Rajasthan Royals in 2018

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Rajasthan Royals
2018 season
Coach Paddy Upton
Captain Ajinkya Rahane
Ground(s) Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPL 4th
Most runs Jos Buttler (548)
Most wickets Jofra Archer (15)
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The 2018 season was the 9th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.

Contents

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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
27 Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 5 June 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹4 crore (US$501,000)Captain
52 Rahul Tripathi Flag of India.svg  India 2 March 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹3.4 crore (US$426,000)
— Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 June 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹12 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas
— Prashant Chopra Flag of India.svg  India 7 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
— Aryaman Birla Flag of India.svg  India 9 July 1997 (age 26)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
All-rounders
6 Mahipal Lomror Flag of India.svg  India 16 November 1999 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
7 Krishnappa Gowtham Flag of India.svg  India 20 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹6.2 crore (US$776,000)
18 Ankit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 20 April 1991 (age 32)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
21 D'Arcy Short Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 August 1990 (age 33)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018₹4 crore (US$501,000)Overseas
37 Shreyas Gopal Flag of India.svg  India 4 September 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
55 Ben Stokes Flag of England.svg  England 4 June 1991 (age 32)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹12.5 crore (US$1.6 million)Overseas
84 Stuart Binny Flag of India.svg  India 3 June 1984 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
— Jatin Saxena Flag of India.svg  India 4 August 1982 (age 41)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
8 Sanju Samson Flag of India.svg  India 11 November 1994 (age 29)Right-handed2018₹8 crore (US$1.0 million)
45 Heinrich Klaasen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30 July 1991 (age 32)Right-handed2018₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
63 Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 8 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handed2018₹4.4 crore (US$551,000)Overseas
Bowlers
22 Jofra Archer Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹7.2 crore (US$901,681.70)Overseas
44 Anureet Singh Flag of India.svg  India 2 March 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
56 Ben Laughlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 October 1982 (age 41)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
61 Ish Sodhi Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
77 Jaydev Unadkat Flag of India.svg  India 18 October 1991 (age 32)Right-handedLeft-arm medium 2018₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)
91 Dhawal Kulkarni Flag of India.svg  India 10 December 1988 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹75 lakh (US$94,000)
— Dushmantha Chameera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 11 January 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2018₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
— Zahir Khan Pakteen Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20 December 1998 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2018₹60 lakh (US$75,000)Overseas
— Sudhesan Midhun Flag of India.svg  India 7 October 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)

Season

League table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2)14950180.284Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C)14950180.253
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3)1486016−0.070Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4)1477014−0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14680120.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14680120.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 1468012−0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 1459010−0.222
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (19.2 overs)
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.

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