India, May 2 -- IPL 2025 has turned into a disaster for RR, as they joined CSK to become the second team to get knocked out of the playoffs race. On Friday, RR faced MI in a must-win fixture in Jaipur, and needed a win. But instead of staging a comeback, the hosts had a massive collapse and were thrashed instead.

Chasing 218 runs, RR were bowled out for 117 in 16.1 overs, skipper Sanju Samson's absence could be totally felt in the top order as openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (0) departed cheaply. Meanwhile, no. 3 batter Nitish Rana was dismissed for nine runs off 11 balls. Even stand-in captain Riyan Parag (16) failed to have an impact. Meanwhile the middle order consisting of Dhruv Jurel (11), Shimron Hetmyer (0) a...