SRH score 286 runs for second highest IPL complete; Ishan Kishan slams maiden ton for franchise | Cricket News

Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad displayed a jaw-dropping power-hitting spree in IPL 2025 by posting a staggering 286/6 towards Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
This was the second-highest complete in IPL historical past and their very own second-best as properly. This explosive efficiency comes sizzling on the heels of their record-breaking 287/3 towards RCB final season.
Opening the innings, Abhishek Sharma wasted no time setting the tone, hammering 24 off simply 11 balls.
Travis Head adopted up with a brutal 67 off 31, that includes 9 fours and three sixes.
But the true carnage got here from Ishan Kishan, who lit up the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium with a sensational 106 not out off 47 balls, hanging 11 fours and 6 sixes at a jaw-dropping strike charge of 225.53.
Supporting knocks from Nitish Kumar Reddy (30 off 15) and Heinrich Klaasen (34 off 14) ensured SRH by no means misplaced momentum.
Even as wickets fell within the loss of life overs, the scoreboard stored ticking, with SRH smashing 94 runs within the powerplay and ending only one run wanting their very own all-time IPL document.
Rajasthan Royals’ bowling unit discovered no solutions. Jofra Archer bore the brunt of the onslaught, conceding a brutal 76 in his 4 overs — the costliest spell of the day. Tushar Deshpande was the one bowler to flee considerably unscathed, choosing up 3 for 44.
This is now SRH’s fourth 260+ complete within the final two IPL seasons, underlining their transformation into the league’s most fearsome batting unit.

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Chasing 287 is just about uncharted territory, however RR might want to go all weapons blazing. With a lightning-fast outfield and loads of firepower of their ranks, the Royals haven’t any possibility however to swing for the fences.