Rajasthan Royals youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi revealed that scoring 700 runs in IPL 2026 was a goal he had set for himself even before the tournament began.
With no second chances left in the tournament, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns in a high-pressure Eliminator in Mullanpur on Wednesday, as the race for the Indian Premier League 2026 title enters its knockout stage.
Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals will face off in a crucial IPL clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday with both teams still fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Delhi Capitals are in a far more difficult position, having managed only 10 points from 12 matches so far. Another defeat would officially end their playoff campaign.
Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals will look to make the most of home conditions and settle scores when they take on a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second match of the weekend double-header on Saturday.
In the end, Rajasthan Royals registered a 40-run win over Lucknow Super Giants, marking their fifth victory in seven matches and moving them up to second place in the points table. They will now return to Jaipur to face Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25.
With two matches remaining in their ongoing IPL 2025 campaign, Rajasthan Royals signed South African left-arm pacer Nandre Burger as a replacement for Sandeep Sharma. Burger was with Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024, and played 6 matches and took 7 wickets.
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.
