2024 Rajasthan Royals season

Rajasthan Royals

2024 season
Coach	Kumar Sangakkara
Captain	Sanju Samson
Ground(s)	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur ACA Stadium, Guwahati
IPL League	Qualified for Playoffs (Eliminator)
IPL Eliminator	Advanced to Qualifier 2
IPL Qualifier 2	Eliminated (3rd in tournament)
Most runs	Riyan Parag (573)
Most wickets	Avesh Khan (19)
Most catches	Dhruv Jurel (13)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	Sanju Samson (7)
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The 2024 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 5th place in previous season's League stage. ^[1]

After Lucknow's 7th loss on 14 May 2024, Rajasthan qualified for the Playoffs. ^{[2] [3]} They finished the League stage at the 3rd place with 8 wins and 5 losses, garnering 17 points and seeding their place in the Eliminator. ^[4]

After defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator played on 22 May at Ahmedabad, Rajasthan advanced to the Qualifier 2. ^{[5] [6]} After being defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2 played on 24 May at Chennai, Rajasthan were eliminated from the tournament. ^{[7] [8]} They finished at the 3rd place in the tournament after losing the Qualifier 2. ^[7]

The Rajasthan Royals drew an average home attendance of 22,119 in the IPL in 2024.

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Ages are as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match in the competition

Squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Captain
11	Sanju Samson	India	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-spin	2018	₹16 crore (US$1.9 million)	Wicket-keeper
Batters
5	Riyan Parag	India	(2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2019	₹3.8 crore (US$450,000)
189	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	(1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 27)	Left-handed	–	2022	₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)	Overseas
64	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	(2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	₹4 crore (US$470,000)
52	Rovman Powell	West Indies	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023	₹7.4 crore (US$880,000)	Overseas
27	Shubham Dubey	India	(1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	2023	₹5.8 crore (US$690,000)
2	Donavon Ferreira	South Africa	(1998-07-21)21 July 1998 (aged 25)	Right-handed	–	2023	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
63	Jos Buttler	England	(1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 33)	Right-handed	–	2018	₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)	Overseas; Withdrew [a]
21	Dhruv Jurel	India	(2001-01-21)21 January 2001 (aged 23)	Right-handed	–	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
32	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	England	(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2023	₹40 lakh (US$47,000)	Overseas
14	Kunal Singh Rathore	India	(2002-10-09)9 October 2002 (aged 21)	Left-handed	–	2023	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
99	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹5 crore (US$590,000)
16	Tanush Kotian	India	(1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2024	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Replacement [b]
Pace bowlers
18	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2022	₹8 crore (US$950,000)	Overseas
17	Nandre Burger	South Africa	(1995-08-11)11 August 1995 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium fast	2023	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas
6	Avesh Khan	India	(1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2024	₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)	Traded [c]
24	Prasidh Krishna	India	(1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022	₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)	Withdrew [d]
96	Navdeep Saini	India	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2022	₹2.6 crore (US$310,000)
44	Kuldeep Sen	India	(1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
20	Sandeep Sharma	India	(1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)
Spin bowlers
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	India	(1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	₹6.5 crore (US$770,000)
88	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2023	₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)	Overseas; Withdrew [b]
1	Abid Mushtaq	India	(1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2023	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
25	Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2024	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas; Replacement [d]

• Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[13]

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
CEO	Jake Lush McCrum
Team manager	Romi Bhinder
Head coach	Kumar Sangakkara
Batting coach	Trevor Penney
Bowling coach	Shane Bond
Fielding coach	Dishant Yagnik

League stage

Points table

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	A	Kolkata Knight Riders (C)	14	9	3	2	20	1.428	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	B	Sunrisers Hyderabad (R)	14	8	5	1	17	0.414
3	A	Rajasthan Royals (3rd)	14	8	5	1	17	0.273	Advanced to Eliminator
4	B	Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th)	14	7	7	0	14	0.459
5	B	Chennai Super Kings	14	7	7	0	14	0.392	Eliminated
6	A	Delhi Capitals	14	7	7	0	14	−0.377
7	A	Lucknow Super Giants	14	7	7	0	14	−0.667
8	B	Gujarat Titans	14	5	7	2	12	−1.063
9	B	Punjab Kings	14	5	9	0	10	−0.353
10	A	Mumbai Indians	14	4	10	0	8	−0.318

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

League progression

League progression

Team	Group matches														Playoffs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Q1/E	Q2	F
Rajasthan Royals	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	16	16	16	16	17	W	L

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Fixtures and results

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Match 4 24 March 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals 193/4 (20 overs)	v	Lucknow Super Giants 173/6 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 82* (52) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/41 (4 overs)		Nicholas Pooran 64* (41) Trent Boult 2/35 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 20 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9 28 March 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals 185/5 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 173/5 (20 overs)
Riyan Parag 84* (45) Axar Patel 1/21 (4 overs)		David Warner 49 (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/19 (3 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 12 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 1 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Mumbai Indians 125/9 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 127/4 (15.3 overs)
Hardik Pandya 34 (21) Yuzvendra Chahal 3/11 (4 overs)		Riyan Parag 54* (39) Akash Madhwal 3/20 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 6 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 183/3 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals (H) 189/4 (19.1 overs)
Virat Kohli 113* (72) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/34 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 100* (58) Reece Topley 2/27 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 24 10 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals 196/3 (20 overs)	v	Gujarat Titans 199/7 (20 overs)
Riyan Parag 76 (48) Rashid Khan 1/18 (4 overs)		Shubman Gill 72 (44) Kuldeep Sen 3/41 (4 overs)

Gujarat Titans won by 3 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Vinod Seshan (Ind) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)

• Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 13 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Punjab Kings 147/8 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 152/7 (19.5 overs)
Ashutosh Sharma 31 (16) Keshav Maharaj 2/23 (4 overs)		Yashasvi Jaiswal 39 (28) Kagiso Rabada 2/18 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 31 16 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 223/6 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 224/8 (20 overs)
Sunil Narine 109 (56) Avesh Khan 2/35 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 107* (60) Sunil Narine 2/30 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 2 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
• Rajasthan Royals recorded the joint highest successful run chase in IPL history. ^[14]

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Match 38 22 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 179/9 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals (H) 183/1 (18.4 overs)
Tilak Varma 65 (45) Sandeep Sharma 5/18 (4 overs)		Yashasvi Jaiswal 104* (60) Piyush Chawla 1/33 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Rajasthan Royals)

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 44 27 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 199/3 (19 overs)
KL Rahul 76 (48) Sandeep Sharma 2/31 (4 overs)		Sanju Samson 71* (33) Marcus Stoinis 1/3 (1 over)

Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 50 2 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/3 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 200/7 (20 overs)
Nitish Kumar Reddy 76* (42) Avesh Khan 2/39 (4 overs)		Riyan Parag 77 (49) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/41 (4 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 1 run Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind) Player of the match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

• Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 56 7 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Capitals 221/8 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 201/8 (20 overs)
Abhishek Porel 65 (36) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/24 (4 overs)		Sanju Samson 86 (46) Kuldeep Yadav 2/25 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 20 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 61 12 May 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals 141/5 (20 overs)	v	Chennai Super Kings (H) 145/5 (18.2 overs)
Riyan Parag 47* (35) Simarjeet Singh 3/26 (4 overs)		Ruturaj Gaikwad 42* (41) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/35 (4 overs)

Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Simarjeet Singh (Chennai Super Kings)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 65 15 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals 144/9 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 145/5 (18.5 overs)
Riyan Parag 48 (34) Sam Curran 2/24 (3 overs)		Sam Curran 63* (41) Avesh Khan 2/28 (3.5 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Punjab Kings)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 70 19 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals	v	Kolkata Knight Riders

Match abandoned Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)

• Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match. ^[15]

Playoffs

Bracket

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Final

21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad

26 May 2024 – Chennai

1

Kolkata Knight Riders

164/2 (13.4 overs)

Q1W

Kolkata Knight Riders

114/2 (10.3 overs)

2

Sunrisers Hyderabad

159 (19.3 overs)

24 May 2024 – Chennai

Q2W

Sunrisers Hyderabad

113 (18.3 overs)

Q1L

Sunrisers Hyderabad

175/9 (20 overs)

Eliminator

EW

Rajasthan Royals

139/7 (20 overs)

22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad

3

Rajasthan Royals

174/6 (19 overs)

4

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

172/8 (20 overs)

Eliminator

Eliminator 22 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 172/8 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 174/6 (19 overs)
Rajat Patidar 34 (22) Avesh Khan 3/44 (4 overs)		Yashasvi Jaiswal 45 (30) Mohammed Siraj 2/33 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 24 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Sunrisers Hyderabad 175/9 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 139/7 (20 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 50 (34) Avesh Khan 3/27 (4 overs)		Dhruv Jurel 56* (35) Shahbaz Ahmed 3/23 (4 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 36 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Shahbaz Ahmed (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the final for the 3rd time in IPL history. ^[16]

Statistics

Top 5 tiers for each category are listed

Most runs

Runs	Player	Innings	Highest score
573	Riyan Parag	14	84 not out
531	Sanju Samson	15	86
435	Yashasvi Jaiswal	15	104 not out
359	Jos Buttler	11	107 not out
195	Dhruv Jurel	11	56 not out

• Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[17]

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Best bowling
19	Avesh Khan	15	3/27
18	Yuzvendra Chahal	15	3/11
16	Trent Boult	15	3/22
13	Sandeep Sharma	10	5/18
9	Ravichandran Ashwin	14	3/24

• Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[18]

Notes

1. English cricketers (including Jos Buttler) withdrew on 13 May 2024 due to the upcoming T20WC. ^[9]
2. Tanush Kotian replaced Adam Zampa, after the latter withdrew due to Personal reasons. ^[12]
3. Ahead of the 2024 auction, Avesh Khan was traded from Lucknow Super Giants to Rajasthan. ^[10]
4. Keshav Maharaj replaced Prasidh Krishna, after the latter withdrew due to Left Proximal Quadriceps Tendon surgery. ^[11]

References

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11. "KKR Name Allah Ghazanfar As Replacement For Mujeeb Ur Rahman; Keshav Maharaj Joins RR In Place Of Prasidh Krishna". IPLT20. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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External links

• Official website
• Rajasthan Royals on IPLT20 Website