Sanju Samson, Rahul Dravid has no chance

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction impacts are causing large -scale damage to Rajasthan Royals (RR). He lost the choice of Jose Butler, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Bault among several other major players, and is now going to the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table. Well, the Delhi Capital (DC) has a 10% chance of qualifying for the IPL 2025 playoffs after the RR’s loss of RR on 16 April in favor of Sanju Samson.

RR’s run in IPL 2025 so far

Rajasthan gave a major blow to captain Sanju Samson for the first three matches. Ryan Parag was made the captain, and he led RR for his first win against CSK in the third game. The winning run continued when Samson returned as captain in a high scoring game against Punjab Kings. But that was this. The next two matches saw him losing 58 runs and 9 wickets against GT & RCB respectively.

Now, against Delhi’s capitals, RR succumbed to his third consecutive defeat in an absolutely thrilling super over Clash. This nail-boybling disadvantage to DC put RR’s merit in a mud as they now need to basically need the second part of the tournament.

Rrplayoff possibilities, if they win 6 out of 7

Like Chennai, the road of Rajasthan Royals stands for the IPL 2025 playoffs, but mathematically, it is still very possible. With only 2 wins of his first 7 matches, Sanju Samson’s side needs a serious change. The simplest route? Win all their remaining 7 matches. This will push them for 18 digits – a guaranteed ticket for the playoffs. But expecting an ideal streak from a team struggling with incompatibility is more expected than practical.

Here is described how their way for playoff gives shape:

Sanju is a hard way ahead of Samson

Since the expansion of the IPL for 10 teams, 16 points have almost always ensured playoff qualifications. If RR can manage 6 wins out of their remaining 7 matches, they will be finished with 16 points-enough to be ahead of the clutter. The margin for error is the razor-thin.

From here, a 5-2 finish will bring them for 14 digits, but it takes them to the net run rate tangal. A strong NRR can help, but it is a lottery at that level. Anything less, and RR can pack your bag again quickly. Since 2020, teams with 14 points have qualified in three separate sessions, including IPL 2024, when the RCB managed to manage with 14 points on the board. Needless to say, RR needs to pull his socks up and play his best cricket to stay in controversy for the playoffs.

The remaining IPL 2025 matches for Rajasthan Royals