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Rajasthan Royals Batter Plays Another Match-Winning Knock in MLC 2025, Strengthens Retention Case Before IPL 2026 Auction

Darpan Jain

He churned out another match-winning knock to bail his team out of troubled waters.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Shimron Hetmyer continues to impress with his supreme batting expertise in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. While playing for Seattle Orcas, the southpaw churned out another match-winning knock to bail his team out of troubled waters and take them over the line.

Hetmyer scored 78 runs in just 37 deliveries, including four boundaries and seven maximums, at a strike rate of 210.81. Also, 74.35% of his runs came via fours and sixes as he scored 46.15% of the team’s runs alone in this game.

Result – t20 – Afghanistan
Afghanistan National T20, 2025
Maiwand Champions MDS

163/8

Pamir Legends PAL

167/7

Pamir Legends beat Maiwand Champions by 3 wickets

Result – t20 – Afghanistan
Afghanistan National T20, 2025
Hindukush Strikers HS

148/6

Mahipar Stars MPS

144/10

Hindukush Strikers won by 4 wickets

Upcoming – test – Saint George’s
Australia tour of West Indies, Test, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Result – oneday – Colombo
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025
Sri Lanka SL

244/10

Bangladesh BAN

167/10

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 77 runs

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
BCC Spartan BSP

142/4

CC Yullis-MU Trakia CCYMT

127/5

BCC Spartan beat CC Yullis-MU Trakia by 15 runs

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
MUS Akademik Ravens MAR

149/3

Sofia Stars SOST

154/2

Sofia Stars beat MUS Akademik Ravens by 8 wickets

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
CC Yullis-MU Trakia CCYMT

120/7

Sofia Stars SOST

122/1

Sofia Stars beat CC Yullis-MU Trakia by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
CC Yullis-MU Trakia CCYMT

119/2

MUS Akademik Ravens MAR

123/3

MUS Akademik Ravens beat CC Yullis-MU Trakia by 7 wickets

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
Sofia Stars SOST

101/2

BCC Spartan BSP

99/7

Sofia Stars beat BCC Spartan by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 11:15 AM IST
BSCU All Stars BSAS

Sofia Stars SOST

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
BSCU - MU Plovdiv BMP

BCC Spartan BSP

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
BCC Spartan BSP

Sofia Stars SOST

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
BSCU - MU Plovdiv BMP

BSCU All Stars BSAS

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 07:15 PM IST
BCC Spartan BSP

BSCU All Stars BSAS

Result – oneday – United Kingdom
India Under 19 tour of England, 2025
England U19 ENGU19

268/6

India U19 INDU19

274/6

India U19 beat England U19 by 4 wickets

Live – test – United Kingdom
India tour of England, Test, 2025
England ENG

India IND

310/5

Abandoned – t20 – Singapore
Indonesia Women tour of Singapore, 2025
Singapore Womens SIN-W

31/4

Indonesia Women INA-W

Match Abandoned

Upcoming – t20 – Singapore
Indonesia Women tour of Singapore, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Singapore Womens SIN-W

Indonesia Women INA-W

Result – t20 – Magheramason
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
Munster Reds MUR

170/6

Northern Knights (Ireland) NK

152/1

Northern Knights beat Munster Reds by 72 runs (DLS method)

Result – t20 – Magheramason
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
North West Warriors NWW

114/10

Leinster Lightning LLG

193/5

Leinster Lightning beat North West Warriors by 79 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Magheramason
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Leinster Lightning LLG

Munster Reds MUR

Upcoming – t20 – Magheramason
Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
North West Warriors NWW

Northern Knights (Ireland) NK

Result – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Challengers B League Edition 3, 2025
Phoenix Cricketers PCR

146/7

Thunder Cats B THUB

140/9

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Challengers B League Edition 3, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 10:00 PM IST
Lexus LEX

Team TGS TGS

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
Texas Super Kings TSKS

Washington Freedom WAF

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
04 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
Los Angeles Knight Riders LAKR

MI New York MINY

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
New Zealand A Women tour of England, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
England Women A ENGA-W

New Zealand Women A NZA-W

Result – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
Piton Strikers PTS

111/8

Calabash Giants CBG

122/5

Calabash Giants beat Piton Strikers by 11 runs

Result – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
Whiptail Smashers WTS

91/9

Amazonian Warriors AMW

94/5

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
03 Jul 2025, 09:30 PM IST
Iyanola Heritage IYH

Calabash Giants CBG

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
04 Jul 2025, 12:00 AM IST
Piton Strikers PTS

Amazonian Warriors AMW

Result – t20 – Dindigul
Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2025
Dindigul Dragons DID

143/4

Trichy Grand Cholas TGC

140/9

Dindigul Dragons beat Trichy Grand Cholas by 6 wickets

When he came to bat, the Orcas were 56/3 in 9.2 overs, which soon turned into 89/5 in 12.1 overs, but Hetmyer again showed his ability to remain calm and weaved a calculated knock. While he stitched partnerships with the next two batters, Hetmyer did the heavy lifting as a batter and scored the bulk of the runs to keep his team in the chase.

Eventually, he completed the chase in 19.3 overs from a precarious situation, showing his worth as a lower-middle-order batter after a shaky last few months. Hetmyer won the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten knock against the San Francisco Unicorns.

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Shimron Hetmyer boosts his IPL 2026 retention chances with a flurry of impressive knocks

Rajasthan Royals (RR) retained Shimron Hetmyer for INR 11 crores before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, but the Caribbean batter couldn’t repay the faith. He could only score 239 runs at an abysmal average of 21.72 and a 145.73 strike rate in 13 innings, including a fifty.

One major missing piece in his batting was his ability to finish the games, which was a prime reason to retain him, as RR failed to chase down the target several times in the final over in IPL 2025. However, he has improved on that aspect and finally shown why RR put ample trust in his abilities by nailing the same role in MLC 2025.

RR might have a thought of releasing him to free some purse after middling returns in IPL 2025, but his impressive knocks in the US-based league must give them a reason to back him next season. This tournament has surely boosted Hetmyer’s chances of being retained ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.

The role Hetmyer performs is hard to replicate, and few quality options are available in the market, even in the overseas department. Hence, RR might think of giving him more chances, especially given his previous success with the franchise.

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