Rajasthan Royals lose IPL warm-up

Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals made a losing start to their South African campaign after a 27-run defeat against the Cape Cobras in an Indian Premier League warm-up match at Newlands.
Both teams were well below strength, with the Royals fielding only four players who won the IPL last year and the Cobras missing most of the men who won the South African Twenty20 final earlier in the season.

"It's disappointing to lose but it was a great opportunity for some of the guys to show what they can do," said Warne.

"Everything we wanted to get out of this game we got, although the batting was a bit disappointing."

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