IPL 2025: The 2025-edition of the Indian Premier League is about get started from March 22. The first match is between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the iconic Eden Gardens. After this match, the match no. 2 is between the 2024 finalist Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on March 23.
Both teams have their own pros and cons. Last season SRH showed the world how to bat in T20s whereas RR showed their spirits.
Let’s take a look at the predicted playing 11 of both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals:
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) Playing XI | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Sanju Samson (C) | Pat Cummins (C) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Travis Head |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Abhishek Sharma |
| Riyan Parag | Heinrich Klaasen |
| Dhruv Jurel | Ishan Kishan |
| Jofra Archer | Nitish Reddy |
| Nitish Rana | Rahul Chahar |
| Wainindu Hasaranga | Mohammed Shami |
| Sandeep Sharma | Harshal Patel |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Adam Zampa |
| Akash Madhwal | Simarjeet Singh |
SRH and RR: Squads
RR squad: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.
SRH squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby.
