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Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 Preview – Schedule, Squad and Prediction

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Last updated: 19 Mar 2025
Nikhil Kalro 19 Mar 2025
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  • Rajasthan Royals to open IPL 2025 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • Core squad retained, including Sanju Samson & Yashasvi Jaiswal
  • New signings include Nitish Rana & Wanindu Hasaranga.
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Rajasthan Royals players enter the pitch (Getty Images)
  • Rajasthan Royals Schedule
  • Rajasthan Royals Squad
  • Prediction

Rajasthan Royals will begin their IPL 2025 campaign on the first weekend, with a fixture against defending runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Sunday. 

Rajasthan put in a much-improved performance last year but have lost several key players like Jos Buttler.

Rajasthan Royals Schedule


Rajasthan will play seven home matches but only five of them in Jaipur. They will also play two “home” matches in Guwahati, on March 26 and 30 against KKR and CSK respectively.

  •     March 23 – RR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad - 3:30 pm IST
  •     March 26 – RR vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Guwahati - 7:30 pm IST
  •     March 30 – RR vs Chennai Super Kings at Guwahati - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 5 – RR vs Punjab Kings at New Chandigarh - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 9 – RR vs Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 13 – RR vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Jaipur - 3:30 pm IST
  •     April 16 – RR vs Delhi Capitals at Delhi - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 19 – RR vs Lucknow Super Giants at Jaipur - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 24 – RR vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bengaluru - 7:30 pm IST
  •     April 28 – RR vs Gujarat Titans at Jaipur - 7:30 pm IST
  •     May 1 – RR vs Mumbai Indians at Jaipur - 7:30 pm IST
  •     May 4 – RR vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata - 3:30 pm IST
  •     May 12 – RR vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai - 3:30 pm IST
  •     May 16 – RR vs Punjab Kings at Jaipur - 7:30 pm IST

Rajasthan Royals Squad


Sanju Samson (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Jofra Archer, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Sharma, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashok Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh

Rajasthan retained their core team from last year, including Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag. While they lost Jos Buttler, Rajasthan were able to keep the services of Jofra Archer for another season along with Shimron Hetmyer, who performed admirably last year.

Prediction

Rajasthan have brought in several key players that will aid their team this year, such as Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Tushar Deshpande. 

While some of these players will be representing Rajasthan for the first time, the Royals have a few Indian players that will form the core of their franchise and style of playing. Still, we feel that it may be a bit challenging for this new-look team to make the playoffs.

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