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Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Rajasthan, India, which has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2008. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[1][2] The Royals have previously lifted the IPL title once, in the inaugural season.[3]
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Kumar Sangakkara | ||
| Captain | Sanju Samson | ||
| Ground(s) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | ||
| 2022 Indian Premier League | Runner Up | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (863) | ||
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (27) | ||
| Most catches | Riyan Parag (17) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Sanju Samson (16) | ||
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The side finished as the runners-up in the season.[4]
The franchise chose to retain three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[5]
- Retained
- Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Released
- Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Andrew Tye, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, K. C. Carriapa[6]
- Acquired at the auction
- Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell[7]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||||||
| 11 | Sanju Samson |  India | 11 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2018 | |
| Batters | |||||||
| 19 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 28 December 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| 69 | Karun Nair | India | 6 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  West Indies | 26 December 1996 | Left-handed | Leg break | 2022 | Overseas |
| 72 | Rassie van der Dussen |  South Africa | 7 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | Overseas |
| 37 | Devdutt Padikkal | India | 7 July 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 5 | Riyan Parag | India | 10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Leg break | 2019 | |
| 6 | Shubham Garhwal | India | 14 May 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile |  Australia | 11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas; Ruled out due to calf injury |
| 50 | Jimmy Neesham |  New Zealand | 17 September 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 47 | Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 20 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 63 | Jos Buttler |  England | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | – | 2018 | Overseas |
| 21 | Dhruv Jurel | India | 21 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | |
| 94 | K. C. Cariappa | India | 13 April 1994 | Right-handed | Leg break | 2022 | |
| 28 | Tejas Baroka | India | 1 February 1996 | Right-handed | Leg break googly | 2022 | |
| Pace bowlers | |||||||
| 22 | Kuldeep Sen | India | 22 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 15 | Kuldip Yadav | India | 15 October 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 68 | Obed McCoy | West Indies | 4 January 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 96 | Navdeep Saini | India | 23 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 24 | Prasidh Krishna | India | 19 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 13 | Anunay Singh | India | 3 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| - | Corbin Bosch | South Africa | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Overseas; Replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile[8] |
| Source: RR Players | |||||||
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Jake Lush McCrum[9] |
| Team Manager | Romi Bhinder |
| Head coach and Director of cricket | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Development and performance director | Zubin Bharucha |
| Assistant coach | Trevor Penney |
| Batting coach | Amol Mazumdar |
| Spin bowling coach | Sairaj Bahutule |
| Fast bowling coach | Lasith Malinga |
| High performance fast bowling coach | Steffan Jones |
| Fielding coach | Dishant Yagnik |
| Sources:[10][11] | |
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Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals 210/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 149/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 193/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 170/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 169/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 173/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 162/8 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans 192/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 155/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 217/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 210 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.[12]
Rajasthan Royals 222/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 207/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Wankhede Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp.[13]
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) became the second player to score consecutive hundreds in the IPL, after Shikhar Dhawan. Buttler also became the second player after Virat Kohli to score three or more centuries in a single IPL season.[14]
Rajasthan Royals 144/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 115 (19.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 158/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 161/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 152/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 158/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 189/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 190/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.[15]
Rajasthan Royals 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 161/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 178/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 154/8 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 150/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 151/5 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[16]
Preliminary
Qualifier 1
Rajasthan Royals 188/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Titans 191/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Royal Challengers Bangalore 157/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 161/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Rajasthan Royals 130/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Titans 133/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jos Buttler | 14 | 14 | 12 | 629 | 116 | 48.38 | 428 | 146.96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 37 |
| 2 | Sanju Samson | 14 | 14 | 1 | 374 | 55 | 28.76 | 254 | 147.24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 21 |
| 3 | Devdutt Padikkal | 14 | 14 | 1 | 337 | 54 | 24.07 | 264 | 127.65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 |
| 4 | Shimron Hetmyer | 12 | 12 | 7 | 297 | 59* | 59.40 | 182 | 163.18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 21 |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 68 | 30.28 | 157 | 135.03 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
- Last updated: 21 May 2022
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 430 | 26 | 5/40 | 16.53 | 7.67 | 12.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Prasidh Krishna | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 3 | 449 | 15 | 3/22 | 29.93 | 8.16 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Trent Boult | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 412 | 13 | 2/18 | 31.69 | 8.24 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 400 | 11 | 3/17 | 36.36 | 7.14 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kuldeep Sen | 7 | 7 | 25.1 | 0 | 237 | 8 | 4/20 | 29.62 | 9.41 | 18.8 | 1 | 0 |
- Last updated: 21 May 2022
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2022 | Sanju Samson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 61 runs | 55 (27) | [19] |
| 2 | 2 April 2022 | Jos Buttler | Mumbai Indians | Won by 23 runs | 100 (68) | [20] |
| 3 | 10 April 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Lucknow Super Giants | Won by 3 runs | 4/41 (4 overs) | [21] |
| 4 | 18 April 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 7 runs | 5/40 (4 overs) | [12] |
| 5 | 22 April 2022 | Jos Buttler | Delhi Capitals | Won by 15 runs | 116 (65) | [22] |
| 6 | 26 April 2022 | Riyan Parag | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 29 runs | 56* (31) | [23] |
| 7 | 7 May 2022 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Delhi Capitals | Won by 6 wickets | 68 (41) | [24] |
| 8 | 15 May 2022 | Trent Boult | Lucknow Super Giants | Won by 24 runs | 2/18 (4 overs) | [25] |
| 9 | 20 May 2022 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 5 wickets | 40* (23) | [26] |
| 10 | 27 May 2022 | Jos Buttler | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets and advanced to the Finals | 106* (60) | [27] |
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