Revealed: Why are Wanindu Hasaranga, Sandeep Sharma not playing today's match for RR against MI in IPL 2025?

In a huge blow for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), the star Sri Lanka National Cricket Team spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Indian pacer Sandeep Sharma have been ruled out of the match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday, May 1.

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) are going head-to-head with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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Why are Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma not playing today's match for RR against MI?

Speaking at the toss, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag revealed that Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma will be missing the match against the Mumbai Indians.

He stated that the star pacer Sandeep Sharma has broken his finger while Wanindu Hasaranga has a niggle, which will keep him out of the match.

"Couple of changes, Hasaranga has a niggle, Kumar Kartikeya comes in, Sandy (Sandeep Sharma) bhai has broken his finger so Madhwal comes in," Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag said.

Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma's IPL 2025 performance

Hasaranga has been the top performer with the ball for the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. He has spun the web around the opposition teams in the eight matches he has played in IPL 2025.

Overall, Wanindu Hasaranga has picked up 10 wickets for Rajasthan Royals in 30 overs at an average of 27.60, an economy of 9.20, and a strike rate of 18, with the best bowling figures of 4/35.

Talking about Sandeep Sharma, he is the fourth-highest wicket-taker for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. In 10 matches, he picked up nine wickets at an average of 40.11, an economy of 9.89, and a strike rate of 24.33 with best bowling figures of 2/21.

We kept the celebrations simple after that win in the previous game - Riyan Parag

Parag, during the same interaction with Anjum Chopra, revealed that they didn't celebrate much after the victory over the Gujarat Titans, and the message from head coach Rahul Dravid was to keep things simple. He said:

"We might see some dew later. The wicket usually settles down as the game progresses, and we want to exploit it later in the night.

"We kept the celebrations simple after that win in the previous game. We were happy for Vaibhav. Rahul Dravid Sir has made it clear, we keep it simple, whether we go high or low. We have kept it very simple regardless of winning or losing."

Riyan Parag further said that Rajasthan Royals become a very dangerous team when they play to their potential like they did in the last match. He said:

"Not really. Three games ago, the message was to take one game at a time. We had a few hiccups. If we play to our potential, we know how good we can be. We just want to give everyone the freedom to play their game."