SRH vs RR: Why Jos Buttler Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The second match of IPL 2025 is being played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on March 23. This is a day match.

Riyan Parag Leading Rajasthan Royals

For this match, Riyan Parag is captaining Rajasthan Royals. Their regular skipper, Sanju Samson, is playing as an Impact Player. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Why is Jos Buttler Missing?

Many fans were surprised to see that Jos Buttler is not part of the Rajasthan Royals team. The reason is simple—Rajasthan Royals released Buttler before the IPL 2025 mega auction. He was then bought by Gujarat Titans (GT).

Now, Jos Buttler will play for Gujarat Titans, a team led by Shubman Gill. So, Rajasthan Royals fans will not see Buttler playing for them this season.

Playing XIs for RR vs SRH Match

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Shubham Dubey
3. Nitish Rana
4. Riyan Parag (c)
5. Dhruv Jurel (wk)
6. Shimron Hetmyer
7. Jofra Archer
8. Mahesh Theekshana
9. Tushar Deshpande
10. Sandeep Sharma
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI:

1. Travis Head
2. Abhishek Sharma
3. Ishan Kishan (wk)
4. Nitish Kumar Reddy
5. Heinrich Klaasen
6. Aniket Verma
7. Abhinav Manohar
8. Pat Cummins (c)
9. Simarjeet Singh
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Harshal Patel

Fans will now have to wait for Gujarat Titans’ first match to see Jos Buttler in action.