Sanju Samson hasn’t had the best of IPL seasons in 2025, as an abdominal injury forces him out of Rajasthan Royals’ upcoming fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Pacer Avesh Khan picked 3-37, including defending nine runs off the final over, as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defended 180 with aplomb and beat Rajasthan Royals by two runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.
Plagued by inconsistency, Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to return to winning ways when they host a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur on Saturday.
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer claimed the lack of partnerships in the run chase saw Rajasthan Royals hand the home side their first defeat of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
“It’s early days, and there are a lot of positives,” he said confidently, brushing off the back-to-back losses.
After Rajasthan Royals fell to their second successive defeat in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with an eight-wicket loss to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, skipper Riyan Parag admitted that he was personally rushed into his shot a little bit while being dismissed for 25 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
Parag came up with a witty response to KKR bowling coach Bharat Arun’s remarks about Guwahati being a “second home” for Kolkata Knight Riders.
All-rounder Riyan Parag has been assigned captaincy of Rajasthan Royals for the first three matches of IPL 2025 as their regular skipper Sanju Samson, who is recuperating from a finger injury, is set to play as a batter till he gets cleared for wicketkeeping and fielding duties.
Dravid expressed his satisfaction at the composition of the new-look Rajasthan Royals side, saying that the likes of Riyan Parag could be younger by age but has rich experience of playing in excess of 50 games in the cash-rich league.
Former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule has been appointed spin bowling coach of the Rajasthan Royals, the Inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions. He worked in the same capacity with RR from 2018 to 2021.
