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]
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Kumar Sangakkara | ||
| Captain | Sanju Samson | ||
| Ground(s) | |||
| 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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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 22nd May at Ahmedabad, Rajasthan advanced to the Qualifier 2.[5][6] After being defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2 played on 24th 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
edit- Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
| Rajasthan Royals squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
| Captain | ||||||||
| 11 | Sanju Samson |  |
11 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2018 | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) | Wicket-keeper |
| Batters | ||||||||
| 5 | Riyan Parag | |
10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹3.8 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  |
26 December 1996 | Left-handed | — | 2022 | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) | Overseas |
| 64 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | |
28 December 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |
| 52 | Rovman Powell |  |
23 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹7.4 crore (US$890,000) | Overseas |
| 27 | Shubham Dubey | |
27 August 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2023 | ₹5.8 crore (US$690,000) | |
| 2 | Donavon Ferreira |  |
21 July 1998 | Right-handed | — | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 63 | Jos Buttler |  |
8 September 1990 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas; Withdrawn[a] |
| 21 | Dhruv Jurel | |
21 January 2001 | Right-handed | — | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 32 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | |
19 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | Kunal Singh Rathore | |
9 October 2002 | Left-handed | — | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | |
17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) | |
| 16 | Tanush Kotian | |
16 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Replacement[b] |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 18 | Trent Boult |  |
22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | Overseas |
| 17 | Nandre Burger | |
11 August 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | |
13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Traded[c] |
| 24 | Prasidh Krishna | |
19 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Withdrawn[d] |
| 96 | Navdeep Saini | |
23 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹2.6 crore (US$310,000) | |
| 44 | Kuldeep Sen | |
22 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 20 | Sandeep Sharma | |
18 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | |
23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹6.5 crore (US$780,000) | |
| 88 | Adam Zampa |  |
31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[b] |
| 1 | Abid Mushtaq | |
17 January 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 25 | Keshav Maharaj | |
7 February 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas; Replacement[d] |
Administration and support staff
edit| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
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Sponsors
edit- Kit manufacturer: Alcis
- Main shirt sponsor: Luminous
- Back shirt sponsor: surendra anatak
- Chest branding: Neom
League stage
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | 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 |
League progression
edit| 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
edit(H) Rajasthan Royals
193/4 (20 overs) |
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Lucknow Super Giants
173/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) achieved the mark of hitting 1,000 fours in T20s.[14]
- KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) equaled MS Dhoni's record for most 50+ scores (24 times) by a wicket-keeper in IPL history.[15]
(H) Rajasthan Royals
185/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
173/5 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rishabh Pant became the first player to feature in 100 matches for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.[16][17]
(H) Mumbai Indians
125/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
127/4 (15.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians became the first team to play 250 matches in IPL history.[18]
- Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals) completed 200 matches in the IPL.[19]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
183/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
189/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 100th IPL match.[20]
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored his 7,500th run in IPL.[21] He also holds the record for most catches in IPL as a non wicket-keeper (110).[22]
- Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 4,000th run in IPL.[23]
(H) Rajasthan Royals
196/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Titans
199/7 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) scored his 3,000th run in IPL.[24]
(H) Punjab Kings
147/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
152/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
223/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
224/8 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his first century in T20s.[25]
- Rajasthan Royals recorded the joint highest successful run chase in IPL history.[26]
Mumbai Indians
179/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
183/1 (18.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hardik Pandya completed 100 matches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.[27]
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the IPL.[28]
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) became the youngest batter to score multiple centuries in the IPL.[29]
- Tilak Varma (Mumbai Indians) scored his 1000th run in IPL.[30]
(H) Lucknow Super Giants
196/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
199/3 (19 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
201/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
200/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 300th T20 match.[31]
- Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 1,000th run in the IPL.[32]
(H) Delhi Capitals
221/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
201/8 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
141/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chennai Super Kings (H)
145/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 100th IPL match.[33]
- This was the 50th win for Chennai Super Kings at home in the IPL.[34]
(H) Rajasthan Royals
144/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
145/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
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Playoffs
editBracket
edit| 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
editRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
172/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
174/6 (19 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) crossed 8,000 runs in the IPL.[37]
Qualifier 2
editSunrisers Hyderabad
175/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
139/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the final for the 3rd time in IPL history.[38]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | Riyan Parag
|
14 | 84* | 52.09 | 149.21 | 0/4 | 40 | 33 |
| 531 | Sanju Samson
|
15 | 86 | 48.27 | 153.46 | 0/5 | 48 | 24 |
| 435 | Yashasvi Jaiswal
|
15 | 104* | 31.07 | 155.91 | 1/1 | 54 | 16 |
| 359 | Jos Buttler
|
11 | 107* | 39.88 | 140.78 | 2/0 | 36 | 12 |
| 195 | Dhruv Jurel
|
11 | 56* | 24.37 | 138.29 | 0/2 | 18 | 7 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[39]
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Most wickets
edit| Wkts. | Player | Inns | Ov | Runs | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Avesh Khan
|
15 | 54.5 | 526 | 3/27 | 27.68 | 9.59 | 17.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Yuzvendra Chahal
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15 | 58.0 | 546 | 3/11 | 30.33 | 9.41 | 19.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Trent Boult
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15 | 53.2 | 443 | 3/22 | 27.68 | 8.30 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sandeep Sharma
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10 | 38.0 | 311 | 5/18 | 23.92 | 8.18 | 17.53 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin
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14 | 55.0 | 467 | 3/24 | 51.88 | 8.49 | 36.66 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]
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Notes
edit- ^ English cricketers (including Jos Buttler) withdrew on 13 May 2024 due to the upcoming T20WC.[10]
- ^ a b Tanush Kotian replaced Adam Zampa, after the latter withdrew due to Personal reasons.[13]
- ^ Ahead of the 2024 auction, Avesh Khan was traded from Lucknow Super Giants to Rajasthan.[11]
- ^ a b Keshav Maharaj replaced Prasidh Krishna, after the latter withdrew due to Left Proximal Quadriceps Tendon surgery.[12]
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