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Ishan Kishan even got his IPL 2025 off to a wild start by smashing a century off 45 balls in his first game for Sunrisers Hyderabad against the Rajasthan Royals.

Ishan Kishan smashed century in SRH's first IPL 2025 match.

He moved to SRH from MI during mega auction.

Former cricketer says Ishan was overshadowed in MI.

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'When he was playing for MI, he was probably overshadowed...': Former IND cricketer's big remark on Ishan Kishan's moving to SRH in IPL 2025

Captain Pat Cummins is still in awe of SRH batters' blitzkrieg which helped them gun down RR by 44 runs in their IPL 2025 clash

Pat Cummins was left scared after witnessing SRH's explosive batting in their IPL 2025 clash against RR

SRH posted a colossal total of 286/6 and then bundled out RR for 242/6 

SRH captain Pat Cummins in frame

'That was scary, I wouldn't be wanting to...': Captain Pat Cummins left scared despite SRH's 44-run win over RR in IPL 2025

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 44 runs in their tournament opener clash of the Indian Premier League 2025.

SRH defeated RR by 44 runs in their tournament's opener clash. 

RR will now face KKR for their second IPL 2025 clash. 

Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals makes their way off after being dismissed during the 2025 IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals

'We could have executed better...': Emotional Riyan Parag reacts after Rajasthan Royals lost their IPL 2025 tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs in their tournament opener at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 

Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten century in his SRH debut clash. 

Harshal Patel of Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrates the wicket of Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals during the 2025 IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2025: Ishan Kishan, Travis Head's batting carnage powers SRH to dominating 44-run win against RR as Jurel-Samson's exploits go in vain

Ishan Kishan hammered a blistering century in his very first match for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2025 clash against Rajasthan Royals 

SRH's Ishan Kishan cracked a lighting 67-ball 106 in the IPL 2025 clash against RR

It was Ishan Kishan's maiden IPL century

SRH's Ishan Kishan in frame

Ishan Kishan takes a veiled dig at MI after hammering maiden IPL century during SRH vs RR clash, says 'the environment in the team is...'

Ishan Kishan smashed a century in his Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) debut match against Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 

SRH scored 286/6 against RR in their IPL 2025 opener clash. 

 Ishan Kishan of Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrates after scoring a hundred during the 2025 IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals

'Team has put their faith in me, and...': Ishan Kishan lauds Pat Cummins and Sunrisers Hyderabad after smashing first century of IPL 2025

Ishan Kishan wreaked havoc on RR bowlers as he hammered a blistering century for his new team SRH in their IPL 2025 campaign opener

Ishan Kishan clobbered the first century of the IPL 2025 season

Ishan Kishan cracked a lightning 47-ball 106 in the SRH vs RR clash

SRH's star batter Ishan Kishan in frame

Ishan Kishan runs riot with bat, cracks first century of IPL 2025 vs RR to help SRH clock 2nd highest total in tournament's history

RR won the toss and elected to bowl first. They included two overseas fast bowlers in their line-up. On the other hand, two stars will be making their debuts for SRH.

Riyan Parag and Pat Cummins in frame

SRH vs RR: Rajasthan Royal include two overseas pacers whereas Pat Cummins announces two big debuts for SRH

Riyan Parag will lead Rajasthan Royals in the first three matches of the IPL 2025 amidst Sanju Samson's injury concerns

Riyan Parag has been appointed Rajasthan Royals captain for first three matches in IPL 2025

Sanju Samson will play as an Impact Player for the initial 3 matches due to injury concerns

Rajasthan Royals' Yashavi Jaiswal (L), Sanju Samson (C) and Riyan Parag in frame

Revealed: Why Riyan Parag was preferred over Yashasvi Jaiswal as RR captain for 1st three IPL 2025 matches amidst Sanju Samson's injury concerns

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Virat Kohli on May 12 wrote an emotional post on Instagram announcing his retirement from Test cricket weeks ahead of Test series against England.

Virat Kohli is India's fourth-highest Test run-scorer.

Kohli has 30 centuries in Test format.

Kohli is India's most successful Test captain. 

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Heartbroken RCB react to Virat Kohli's retirement announcement from Test cricket

As per a report by an Australian media outlet, the star left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc may not rejoin Delhi Capitals when IPL 2025 resumes.

Mitchell Starc is Delhi Capitals' leading wicket-taker in IPL 2025.

Report claims Starc's manager has said that he may not return.

Delhi Capitals are placed fifth on IPL 2025 points table. 

T Natarajan, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Axar Patel

Big blow to Delhi Capitals! Star overseas player may not return when IPL 2025 resumes

Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans become the first franchise who resume their practice for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan. 

IPL 2025 suspended for a week amid India-Pakistan border tensions. 

Gujarat Titans resumed their practice session in Ahmedabad.

Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians reacts after taking wicket of Shubman Gill of Gujrat Titans during the 2025 IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians on March 29, 2025

IPL-winning team begins practice session for rest of cash-rich league 2025 after India-Pakistan understanding

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will most likely to resume from next week across four venues, with the specific locations still to be finalised. The venues for the eliminator and final matches are expected to remain unchanged. 

Josh Hazlewood doubtful for IPL 2025. 

IPL 2025 will most likely to resume from next week. 

Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood are seen during a practice session of Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens cricket ground in Kolkata, India, on March 20, 2025.

Big jolt to Virat Kohli's RCB, star speedster with most wickets doubtful for return after IPL 2025 resumption

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to resume on May 16 or 17 after the ceasefire agreement on the India-Pakistan border. 


IPL 2025 is set to resume on May 16 or 17. 

The first game since resumption will be played between LSG and RCB.

Ricky Ponting head coach of the Punjab Kings during the 2025 IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on April 26, 2025, in Kolkata, India

'Only he could have pulled that off...': PBKS lauds Ricky Ponting for his pep talk that prompted anxious team's foreign players to stay back in India after ceasefire

Ahead of the squad announcement for the five-Test series against England next month, Virat Kohli drew curtains on his Test career.

Virat Kohli played his last Test in Sydney. 

Kohli's last Test century came in Perth.

Kohli retired with 30 Test centuries to his name. 

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India's star batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. He wrote an emotional post on his social media.

Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket.

Kohli's retirement announcement came days after Rohit Sharma's.

Kohli is India's fourth-highest run-scorer in Tests.

Breaking: Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket, says 'It's not easy... I've given it everything I had'

UAE coach Ahmed Raza made the entire batting lineup pad up and then get retired out with four overs to go into the innings as there was a threat of rain playing spoilsport.

Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Match Stats

Match 2, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

'When he was playing for MI, he was probably overshadowed...': Former IND cricketer's big remark on Ishan Kishan's moving to SRH in IPL 2025

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2025

Sun 23 March, 15:30:00 IST

RR, who chose to field

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 5 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 24

SRH
175/9 (20.0 ov)

RR
139/7 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 02

SRH
201/3 (20.0 ov)

RR
200/7 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 1 run

Indian Premier League, 2023 On May 07

RR
214/2 (20.0 ov)

SRH
217/6 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets

Umpires

Umpire
Adrian Holdstock (SA), Akshay Totre (IND) and Rohan Pandit (IND)

Referee
Shakti Singh (IND)

News updates

'When he was playing for MI, he was probably overshadowed...': Former IND cricketer's big remark on Ishan Kishan's moving to SRH in IPL 2025

'That was scary, I wouldn't be wanting to...': Captain Pat Cummins left scared despite SRH's 44-run win over RR in IPL 2025

'We could have executed better...': Emotional Riyan Parag reacts after Rajasthan Royals lost their IPL 2025 tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2025: Ishan Kishan, Travis Head's batting carnage powers SRH to dominating 44-run win against RR as Jurel-Samson's exploits go in vain

Ishan Kishan takes a veiled dig at MI after hammering maiden IPL century during SRH vs RR clash, says 'the environment in the team is...'

'Team has put their faith in me, and...': Ishan Kishan lauds Pat Cummins and Sunrisers Hyderabad after smashing first century of IPL 2025

Ishan Kishan runs riot with bat, cracks first century of IPL 2025 vs RR to help SRH clock 2nd highest total in tournament's history

SRH vs RR: Rajasthan Royal include two overseas pacers whereas Pat Cummins announces two big debuts for SRH

Revealed: Why Riyan Parag was preferred over Yashasvi Jaiswal as RR captain for 1st three IPL 2025 matches amidst Sanju Samson's injury concerns

Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Match Stats

Match 2, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

'When he was playing for MI, he was probably overshadowed...': Former IND cricketer's big remark on Ishan Kishan's moving to SRH in IPL 2025

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2025

Sun 23 March, 15:30:00 IST

RR, who chose to field

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 5 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 24

SRH175/9 (20.0 ov)

RR139/7 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 02

SRH201/3 (20.0 ov)

RR200/7 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 1 run

Indian Premier League, 2023 On May 07

RR214/2 (20.0 ov)

SRH217/6 (20.0 ov)

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets

Umpires

UmpireAdrian Holdstock (SA), Akshay Totre (IND) and Rohan Pandit (IND)

RefereeShakti Singh (IND)

News updates

'When he was playing for MI, he was probably overshadowed...': Former IND cricketer's big remark on Ishan Kishan's moving to SRH in IPL 2025

'That was scary, I wouldn't be wanting to...': Captain Pat Cummins left scared despite SRH's 44-run win over RR in IPL 2025

'We could have executed better...': Emotional Riyan Parag reacts after Rajasthan Royals lost their IPL 2025 tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2025: Ishan Kishan, Travis Head's batting carnage powers SRH to dominating 44-run win against RR as Jurel-Samson's exploits go in vain

Ishan Kishan takes a veiled dig at MI after hammering maiden IPL century during SRH vs RR clash, says 'the environment in the team is...'

'Team has put their faith in me, and...': Ishan Kishan lauds Pat Cummins and Sunrisers Hyderabad after smashing first century of IPL 2025

Ishan Kishan runs riot with bat, cracks first century of IPL 2025 vs RR to help SRH clock 2nd highest total in tournament's history

SRH vs RR: Rajasthan Royal include two overseas pacers whereas Pat Cummins announces two big debuts for SRH

Revealed: Why Riyan Parag was preferred over Yashasvi Jaiswal as RR captain for 1st three IPL 2025 matches amidst Sanju Samson's injury concerns

SRH
175/9 (20.0 ov)

RR
139/7 (20.0 ov)

SRH
201/3 (20.0 ov)

RR
200/7 (20.0 ov)

RR
214/2 (20.0 ov)

SRH
217/6 (20.0 ov)

Umpire
Adrian Holdstock (SA), Akshay Totre (IND) and Rohan Pandit (IND)

Referee
Shakti Singh (IND)