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IPL 2025 Updates: CSK beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets

Sun, 23 March 2025

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23:15

Gaikwad, Rachin, Noor star in win

CSK 158-6 (19.1 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in their season-opener in Chennai on Sunday.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a quick half century. Rachin Ravindra took the team home after MI's young spinner Puthur took three wickets to drag the game deep.

Santner back in the attack and Rachin brings up the winning runs with a pull and six over mid-wicket and CSK win by four wickets.

Four runs needed and Dhoni is out to bat and he starts with a dot.

And another as he plays it to mid-on. A wicket and 2 runs come in the over.

Dhir back in the attack and Jadeja starts the over with a couple past short third man.

A dot later, Jadeja reverse sweeps to the fielder for a dot.

Jadeja then plays the ball to mid-wicket and goes for the single. There has been a mix-up with both batters in the middle of the pitch. The stumps have been broken at the strikers' end.

Umpires checking which one is out and after replays, Jadeja is adjudged out run out for 17.

Puthur back in the attack as 21 needed off 18 and Jadeja starts the over with a dot.

He then takes a single before Rachin comes down the track and lofts the ball over mid-wicket for a six! That is Rachin's 50 off just 42 balls.

Rachin and Ravindra then take a single each before Rachin slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six! 15 come off the over.

Boult continues after the time out and Rachin goes for the big hit but the ball falls short of the fielder and gets a single.

Jadeja then open the face of the bat and guides the ball to third man for a four.

Jadeja then gets a couple with a pull to the leg side.

He then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Rachin then gets a single to deep mid-wicket.

Jadeja ends the over with a single wide off third man. 10 come off the over.

22:49

Jacks removes Curran

CSK 125-5 (16 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

It's time-out now and MI have done well to drag this deep.

Debutant Puthur has been impressive with three wickets but CSK need 31 off 24 balls.

Dhir continues and six singles come in the over.

Jadeja is the new man in and he gets hit on the pads first ball, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire. MI take the review and lose it.

A dot later, Jadeja then takes a single down the ground.

Rachin then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A single to end the over as 3 come off it.

Big runs have dried up as Jacks continues.

Jacks starts with a full ball, Curran goes for the slog, misses and is bowled all ends up and he is out for 4 off 9. CSK lose half the side.

Naman Dhir is in the attack now and again just four singles come in the over.

Jacks is back in the attack and he gives just four in the over.

22:33

Hooda out for 3

CSK 108-4 (12 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Curran is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Puthur back in the attack and Rachin starts the over with a dance down the track and he lofts it over long on for a six!

Rachin then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Hooda goes for the slog and only holes out to the man who runs across to backward square leg and he is out for 3.

Santner back in the attack and the batters take four singles in the over.

22:23

Dube out cheaply

CSK 96-3 (10 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Deepak Hooda is the new man in and he starts the over with a single.

A dot to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket comes off it.

Puthur continues and Rachin starts the over with a couple to the leg side.

Rachin then gets a single.

A big appeal for stumping next and that is a dot ball.

Dube then goes for the big shot, full length ball and Dube only manages to play it down the throat of long on.

Will Jacks continues and he starts with a wide while the batters run a couple as the ball goes to fine leg.

A dot later, Dube and Rachin take four singles before Dube pulls the shoet ball over mid-wicket for a six! 13 come off the over.

22:12

Gaikwad out for 53

CSK 79-2 (8 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Dube is the new man in and he turns the ball down to fine leg for a single as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Left-arm spinner Vignesh Puthur is in the attack now and Gaikawad and Rachin rotate the strike for four runs before Puthur breaks the partnership.

Gaikwad lofts the ball straight down the throat of long off and he us out for 53 off 26 and Puthur gets his maiden IPL wicket.

Offie Will Jacks in the attack now and Rachin starts the over with a couple down the ground.

He takes a single next ball.

Gaikwad then lofts the ball over extra cover for a six!

Gaikwad and Ravindra then take three singles as Gaikwad gets to his 50 off just 22 balls -- his fastest 50 in the IPL.

22:04

Santner gets a tonking

CSK 62-1 (6 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Santner in the attack now and after two dots, Gaikwad smashes the bowler for a six over mid-wicket.

A dot later, Gaikwad hits back-to-back fours as 14 come off the over.

Satyanarayana Raju in the attack now and he starts with a wide.

Rachin takes a single off the next ball before Gaikwad latches on to the short ball and cuts it past point for a four!

Back-to-back fours next as short and wide again from Raju, Gaikwad hammers the cut through point.

Gaikwad and Rachin take three singles to end the over as 13 come off it.

21:50

CSK up the ante now

CSK 35-1 (4 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Chahar continues and after a dot, the full ball on the leg side and Rachin flicks it over short fine leg for a four!

Rachin then takes a single to short fine leg.

Short ball and Gaikwad pulls it over square leg for a four!

Two dots to end the over as 11 come off it.

Boult continues and Gaikwad gets a good stride in and he creams the ball through covers for a four!

He then comes down the wicket and manages to drive the ball through covers for another four. Back to back fours there.

Gaikwad then gets a couple to backward square leg.

A dot later, he gets a single to the off side.

Rachin then flicks the ball to the leg side for a single as 12 come off the over.

21:41

Chahar gets the first breakthrough

CSK 12-1 (2 ovs) vs MI 155-9 | Scorecard

Gaikwad is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chahar opens at the other end and Tripathi starts the over with a single.

Short and wide next and Rachin slices it hard wide off third man for a four.

He then gets a single next ball.

Short ball next, Tripathi goes for the pull, gloves it and is caught behind for 2. CSK lose the first wicket.

Rahul Tripathi and Rachin Ravindra come out to chase 156 while Trent Boult opens the attack for MI.

Boult comes over the wicket to Rachin who gets off the mark with a couple to the leg side.

A dot later, Rachin goes hard at the ball but manages to only hit it into the ground for a single.

Tripathi then takes a single towards the bowler.

A wide later Rachin plays a dot before he is beaten on the inside off the last ball of the over. 5 come off the opening over.

21:19

Chahar blitzkrieg takes MI past 150

MI 155-9 (20 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Deepak Chahar smashed 28 runs off 15 balls to help Mumbai Indians put on 155 for 9 in their 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Sunday.

Khaleel Ahmed started the rout with the early wickets of Rohit and Rickelton before Noor Ahmad took four wickets to strangle MI in the middle overs.

Chahar provided the late succour with two fours and two sixes to help MI go past the 150-run mark.

CSK's impact sub Rahul Tripathi is on the field as Satyanarayana is the last man in for MI .

Ellis continues and Chahar starts the over with a couple before he pulls one over deep mid-wicket for a six!

He then steals a run with a hit to cover.

Satyanarayana then takes a single to the leg side.

Chahar then reviews the next ball for wide but it deemed legal by the third umpire.

A dot later, Chahar ends the innings with a four to the leg side as 14 come off the over. MI make 155 for 9 in their 20 overs.

Boult is the new man in.

Khaleel back in the attack and Chahar welcomes him with a slap over extra cover for a four.

Slower ball next and Chahar lofts it down the ground and over the bowler for a six!

Chahar and Boult then take three singles before Boult goes for the big one, only to miscue and is caught by Gaikwad at mid-on. He is out for 1 and that is Khaleel's third wicket of the night.

21:03

Ellis removes Santner

MI 128-8 (18 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Ellis continues and Santner starts the over with a lofted shot over mid-off for a four!

A dot later, Santner takes a single to extra cover.

Chahar then plays the ball to mid-wicket and calls for a couple.

Chahar then takes a single off a leg bye.

Santner is then hit on the pad, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire. CSK take the review and ball tracking shows pitching in line and hitting the stumps and Santner is out for 11 off 13.

20:57

Dhir out for 17

MI 120-7 (17 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Deepak Chahar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Santner takes a single next ball before two dots to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Best figures for a CSK spinner against MI

Noor is back in the attack and Naman Dhir is out first ball as he attempts a sweep only for the ball to go onto hit his leg stump and MI lose their 7th wicket. Dhir out for 17 off 12 balls.

20:51

CSK in control

MI 118-6 (16 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Time out called and MI need Naman Dhir and Santner to step it up if they are to get anywhere to a par score.

Ellis is back in the attack and Dhir starts the over with a couple to short third man.

He takes another couple to square leg.

Dhir then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Ellis bowls a wide. Santner then plays the ball towards the bowler and scampers for a single.

Dhir then tickles the ball to short fine leg for a single as 8 come off it.

Ashwin is back in the attack and Santner starts the over with a single.

Dhir then takes a couple to mid-wicket.

Dhir and Santner then take a single each.

Dhir then gets the first boundary in 39 balls when he lofts the ball over extra cover for a four.

A single to end the over as 10 come off it.

20:41

Noor Ahmed strikes twice in an over

MI 100-6 (14 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Santner is new man in.

Jadeja continues and four singles come in the over.

Naman Dhir is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Next ball, Tilak is hit on the pads and big shout. Umpire raises the finger. MI take the review and lose it as ball tracking shows that the ball turning in was going on to hit the stumps and that is a big wicket. He is out for 31 off 25 as 2 wickets and 4 runs come off the over.

Noor continues and he starts with a wide.

Minz then takes a single next ball.

Varma then takes a single. A dot later, Minz tries to loft the ball over the infield but is done in by the flighted googly and is caught in the deep at long-off. Minz is out for 3.

Ashwin continues and just a single comes off the over.

Robin Minz is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single.

A wide later, Varma ends the over with a couple. A wicket and 9 runs come off it.

Noor continues and Tilak starts the over with a four!

A single later, Noor strikes with a googly, Surya goes for the shot, misses it and is stumped out for 29 off 26.

20:28

Jadeja smoked for runs

MI 82-3 (10 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Ashwin is back in the attack and he gives 6 runs in the over,

Jadeja continues and Tilak slog sweeps the first ball for a six over mid-wicket for a six!

Two dots later, Varma takes a couple to deep mid-wicket before he and Surya take a single each as 10 come off it.

Left arm spinner Noor Ahmed is in the attack now and he starts with a wide.

Two dots later, Surya attempts to sweep, gets a top edge but it falls safe and he gets a single.

Tilak then takes a single to deep square leg.

Googly from Noor next and Surya flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Surya ends the over with another two to the tally as 7 come off it.

Jadeja in the attack now and after a dot, SKY takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

A single later, Tilak plays a lofted drive but Sam Curran's poor judgement takes it for a six!

Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

20:03

Surya ups the ante

Ahmed is back in the attack and after two dots, Surya takes advantage of the full ball on the pads as he whips it over deep backward square leg for a six!

Surya then takes a single. A dot later, Khaleel bowls a no ball.

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and he is off the mark with a four over cover-point.

He follows it up with another boundary, full ball, outside off stump and Tilak reverse sweeps it to third man for a four. 14 runs and a wicket come in the over.

R Ashwin, back in CSK colours, in the attack now and Jacks starts the over with a single.

Full and flighted delivery next and Surya goes inside out and sends the ball to the boundary over mid-off.

Surya then takes a single to mid-wicket for a single.

Ashwin strikes next ball as Jacks chips the ball straight to mid-off filder who takes a couple of steps back before completing the catch. Jacks is out for 11.

19:52

Rickelton out for 13

Right-arm medium pacer Nathan Ellis is in the attack now and Jacks and Surya rotate the strike for singles and twos off the first four balls before the short ball is nicely pulled over the infield for a four.

A dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he is nearly wicket number 3 as it nearly carries to mid-wicket.

Three dots to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Ahmed continues and Rickelton latches on to the short ball drives it through the off side for a four to start the over.

Rickelton then chops on and is bowled out for 13 off 7.

19:43

CSK opt to bowl vs MI

Sam Curran opens at the other end and Rickelton starts his IPL debut with a flick past mid-on for a four.

A dot later, Rickelton punches the ball down the ground for another four.

A dot later, Rickelton takes a single before Jacks lofts the full ball over mid-on for a four! 13 come off the over.

Will Jacks is the new man in and Khaleel bowls another peach as Jacks plays and misses.

Jacks is off the mark with a four! Full and on the pads and Jacks flicks easily to the right of mid-wicket as four runs and a wicket come off the over.

Left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed opens the attack on his CSK debut while Rohit Sharma and Rickelton open the batting for Mumbai Indians.

Khaleel starts with a dot and Rohit is beaten next ball as he plays inside the line and misses.

A dot later, Ahmed strikes as Rohit flicks it straight to mid-wicket and is out for a four-ball duck.

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and elected to field against Mumbai Indians in Chennai on Sunday.

Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed

19:30

SRH rout Royals; CSK elect to bat vs MI

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians in Chennai.

19:29

Rampaging SRH rout Royals by 44 runs

RR 242-6 (20 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten century as a rampaging Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs.

Kishan smashed 106 from 47 balls, while Travis Head played an entertaining knock of 67 from 31 balls to power SRH to a massive 286/6 in their 20 overs.

Royals were never in the hunt with the bat after Simarjeet picked up two wickets in his first over.

The visitors finished on 242/6 in their 20 overs, with Dhruv Jurel hitting 70 from 35 balls, while Impact Player Sanju Samson made an entertaining 66 from 37 balls.

19:24

Sunrisers set for easy win vs Royals

RR 232-5 (19 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Cummins to bowl the penultimate over. The first ball is left alone by Hetmyer as the umpire rules it a wide. But Cummins manages to overturn the decision using the review as the ball was just inside the line.

Hetmyer looks to smash it hard but gets a thick outside edge for a single before Cummins oversteps for a no-ball.

Hetmery can't make most of the free hit delivery as he swats it to deep midwicket for two runs followed by a wide.

Hetmyer swings the fourth ball over midwicket for a six before he miscues the next for two runs followed by a single.

19:18

Sunrisers set for easy win vs Royals

RR 217-5 (18 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Zampa back to bowl his fourth and final over. Hetmyer hammers the second ball straight down the ground for a four.

He slog sweeps the third ball over midwicket for a six before taking one to long-on.

Dubey lofts the fifth ball over long-off for a six to raise the 50-run stand for the sixth wicket from just 22 balls.

He swings the last ball through square leg for a boundary, to get 22 from the over.

Royals need 70 from the last two overs for victory.

Dubey has showed great potential with the bat, smashing 32 from nine balls with a four and four sixes.

19:13

Sunrisers set for easy win vs Royals

RR 195-5 (17 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Harshal showing why he is a tough bowler to face with the old ball. His slower balls are quite difficult to pick and his good mix of pace makes him the perfect choice for the death overs.

Brilliant bowling from Harshal as he gives away just four singles in the 16th over.

He has been quite tidy with his bowling in a high-scoring contest, taking 1/24 in three overs.

Cummins comes back for a new spell. Left-hander Dubey picks the slower ball early as he swings it over midwicket for a six and he finishes the over in same style with back to back sixes.

He plays a cracking inside out shot over the covers for a six and lofts the last ball over long-on for another maximum, to get 22 from the over.

RR need 92 from 3 overs for victory.

19:04

Samson, Jurel perish; SRH in control

RR 169-5 (15 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Zampa comes back into the attack. He strikes with the second ball as Jurel fails to find the gap with the slog sweep as it goes off the bottom half and Kishan completes an easy catch running to his right at long-on.

Jurel is dismissed after scoring 70 from 35 balls, hitting five fours and six sixes.

Two wickets in three balls as Royals slip to 161/5 in the 15th over.

Shubham Dubey gets off the mark with a single before Shimron Hetmyer slog sweeps the spinner over midwicket for a six to get off the mark and takes one off the last ball.

Royals need 118 from five overs for victory.

18:58

Samson out for 66; RR in trouble

RR 161-4 (14 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Harshal is back into the attack. He starts with a wide, missing the line with the slower ball before Jurel takes a single on the off-side.

Samson mistimes the drive on the off-side before he manages just a single off the yorker.

Jurel pulls the fourth ball for another run to deep midwicket before Samson slams the next for a six over the covers.

However, Harshal has the last laugh as he dismisses Samson off the next ball.

Samson top edges the slower bouncer and is caught by wicketkeeper Klaasen after a fine knock of 66 from 37 balls, with seven fours and fours sixes.

Samson and Jurel put on 111 runs for the fourth wicket to keep Royals afloat.

18:51

Samson, Jurel hit 50s but SRH in control

RR 151-3 (13 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Simarjeet, who bowled an excellent spell of 2/20 in two overs, is back into the attack.

The pacer oversteps to concede a no-ball and Jurel makes most of the free hit, smashing it over long-off to bring up his fifty from 28 balls.

Simarjeet goes short and wide and Jurel plays another cracking shot, cutting it over thirdman for another six.

Simarjeet bowls a wide as Jurel misses the upper cut but slams the next over long-on for the third six of the over.

He takes a single before Samson lofts the last ball over the covers for a four to raise the 100-run stand for the fourth wicket from 54 balls.

26 runs from Simrajeet's third over as Royals go past 150, in the 13th over. They need another 136 from seven overs for victory at an asking rate of 19.43.

18:47

SRH on course for big win vs Royals

RR 125-3 (12 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Leggie Zampa comes back into the attack. He bowls a tidy over, giving away just four singles in his second over with Jurel and Samson unable to get a boundary in the over.

The asking rate is getting out of hand as it goes past 18.

Cummins comes back into the attack. He continues to ramp up the pressure, conceding two singles from four balls.

Samson, on 53, gets a lifeline as he pulls the short ball from Cummins but fails to make good connection. Shami at short fine leg inside the circle sticks his hand out but fails to take the catch and sustains an injury to his head.

Superb bowling from Cummins as he gives away three runs.

Royals have got seven from the last two overs as they reach 125/3 in 12 over with the asking rate going above 20.

18:38

Samson, Jurel take RR past 100

RR 118-3 (10 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

The experienced Harshal Patel comes into the attack, to bowl the 10th over.

Samson plays and misses first ball before he takes a single on the leg side. Jurel slams the third ball powerfully over long-on for a six followed by a single.

Samson takes one off the fifth ball to race to his fifty from 26 balls and Jurel takes a single off the last ball.

Royals recover to 118/3 in 10 overs, needing another 169 for victory from the remaining 10 overs.

Samson has smashed 50 from 26 balls, while Jurel has slammed 46 from 19 balls.

18:34

Samson, Jurel take RR past 100

RR 108-3 (9 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Adam Zamoa comes into the attack. Samson punches the first ball square on the off-side for two runs before the right-hander gets his front leg out of the way to smash it straight down the ground for a six.

He ends the over in grand style, hammering the last ball back over the bowler's head for a four, to get 14 from the eighth over.

Jurel also continues the assault. He makes room to loft Abhishek inside out over the off-side for a six to take RR past the 100-run mark, in the ninth over.

It also raises the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket from 24 balls as the duo keep RR in the hunt.

Just two singles from the next four balls before Jurel sweeps Abhishek's last ball for a four.

18:21

Samson, Jurel revive Royals

RR 82-3 (7 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Abhishek Sharma comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Samson offers no shot to the first ball before he is beaten by one which turns away sharply as he looks to play the inside out lofted shot.

The appeal for stumping is referred upstairs and Samson has a narrow escape managing to drag his feet back in time before the bails were whipped off.

Samson takes a single before Jurel powerfully hammers the spinner down the ground for a four, followed by two dot balls in a row.

18:21

Samson, Jurel revive Royals

RR 82-3 (7 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Abhishek Sharma comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Samson offers no shot to the first ball before he is beaten by one which turns away sharply as he looks to play the inside out lofted shot.

The appeal for stumping is referred upstairs and Samson has a narrow escape managing to drag his feet back in time before the bails were whipped off.

Samson takes a single before Jurel powerfully hammers the spinner down the ground for a four, followed by two dot balls in a row.

18:17

Samson, Jurel revive Royals

RR 77-3 (6 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Pat Cummins comes into the attack, to bowl the final over of Powerplay. Jurel immediately targets the SRH captain as he smashes the first ball straight down the ground for a six over long-on.

The next ball is clipped fine off his pads for a boundary before a beautiful straight drive, infact it was merely a push, but the ball raced back past the bowler for a four.

Singles off the next two balls before Jurel pulls the last ball for the third four of the over.

20 runs from Cummins' first over as Royals reach 77/3 in six overs.

Samson has stroked 33 from 13 balls and Jurel has made 22 from eight balls as the duo look to get RR back on track.

18:11

Shami strikes; Royals sink further

RR 57-3 (5 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Shami leaves Royals in further strife with the wicket of Rana for 11. The left-hander goes deep in his crease, looking to pull, but gets a top edge as Cummins settle under a good catch at mid-off.

Royals slip to 50/3 in the fifth over.

Dhruv Jurel blocks the first ball he faces before he clips the next off his pads for two runs to get off the mark followed by a single.

Samson looking in superb touch. He plays a delightful flick off an overpitched delivery, getting in the gap through square leg for a four.

18:05

Simarjeet's double strike rocks Royals

RR 50-2 (4 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Shami continues as Nitish Rana is beaten on the outside edge first ball before he gets a thick outside edge next ball which flies past the slips for a four.

The left-hander then swats the fourth ball over mid-on for another boundary before he gets the thick inside edge which misses the stumps and the wicketkeeper half stops it, to concede two runs.

He plays and misses off the last ball as Shami concedes 10 in his third over.

Samson is beaten in the next over as he tries to pull Simarjeet but makes good connection two balls later for a four.

The pacer misses his line to concede a wide on the off-side. Samson quick to rock back and upper cut the slower ball from Simrajeet for a six over thirdman.

He cuts the last ball square on the off-side past point for a four as RR bring up their 50 in four overs.

17:57

Simarjeet's double strike rocks Royals

RR 25-2 (2 ovs) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Pace bowler Simrajeet Singh from the other end. Jaiswal swings across the first line but misses as the ball passes over the stumps.

Jaiswal misses the pull shot off the next ball which bounces sharply and bounces over the wicketkeeper for four byes.

Simrajeet strikes in his first over as Jaiswal plays the cut shot but can't clear point. Abhinav Manohar at point times his jump to perfection to pouch an excellent overhead catch.

An early blow for Royals as Jaiswal walks back after scoring one.

Riyan Parag swats the first ball he faces through square leg for a boundary to get off the mark.

He top edges the pull shot next ball to be caught at mid-on for a four as Simrajeet strikes another blow in his first over.

Nitish Rana gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.

17:49

Kishan's century powers SRH to 286

RR 16-0 (1 ov) vs SRH 286-6 | Scorecard

Sanju Samson comes in as the Impact Player, replacing Farooqi in the playing XI.

He will open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal, with RR needing around 90 to 100 in the Powerplay.

But their task won't be easier against the seasoned Mohammed Shami, who makes his debut for SRH.

The first ball is full and swings away as Jaiswal has a big swing but is beaten before the pacer bowls a wide.

Jaiswal hits the next ball for a single to deep point for a single to get off the mark

Samson punches the first ball he faces to the fielder in the covers before he pulls the short ball, helping it on its way over fine leg for a six to get off the mark in thumping fashion.

Samson punches the next through the covers for a four and slaps the next past point for another four.

Samson off to a fiery start as Royals get 16 runs from the opening over.

17:30

Kishan's century powers SRH to 286

Ishan Kishan celebrates after completing his century.

SRH 286-6 (20 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Deshpande to bowl the final over. Aniket Verma pulls the first ball as Farooqi at deep square leg messes up the catch and ends up deflecting the ball over the ropes for a six.

He swings hard again at the full toss but ends up miscuing the slower ball and Archer holds on to a well-judged catch in the deep.

Abhinav Manohar also chances his arm but mistimes the lofted shot off a full toss to be caught at long-on to perish for a first-ball duck.

Pat Cummins gets a leg bye to bring Kishan back on strike, who gets two runs on the off-side.

Kishan guides a full wide delivery behind point to end the innings with a boundary.

SRH finish on a huge 286/6 in their 20 overs -- the second highest team total in the IPL. They missed out on their own record by a single run -- 287/3 vs RCB last year.

Kishan finished unbeaten on a splendid knock of 106 from 47 balls, having hit 11 fours and six sixes.

17:23

SRH's Kishan slams 45-ball century

SRH 273-4 (19 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Sandeep brings Royals relief with the hug wicket of Klaasen, who lofts the full delivery straight to the fielder at long-on.

Klaasen walks back after an entertaining cameo of 34 from 14 balls, hitting five fours and a six.

Kishan continues the assault as he swings Sandeep over square leg for a six and swats the next again over the same region for another six.

He hits the last ball down the ground for two runs to race to his century from 45 balls, having hit 10 fours and six sixes.

What a dream debut for Kishan for his new team SRH.

17:18

Rampaging SRH on course for huge total

SRH 256-3 (18 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Archer, who has struggled to concede 57 from 3 overs, is back into the attack.

He starts with a high full toss as Kishan does well to avoid it and wicketkeeper Jurel fails to stop the ball as it goes through for five extras.

The umpires rule it a no-ball for dangerous bowling but Kishan can't make most of the free hit delivery as he lofts it straight to long-off to get just a single.

Klaasen on the attack! He lofts Archer over the covers for a boundary and gets a thick outside edge next ball as the ball stays low and goes fine on the off-side for another four.

The slower ball from Archer but Klaasen adjusts well to flat bat it inside out over the off-side, beating the fielder at long-off to make it a hat-trick of fours.

Klaasen has smashed his way to 31 from 11 balls.

Archer finally gets it right as he bowls a good yorker which Klaasen inside edges on to his pads for just a single.

Kishan cuts the last ball behind point for a four as Archer goes for 23 in his final over.

Archer has conceded 76 from his four overs -- the most runs conceded by a bowler in the IPL, beating the previous record of 73 runs from four overs conceded by Gujarat Titan's Mohit Sharma against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024.

Can SRH get past 300? They need 44 from the last two overs.

17:10

Rampaging SRH on course for huge total

SRH 233-3 (17 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Deshpande back into the attack. Kishan lofts the first ball as he manages to clear the fielder at mid-off for a four.

The next ball is ruled a wide before Royals take the review but the decision as the ball is passing outside the line.

Kishan takes a single off the third ball to thirdman before Klaasen opens the face to guide Deshpande past short thirdman for a four and then takes one.

Kishan slaps the last ball straight to the fielder at mid-off for a dot ball.

Sandeep back into the attack, to bowl the 17th over. He does well to concede just four runs from the first four balls before Klaasen makes up for it, as he pulls the pacer over midwicket for a six.

He ends the over in grand style with a boundary to make it 14 runs from the 17th over.

16:57

Rampaging SRH race past 200 in 14.1 overs

SRH 208-3 (15 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Kishan putting on a show at his new home ground. Farooqi, who comes back into the attack, bowls a full toss which is flicked over square leg for a six by Kishan.

Kishan has cut loose in grand style, smashing 20 from the last five balls, including three sixes.

That six also raises the 50-run stand for the third wicket from 25 balls.

Kishan takes a single next ball before Reddy defends the yorker back to the bowler.

Reddy doesn't want to miss out as he pulls the slower bouncer from Farooqi over square leg for a six.

Farooqi bowls another full toss as Kishan easily gets it in the gap at square leg for a four, to get 18 from the 14th over.

Spinner Theekshana back into the attack. He starts with a wide before Reddy gets a thick outside edge which goes past short thirdman for a four as SRH race past 200, in the 15th over.

SRH level the record for the fastest 200 in IPL, getting there in just 14.1 overs to match RCB who had achieved the feat against Punjab Kings in IPL 2016.

Theekshana brings Royals some relief with the wicket of Reddy, who flicks it to Jaiswal at deep midwicket to perish for 30 from 15 balls.

But there will be no let-off in SRH's attacking approach as the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen walks out to bat at No 5.

He gets off the mark with a single before Kishan reverse sweeps the fifth ball for a four past short thirdman and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

SRH are 208/3 in 15 overs with Kishan on 75 from 34 balls. How many can they get in the last five overs?

16:43

Kishan hits 25-ball fifty; SRH dominate

Ishan Kishan

SRH 178-2 (13 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Kishan gets a big fat top edge off the slower bouncer Archer as the ball flies over the wicketkeeper and carries all the way for a six.

Kishan makes room to smash the next ball over the cover fence for another six to race to his fifty from just 25 balls.

A fifty on his SRH debut for Kishan as he celebrates the landmark by raising his bat and bowling a kiss to the SRH fans in the stands.

A single each to the two batters followed by a wide as Archer bowls a high bouncer.

Kishan again picks his spot as he slices Archer over the off-side as the ball carries over for the third six of the over.

He taps the last ball into the covers for a single to get 22 from the over.

Archer has struggled, conceding 57 from his three overs.

16:37

Head out for 31-ball 67; SRH 2 down

SRH 156-2 (12 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Archer is back into the attack. Reddy mistimes the first ball for a single to mid-off and Kishan hits the next to thirdman for one.

Reddy slams the third ball in the gap through the covers for a four followed by singles off the next two balls.

Archer tries the slower bouncer but Reddy adjusts his shot to pull it through midwicket for another four.

Deshpande continues as Kishan pulls the first ball to long-on for one and and Reddy pulls the next ball for two runs to bring up SRH's 150, in the 12th over.

Reddy miscues the pull shot off the slower bouncer as Archer at deep square leg misjudges the ball to miss out on a simple catch.

Another slower short ball as Kishan swats it straight back for two runs followed by a quick bouncer which is ruled a wide for height.

Kishan is beaten all ends up by the change of pace but the umpire rules it a wide as the ball is outside the tram lines.

Kishan is beaten again next ball but again it is ruled a wide. Royals take the review for the wide. On-field umpire Akshay Totre has to overturn the decision after the replays show that the ball was inside the wide line.

Kishan taps the last ball on the off-side and steals a quick single, as Deshpande does well to concede nine in his second over, despite bowling two wides.

16:25

Head out for 31-ball 67; SRH 2 down

SRH 135-2 (10 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

A well-disguised slower bouncer from Sandeep as Head miscues it but it falls next to the pitch as the bowler can't get to it.

Head flicks a full delivery behind square on the leg side for two runs followed by a single.

A single each to the two batters before Head adjusts well to the slower short ball, as he delays his shot but swatting it over the off-side for a four.

He has a big swing next ball but is beaten by the change of pace.

Change in the bowling as Tushar Deshpande comes into the attack, to replace Rana.

He starts off with a wide before Kishan cuts the next ball as it falls just short of the fielder for a single.

Another wide before Head smacks the next back over the bowler's head for a four.

Deshpande gets revenge next ball as he strikes with the big wicket of Head in his first over.

Head looks to smash the full down the ground but can only hit straight into the hands of Shimron Hetmyer at mid-off.

Head walks back after an entertaining knock of 67 from 31 balls, having hit nine fours and three sixes.

Nitish Reddy walks in at No 4. He is greeted by a bouncer first ball as he fails to connect with the pull shot but he smashes a short ball straight back past mid-off for a four and takes a single last ball.

SRH are sitting pretty on 135/2 in 10 overs, with Kishan on 33 from 17 balls and Reddy on 5 from 3 balls.

16:13

Head slams 21-ball fifty; SRH dominate

SRH 115-1 (8 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Part-time off-spinner Nitish Rana comes into the attack. Head hits the first ball down to long-off to race to his fifty from 21 balls.

Kishan takes one to long-on before Head hits the spinner inside out, lofting it over the covers for a four.

He makes room to smash the fourth ball but only for a single to sweeper cover and Kishan flicks the fifth ball to long-on for one.

Head pulls the last ball to deep midwicket for a single.

A quiet over under the circumstances as Rana gives away just nine runs in his first over.

16:09

Head on the attack; SRH race past 100

SRH 106-1 (7 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Pacer Sandeep Sharma into the attack as he replaces Archer, who went for 23 runs in his first over.

The Powerplay is done with and the field is spread around but no change in SRH's approach.

Sandeep starts with a half-tracker as Kishan pulls it over midwicket for a four to raise the 500-run stand for the second wicket from 21 balls.

Sandeep bowls a rare dot ball next up before Kishan lofts the third ball over the bowler's head for a single.

Head back away to hit the fourth ball down the ground for two runs followed by a single to take SRH past 100, in the seventh over.

Kishan smashes the last ball inside out and manages to beat the fielder running to his left at sweeper cover for a four.

16:02

Head on the attack; SRH off a flier!

SRH 94-1 (6 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Kishan joins the party. Kishan cuts Theekshana straight to Jaiswal at point, who is slow to get down and lets the ball go through his legs for a four.

The next ball is again short and wide and this time Kishan cuts it between the gap at point and covers for another four.

Three singles follow before Theekshana oversteps to concede a free-hit to make things worse for the Royals.

Theekshana bowls a full toss as Head despatches the free hit straight down the ground for a four.

SRH have smashed their way to an imposing 94/1 in six overs, at a run rate of 15.67.

Head has been brutal in the Powerplay, hitting 48 from 16 balls, with six fours and three sixes, while Kishan has made 20 from nine balls, with four fours.

Overall, SRH's batters have smashed 15 fours and three sixes in the Powerplay.

15:57

Head on the attack; SRH off a flier!

Travis Head

SRH 78-1 (5 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Jofra Archer comes into the attack in place of Farooqi, who went for 31 runs in two overs.

The first ball is a bit too straight as Head flicks it over square leg for a four. The next ball is short and this time the left-hander pulls it powerfully over square leg for a six to continue SRH's assault in the Powerplay.

Good thinking from Archer as he beats Head with the slower ball as the left-hander has a big swing but misses.

However, he slashes the next ball over point for a four followed by a high bouncer which is ruled a wide for height.

Head continues his swashbuckling approach as he flat bats the length ball from Archer over mid-off for a four and lofts the last ball over mid-on for the fourth boundary of the over.

A horror start for Archer as he concedes 23 runs in his first over.

Head has smashed his way to 41 from 15 balls with SRH racing to 78/1 in five overs.

15:51

Abhishek out for 24; SRH lose 1st wkt

SRH 55-1 (4 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Big relief for Royals as Theekshana strikes with the key wicket of Abhishek. Against the run of play, SRH lose a wicket as Abhishek cuts the short wide ball straight to Jaiswal at point.

Abhishek walks back after scoring a quickfire 24 from 11 balls, having put on 45 from 19 balls for the opening wicket.

Ishan Kishan at No 3 as he makes his debut for SRH. He defends the first ball he faces back to the bowler before getting an edge next ball as it goes past wicketkeeper for a four.

Some flight from Theekshana as Kishan smashes it powerfully back past the bowler for another four to take SRH past 50, in 3.4 overs. He attempts to swing the fifth ball over midwicket but gets it off the inside half through midwicket for two runs.

Despite the wicket off the first ball, SRH manage to smash 10 runs off the fourth over.

15:46

Abhishek, Head give SRH flying start

Abhishek Sharma

SRH 45-0 (3 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Abhishek uses his feet as Farooqi adjusts his length and drops it short but the left-hander makes good improvisation to carve it over short thirdman for a four.

The next ball is pitched up and this time he clears it the fielder at mid-off for another four.

Farooqi drops short and Abhishek pulls it handsomely over midwicket for a hat-trick of fours.

A high full toss as Abhishek clips it to deep square leg for three runs and gets a single next ball.

The last ball is full and wide as Head throws his bat at it, slicing it over the thirdman fence for a six, to get 21 runs from the over.

SRH race to 45 for no loss in three overs, having hit six fours and two sixes in the first 18 balls.

15:40

Abhishek, Head give SRH flying start

SRH 24-0 (2 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana from the other end. Head pushes the first ball on the off-side but the spinner has overstepped to concede a no-ball.

Theekshana bowls a big wide next ball as the free hit stays.

Head can't make most of the free hit delivery as he mistimes the loft over the off-side for two runs.

Theekshana firing the ball, flat and quick, as Head can't get a run off the next two balls.

However, he makes most of a short delivery as he cuts it perfectly in the gap past the fielder at point for a four.

Head comes down the track to loft Theekshana back over his head for a straight six. He is nowhere near to the pitch but a clean swing of the bat ensures that the ball sails over the ropes.

He plays another forceful shot off the last ball but can't find the gap on the off-side.

SRH off to a flier as they race to 24 for no loss in two overs.

15:36

Royals elect to bowl; Kishan debuts for SRH

SRH 10-0 (1 ov) vs RR | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi starts off with the ball for Royals. He will have his task cut against the SRH's explosive opening pairing of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.

Abhishek defends the first two balls before he easily despatches a full toss past mid-on for a four to get SRH off the mark.

He then uses his feet and makes room to slice the pacer square on the off-side over point for another boundary.

Farooqi goes for the yorker as the left-hander clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Head gets a thick inside edge off the last ball for a single as 10 runs come from the first over.

15:14

Royals elect to bowl; Kishan debuts for SRH

Ishan Kishan makes his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad, bolstering an already power-packed batting line-up. The bowling line-up will be led by Mohammed Shami with the experienced duo of Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel for company.

Royals will be looking towards Yashavi Jaiswal leading the charge with the bat, while Nitish Rana adds a lot of solidity to the middle order.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (w/k), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami.

Impact Subs: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder

Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (w/k), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Impact Subs: Sanju Samson, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya

15:06

Royals win toss; elect to bowl vs SRH

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Game 2 of IPL 2025 in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Parag leads in place of Samson, who will play as an Impact Player after failing to fully recover from his injury.

Samson won't be leading the team in the first three games after undergoing surgery for a finger injury recently. He will only play as a batter and might come in as the Impact Player.

'It looks like a dry wicket, we will have a crack at it later,' said Parag at the toss.

SRH captain Pat Cummins stated that they will continue to play in the same aggressive manner as last season.

'We always encourage our players to play with freedom.'

14:58

Formidable SRH favourite vs Royals

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Equipped with a balanced squad that features a formidable batting line-up and experienced bowlers, last edition's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as favourites in their opening IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.

Sunrisers have some of the most explosive batters in their line-up in Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, and with a belter of a track likely to offer at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, they would fancy a massive total in the afternoon match of the double-header day.

In fact, if any team can get to the much talked about 300-run total after batting first, it is Sunrisers that is expected to achieve the feat with the firepower they have.

The return of India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy after an injury is also expected to add to the arsenal of the Sunrisers. With the kind of form Abhishek and Head have been having recently, the Sunrisers supporters can expect to see impressive strokes.

In the last T20I he played, Abhishek scored 135 off just 54 balls with a strike rate of 250 against England during the home series in February.

With few established names in the bowling department of the Royals, except England pacer Jofra Archer, there is every possibility that the Sunrisers can eye another 250-plus total if they bat first on Sunday.

Sunrisers posted 250-plus totals three times last season, including 287 against Royal Challengers Bangaluru in an away match and 277 against Mumbai Indians at home. The explosive duo of Abhishek and Head scored the highest IPL powerplay total of 125 against Delhi Capitals in the third instance when they posted 266.

The experienced pace duo of captain Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami will man the bowling department along with spinner Adam Zampa -- another seasoned campaigner.

The 2016 winners Sunrisers look far batter placed than Royals, who are will miss skipper Sanju Samson due to his finger injury. Samson cannot keep wickets and field and can only bat with protection on his finger. It won't be a surprise if he comes as an Impact Player.

Batter Riyan Parag will be the interim captain for the 2008 champions Royals in their first three IPL matches.

With the release of Englishman Jos Buttler, the Royals' batting line-up has dwindled though they still have the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Rana and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Sunrisers and Royals played two games against each other last season. Sunrisers won both the games and will be confident of maintaining their supremacy over the Rajasthan-based outfit.

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