IPL 2025: Former England Manager Gareth Southgate In Attendance To Watch RR vs MI Game In Jaipur

Former England Football Team manager Gareth Southgate is present at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to watch the IPL 2025 game between the Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians . Southgate resigned as the England boss two days after England's defeat at the hands of Spain in the final of UEFA Euro 2024.

Rajasthan won the toss and stand-in captain Riyan Parag decided to bowl first. The home side needs to win all of their remaining matches in a bid to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive this season.

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Southgate was seen wearing a special pink Rajasthan Royals jersey in the stands. Gareth Southgate's affinity towards cricket is not new, and he also gave his feedback on the England Cricket Team's tactics. Southgate led England to consecutive UEFA EURO finals but lost to Italy and Spain in successive summit clashes.

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How Rajasthan Royals Can Still Make It To IPL 2025 Playoffs?

Rajasthan qualified for the playoffs last season but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. They are in a very precarious situation and cannot afford to lose any more in their remaining games. They can still reach 14 points by securing a win in all four matches, and still would be hoping to get other results in their favour. They also have to better their Net Run Rate in a bid to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive.

Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Starting XIs

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Mumbai Indians

Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma , Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav , Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah .