Tushar Deshpande. | (Image Credits: X)
Rajasthan Royals pacer Tushar Deshpande ended Travis Head’s blitz and gave the SunRisers Hyderabad a fiery send-off in the IPL 2025 game on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. A video of the same surfaced on social media as Deshpande emanated some strong expressions after picking up the crucial wicket.
The dismissal occurred in the tenth over of the innings as Head wanted to go over the top but had drilled it straight to mid-off where Shimron Hetmyer took a straightforward catch. Deshpande, who is playing for the Royals for the first time after not being retained by the Chennai Super Kings, let out his frustration.
However, Head, with his 30-ball 67 had already put on 130/2 only in the tenth over to keep the SunRisers on track for a behemoth total. It was the Sri Lankan off-spinner Maheesha Theekshana, who delivered the first breakthrough for their side by dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 24 off 11 balls in the fourth over.
Rajasthan Royals opt to field first after winning the toss
Riyan Parag, who will captain the Royals in the first three matches due to Sanju Samson’s injury, elected to field first in Hyderabad after winning the toss.
SRH playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami.
Rajasthan Royals XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi
