Sunrisers Hyderabad (Srh) will host Rajasthan royals (RR) for the second game of IPL 2025. The game is scheduled for Sunday (March 23) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
SRH had a brilliant campaign last season. Hyderabad -based outfit showed an aggressive brand of cricket and simply broke the teams away. They have managed to maintain the same core for this season and will look to go all the way.
SRH qualified for the final last year, but could not win the Decider title against Kolkata Knight Riders. They will be willing to win the tournament this season and put their hands on the trophy for the second time and the first time since 2016.
On the other hand, RR’s trip to IPL 2024 ended with a defeat against SRH in the second qualifier. RR was the most consistent team in the first half of the season last year before losing their way to the end. They will look to start once again the season in a strong note. So, as SRH and RR lead for the game, here is the SRH vs rr match preview.
SRH vs rr match preview- IPL 2025, Match 2:
SRH vs rr, date and space:
The upcoming SRH VS RR match will be played on Sunday (March 23) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The match is scheduled to play from 03:30 pm Ist.
Groups:
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohamad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Maanohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby
Injury replacement: Wiaan Mulder replaced the injured Brydon Carse
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson (C), Yasasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmire, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainadu Hasarat, Mahesh Theekhana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Karteya, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kawna Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ahok Sharma
Srh vs rr basic battles:
Travis Head vs Jofra Archer:
The equation will be very simple for RR in the upcoming game – get rid of the travis head as soon as possible. The Australian star can cause irreparable damage, even if he manages to win for a few overs and RR would be willing to get his wicket as early as possible.
The leader was in an impressive form last season, marking 567 runs at a strike over 190. He will watch similar performance this season as well and will be willing to start his campaign in a good note.
RR will hope that their pace, Jofra Archer will reject his head as early as possible. Last month, Archer had rejected his head cheaply when Australia faced England at Trophy Champions and Fast-Bowler would imagine his chances of rejecting the opener again.
Heinrich Klaasan vs. Wanindu Hasararaga:
This battle could very well decide the fate of the SRH VS RR game. Heinrich Klaasen is one of the most devastating Batsmen in the world at present and is just as good against Spinists. The weight will be on him to end SRH’s entries in a strong note.
RR, on the other hand, will be based on the star of Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga to contain Klaasen. Hasaranga is also one of the best white ball spreads in the world and will support himself to win his duel against the South African star.
Sanju Samson vs Pat Cummins:
The captain’s battle will also be very important in the upcoming SRH VS RR game. Sanju Samson enters this season in the back of the three centuries in T20IS. The ruler RR has made a habit of starting the season well and will try to do the same in the upcoming.
Samson can very well take the game away from SRH if it is night long. And the weight will be on the SRH Captain Pat Cummins to ensure that the RR counterpart does not play for long.
SRH vs rr basic players:
Srh – Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel will be the key players for SRH.
Rr – Yassasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag and Sandeep Sharma will be the key players for RR.
SRH vs RR Weather Report:
While the weather forecast has predicted a sunny day at Hyderabad on the day of the race, there is a little chance of rain in the city. Temperature is likely to hover in the early 1930s during the game.
Conclusion:
Both SRH and RR had a good campaign last year and will be willing to start this campaign in a victory. After missing in the trophy last year, both teams will try to go all the way to IPL 2025.
