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BENGALURU :Royal Challengers Bengaluru's home stadium woes in the Indian Premier League continued with a third defeat of the season and like in their previous two matches, it was a former player of the team that played a big role in their downfall.
Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid completely rubbished reports of any rift between the franchise and skipper Sanju Samson. In the press conference ahead of the IPL 2025 match against Lucknow Super Giants, Dravid called all the reports "baseless" and maintained that the team remain united in their pursuit of the playoffs. The controversy started from a video clip showing Sanju Samson not taking part in a team huddle where Dravid was seen in discussion with support staff and some players. It led to reports of a possible rift and even a threat to Sanju's RR captaincy.
Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid on Friday admitted that death bowling has been a cause for concern for the franchise in the ongoing IPL but backed his bowlers to execute their plans better in the upcoming games. RR leaked more than 70 runs in the last five overs of their last two matches against Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. "We suffered a little bit with our death bowling. We conceded 77 in the last five, in the last game. The game earlier, we conceded 72.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson's participation is in doubt for the against Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday as the franchise awaits scan results on an injury to his side. Samson retired hurt after scoring 31 off 19 balls due to a suspected side strain during RR's recent match against the Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. The RR skipper appeared to be in discomfort after attempting a cut shot off Vipraj Nigam, prompting the physio to examine the left side of his ribcage. Although he faced the next delivery, Samson soon walked off the field. The match ended in a tie, with RR eventually losing in the Super Over. "Sanju experienced a bit of pain in the abdominal area. So we have gone for scans. He has done some scans today so we are waiting the results of those scans. And then once we get a bit more clarity around the scans and the severity of (the injury) we'll take a decision going forward and we'll see what happens," head coach Rahul Dravid said in the pre-match press conference on Friday.
An inconsistent Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to plug the holes across departments and halt a three-match losing streak when they host Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Saturday. With just two wins from seven games, the Royals are languishing at eighth on the table and come into the contest on the back of a gut-wrenching Super Over defeat to Delhi Capitals. As the league hits the halfway mark, they'll need to shake off the heartbreak quickly if they hope to upstage Rishabh Pant's men and climb out of the bottom half.
Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals captain, is in the news. The star wicketkeeper-batter recently had to retire hurt after scoring a quick-fire 31 off just 19 balls during an IPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. The match was won by Delhi Capitals in the Super Over, after both teams were tied at 188 after the stipulated 20 overs. In the Super Over, RR left out the in-form Nitish Rana (who scored 51 off 28 balls) and instead sent Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag.
The IPL 2025 encounter between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals saw a huge blunder as Abishek Porel got a big outside edge on a delivery from Jofra Archer but the opponent failed to appeal for the dismissal. It was a short delivery from Jofra that troubled Porel and although KL Rahul completed an easy catch behind the stumps, RR did not look interested in appealing. Replays showed that it was a clear outside edge and a DRS call would have resulted in a crucial wicket for RR. While internet criticised RR for their 'brainfade' moment, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh wondered if it was a tactical call as he was struggling to score quickly and despite a strong start, he scored 49 runs off 37 deliveries.
Rajasthan Royals batter Dhruv Jurel faced massive criticism for his 'selfish' act that fans believed led to their loss against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. Social media users were not happy with Jurel denying a run to Shimron Hetmyer in the final over of the match. Jurel and Hetmyer were at the crease with 9 runs needed in the final over but Mitchell Starc produced a stunning performance to take the match to Super Over. With 3 runs needed from 2 balls, Hetmyer played the ball through covers but Jurel did not come back for the second run. Replays showed that they could have finished two runs by the time the fielder completed the save and Jurel ultimately failed to score 2 runs in the final ball of the over.