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Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad will be taking on Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals in match 2 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 which is taking place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on March 23. This is the first clash of the double-header Sunday. SRH were the runner-up of the previous edition and RR qualified for the Playoffs but failed to reach the Finals of the cash-rich league both teams will be eyeing a wonderful start to their campaign.
RR won the toss and elected to bowl first. They included two overseas fast bowlers in their line-up with Jofra Archer and Fazalhaq Farooqi. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar will be making their debuts for SRH.
Captains at toss
"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 practised a lot," said Riyan Parag after winning toss.
"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. Abhi and Heady with hopefully continue from last year, and Nitish and Klassen are there as well. Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar will be making their debuts," said Cummins
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 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
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi
