Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2025 on Sunday. Both teams would look to begin their campaign on a high in the tournament.
SRH had finished the previous season as runners-up and they would look to go one step further in the upcoming 18th edition of the IPL.
On the other hand, Riyan Parag will lead the inaugural champions in the first three matches as Sanju Samson will play as a pure batter. Parag had performed consistently in the previous season and he would look to carry the same confidence as a leader.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal needs two fours to complete 200 boundaries in the IPL.
Sanju Samson needs 81 runs to complete 4500 runs in the IPL.
Jofra Archer needs two wickets to complete 50 scalps in the tournament.
Travis Head needs 10 sixes to complete 50 maximums in the IPL.
Heinrich Klaasen needs seven runs to reach 1000 runs in the IPL.
Jaydev Unadkat needs one wicket to complete 100 scalps in the tournament.
SRH squad:
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma.
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen.
All-rounders: Sachin Baby, Eshan Malinga, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse.
Fast bowlers: Jaydev Unadkat, Simarjeet Singh.
Spinners: Rahul Chahar, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa
RR squad for IPL 2025
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Kunal Rathore, Dhruv Jurel.
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nitish Rana, Jofra Archer.
Fast bowlers: Sandeep Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh, Ashok Sharma.
Spinners: Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya.
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