Rajasthan Royals (RR) has signed South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius as an injury replacement for Nitish Rana for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The 31-year-old Rana a left-handed batter, played 11 matches for RR this season and scored 217 runs with the help of two half-centuries, sustained a calf injury.
Pretorius, a left-handed opening batter and wicketkeeper, has played 33 T20s and scored 911 runs with a highest score of 97.
He is yet to make his international debut but emerged as the top run-scorer in SA20 2025, amassing 397 runs at a strike rate of 166.80 across 12 matches. Following his standout performance, he earned his first county contract, signing with Hampshire for the Vitality Blast.
Last year, he was South Africa’s highest run-getter at the 2024 Under-19 World Cup.
He joins RR for his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
RR has been knocked out of the tournament with two games to spare. Its remaining matches are against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on May 12 and Punjab Kings in Jaipur on May 16.
