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Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Tim Seifert (W)

Cameron Green

Rovman Powell

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Ramandeep Singh

Anukul Roy

Vaibhav Arora

Kartik Tyagi

Varun Chakaravarthy

Rajasthan

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Dhruv Jurel (W)

Riyan Parag (C)

Shimron Hetmyer

Donovan Ferreira

Ravindra Jadeja

Jofra Archer

Nandre Burger

Brijesh Sharma

Ravi Bishnoi

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Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

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Adam Fraser Milne

Aman Rao Perala

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Jofra Chioke Archer

Kuldeep Rampal Sen

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka

Lhuan-dre Gilbert Pretorius

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Riyan Parag

Sandeep Sharma

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

Shubham Badriprasad Dubey

Sushant Samirkumar Mishra

Tushar Uday Deshpande

Vignesh Puthur

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Raj Punja

Yudhvir Singh Charak

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IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash which is being played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, April 19.


Ajinkya Rahane and Riyan Parag in this frame (X).

IPL 2026: RR opt to bat against KKR, know playing XIs 

Kumar Sangakkara urges Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to embrace both success and failure as the youngster shines in IPL 2026 with a fearless approach.


Sangakkara advises Sooryavanshi to focus on enjoyment and not fear failure.

Teen sensation Sooryavanshi dazzles with 200 runs at a strike rate of 263.15 in IPL 2026.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame (X),

IPL 2026: Ahead of clash against KKR, RR head coach sends key message to Vaibhav

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has got a timely boost as their star pacer Matheesha Pathirana is all set to join the squad late on April 18 

Matheesha Pathirana is set to link up with KKR late on April 18

KKR is yet to register their first win in the ongoing IPL 2026

Sri Lanka's pacer Matheesha Pathirana in this frame. (Getty)

Massive boost for KKR amidst torrid IPL 2026 season, Matheesha Pathirana's retur

BCCI has warned and fined Rs 1 lakh to Rajasthan Royals' manager Romi Bhinder for using phone in the dugout during the IPL 2026 clash

RR manager Romi Bhinder has been fined Rs 1 lakh fine for using phone in the dugout

Meanwhile, no action has been taken on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

RR's batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and manager Romi Bhinder in frame. (Screenshot)

BCCI's final verdict on Romi Bhinder over dugout phone row, Sooryavanshi escapes

Virender Sehwag wants under-fire Kolkata Knight Riders to come clean on their mistake amidst their shoddy Indian Premier League 2026 campaign

Virender Sehwag feels KKR made a big mistake by buying Cameron Green in auction

Sehwag said that Cameron Green has become a liability for KKR

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane in this frame. (X)

'Just admit it, that you made a mistake': Sehwag exposes KKR's biggest blunder

IPL 2026: India's World Cup-winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth has slammed Riyan Parag after latter's dismal outing in Rajasthan Royals' losing cause against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kris Srikkanth isn't happy with Riyan Parag's disappointing outing with the bat in IPL 2026

Riyan Parag scored just 4 runs in RR's losing cause against SRH

RR captain Riyan Parag (2nd from Right) celebrates with his teammates in this frame. (IPL)

'He's just there for style and does nothing else': India's WC-winner tears into 

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Eshan Malinga shines with a match-winning spell as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings, earning high praise from Varun Aaron.


Varun Aaron calls Eshan Malinga an “underrated” and complete T20 bowler.

Malinga’s 3/29 spell proves decisive in SRH’s narrow win over CSK.

SRH's Eshan Malinga in this frame (X).

After match winning spell against CSK, SRH coach heaps  praise on Eshan Malinga

Legendary spinner R Ashwin isn't happy with Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad's batting approach following their 10-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored just 19 runs off 13 balls against SRH

R Ashwin wasn't happy with Gaikwad's batting approach

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in this frame. (X)

'His mind appears to be...': R Ashwin questions Gaikwad's intent after CSK's pai

CSK batting coach Michael Hussey is still uncertain of whether MS Dhoni will mark his comeback in the MI clash or not despite batting well in the nets.

CSK will face MI in their next game.

CSK faced their fourth defeat in IPL 2026. 

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CSK coach Hussey happy with MS Dhoni's batting, hopes quick return for MI game

IPL 2026: CSK's in-form Ayush Mhatre is likely to miss the franchise's next four games due to a hamstring injury. 

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IPL 2026: RR opt to bat against KKR, know playing XIs

IPL 2026: Ahead of clash against KKR, RR head coach sends key message to Vaibhav

Massive boost for KKR amidst torrid IPL 2026 season, Matheesha Pathirana's retur