Visiting teams don’t often force Chennai Super Kings into submission at the MAC Stadium, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a long 17-year- gap did just that on Friday. With little time to recover after the demoralising defeat, the Super Kings will look to bounce back in its first away game of the season against Rajasthan … Read more
Then the tweakers turned things around. Rajasthan Royals was looking good with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and stand-in captain Riyan Parag involved in a promising partnership, after Sanju Samson came forward and made enough room to get himself yorked by Vaibhav Arora. RR raced to 54 for one by the end of the PowerPlay. The KKR … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ batting suffered a middle-order collapse during its IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on Wednesday. It was struggling at 138/8 after 19 overs in its first game at home this season. The lowest total defended by the side is 144. The Royals defended it against KKR during the 2013 season … Read more
There isn’t much time for licking your wounds at the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) may not actually mind that though: both will be keen to push their comprehensive defeats in their opening matches behind them when the sides face off at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad, the runner-up of the previous edition of the Indian Premier League, will get its 2025 campaign underway by hosting Rajasthan Royals at the Uppal Stadium on Sunday. Here is how the two teams are likely to lineup for the match: SRH Predicted Playing XI Batting 1st: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish … Read more
The swashbuckling Sunrisers Hyderabad, last year’s runner-up, begins its quest to go one step further when it hosts Rajasthan Royals in its Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season opener at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Last year, the home side banked on its batting strengths to shock and awe its opponents. … Read more
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has joined his IPL team after completing his recovery from a finger surgery he underwent last month. The 30-year-old cricketer, who finished his rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, attended the Royals’ first practice session on Monday ahead of the upcoming season. Samson had suffered the injury after … Read more
The BCCI has announced the full Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 schedule. Rajasthan Royals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23 for its first fixture of the season. The Royals will have its home games split between Guwahati and Jaipur, with the former hosting Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings early in the … Read more
Former India international Sairaj Bahutule was appointed as Rajasthan Royals’ spin bowling coach, the Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit announced on Thursday. The 52-year-old returns to the Royals having been a part of the setup from 2018-21. “Joining Rajasthan Royals again is a tremendous honour. The franchise’s commitment to nurturing talent and playing an exciting … Read more
Yuzvendra Chahal: Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) retentions ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction saw some huge stars get released into the auction pool. Two among them were English opener Jos Buttler and Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. The duo played a crucial role as Rajasthan Royals reached the playoffs twice in three years, … Read more