IPL 2025, SRH vs RR: Presenting Player of the Day
What's the story
Match number 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season saw the Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs.
SRH posted the 2nd-highest IPL total of 286/6. In response, RR were restricted to 242/6. The high-scoring affair saw 528 runs being scored on aggregate.
SRH's Ishan Kishan was the standout performer and he is our pick as Player of the Day.
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SRH picked Kishan in the mega auction
Former Gujarat Lions and Mumbai Indians batter Kishan was picked by SRH in the mega auction. The southpaw was bought for ₹11.25 crore.
Performance
Kishan steals the show with his performance
Kishan came to the crease when SRH were 45/1 in the 4th over. He played an aggressive brand of cricket and was part of three meaningful stands alongside Travis Head, Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen.
He reached his fifty off 25 balls before getting to his ton from 45 balls.
His knock had 11 fours and six sixes. Kishan struck at 225.53.
Stats
Kishan slams his maiden IPL ton
Kishan's unbeaten 106 takes him to 2,750 runs from 106 IPL matches (105 innings). He averages 29.56 and his strike rate is 137-plus. Apart from his maiden ton, he also owns 16 fifties.
Kishan also surpassed 5,000 career T20 runs. He owns 5,022 runs from 193 matches at 28-plus. This was his 4th T20 ton. He owns 28 fifties as well.
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Analysis: Kishan as 'Player of the Day'
Kishan got the vote because of his magnificent performance from the very start of his innings. He helped SRH keep with the momentum and played as per his strengths. The way he forged three brilliant partnerships and boosted SRH's score past 280, was commendable.