Rajasthan Royals
2018 season
CoachPaddy Upton
CaptainAjinkya Rahane
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPL4th
Most runsJos Buttler (548)
Most wicketsJofra Archer (15)

The 2018 season was the 9th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.

Offseason

Support staff changes

Others

In January 2018, the BCCI cleared Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to host the home matches of the Royals. The Royals had last played at Jaipur in 2013, after which they had to shift their base to Ahmedabad and Mumbai in 2014 and 2015 due to the BCCI's ban on the Rajasthan Cricket Association.[5]

In March 2018, in an event in Jaipur, the franchise unveiled the new team anthem "Phir Halla Bol" by Ila Arun.[6]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
27Ajinkya Rahane India5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium20184 crore (US$501,000)Captain
52Rahul Tripathi India2 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium20183.4 crore (US$426,000)
Steve Smith Australia2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break201812 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas
Prashant Chopra India7 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Aryaman Birla India9 July 1997Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox201830 lakh (US$38,000)
All-rounders
6Mahipal Lomror India16 November 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox201820 lakh (US$25,000)
7Krishnappa Gowtham India20 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break20186.2 crore (US$776,000)
18Ankit Sharma India20 April 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox201820 lakh (US$25,000)
21D'Arcy Short Australia9 August 1990Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20184 crore (US$501,000)Overseas
37Shreyas Gopal India4 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break201820 lakh (US$25,000)
55Ben Stokes England4 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium201812.5 crore (US$1.6 million)Overseas
84Stuart Binny India3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium201850 lakh (US$63,000)
Jatin Saxena India4 August 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg break201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
8Sanju Samson India11 November 1994Right-handed20188 crore (US$1.0 million)
45Heinrich Klaasen South Africa30 July 1991Right-handed201850 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
63Jos Buttler England8 September 1990Right-handed20184.4 crore (US$551,000)Overseas
Bowlers
22Jofra Archer England1 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20187.2 crore (US$901,681.70)Overseas
44Anureet Singh India2 March 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium201830 lakh (US$38,000)
56Ben Laughlin Australia3 October 1982Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium201850 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
61Ish Sodhi New Zealand31 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break201850 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
77Jaydev Unadkat India18 October 1991Right-handedLeft-arm medium201811.5 crore (US$1.4 million)
91Dhawal Kulkarni India10 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium201875 lakh (US$94,000)
Dushmantha Chameera Sri Lanka11 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast201850 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
Zahir Khan Pakteen Afghanistan20 December 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin201860 lakh (US$75,000)Overseas
Sudhesan Midhun India7 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg break201820 lakh (US$25,000)

Season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.070 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 12 0.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 12 0.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 9 0 10 −0.222
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

Results

League matches

9 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
125/9 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
127/1 (15.5 overs)
Sanju Samson 49 (42)
Siddarth Kaul 2/17 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 78* (57)
Jaydev Unadkat 1/28 (3 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (India) and Nigel Llong (England)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

11 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
153/5 (17.5 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
60/4 (6 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 45 (40)
Shahbaz Nadeem 2/34 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 20 (14)
Ben Laughlin 2/20 (2 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 10 runs (DLS method)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during play ended the Rajasthan Royals innings at 17.5 overs and Delhi Daredevils were set a target of 71 runs from 6 overs.

15 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
217/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
198/6 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 92* (45)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 57 (30)
Shreyas Gopal 2/22 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 19 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

18 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
160/8 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
163/3 (18.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 44 (43)
Nitish Rana 2/11 (2 overs)
Robin Uthappa 48 (36)
Krishnappa Gowtham 2/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

20 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
140 (18.3 overs)
Shane Watson 106 (57)
Shreyas Gopal 3/20 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 45 (37)
Karn Sharma 2/13 (1.3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 64 runs
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

22 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
167/7 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals (H)
168/7 (19.4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 72 (47)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 52 (39)
Hardik Pandya 2/25 (2.4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

29 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals (H)
140/6 (20 overs)
Kane Williamson 63 (43)
Jofra Archer 3/26 (4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 65* (53)
Siddarth Kaul 2/23 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 11 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Nand Kishore (India) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

2 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
196/6 (17.1 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
146/5 (12 overs)
Rishabh Pant 69 (29)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/46 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 67 (26)
Trent Boult 2/26 (3 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 4 runs (DLS method)
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain before start of play reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
  • Rain during play ended the Delhi Daredevils innings at 17.1 overs and Rajasthan Royals were set a target of 151 runs from 12 overs.

6 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
152/9 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
155/4 (18.4 overs)
Jos Buttler 51 (39)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/27 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 84* (54)
Krishnappa Gowtham 1/18 (3 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

8 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
143/7 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 82 (58)
Andrew Tye 4/34 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 95* (70)
Krishnappa Gowtham 2/12 (3 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

11 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals (H)
177/6 (19.5 overs)
Suresh Raina 52 (35)
Jofra Archer 2/42 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 95* (60)
Shardul Thakur 1/22 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

13 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
171/3 (18 overs)
Evin Lewis 60 (42)
Jofra Archer 2/16 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 94* (53)
Hardik Pandya 2/52 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

15 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
142 (19 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
145/4 (18 overs)
Jos Buttler 39 (22)
Kuldeep Yadav 4/20 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 45 (42)
Ben Stokes 3/15 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

19 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Rahul Tripathi 80* (58)
Umesh Yadav 3/25 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 53 (35)
Shreyas Gopal 4/16 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

References

  1. "Rajasthan Royals appoint Zubin Bharucha as head of cricket". Indiatvnews. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Warne returns to Royals as mentor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Sairaj Bahutule appointed spin bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "Amol Muzumdar appointed Rajasthan Royals batting coach". CricBuzz. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. "IPL: Jaipur to host Rajasthan Royals home games". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. "Rajasthan Royals unveil team anthem 'Phir Halla Bol'". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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