The first ever winner of IPL season, Rajasthan Royals, created the history in 2008 in the opening season of IPL. Rajasthan Royals is the first franchise to win an Indian Premier League (IPL) title. In order to create the history, Rajasthan defeated Chennai Super Kings from three wickets and under the captaincy of Shane Warne, the victory became possible.
After the ban of 2 years, the team made its re-entry in the 2018 IPL season but due to the absence of regular skipper Steve Smith, Rajasthan ended up at the fourth position.
But this year with the return of Smith will give the team a great boost. As the Rajasthan Royals are a batting heavy side with a number of reputed batsmen, so other than Smith there are also various batsmen such as Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson which will help the franchise to win this year competition.
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About Rajasthan Royals
The Rajasthan Royals is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League from the city of Jaipur. The team was founded in the year 2008 as one of the first eight IPL franchises, Manoj Badale owned the Royals. The team also play its home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The Royals are occasionally well thought out to be the “Moneyball” team of the IPL. The Royals are known to discover incomprehensible, high potential talent as well as the participation in a number of controversies and scandals. The team won the opening edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, regardless of being written off as a title challenger from the media and fans.
Administration and Support Staff
Owner – Manoj Badale
Brand Ambassador – Shane Warne
Head of cricket – Zubin Bharucha
Head Coach – Paddy Upton
Batting coach – Amol Muzumdar
Spin Bowling coach – Sairaj Bahutule
Fast Bowling coach – Steffan Jones
Fielding coach – Dishant Yagnik
Physiotherapist – John Gloster
Rajasthan Royals Full Squad:
Ajinkya Rahane(captain), Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Sudhesan Midhun, Varun Aaron, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny, Shubham Ranjane, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jaydev Unadkat, Shashank Singh, Oshane Thomas, Liam Livingstone, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni
Rajasthan Royals primary playing XI:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Dhawan Kulkarni
Rajasthan Royals IPL Seasons Performance Summary
| Year | Indian Premier League |
| 2008 | Champions |
| 2009 | League stage (6th/8) |
| 2010 | League stage (7th/8) |
| 2011 | League stage (6th/10) |
| 2012 | League stage (7th/9) |
| 2013 | Playoffs (3rd/9) |
| 2014 | League stage (5th/8) |
| 2015 | Playoffs (4th/8) |
| 2016 | Suspended |
| 2017 | Suspended |
| 2018 | Playoffs (4th/8) |
Rajasthan Royals IPL Seasons Performance Statistics
| Years | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate |
| 2008 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% |
| 2009 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 46.15% |
| 2010 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 46.15% |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.75% |
| 2013 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 2015 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
| 2016 | Suspended
Suspended |
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| 2018 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% |
| Total | 130 | 66 | 60 | 4 | 50.77% |
Rajasthan Royals Schedule in IPL 2019:
Match 1:
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
25 March 2019 (Monday, 8 pm)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Match 2:
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
29 March 2019 (Friday, 8 pm)
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Match 3:
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
31 March 2019 (Sunday, 8 pm)
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match 4:
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
2 April 2019 (Tuesday, 8 pm)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
