In a historic development during Match 36 of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals named 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in their squad, making him the youngest player ever to be part of an IPL match. The Royals are up against Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where LSG won the toss and elected to bat first.
Sanju Samson misses out for Rajasthan Royals due to an abdominal injury, with Riyan Parag stepping in as captain. Suryavanshi features in the impact substitutes list and is expected to be used when the Royals come out to bat.
At the toss, an amusing moment occurred when Riyan Parag flipped the coin but Rishabh Pant forgot to call. The toss had to be redone, and Pant called it right on the second attempt.
Playing XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan
Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag (c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact Subs: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore
Rishabh Pant explained the decision to bat first citing the dryness of the pitch and absence of dew. Meanwhile, Parag acknowledged the Royals’ recent struggles with consistency and expressed hope that playing at home would work to their advantage.
All eyes will be on young Suryavanshi, who could create history if he takes the field tonight.
