The news was confirmed by RR skipper Sanju Samson during the coin toss
Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is set to make a comeback to the Rajasthan Royals Playing XI for their clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) today in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season.
The news was confirmed by RR skipper Sanju Samson during the coin toss. Hasaranga will now be replacing Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi. He had missed the previous encounter against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 9 due to some personal reasons.
Rajasthan Royals (RR Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
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Speaking about the form of both teams, the Rajasthan Royals are currently placed seventh in the points table. The Sanju Samson-led side so far has four points after managing two wins from five games. The Royals are coming into the match on the back of a defeat against the Gujarat Titans (GT).
On the other hand, RCB are placed fifth in the points table with six points from five games. RCB too like RR, enter today’s clash after a loss in their previous match against the Delhi Capitals.
The match thus promises to provide mouthwatering action as the two top sides look to turn around their fortunes and get back in form.
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