Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR): Day 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 features doubleheader contests as the previous season’s runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face off against the inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the afternoon session of the tournament’s second match.
Both teams retaining their skippers and core players in their squad, enter the 18th edition of the league, with a mission to clinch their second championship title. Also, this is the fifth instance of these two teams competing against each other in their first match of an IPL season since 2013.
This preview will highlight all important details such as the performances of SRH and RR in their opening matches of all IPL seasons, head-to-head stats, weather reports, pitch conditions, toss winner’s decision, list of probable playing XI, and impact players. It’s time to delve deeper and predict the winner of the second match in the IPL 2025.
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan, IPL 2025 2nd Match Details
- Date: March 23
- Day: Sunday
- Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad
- Seating Capacity: Upto 55,000
- Match Format: Twenty20 (20 overs game per side)
- Timings: 03:30 pm IST
SRH and RR in Their Opening Matches of the Season
The following comparison highlights the fact that RR has performed better than SRH in their opening IPL matches of the season:
| Edition | RR | SRH |
| 2008 | Lost to DC by 9 Wickets | – |
| 2009 | Lost to RCB by 75 Runs | – |
| 2010 | Lost to MI by 4 Runs | – |
| 2011 | Won by 8 Wickets vs DCH | – |
| 2012 | Won by 31 Runs vs PBKS | – |
| 2013 | Won by 5 Runs vs DC | Won by 22 Runs vs PWI |
| 2014 | Won by 4 Wickets vs SRH | Lost by 4 Wickets to RR |
| 2015 | Won by 26 Runs vs RR | Lost by 45 Runs to CSK |
| 2016 | Did Not Play due to a 2-Year Ban | Lost by 45 Runs to RCB |
| 2017 | Won by 35 Runs vs RCB | |
| 2018 | Lost by 9 Wickets to SRH | Won by 9 Wickets vs RR |
| 2019 | Lost by 14 Runs to PBKS | Lost by 6 Wickets to KKR |
| 2020 | Won by 16 Runs vs CSK | Lost by 10 Runs to RCB |
| 2021 | Lost by 4 Runs to PBKS | Lost by 10 Runs to KKR |
| 2022 | Won by 61 Runs vs SRH | Lost by 61 Runs to RR |
| 2023 | Won by 61 Runs vs SRH | Lost by 72 Runs vs RR |
| 2024 | Won by 20 Runs vs LSG | Lost to KKR by 4 Runs |
| TOTAL : | 9 Wins and 6 Losses (out of RR’s 15 opening matches) | 3 Wins and 9 Losses (out of SRH’s 12 opening matches) |
Head-to-Head Stats of SRH vs RR: All IPL Matches, Opening Clashes, and at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
SRH has dominated over RR since its IPL debut in 2013 and the head-to-head stats are listed below in detail:
All IPL Matches of SRH vs RR (From 2013 to 2025):
- Matches Played: 20
- SRH Winnings: 11
- RR Winnings: 9
- Tied/ No Result: 0
- SRH’s Highest Total vs RR: 217/6 (20 overs) in IPL 2023.
- RR’s Highest Total vs SRH: 220/3 (20 overs) in IPL 2021.
- SRH’s Lowest Total vs RR: 127/5 (20 overs) in IPL 2015.
- RR’s Lowest Total vs SRH: 102 all-out in 19.5 overs in IPL 2014.
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan in their Opening Matches of the IPL Seasons:
| SRH vs RR in their first matches of IPL seasons | SRH Winnings in their opening matches of IPL seasons vs RR | RR Winnings in their opening match of IPL seasons vs SRH |
| 4 matches (in 2015, 2020, 2022, and 2023) | 1 | 3 |
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan in IPL At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium :
| SRH vs RR Matches played at this venue (Since 2013) | 5 |
| RR Winnings | 1 |
| SRH Winnings | 3 |
| Winnings Batting First at this venue (SRH vs RR) | SRH: 2, and RR: 1 |
| Winnings Batting Second at this venue (SRH vs RR) | SRH: 2, and RR: 0 |
SRH vs RR IPL 2025: Weather Reports, Pitch Conditions, and Decision After Winning the Toss
- Weather Prediction:
| Temperature during match | Humidity | Cloud Cover | Chances of Rainfall |
| 22 °C to 27 °C | 66% | 5% to 20% | 2% to 5% |
- Nature of the Pitch: The flat pitch conditions assist batters a lot in accumulating runs, especially in the powerplay overs. Spinners can produce variations only in middle overs.
- Batting / Bowling After winning the toss: The toss-winning skipper might decide to bat first and post a massive total by making use of the sunny conditions.
Predicted Playing XI and Impact Players List for SRH vs RR IPL 2025 2nd Match
Most probably, SRH and RR would prefer the following set of players in their playing XI combination (upto 4 foreign players) and impact players list for the 2nd match of IPL 2025:
SRH’s Possible Starting XI and Impact Players
Playing XI Combination:
| S.No | Player | Role |
| 1. | Travis Head (Overseas Player) | Batter |
| 2. | Abhishek Sharma | All-rounder |
| 3. | Ishan Kishan | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 4. | Heinrich Klaasen (Overseas Player) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 5. | Nitish Reddy | All-rounder |
| 6. | Abhinav Manohar | Batter |
| 7. | Pat Cummins (Captain/ Overseas Player) | Bowler |
| 8. | Rahul Chahar | Bowler |
| 9. | Adam Zampa (Overseas Player) | Bowler |
| 10. | Simarjeet Singh | Bowler |
| 11. | Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler |
5 Predicted Impact Players To Be Listed During the Toss:
| S.No | Player | Role |
| 1. | Mohammad Shami (Preferred impact player) | Bowler |
| 2. | Aniket Varma | Batter |
| 3. | Sachin Baby | Batter |
| 4. | Zeeshan Ansari | Bowler |
| 5. | Harshal Patel | Bowler |
RR’s Possible Starting XI and Impact Players
Playing XI Combination:
| S.No | Player | Role |
| 1. | Sanju Samson (Captain) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 2. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
| 3. | Riyan Parag | Batter |
| 4. | Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 5. | Shimron Hetmyer (Overseas Player) | Batter |
| 6. | Nitish Rana | All-rounder |
| 7. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Batter |
| 8. | Jofra Archer (Overseas Player) | Bowler |
| 9. | Maheesh Theekshana (Overseas Player) | Bowler |
| 10. | Akash Madhwal | Bowler |
| 11. | Sandeep Sharma | Bowler |
Predicted 5 Impact Players To Be Listed During the Toss:
| S.No | Player | Role |
| 1. | Wainindu Hasaranga (Overseas Player) | Bowler |
| 2. | Yudhvir Singh | All-rounder |
| 3. | Kumar Kartikeya Singh | Bowler |
| 4. | Shubham Dubey | Batter |
| 5. | Ashok Sharma | Bowler |
Winner Prediction of 2nd Match IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad or Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals have higher chances of winning the game as they have dominated the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening matches of the season. At the same time, the Pat Cummins-led side shouldn’t be underestimated as they boast an impressive head-to-head record against the Royals, particularly at their home ground.
In conclusion, the team with a strong batting line-up is certain to win the second match of the IPL 2025.