In the 2024 season, Rajasthan Royals made it to the second qualifier, where they were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. The season before, in 2023, Rajasthan failed to reach the top four and finished fifth. Despite frequently coming close to the playoffs or the title, Rajasthan hasn’t lifted the IPL trophy since their maiden win in the inaugural season.
Their 2025 campaign hasn’t started well either. Rajasthan already suffered three losses in their first five matches. The latest defeat came against Gujarat Titans, where Rajasthan were bowled out for 159 runs while chasing 217 in Ahmedabad.
This collapse brought back memories of a batting failure from two years ago. For the first time in nearly 700 days, Rajasthan lost all 10 wickets in a 20-over match. The last time they were bowled out was on May 14, 2023, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where they managed only 59 runs.
Rajasthan Royals (159/10)
It had been 696 days since that collapse until Gujarat’s bowlers broke the streak. This season, Rajasthan’s batting struggles have resurfaced, particularly at the top. Their opening partnerships have averaged just 29.40 runs significantly lower than in 2022 (37.60) and 2023 (36.69).
The depth of their current crisis was highlighted when Shimron Hetmyer had to come to the crease before the 8-over mark in their latest game an unusual early arrival for a finisher and a sign of the top order’s ongoing woes.
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