IPL 2025 SRH vs RR Playing 11: Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad is scheduled to face Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals to play the 2nd match of IPL 2025 on March 23 in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd Match |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Date | Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
| Time | 10:00 AM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL, IST |
| Points Table | IPL 2025 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
IPL 2025 SRH vs RR Playing 11
Samson has confirmed that he hasn’t fully recovered from his finger injury, and will not lead the team in the first three fixtures. Riyan Parag will take over, with Samson featuring as a pure batter. Given the injury is to his finger, RR could swap him in and out as an impact player.
Sanju Samson averages 52.70 and strikes at 162.65 in T20s at the Hyderabad venue. He has 527 runs in 12 innings there, including two fifties and as many centuries.
In his last two seasons (2022 and 2023), Mohammed Shami picked 28 PowerPlay wickets in 33 matches, and conceded runs at just 7.08. In the season when the impact player rule was first introduced (IPL 2023), he conceded runs at 7.50 in the first six overs.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to field first. During the toss, Rajasthan Royals standing captain Riyan Parag said “Bowling first. Looks like a dry wicket so we’ll have a crack at it later. Means a lot, started here as a 17 year old. Getting to fill in big shoes, very excited. The impact rule helps with Sanju. The other three overseas will be Theekshana, Jofra and Farooqi. Always good to start well, we have practiced a lot”.
On the other hand, SRH captain Pat Cummins said “It is great to be back. The core of the group is the same, the coaching staff is the same. Don’t think batting or bowling first matters. It is pretty hot, so don’t mind bowling second. Would be nice to keep last season’s form going. We always encourage our games to play with freedom”.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Impact Subs: Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami
Impact Subs: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder
