The 36th match of IPL 2025 was a cow played between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In this exciting match, Rajasthan Royals had to face defeat by 2 runs but the controversy behind this defeat is more in discussion. In fact, Jaideep Bihani, the convenor of the Rajasthan Cricket Association ad hoc committee, has made a sensational charge of match fixing on Rajasthan Royals, calling this defeat as suspicious.
Chasing the target of 181 runs, Rajasthan Royals had a great start. Yashasvi Jaiswal (74 runs) and 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi (34 runs) shared 85 runs for the first wicket. Only 25 runs were needed in the last three overs and the team had 8 wickets left. 9 runs were needed in the last over, but Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Aesh Khan gave the game of game with his best bowling. Rajasthan was reduced to 178 runs and lost the match by 2 runs.
This defeat was shocking for Rajasthan as the hopes of victory in such a close match on the home ground were very high. But this defeat created a storm of questions that every cricket lover came in a hurry.
Serious charge of combination of RCA
Jaideep Bihani has questioned this defeat of Rajasthan Rodshan in an interview to News18 Rajasthan. He said that only 9 runs were needed in the last over on his home ground, yet lost. It is beyond comprehension and something is wrong. Bihari, referring to the history of Rajasthan Royals, has reminded that in 2013 some players of the team were caught in spot fixing. Apart from this, the franchise owner Raj Kundra was accused of betting. Due to which Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the 2016 and 2017 IPL season.
Bihani has demanded an inquiry into this defeat. He urged the BCCI and other investigating agencies to investigate the matter in depth. He says that such defeat not only hurts the reputation of the team but also affects the morale of the young cricketers of Rajasthan Royals.
In his interview, Bihani also raised the issue of keeping the Rajasthan Cricket Association away from the IPL event. He said that RCA was appointed by the state government as ad hoc committee and during this time cricket competitions were held successfully at all levels but at the time of the IPL organizing, the Rajasthan Sports Council took control of the stadium.
