South Africans Pretorius and Burger join Rajasthan
Rajasthan Royals have signed South Africans Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Nandre Burger as replacement players for the remainder of the Indian Premier League.
The pair replace the injured duo of Nitish Rana and Sandeep Sharma.
Pretorius, 19, receives his first IPL contract after finishing as top run-scorer in the 2025 SA20, striking 397 runs at an average of 33.08.
The uncapped top-order batter and wicketkeeper is also set to play for Hampshire in this summer's T20 Blast.
Seamer Burger, 29, was signed with Rajasthan in 2024, taking seven wickets in five innings at an average of 20.71.
The 29-year-old has not played any senior cricket since September, after injuring his back in an ODI against Ireland.
Rana has scored 217 runs in eleven matches this season, with two half-centuries, while pacer Sharma has taken nine wickets from 10 innings.
Rajasthan sit ninth in the IPL standings with two games to play, and can no longer qualify for the end of season play-offs.
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