Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings: Playing XI | IPL 2025
Match after match, the fever of the IPL is rising, and exciting and unpredictable games are taking place. In this series, the next match will be played between the Punjab Kings and the Rajasthan Royals. Punjab comes into this match after winning both of their last two games, while Rajasthan has won only one out of three games played. The article discusses playing XI for the upcoming match.
In their first match, Punjab Kings showcased exceptional batting and scored a massive total of 243 runs, with Captain Shreyas Iyer scoring 97 off 42 balls. Later, Punjab restricted Gujarat to 232 runs, winning the match by 11 runs. In their second match against Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab won by 8 wickets. Bowling first, the team restricted Lucknow to just 171 runs and then chased the target with 22 balls remaining. Punjab is showing good form and will look to win the upcoming match against the Rajasthan Royals.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals, after losing their first match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a nail-biting thriller and then losing to KKR in the second match, made a strong comeback against CSK, winning the match by six runs. RR seems to be returning to track and will try to perform well against Punjab in the next match, too.
Rajasthan Royals: Playing XI
| Role | Player | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Opener | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
| No. 3 | Nitish Rana | Batter |
| No. 4 | Shimron Hetmyer | Batter |
| No. 5 | Riyan Parag | All-rounder |
| No. 6 | Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| No. 7 | Shubham Dubey | Alll rounder |
| No. 8 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Bowling All-rounder |
| No. 9 | Maheesh Theekshana | Bowler |
| No. 10 | Jofra Archer | Bowler |
| No. 11 | Tarun Deshpande | Bowler |
| IMP | Kumar Kartikeya | Impact Player |
- Top Order: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Sanju Samson
- Middle Order: Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
- Lower Middle Order: Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Jofra Archer, Tarun Deshpande
Impact Player
Punjab Kings: Playing XI
| Role | Player | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Opener | Prabhsimran Singh | Batter |
| Opener | Priyansh Arya | Batter |
| No. 3 | Shreyas Iyer | Batter |
| No. 4 | Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder |
| No. 5 | Shashank Singh | Batter |
| No. 6 | Marcus Stoinis | All-rounder |
| No. 7 | Marco Jansen | All-rounder |
| No. 8 | Suryansh Shedge | Bowler |
| No. 9 | Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| No. 10 | Lockie Ferguson | Bowler |
| No. 11 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler |
| IMP | Nehal Wadheera | Impact Player |
Top Order: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer
Middle Order: Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh,
Lower Middle Order: Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Suryansh Shedge
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player
Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Batters | Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana |
| All-rounders | Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kumar Kartikeya |
| Wicketkeepers | Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore |
| Bowlers | Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande |
| Others | Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey |
Punjab Kings: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Batters | Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harleen Deol |
| All-rounders | Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh |
| Wicketkeepers | Jitesh Sharma |
| Bowlers | Yuzvendra Chahal, Marco Jansen, Kashvee Gautam, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra |
| Others | Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Danielle Gibson, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Prakashika Naik, Sayali Satghare |
