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2018 Rajasthan Royals season

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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

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Support staff changes

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Others

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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

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
27 Ajinkya Rahane  India (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 4 crore (US$479,000) Captain
52 Rahul Tripathi  India (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 3.4 crore (US$407,000)
Steve Smith  Australia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 12 crore (US$1.4 million) Overseas
Prashant Chopra  India (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Aryaman Birla  India (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 30 lakh (US$36,000)
All-rounders
6 Mahipal Lomror  India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
7 Krishnappa Gowtham  India (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 6.2 crore (US$743,000)
18 Ankit Sharma  India (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
21 D'Arcy Short  Australia (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 4 crore (US$479,000) Overseas
37 Shreyas Gopal  India (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
55 Ben Stokes  England (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) Overseas
84 Stuart Binny  India (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Jatin Saxena  India (1982-08-04) 4 August 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
8 Sanju Samson  India (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) Right-handed 2018 8 crore (US$958,551.30)
45 Heinrich Klaasen  South Africa (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
63 Jos Buttler  England (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed 2018 4.4 crore (US$527,000) Overseas
Bowlers
22 Jofra Archer  England (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 7.2 crore (US$862,696.20) Overseas
44 Anureet Singh  India (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 30 lakh (US$36,000)
56 Ben Laughlin  Australia (1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
61 Ish Sodhi  New Zealand (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
77 Jaydev Unadkat  India (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2018 11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)
91 Dhawal Kulkarni  India (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Dushmantha Chameera  Sri Lanka (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
Zahir Khan Pakteen  Afghanistan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2018 60 lakh (US$72,000) Overseas
Sudhesan Midhun  India (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)

Season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284
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

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League matches

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9 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
125/9 (20 overs)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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

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  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.