Rajasthan Royals in 2022

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Rajasthan Royals
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)

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]

Contents

The side finished as the runners-up in the season. [4]

Background

The 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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Captain
11 Sanju Samson Flag of India.svg  India 11 November 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off-spin 2018
Batters
19 Yashasvi Jaiswal Flag of India.svg  India 28 December 2001 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 2020
69 Karun Nair Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2022
189 Shimron Hetmyer WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 December 1996 (age 27)Left-handed Leg break 2022Overseas
72 Rassie van der Dussen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7 February 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2022Overseas
37 Devdutt Padikkal Flag of India.svg  India 7 July 2000 (age 23)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2022
5 Riyan Parag Flag of India.svg  India 10 November 2001 (age 22)Right-handed Leg break 2019
6Shubham GarhwalFlag of India.svg  India 14 May 1995 (age 28)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2022
All-rounders
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 October 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas; Ruled out due to calf injury
50 Jimmy Neesham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 September 1990 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas
47 Daryl Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20 May 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas
99 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2022
Wicket-keepers
63 Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 8 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handed2018Overseas
21 Dhruv Jurel Flag of India.svg  India 21 January 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
Spin bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India 23 July 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2022
94 K. C. Cariappa Flag of India.svg  India 13 April 1994 (age 29)Right-handed Leg break 2022
28 Tejas Baroka Flag of India.svg  India 1 February 1996 (age 27)Right-handed Leg break googly 2022
Pace bowlers
22 Kuldeep Sen Flag of India.svg  India 22 October 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
15 Kuldip Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 15 October 1996 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2021
68 Obed McCoy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4 January 1997 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas
96 Navdeep Saini Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
24 Prasidh Krishna Flag of India.svg  India 19 February 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
18 Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 July 1989 (age 34)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas
13 Anunay Singh Flag of India.svg  India 3 January 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
- Corbin Bosch Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 September 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022Overseas; Replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile [8]
Source: RR Players

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEOJake Lush McCrum [9]
Team ManagerRomi 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

Teams and standings

Points table

PosGrpTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1B Gujarat Titans (C)141040200.316Advanced to Qualifier 1
2A Rajasthan Royals (R)14950180.298
3A Lucknow Super Giants (4th)14950180.251Advanced to Eliminator
4B Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd)14860160.253
5A Delhi Capitals 14770140.204
6B Punjab Kings 14770140.126
7A Kolkata Knight Riders 14680120.146
8B Sunrisers Hyderabad 1468012−0.379
9B Chennai Super Kings 1441008−0.203
10A Mumbai Indians 1441008−0.506
Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group fixtures

Match 5
29 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
210/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
149/7 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 55 (27)
Umran Malik 2/39 (4 overs)
Aiden Markram 57* (41)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/22 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 61 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
2 April 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
193/8 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
170/8 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 100 (68)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/17 (4 overs)
Ishan Kishan 54 (43)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/26 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 23 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
5 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
169/3 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/6 (19.1 overs)
Jos Buttler 70* (47)
Harshal Patel 1/18 (4 overs)
Shahbaz Ahmed 45 (26)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/15 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 20
10 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Lucknow Super Giants
162/8 (20 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 59* (36)
Krishnappa Gowtham 2/30 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 38* (17)
Yuzvendra Chahal 4/41 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

Match 24
14 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
192/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
155/9 (20 overs)
Hardik Pandya 87* (52)
Riyan Parag 1/12 (1 over)
Jos Buttler 54 (24)
Lockie Ferguson 3/23 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 37 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30
18 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
217/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
210 (19.4 overs)
Jos Buttler 103 (61)
Sunil Narine 2/21 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 85 (51)
Yuzvendra Chahal 5/40 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)

Match 34
22 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
222/2 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
207/8 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 116 (65)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/43 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 44 (24)
Prasidh Krishna 3/22 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • 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]

Match 39
26 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
115 (19.3 overs)
Riyan Parag 56* (31)
Josh Hazlewood 2/19 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 23 (21)
Kuldeep Sen 4/20 (3.3 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 29 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 44
30 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
161/5 (19.2 overs)
Jos Buttler 67 (52)
Riley Meredith 2/24 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 51 (39)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1/21 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 47
2 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
152/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
158/3 (19.1 overs)
Sanju Samson 54 (49)
Tim Southee 2/46 (4 overs)
Nitish Rana 48* (37)
Trent Boult 1/25 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Rinku Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 52
7 May 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
190/4 (19.4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 56 (40)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/28 (4 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 68 (41)
Arshdeep Singh 4/29 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match. [15]

Match 58
11 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
160/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
161/2 (18.1 overs)
Ravichandran Ashwin 50 (38)
Chetan Sakariya 2/23 (4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 89 (62)
Trent Boult 1/32 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 63
15 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
178/6 (20 overs)
v
Lucknow Super Giants
154/8 (20 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 41 (29)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/31 (4 overs)
Deepak Hooda 59 (39)
Trent Boult 2/18 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 24 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Pashchim Pathak (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 68
20 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
150/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
151/5 (20 overs)
Moeen Ali 93 (57)
Obed McCoy 2/20 (4 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 59 (44)
Prashant Solanki 2/20 (2 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [16]

Playoffs

Preliminary

Qualifier 1


24 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
188/6 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
191/3 (19.3 overs)
Jos Buttler 89 (56)
Hardik Pandya 1/14 (2 overs)
David Miller 68* (38)
Trent Boult 1/38 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: David Miller (Gujarat Titans)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2


27 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs)
Rajat Patidar 58 (42)
Prasidh Krishna 3/22 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 106* (60)
Josh Hazlewood 2/23 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Final


29 May 2022
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
133/3 (18.1 overs)
Jos Buttler 39 (35)
Hardik Pandya 3/17 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 45* (43)
Trent Boult 1/14 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
1 Jos Buttler 1414162911648.38428146.963305637
2 Sanju Samson 141413745528.76254147.240203521
3 Devdutt Padikkal 141403375424.07264127.650113812
4 Shimron Hetmyer 1212729759*59.40182163.180101921
5 Yashasvi Jaiswal 7702126830.28157135.03020266

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Yuzvendra Chahal 141456.00430265/4016.537.6712.911
2 Prasidh Krishna 141455.03449153/2229.938.1622.000
3 Trent Boult 131350.02412132/1831.698.2423.000
4 Ravichandran Ashwin 141456.00400113/1736.367.1430.500
5 Kuldeep Sen 7725.1023784/2029.629.4118.810

Player of the match awards

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
129 March 2022 Sanju Samson Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 61 runs55 (27) [19]
22 April 2022 Jos Buttler Mumbai Indians Won by 23 runs100 (68) [20]
310 April 2022 Yuzvendra Chahal Lucknow Super Giants Won by 3 runs4/41 (4 overs) [21]
418 April 2022Yuzvendra Chahal Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 7 runs5/40 (4 overs) [12]
522 April 2022Jos Buttler Delhi Capitals Won by 15 runs116 (65) [22]
626 April 2022 Riyan Parag Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 29 runs56* (31) [23]
77 May 2022 Yashasvi Jaiswal Delhi CapitalsWon by 6 wickets68 (41) [24]
815 May 2022 Trent Boult Lucknow Super GiantsWon by 24 runs2/18 (4 overs) [25]
920 May 2022 Ravichandran Ashwin Chennai Super Kings Won by 5 wickets40* (23) [26]
1027 May 2022Jos ButtlerRoyal Challengers BangaloreWon by 7 wickets and advanced to the Finals106* (60) [27]

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