Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel slam fighting fifties versus SRH
What's the story
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel slammed fighting fifties for Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League season against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.
Chasing a mammoth 287-run target, the Royals ended up managing 242 runs for six wickets, losing by 44 runs.
The duo joined hands when RR were 50/3 and they added 111 runs for the 4th wicket.
Stand
A solid century-plus stand on offer
RR duo Samson and Jurel did well with the bat and kept Royals in the hunt.
They stitched a superb century-plus stand of 111 runs as both players struck half-centuries.
Samson was finally dismissed for 66 runs by Harshal Patel in the 14th over. The very next over saw Adam Zampa dismiss Jurel for 70 runs.
This changed RR's momentum as SRH got in.
Samson
5th fifty for Samson vs SRH
Samson's 66 from 37 balls had four sixes and 7 fours. He has raced to 4,485 runs from 169 matches (164 innings) in the IPL at 30.93. This was his 30th IPL fifty. He also owns three tons.
Versus SRH, Samson now owns 867 runs from 24 matches at 45.63, as per ESPNcricinfo. He registered his 5th fifty versus SRH (100s: 1).
Information
Jurel slams his highest IPL score
Jurel's 70 is now his highest IPL score. He struck at 200, having faced 35 balls. He smashed six sixes and five fours. In 23 innings (29 matches), Jurel has amassed 417 runs at 26.06. This was his 3rd IPL fifty.