IPL 2025, RR vs Pbks: Why Jofra Archer, Nitish Rana is not playing cricket news today’s match

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR), made significant changes against the struggle against the first bowling on Sunday Punjab kings (Pbks), roughly due to injuries that have rejected their two major players, Jofra Archer and Nitish Rana.The English speedster, Jofra Archer, has been sidelined with a thumb injury during the RR match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 4 May. It was a strange phenomenon during fielding, and although initially considered modest, further medical evaluation confirmed the ligament damage, ruled for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!His absence is a huge shock for RR’s bowling unit, which has already reduced this season. In place of Archer, RR brought to the young South African Pacer Quena MafakaWho now takes responsibility for leading the speed attack.Meanwhile, veteran Indian left -handed batsman Nitish Rana has also been dropped from the tournament due to calf muscle tension. He was an important person in the middle of the RR and brought stability and composition to his lineup. The injury occurred during training last week, and despite the initial expectations of recovery, the medical scan advised to completely rest. As a replacement, RR signed a 21 -year -old South African batsman Lohan-Dre PretoriusTo focus on preparing young talent for the future.Sanju Samson, back to the hull after a brief injury trimmed, confessed to these failures during the toss, “Let’s see how it plays today. I’m fine, hundred percent fit. I would love to honor where he (Suryavanshi) is batting. He plays well for us. It is clear that RR is in the phase of an infection, which is now proud to have their only motivator, as their playoff hopes are already extinguished.With these absences, the Royals faced a difficult battle against a high -flight Punjab Kings. Effect of Correspondence And Rana’s unavailability will be felt in both bowling attack and middle-order stability.