In the second match of IPL 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) on March 23 at the Eden Gardes Stadium in Kolkata.

SRH team, which created a sensation with its explosive performance last season, would like to end the title drought this time. The team missed out on winning the title last year. Now the team led by Pat Cummins will attack on March 23 in its home ground i.e. Hyderabad.

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals would like to start the new season with a win. Rajasthan won the first season of IPL in 2008, but has never won the IPL title since then.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson will once again take over the captaincy of the team in IPL 2025. Talking about the performance of Rajasthan Royals last season, they were eliminated after losing in Qualifier-2, but this time their effort will be to get closer to the title.

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From possible playing XIs to head-to-head record, here is everything you need to know about the SRH vs RR match in IPL 2025.

Match Details

Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals

Tournament: IPL 2025, Match No. 2

Date: 23 March 2025

Time: 2:30 PM IST

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Streaming Details

Cricket fans from India can watch the SRH vs RR match LIVE on Star Sports TV Channels on Television. They can also stream the match LIVE on JioHotstar for free.

Pitch & Weather Report

The surface of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad provides great bounce and batters love to score on this venue. Last year, many high scoring clashes were held at this ground. Mostly pacers take more wickets at this ground but spinners also turn out to be economical.

As it will be a day-night match, the spinners are likely to get more help during the first innings and the team winning toss will prefer to chase. Out of these 77 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 34 times while the team bowling first won 42 times. The average first innings score at this ground is 163 runs.

The weather looks fine in Hyderabad ahead of the SRH vs RR IPL 2025 clash. Earlier there were chances of rain but now the weather is clear and full match is expected to take place.

SRH vs RR: Head-to-Head Record

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other 20 times in the IPL so far. Out of 20 matches played between both teams, SRH have won 11 times while RR come out victorious on 9 occasions.

Total Matches played	20
SRH won	11
RR won	9
No Results / Tied	0

Team News

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Runners-up last season, SRH will be aiming to start strong at home on what’s expected to be a flat, high-scoring track at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

If it’s in his zone, it’s out of the park ™️💥

Travis Head | #PlayWithFire | #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/l0dMT0TUWn
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 22, 202

With Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Heinrich Klaasen in the top order, the hosts are capable of posting record-breaking totals. Abhishek, fresh off a 135-run blitz in a recent T20I, is expected to continue his fine form, while the return of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy strengthens the middle.

Our pace battery just got supercharged! 🔋⚡

Mohammad Shami | #PlayWithFire | #TATAIPL2025

Buy your tickets now 👇

🔗: https://t.co/4QphQREPvt pic.twitter.com/sGEcN3S8x8
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 22, 202

The bowling attack, led by skipper Pat Cummins, includes the seasoned Mohammed Shami, spin ace Adam Zampa, and death-overs specialist Harshal Patel — making this a formidable unit across all phases.

Rajasthan Royal

Rajasthan Royals are hampered by the unavailability of captain Sanju Samson as a fielder or keeper due to a finger injury. He’s expected to bat as an Impact Player, with Riyan Parag leading the side.

It’s a forever Royals thing 💗 pic.twitter.com/im2Ug0WsRb
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 22, 2025

Without Jos Buttler, RR’s batting leans heavily on Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer.

Their bowling attack, led by Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga, has the potential but lacks depth on paper compared to SRH.

Having dominated the Royals last season — including a crucial win in Qualifier 2 — Sunrisers will be looking to extend their supremacy in what promises to be a high-octane afternoon clash.

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Possible XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar

Impact subs: Adam Zampa

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact subs: Shubham Dubey

Fantasy Team Prediction

Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Travis Head (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal (vc), Wanindu Hasaranga, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Maheesh Theekshana.

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