On Sunday, April 13, the franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) played Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the famous Pink City at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in a thrilling match. Rajat Patidar, the visiting captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first on a wicket where both captains thought it would improve later in the evening for batting.

While RR returned their primary spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, RCB fielded an unchanged playing XI. Notably, the Sri Lankan took the position of Fazalhaq Farooqi, a pacer from Afghanistan, in their IPL 2025 opener against Jaipur.

Talking Points

1. Jaiswal finds his batting mojo, plays dominant knock

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who looked pale and failed to make an impact in the past few matches, took a cautious approach early on and found his batting rhythm on a slightly slow pitch. He displayed his prowess with a range of strokes, including reverse sweeps and lap shots. Jaiswal produced a dominating batting performance against RCB spinners, finishing with 75 runs off just 47 balls.

His knock was quite impactful, as he scored most of the runs while the rest of the batters only managed 47 runs off 49 balls. Sanju Samson, who usually does well at the venue, struggled during his stay, scoring 15 runs off 19 balls.

2. Jurel and co. provide finishing touches; Pandya’s bowling stood out