IPL 2025, SRH vs RR: How the 'Impact Players' fared
What's the story
In a high-scoring encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed over Rajasthan Royals in the second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The star of the match was Ishan Kishan, who scored his first-ever IPL century. His unbeaten 106 helped SRH set a daunting target of 287.
Despite strong performances from RR's impact sub Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel, RR fell short with a score of 242/6.
Meanwhile, the other impact sub, Adam Zampa, took a wicket in SRH's win.
Match recap
RR's Impact Player Samson shines
Despite a shaky start, with three wickets falling in the Powerplay, Rajasthan Royals fought back through strong individual performances.
Samson and Jurel stitched together a century-plus stand of 111 runs. The former's 66 from 37 balls had 4 sixes and 7 fours.
Samson, who slammed his 30th IPL fifty, had come in as RR's Impact Player. The RR regular skipper wasn't at the helm as he was injured.
Riyan Parag led the Royals in his place.
Zampa
Zampa dismisses the dangerous Jurel
Samson's partner in crime, Jurel, slammed a 35-ball 70. His knock was laced with 5 fours and 6 sixes.
Jurel's whirlwind knock was ended by leg-spinner Zampa, SRH's impact sub. This was the wrist-spinner's only wicket of the match.
Overall, Zampa conceded 48 runs from four overs in the high-scoring thriller. He was SRH's only specialist spinner in the match.
Stats
Fifth fifty for Samson versus SRH
Samson, one of the most talented batters, has now raced to 4,485 runs from 169 matches (164 innings) in the IPL, at 30.93. Besides 30 fifties, he owns three tons.
Versus the Orange Army, Samson now owns 867 runs from 24 matches at 45.63, as per ESPNcricinfo. He registered his fifty fifty versus SRH (100s: 1).