IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals full schedule
The Indian board aka Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the full schedule of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), on Sunday, February 16. Rajasthan Royals will get their campaign underway by going up against Sunrisers Hyderabad on (Sunday) March 23.
The winners of the inaugural edition were also the finalists of the 2022 edition. A splendid start to IPL 2024 enabled RR to qualify for the playoffs. However, they could not make it past Qualifier 2.
RR retained five pure batters and one bowler ahead of the auction for IPL 2025; Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma. Prominent inclusions at the auction included Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami, among others. Left-arm seamers like Kwena Maphaka and Fazalhaq Farooqi, amidst other players, were bagged at the auction. 13-year-old budding talent, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, was a notable acquisition by the franchise.
Rajasthan Royals schedule
| Match No. | Date | Day | Opponent | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23-Mar-25 | Sunday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3:30 pm | Hyderabad |
| 6 | 26-Mar-25 | Wednesday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 11 | 30-Mar-25 | Sunday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 18 | 5-Apr-25 | Saturday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Mullanpur |
| 23 | 9-Apr-25 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Ahmedabad |
| 28 | 13-Apr-25 | Sunday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 32 | 16-Apr-25 | Wednesday | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm | Delhi |
| 36 | 19-Apr-25 | Saturday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 42 | 24-Apr-25 | Thursday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 47 | 28-Apr-25 | Monday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 50 | 1-May-25 | Thursday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 53 | 4-May-25 | Sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 pm | Kolkata |
| 63 | 12-May-25 | Monday | Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm | Chennai |
| 67 | 16-May-25 | Friday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
Rajasthan Royals squad
Sanju Samson (c/wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nitish Rana, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh, Ashok Sharma, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya
