Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Playing XI | IPL 2025
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have been performing well this season, except in their home games, will be playing their next match against the Rajasthan Royals, who are also experiencing a season filled with ups and downs so far. While RCB is coming off a defeat in their second game of the season against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan is also coming off a defeat in their last match against Gujarat Titans by 58 runs. Both teams will face each other on April 13 in Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This article will discuss their expected playing XI in the upcoming match.
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, Kumar Kartikeya
Rajasthan Royals had a disappointing start to the season with two back-to-back losses against Sunriders Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in the starting matches under the captaincy of Riyan Parag. RR finally registered their first victory in the third match against CSK and continued the streak with the victory against Punjab in the fourth match. With four points in three matches, the team is currently in seventh place.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Rajat Patidar | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter |
| Phil Salt | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Krunal Pandya | All-rounder |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | Impact Player |
Top Order: Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt
Middle Order: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma
Lower Middle Order: Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
In this season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played five matches so far, in which the team has won three of them while losing the two home matches. RCB started their season with a victory against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and won the next match against Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk for the first time since 2008. But in the next three matches, the team lost two matches against the Gujarat Titans in Delhi Capitals. In the five matches played so far, RCB, with 6 points, is currently in third position in the points table.
Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sanju Samson |
| Wicketkeepers | Sanju Samson, Kunal Rathore, Dhruv Jurel |
| Batters | Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag |
| All-rounders | Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh |
| Bowlers | Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma |
Royal Challengers Bengalurus: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Virat Kohli |
| Wicketkeepers | Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma |
| Batters | Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara |
| All-rounders | Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell |
| Bowlers | Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Yash Dayal |
