthan require a lot more than that to stay in the chase,.

Mar 23, 2025 18:25 IST

IPL Live Score: Adam Zampa comes in as impact player

Wrist spinner Adam Zampa has been introduced as the Impact player by Sunrisers Hyderabad as he replaces Travis Head. He ends up leaking 14 runs from his first over as Sanju Samson smashes him for a six and a boundary. Rajasthan are not going down without fighting here.

Mar 23, 2025 18:19 IST

IPL 2025 Live: Samson survives a close call!

Abhishek Sharma has been brought into the attack by captain Pat Cummins. The left-arm spinner created an opportunity on the second ball itself as he outfoxed Sanju Samson with sharp turn. However, the opening batter managed to plant his foot back in time. Abhishek gave just five runs in his over as umpires have called Strategic time out.

Mar 23, 2025 18:16 IST

IPL Live Score: Rajasthan 77 for 3 in 6 overs, chasing 287

20 runs from Pat Cummins’s over. Much-needed push for Rajasthan Royals after they lost three wickets. Dhruv Jurel tears into the Australian captain. Cummins needs to tighten his bowling here.

Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel hold the key here. 287 looks a tough mountain to climb, but nothing is impossible in cricket.

Simarjeet Singh and Mohammed Shami bowled good hard lenghts to rock the Rajasthan top-order, but Dhruv and Samson have done well.

SRH vs RR Live Score

Mar 23, 2025 18:14 IST

SRH vs RR Live: Dhruv Jurel launches into Pat Cummins

SIX, FOUR AND FOUR! Dhruv Jurel is showing intent in the middle. He has welcomed Pat Cummins into the attack with a flurry of boundaries. Head coach Rahul Dravid is taking notes in the dugout. ‘Push Dhruv Jurel higher-up the order’, is probably what he is writing now.

Sanju Samson can’t do it alone and Dhruv Jurel is showing intent to support him.

Mar 23, 2025 18:10 IST

SRH vs RR Live: Dhruv Jurel joins Sanju Samson in the middle

Dhruv Jurel, who was retained by Rajasthan Royals, get his first big test. He has walked in when the team is reeling in a spot of bother.

How should these two approach this chase from here on? They have no option, but to go for the big hits. However, they don’t have a powerful enough batting line-up if they continue to keep losing wickets.

When should Rajasthan Royals think about saving Net Run Rate damage? Not till Sanju Samson in the middle. They have Shimron Hetymar also waiting to come.

Mar 23, 2025 18:08 IST

IPL 2025 Live: Rajasthan lose their third wickets, Nitish Rana flops

Mohammed Shami has joined the party. He hit the deck hard and kept it simple. Nitish Rana went for a wild heave, he was in no position to play the lofted shot. He gets a leading edge and Pat Cummins at mid-off takes his second catch.

It’s not looking good for the Rajasthan Royals. They need Sanju Samson to do the heavylifting.

SRH vs RR LIVE SCORE

Mar 23, 2025 18:06 IST

SRH vs RR Live: Sanju Samson waging a lone battle

Sanju Samson is looking in fine touch. The wicketkeeper-batter is not looking to bludgeon every delivery. He is timing them right. Simarjeet Singh, who took two wickets in the first over, gets a tap.

SunRisers Hyderabad have raced to 50 in the 4th over. It’s still not good enough, considering they are chasing 287.

Mar 23, 2025 17:56 IST

SRH vs RR live: Nitish Rana is the new man in, RR in early trouble

Nitish Rana, the former Kolkata Knight Riders man, is the new batter in the middle. There is incredible pressure on Rajasthan Royals.

Head coach Rahul Dravid is looking concerned in the dugout. Can Sanju Samson play a blinder here?

Mar 23, 2025 17:53 IST

SRH vs RR Live: WICKET! Stand-in captain Riyan Parag falls early

Simarjeet Singh has two wickets in the over. Riyan Parag throws it away. He played a cross-batted shot to get a boundary and get off the mark. However, in the very next ball, he is beaten for pace. The ball takes the leading edge and flies into the air. Pat Cummins, at mid-on, comfortably completes the catch.

Riyan Parag is looking disappointed. He should have taken a couple more deliveries.