Last year's Indian Premier League runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad picked up from where they left off by posting the second-highest total in the competition's history on Sunday, a mammoth 286-6 in their 44-run victory over Rajasthan Royals.

Ishan Kishan scored 106 not out off 47 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs in their season-opening encounter in the 2025 Indian Premier League on Sunday.Kishan smacked 11 fours and six sixes in his first IPL hundred on debut for his new franchise,

Last year, Hyderabad posted the highest-ever IPL total of 287-3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajasthan ended on 242-6 in their 20 overs. Later Sunday, Chennai won with five balls to spare after Ravindra hit the winning six. Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad returned figures of 4-18 to help Chennai restrict Mumbai to 155-9.