RR vs PBKS; Why doesn't the Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson open the batting? Details within | Mint

Sanju Samson returned to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their home game against Punjab Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur Sunday (May 18). Samson’s previous IPL match was against Delhi Capitals on April 16, and a lot happened over the past month. Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened RR for RR in five games and made a seismic impact. He hit a six of the first ball on his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants. He scored a century of 35 ball against Gujarat Titans and became the latest Centurion in the history of the Indian Premier League. There was one question that stays in everyone’s mind. Where will the youngster bat as soon as the captain returns to the side? When presenter Simon Dull Sanju Samson asked about the subject, he fired all doubt. “You have to respect it,” Sanju Samson said he would fall to number 3 position. “I think if someone has done something extraordinary, you have to respect it, regardless of his age,” the RR captain said after losing the toss. Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2025 Rajasthan Royals’ first season in the new Mega auction cycle started on a disappointing note. After reaching the playoffs twice in the previous cycle, the first champions became the 2nd team eliminated from the play -off game of this season. They managed to win only 3 games and occupy 9th place in the points table. Rajasthan Royals rushes 220 against Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings – 219/5 (20) Punjab Kings recover from 34/3 in 3.1 overs to 219/5 in 20 overs, thanks to Nehal Wadhera (70 out of 37) and Shashank Singh (59* out of 30) half centuries. Captain Shreyas Iyer (35 out of 30) and Afghan Allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai (21* out of 9) provided an important support to Wadhera and Shashank respectively. Rajasthan Royals Play Xi vs Punjab Kings playing Xi: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (C), Riyan Parage, Shimron, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Akash Madhwal, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhwal, Fazalhalaqar Faroq -Replacements: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Rathore keeps up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the Orange Pet and Press Pet.