2023 Rajasthan Royals season

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Rajasthan Royals
2023 season
Captains Sanju Samson
Indian Premier League 5th place
Most runs Yashasvi Jaiswal (625)
Most wickets Yuzvendra Chahal (21)
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Rajasthan Royals (abbreviated as RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Rajasthan, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Player acquisition

The RR acquired Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul P A, and Joe Root [1]

Squad

The squad for 2023 was: [2]

Batsmen:

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling style
Shimron Hetmyer WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 December 1996 (aged 26)Left-handed-
Yashasvi Jaiswal Flag of India.svg  India 28 December 2001 (aged 21)Left-handed Leg break
Devdutt Padikkal Flag of India.svg  India 27 July 2000 (aged 22)Left-handedRight arm off break
Joe Root Flag of England.svg  England 30 December 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm off break
Riyan Parag Flag of India.svg  India 10 November 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm off break, leg break

Wicket-keepers:

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling style
Sanju Samson Flag of India.svg  India Right-handed-
Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England Right-handed-
Dhruv Jurel Flag of India.svg  India Right-handed-
Kunal Singh Rathore Flag of India.svg  India Left-handed-

All rounders:

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling style
Abdul Basith Flag of India.svg  India
Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India
Donovan Ferreira Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Jason Holder WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Akash Vasisht Flag of India.svg  India

Bowlers:

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling style
Murugan Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedLegbreak Googly
KM Asif Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedRight-arm Medium
Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Right-handedLeft-arm Fast medium
KC Cariappa Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedLegbreak
Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedLegbreak Googly
Obed McCoy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Left-handedLeft-arm Fast medium
Navdeep Saini Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedRight-arm Fast
Sandeep Sharma Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedRight-arm Medium
Kuldeep Sen Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedRight-arm Fast
Kuldip Yadav Flag of India.svg  India Left-handedLeft-arm Fast medium
Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Right-handedLegbreak Googly
Prasidh Krishna Flag of India.svg  India Right-handedRight-arm Fast medium

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Owner Manoj Badale
CEO
Head coach Kumar Sangakarra
Fielding coach Dishant Yagnik
Source: [3]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit ManufacturersShirt Sponsor (Chest)Shirt Sponsor (Back)Chest Branding
Luminous
Source : [4]

Indian Premier League

On 2 April, the Royals started their season campaign with a dominant victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Batting first, the Royals got off to an explosive start, with Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson recording half-centuries. 85 runs were scored in the powerplay, and the total crossed 100 in just 7.4 overs. While the middle order faltered later on, a vital cameo from Shimron Hetmyer helped Rajasthan post a total of 203 runs, for the loss of five wickets. In the first over of the second innings, Trent Boult dismissed both Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi for ducks. The rest of the batting lineup quickly collapsed, with the score standing at 95 runs for 8 wickets at one point. Abdul Samad offered resistance with his knock of 32*, but the Sunrisers ended their innings with 131/8, falling short of the Royals' total by 72 runs. [5]

In their second match of the season, on 5 April, they lost to the Punjab Kings in a close encounter. In the first innings, openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran got the Kings off to a great start, with 63 runs being score in the powerplay for no loss. In the second innings, the Royals sent Ravichandran Ashwin out as an opener, since Jos Buttler was recovering from an injury sustained earlier on in the match. Ashwin, however, was dismissed for a duck as the Royals struggled to gain momentum. [6]

They recorded a 57-run victory over the Delhi Capitals on 8 April. [7]

On 12 April, they won against the Chennai Super Kings. [8]

On 16 April, they defeated the Gujarat Titans. [9]

On 23 April, they suffered a defeat at the hands of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. [10]

On 27 April, they won against the Chennai Super Kings. [11]

On 30 April, they lost to the Mumbai Indians despite a century from Jaiswal. [12]

They lost to the Gujarat Titans on 5 May. This was Rajasthan's fourth loss in five games, dwindling their chances for a spot in the playoffs. [13]

On 7 May, they lost to the Sunrisers. [14]

On 11 May, they won against the Kolkata Knight Riders. [15]

On 14 May, the Royals suffered a defeat by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, registering the lowest total of the season. [16] [17]

In their final match of the season, they defeated the Punjab Kings. [18]

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