The much-anticipated IPL 2025 encounter between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals is all set to commence at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and they have decided to bowl first. Here's what captains said at the toss: Pat Cummins: "It is great to be back. The core of the group is the same, the coaching staff is the same. Don't think batting or bowling first matters. It is pretty hot, so don't mind bowling second. Would be nice to keep last season's form going. We always encourage our games to play with freedom. Abhi and Heady with hopefully continue from last year, and Nitish and Klassen are there as well. Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar will be making their debuts." Riyan Parag: "Bowling first. Looks like a dry wicket so we'll have a crack at it later. (On captaincy) Means a lot, started here as a 17 year old. Getting to fill in big shoes, very excited. The impact rule helps with Sanju. We've retained a lot of our core so that helps with the batting order. The other three overseas will be Theekshana, Jofra and Farooqi. Always good to start well, we have practiced a lot." The pitch is a batsman's heaven with small square boundaries (63m, 70m) and a 76m straight boundary. The average score is 216, so the teams batting first must target over 200. There could be some spin and changing pace towards the end, but otherwise, it's a high-scoring pitch. Also Read | 'He Looks Something Special': Sanju Samson on 13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Playing XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami Impact Subs: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi Impact Subs: Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka