IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals face match fixing allegations after stunning loss vs LSG

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are going through allegations of match fixing following their stunning loss towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Jaideep Bihani, Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation (RCA) advert hoc committee convener, has alleged that the group was concerned in some foul play, elevating questions on their loss within the shut encounter.

Chasing a goal of 181 runs, the Sanju Samson-led aspect required simply 9 runs to win within the closing over, having six wickets in hand. Nonetheless, a lot to everybody’s shock, they ended up shedding the match by two runs as LSG’s Avesh Khan efficiently defended the rating for his group along with his distinctive loss of life bowling.

Nonetheless, the loss didn’t go down effectively with Jaideep Bihani, who questioned how the group misplaced on its house floor after needing only a few runs to win the encounter. In an interview given to News18 Rajasthan, Bihani talked about the controversial previous of the Rajasthan Royals within the IPL as their gamers had been caught in spot-fixing in 2013.

Furthermore, the franchise proprietor Raj Kundra was additionally caught in betting, resulting in their ban for 2 seasons in 2016 and 2017 together with Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK). Therefore, he demanded an investigation into the matter, urging the BCCI and different companies to take inventory of the scenario. Aside from that, Bihani has additionally alleged that the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation was sidelined from overseeing the internet hosting of the IPL as a consequence of baseless excuses.

“The advert hoc committee has been appointed by the state authorities in Rajasthan. After analysing our work, we got an extension for the fifth time. Throughout our tenure, we’ve performed all competitions efficiently proper from the district stage to the nationwide stage. Nonetheless, as quickly because the time for internet hosting IPL got here, the Sports activities Council took management of it. For IPL, the BCCI had first despatched a letter to RCA solely. The excuse given by Sports activities Council and RR was that we don’t have an MOU from Sawai Mansingh Stadium. If MOU shouldn’t be there, so what? Aren’t you paying Sports activities Council for each match?,” Jaideep Bihani mentioned within the interview.

Earlier, Rajasthan additionally failed to attain 9 runs within the final over towards Delhi Capitals (DC) having seven wickets in hand and ultimately misplaced the match within the tremendous over. Following their fourth successive defeat, they’re now teetering on the eighth spot on the factors desk with two wins from eight matches having 4 factors to their title. They are going to subsequent tackle Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on 24^th April at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.