IPL 2025 SRH vs RR: In a record-breaking IPL 2025 debut for Ishan Kishan, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) scored a mind-boggling total of 287 runs, just 14 runs shy of the much-desired 300-mark.
All of SRH’s top six, including debutant Aniket Verma, hit at a mind-boggling rate of more than 200, taking the team to one of their highest explosive totals in IPL history.
Ishan Kishan’s Maiden IPL Century Takes SRH to Record Total
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SRH’s new signing Ishan Kishan made his franchise debut in a big way, hitting his first IPL century from only 45 balls. His aggressive performance was the centerpiece of a dominating top-order batting exhibition where every top-order batsman helped create the pyrotechnics.
Kishan’s ton arrived at a timely moment with SRH targeting a record-setting score, given they intended to show all aggression from ball one.
Dynamite Beginning: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma Establish the Tone
The openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma began the innings aggressively, putting together a 45-run partnership in just 19 balls, immediately putting Rajasthan Royals (RR) on the back foot.
The stand was broken, however, when Mahesh Theekshana dismissed Abhishek Sharma for 24 off 11 balls, as one ball was skillfully kept out of his reach for a catch at point.
SRH’s in-your-face approach continued regardless of this early loss, scoring a staggering 94 runs in the powerplay, the fifth-highest in IPL history. After batting in such an aggressive manner SRH was always in the driver’s seat chasing 300 runs.
Kishan and Head’s Explosive Partnership Keeps 300 on the Horizon
Ishan Kishan and Travis Head carried on the slaughter, contributing 85 runs off 38 balls to continue fastening the run rate. Kishan was the main force behind this association, hitting back-to-back fours from Theekshana, before reaching his fifty off 25 balls. Kishan’s rampage put the Rajasthan Royals bowlers under pressure, and the 300-run barrier didn’t appear that far away from SRH’s sights.
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Head, who had played with the same aggression, seemed to be on for a century himself before being sent back for 67 off 31 balls by Tushar Deshpande. His dismissal did little to check SRH’s progress, as Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen kept firing those boundaries.
SRH’s Top Six All Strike at Over 200
The highlight of SRH’s innings was that each batter in the top six batters – including debutee Aniket Verma – had scores of greater than 200. This blazing batting performance certainly exhibited SRH’s intent of aggressive, high-risk, high-reward strategy for the 2025 season.
Jofra Archer’s Costly Return to IPL
While the batting of SRH was in top form, it was a disappointing return to the IPL for Jofra Archer, who finished with figures of 4-0-76-0, which is the highest cost in an IPL spell. Archer’s inability to keep the runs down in his four overs, only showed how good SRH’s top order was.
SRH Sets New Benchmark in IPL 2025 SRH vs RR
SRH’s explosive batting, spearheaded by Ishan Kishan, created a new benchmark in IPL 2025, as they scored a record 287 runs. With each of the top-order batsmen scoring at a strike rate of more than 200, the team’s aggressive approach to batting can make them a force to be reckoned with this season.
Kishan’s century on debut and the nail-biting partnership with Head will be etched in the memory as one of the most thrilling moments of the season so far.
Ishan Kishan Smashes Century on his IPL debut, and with SRH’s bold batting approach, the team is all set to cause a major upheaval in the current season.
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