On Sunday, February 16, the Indian board, also known as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced the whole schedule for the eagerly awaited Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). On Sunday, March 23, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play Sunrisers Hyderabad to start the season.
The 2022 edition’s finalists were also the first edition’s winners. RR qualified for the playoffs because to their incredible start to the 2024 Indian Premier League. They were unable to advance past Qualifier 2, though.
Prior to the IPL 2025 auction, RR kept five pure batsmen and one bowler: Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shimron Hetmyer. Mohammed Shami and Ishan Kishan were among the notable attendees at the auction. Among other players, left-arm seamers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Kwena Maphaka were purchased at the auction. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 13-year-old with potential, was a noteworthy addition to the team.
RR’s schedule for IPL 2025:
| Match No. | Date | Day | Opponent | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 2 | March 23 | Sunday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3:30 pm | Hyderabad |
| 6 | March 26 | Wednesday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 11 | March 30 | Sunday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 18 | April 5 | Saturday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Mullanpur |
| 23 | April 9 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Ahmedabad |
| 28 | April 13 | Sunday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 32 | April 16 | Wednesday | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm | Delhi |
| 36 | April 19 | Saturday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 42 | April 24 | Thursday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 47 | April 28 | Monday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 50 | May 1 | Thursday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 53 | May 4 | Sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 pm | Kolkata |
| 63 | May 12 | Monday | Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm | Chennai |
| 67 | May 16 | Friday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
RR’s squad for IPL 2025:
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
RR’s home schedule for IPL 2025:
| Match No. | Date | Day | Opponent | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 6 | March 26 | Wednesday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 11 | March 30 | Sunday | Chennai Super Kings | 3:30 pm | Guwahati |
| 28 | April 13 | Sunday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 36 | April 19 | Saturday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 47 | April 28 | Monday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 50 | May 1 | Thursday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 67 | May 16 | Friday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Jaipur |
RR’s away schedule for IPL 2025:
| Match No. | Date | Day | Opponent | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 2 | March 23 | Sunday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3:30 pm | Hyderabad |
| 18 | April 5 | Saturday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Mullanpur |
| 23 | April 9 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Ahmedabad |
| 32 | April 16 | Wednesday | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm | Delhi |
| 42 | April 24 | Thursday | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 53 | May 4 | Sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 pm | Kolkata |
| 63 | May 12 | Monday | Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm | Chennai |
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