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]
Background
editThe 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]
Squad
edit- 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 | |||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| 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] | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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       T20 uniform
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Teams and standings
editPoints table
edit| 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.
Group fixtures
editRajasthan Royals
210/6 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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]
Playoffs
editPreliminary
editQualifier 1
editRajasthan Royals
188/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Titans
191/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
editRoyal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editRajasthan Royals
130/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gujarat Titans
133/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| 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
edit| 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]
Player of the match awards
edit| 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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- ^ "IPL Final 2022, GT vs RR: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson 'proud' of his team despite losing title to Gujarat Titans". The Times of India. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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- ^ "Padikkal, Boult and Ashwin help Royals leapfrog Super Giants to No. 2". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "All-round Ashwin carries Royals to top-two finish, Moeen's 93 off 57 in vain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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