Sunrisers Hyderabad started the IPL 2025 season with a win by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs. Hyderabad scored 286 runs for six wickets in 20 overs based on the brilliant innings of Ishan Kishan and Travis Head, which is the second-highest total of this tournament. In response, Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel played a good partnership, but could not lead the team to victory. Rajasthan team could only score 242 runs for six wickets in the stipulated overs and had to face defeat.

This is Rajasthan's highest score in IPL, despite this, the team could not achieve success. Rajasthan's previous highest score was 226 runs against Punjab Kings in Sharjah in 2020. They tried their best while chasing the huge target, but the challenge was so big that the team did not succeed in it. With the win over Rajasthan, the defending runner-up team has made a winning start to IPL 2025. A total 528 runs were scored in the match

A total of 528 runs were scored in this match between Hyderabad and Rajasthan. This is the second-highest aggregate in IPL history. Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hold the record for the most runs scored in IPL in both innings combined. A total of 549 runs were scored in the match played between RCB and Hyderabad in Bangalore last year.

Rajasthan did not have a good start.

Chasing the target, Rajasthan did not have a good start and lost three wickets at a score of 50 runs. Simranjit Singh gave two blows to Rajasthan Royals in the same over. Simranjit, who came to bowl the second over of Rajasthan's innings, first dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and then showed the way to the pavilion to captain Riyan Parag. After this, fast bowler Mohammed Shami gave the third blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Nitish Rana.

Samson-Jurel took over

After the initial setbacks, Sanju Samson, who came to play as an impact player, along with Dhruv Jurel, took over Rajasthan. Samson along with Jurel added 111 runs for the fourth wicket and rescued the team from difficulty. Samson hit a half-century in 26 balls. Right after him, Jurel also completed his fifty in 28 balls. When Samson and Jurel were batting, it seemed that Rajasthan could make the most successful run chase in IPL history, but this partnership broke as soon as Samson was out. After Samson returned to the pavilion, Jurel also lost his wicket. In the end, Shimron Hetmyer and Shubham Dubey tried a bit, but the team could not achieve the target.

Jurrel scored the most runs.

For Rajasthan, wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel scored the most 70 runs in 35 balls with the help of five fours and six sixes. At the same time, Samson scored 66 runs in 37 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes. Hetmyer scored 42 runs off 23 balls with the help of one four and four sixes, while Shubham returned unbeaten after scoring 34 runs off 11 balls with the help of one four and four sixes. For Rajasthan, Nitish Rana scored 11, captain Riyan Parag scored four, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 1 and Jofra Archer remained unbeaten on one run. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Simranjit Singh and Harshal Patel got two wickets each, while Mohammad Shami and Adam Zampa took one wicket each.

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