Rajasthan Royals

London-based venture capitalist Manoj Badale's investment firm Emerging Media owns the majority stake. "Such an investment is testament to the global standing of the IPL and India as an attractive investment destination," Badale said. Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner of RedBird, said, "The IPL is a dynamic league with a global audience and forward-thinking mindset regarding fan and player engagement."

Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals (RR) said on Thursday that it has pledged Rs 7.5 crore towards the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic through its philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) and the British Asian Trust (BAT).

Jadeja also took four catches to pin the Jaipur franchise down. RR, facing an uphill task after the early dismissal of their skipper Sanju Samson, still were in the hunt at 87/2 in 11 overs, needing 102 more runs to overhaul CSK's 188/9.

Stokes, however, won't be returning home and would stay with the team to assist them with inputs off the field. "Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes injured a finger on his left hand while fielding during the team's match against Punjab Kings on 12 April 2021 in Mumbai," a statement from the franchise said.

Parag bowled just one over in the explosive Punjab Kings innings and had his arm almost perpendicular to his body when he bowled the third ball of the over to Chris Gayle. Ravichandran Ashwin had used a similar action earlier this season while Kedar Jadhav is known to use a slinging release quite frequently.

Samson, who replaced Steve Smith (now with Delhi Capitals) at the helm of the franchise, played a calculated innings as he overcame the early loss of a couple of wickets and built his innings well.

While RR is looking to turn around the poor run of form that has seen them succumb to a hat-trick of defeats, DC come into the match on the back of a dominant 59-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore.