US EditionLhuan-dre Pretorius’ roller-coaster ride gets wilder with maiden IPL Rajasthan Royals call-up
- Lhuan-Dre Pretorius joined the Rajasthan Royals in May 2025 to replace the injured Nitish Rana for the remainder of the IPL season.
- This move follows Nitish Rana's calf injury that ruled him out of the IPL 2025, confirmed by an official IPL statement.
- Pretorius, a 19-year-old South African wicketkeeper-batter, impressed in SA20 2025 as the leading run-scorer with 397 runs at a 166.8 strike rate in 12 innings.
- Pretorius scored 911 runs in 33 T20 matches with a highest score of 97 and has also excelled in South Africa's domestic U19 and club cricket.
- The Royals, currently eliminated from IPL 2025 play-offs and placed ninth, may use Pretorius to build their squad for the forthcoming season while giving bench players more opportunities.
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Nitish Rana ruled out of IPL 2025 due to injury, Rajasthan Royals sign 19-year-old South African opener
Rajasthan Royals have been dealt an injury blow as well, with top-order batter Nitish Rana ruled out of the ongoing season of the IPL. The Royals have signed the 19-year-old South African opening wicketkeeper-batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius as Rana's replacement. Pretorius, who caught everyone's eye during last year's U19 World Cup, scoring 287 runs in six innings at an average of 57.40, showed and proved in his maiden SA20 stint that he is one for t…
Rajasthan Royals sign South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius to replace injured Nitish Rana
Rajasthan Royals (RR) have signed Lhuan-dre Pretorius as an injury replacement for Nitish Rana, who has been ruled out of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season due to injury. South African batter Pretorius joins the Royals for his base price of INR 30 Lakh. The right-handed top-order player has featured in 33 T20 […] The post Rajasthan Royals sign South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius to replace injured Nitish Rana appeared first on cric…
Pretorius gets IPL opportunity
Lhuan-dre Pretorius has been called up by the Rajasthan Royals as an injury replacement. The 19-year-old comes in for Nitish Rana, who suffered a calf injury. Pretorius was the top run-scorer in this year’s SA20, with 397 for the Paarl Royals in 12 matches at an average of 33.08 and a strike rate of 166.80. He carried that form into the domestic season, scoring two centuries for the Northerns Titans in the One-Day Cup and three centuries and a f…
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