Sunrisers Hyderabad won the second match of the 2025 Indian Premier League by a margin of 44 runs. In the end, RR was unable to meet the 287-run target.
Travis Head and Ishan Kishan’s daring knocks were the foundation of the opening inning. Head left for a brilliant performance of 67 runs off 31 balls. Kishan, who is playing for SRH for the first time, is still undefeated at 104. Jofra Archer gave up 76 runs in his four-over performance and was hammered all over the field.
Regarding the second innings, Sanju Samson scored a remarkable half-century after Simarjeet Singh struck twice to dismiss Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal in a single over. Dhruv Jurel provided him with excellent accompaniment, and the two of them quickly hit fifties. But when both of their batsmen were dismissed, RR was unable to bounce back. The final result was a resounding victory for SRH, with Harshal Patel taking two wickets.
Key Moments from Match 2 of IPL 2025
1. Ishan Kishan tears apart Royals’ bowling attack
Playing his first game for SRH, Kishan looked on top of things right from the outset. Coming into the middle after the early departure of Abhishek Sharma, Kishan straight away got going by stroking four fours on his first seven deliveries. His first three maximums were off Archer’s bowling. Kishan brought up his half-century in 25 deliveries. The hard-hitting southpaw notched up his first ton in the IPL, ending up unbeaten on 106 off 47 deliveries. His blazing knock comprised 11 fours and six sixes.
𝙄.𝘾.𝙔.𝙈.𝙄 🔥
Ishan Kishan dealt in sixes on his way to a magnificent maiden #TATAIPL 💯 😮 👊
Updates ▶ https://t.co/ltVZAvHPP8#SRHvRR | @SunRisers | @ishankishan51 pic.twitter.com/9PjtQK231J
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 23, 2025
Pocket Dynamo has arrived 🔥🔥
Ishan Kishan | #PlayWithFire | #SRHvRR | #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/LYLnmUQ6Lz
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 23, 2025
2. Jofra Archer has a forgettable outing with the ball
Coming back into the RR setup after half a decade away from the franchise, Archer proved to be the most expensive bowler of his side. Not only that, his 76-run four-over spell meant he became the bowler to concede the most amount of runs in four overs in the extended history of the IPL. To make matters worse, he did not account for a single wicket. Almost every other SRH batter took a liking to Archer.
TRAVIS HEAD’S 105M SIX AGAINST JOFRA ARCHER. 🥶🔥pic.twitter.com/XmHKp2yNvo
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 23, 2025
3. Abhinav Manohar plucks out stunning grab to get rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal
Abhinav Manohar timed his jump superbly well to get rid of Jaiswal on the third delivery of the second over of the second innings. A hard slap by the southpaw was destined to race away to the boundary. However, Manohar’s leap exuded top-tier athleticism to hang on to the ball, which was travelling quite quickly.
SORRY @JontyRhodes8
I THINK HIS CATCH BEST OF CRICKET PLAYER ABHINAV MANOHAR#SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/oGbyNQY8tC— SATISH KUMAR NAKRANI (@satish_kumar_43) March 23, 2025
4. Dhruv Jurel registers personal best in IPL
Coming in to bat at No. 5 and a mammoth total to chase, Jurel batted exceedingly well in conjunction with Samson to motor his side’s innings forward. The wicketkeeper-batter ended up attaining his highest score in the IPL. It was unfortunate that he was dismissed for 70 (35). His entertaining knock was a testament to why RR retained him ahead of the mega auction the previous year.
Dhruv Jurel justifying the 14cr price tag 👏#RRvsSRH #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/jqbaEVT2xP
— Utsav 💙 (@utsav__45) March 23, 2025
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