The tenth season of the Indian Premier League got off to a glitzy start as the legends of Indian cricket: Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag were honoured before the action got underway.
On the field, the Sunrisers set the tone and set a huge target of 207 for the Royals to chase at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
But, the visitors fell well short and the defending champions sealed a comfortable 35-run victory.
A fantastic start by our #OrangeArmy to begin the season at home. Some great penetration in all departments. #SRH #VIVOIPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/Gsf3u7oPkC
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 5, 2017