Why are the Rajasthan Royals playing in Guwahati in IPL 2023?


Rajasthan Royals (RR) are set to play their first two house video games in Guwahati earlier than taking part in the rest of their house video games in Jaipur.

For the uninitiated, the Barasapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati was scheduled to host a few video games in IPL 2020 however they couldn’t be held on account of COVID-19 within the final three IPL seasons.

With the return of house and away video games in IPL 2023, RR have opted for Guwahati as their second house.

Sanju Samson and Co. will play their first house recreation in opposition to Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Guwahati on Wednesday, April 5. They are going to then host the Delhi Capitals (DC) on the similar venue on Saturday, April 8.

As per ESPNCricinfo, the Baraspara Cricket Stadium has a crowd capability of 40,000. The venue has hosted three T20Is to date.

The toss turns into vital as a result of the northeast venue has a popularity for aiding chasing groups on account of extreme dew.

Rajasthan Royals will then return to Jaipur to play their remaining 5 house video games on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the place they are going to play Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG), Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), Gujarat Titans (GT), SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

The Royals usually are not the one staff with a second house in IPL 2023, PBKS may even play a few house video games on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala after their first 5 video games on the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

In the meantime, Rajasthan Royals started their IPL 2023 marketing campaign on a successful word, beating Hyderabad by 72 runs, courtesy of a four-wicket haul from Yuzvendra Chahal on Sunday, April 2.

The IPL 2022 runner-up will probably be brimming with confidence forward of dealing with PBKS and DC in Guwahati.


Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2023

Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Abdul PA, Akash Vashisht, Joe Root, Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and KC Cariappa.

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