India, May 8 -- Rajasthan Royals have announced a replacement for Nitish Rana, who becomes the latest in a long list of names to be sidelined from IPL 2025 through injury. RR are onboarding dashing South African wicketkeeper-batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius, with the 19-year-old South African joining RR for the remainder of the IPL campaign.

Pretorius broke through with a 397-run season in the SA20 2025, a tally which saw him finish as the leading run-scorer in the tournament. Pretorius represented Paarl Royals, Rajasthan's affiliated team in South Africa, and scored a sparkling 97* in his debut match for the franchise.. His runs came at a strike-rate of 166, helping Paarl reach the playoffs in this edition of the tournament.

At 19 years old,...