Among the RR retained players 2026, young star Lhuan-Dre Pretorius smashed a stunning century in the IND A vs SA A 3rd Unofficial ODI.
In the match against India A, South Africa A’s Lhuan-Dre Pretorius scored a stunning century in the 3rd unofficial ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. He hit eight fours and four sixes on his way to a brilliant hundred. Having already been named in the RR retained players 2026 list on the retention deadline day, he has shown exactly why the franchise trusts him and decided to keep him.
South Africa A have not lost a wicket yet, with a double-hundred partnership between the two openers, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius and Rivaldo Moonsamy.
Having been bought as a replacement for Nitish Rana during IPL 2025 for INR 30 lakh, Lhuan-dre Pretorius has been retained for the same price for the upcoming 2026 season. It looks like a steal because if Rajasthan Royals had released him, many teams would have bid for him given his talent and potential. Even though he didn’t play any match last season, the fact that he has been retained shows that he is in RR’s plans for the future.
Now, with Sanju Samson traded to CSK, an empty slot will open up in the top order, which is likely to be filled by Lhuan-dre Pretorius. With him in the lineup, the top 3 could be Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers, with Pretorius batting at No. 3. Although it is a very young top order, the calibre all three possess could make this one of the best top orders in the upcoming season.
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Rajasthan Royals, before the IPL 2026 retentions, bought Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran from CSK through a trade and traded Sanju Samson to them. They were also involved in another trade where they bought Donovan Ferreira from Delhi Capitals and traded Nitish Rana to them.
On the retention deadline day they retained 13 players and released nine.
RR Retained Players 2026: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
RR Released Players 2026: Nitish Rana (traded), Kunal Singh Rathore, Sanju Samson (traded), Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal.
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