The winners of the first Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Rajasthan Royals, will play last year's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Revenge will be on the Royals’ minds as they were knocked out of the 2024 edition after losing to SRH in Qualifier 2.
But SRH hold the edge over the Royals not just because of playing at home, but also due to their explosive batting top order that has Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen. The above-mentioned four batsmen have the capability to post massive totals on the board and the wherewithal to chase down any formidable total.
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SRH vs RR: Head-to-Head
The Sunrisers and the Royals have clashed as many as 20 times in the IPL, with SRH winning 11 matches and RR emerging victorious on 9 occasions. In the 2024 IPL edition, the Sunrisers and the Royals met twice and both times the Royals ended up on the losing side. The first match had a nail-biting finish after SRH piled up 201/3 on May 2 in Hyderabad and the Royals almost chased it down before Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Rovman Powell on the last ball of the match to win the match by 1 run. In their second match of the season, that was Qualifier 2 played on May 24 at the Chepauk in Chennai, the Sunrisers romped to a 36-run victory as the Royals failed to chase down a 176-run target.
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The Royals will miss their skipper Sanju Samson in their 2025 edition opener as the Kerala batsman is out due to a finger injury but he can still provide services with the bat. Riyan Parag is set to lead the Royals till Samson returns to full fitness. In the absence of their captain, the likes of Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel will have to step up with the bat.
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SRH vs RR probable XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Maheesh Theekshana | Sanju Samson (Impact player)
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