New Delhi, May 8 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday announced up-and-coming South African batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius as a replacement for an injured Nitish Rana for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

IPL released a media statement announcing the same, as RR sits at number nine with three wins and nine losses, giving them six points. They are out of playoffs contention.

"Rajasthan Royals (RR) have named Lhuan-dre Pretorius as a replacement for Nitish Rana, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 due to injury," said a statement from the IPL.

He will join RR for his base price of Rs 30 Lakh.

This year in 11 games for RR, Rana scored 217 runs at an average of 21.70 and a strik...