RR Playing XI vs SRH: SRH vs RR LIVE – Rajasthan Royals are amongst the strongest teams on paper and Sanju Samson’s side will face off against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2023 opener. Royals were hit with a major blow with Prasidh Krishna ruled out due to injury. The IPL 2022 finalists have roped in Sandeep Sharma as a replacement for Krishna. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Subs – Jurel, Sandeep, Murugan, Saini, Donovan
Rajasthan Royals were amongst the better-performing teams last year and Sanju Samson will have the same core working with him again this season. The Royals struggled for balance last year and have addressed the issue with the signing of Jason Holder. RR struggled to find someone to bat at 7, which often saw Ravi Ashwin promoted as a floater to No.3 at times.
Holder’s addition also gives them a death bowling option in the absence of Prasidh Krishna. Prasidh was ruled out of the tournament with a back injury. His absence will be felt, but RR has stocked up their pace department well.
The top 6 remains the same with Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag all retained. The impact player rule allows them to strengthen their batting at any given time with youngsters like Akash Vasisht and Abdul Basith.
Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 squad
Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Donavon Ferreira, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Joe Root, Kunal Singh Rathore, Riyan Parag, Abdul Basith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma
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