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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. The Royals have previously lifted the IPL title once, in the inaugural season.

The side finished as the runners-up in the season.

Background

The franchise chose to retain three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.

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

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

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Captain
11	Sanju Samson	India	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-spin	2018
Batters
19	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	2020
69	Karun Nair	India	(1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
189	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Leg break	2022	Overseas
72	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	(1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	Overseas
37	Devdutt Padikkal	India	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
5	Riyan Parag	India	(2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Leg break	2019
6	Shubham Garhwal	India	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2022
All-rounders
7	Nathan Coulter-Nile	Australia	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas; Ruled out due to calf injury
50	Jimmy Neesham	New Zealand	(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas
47	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas
99	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
Wicket-keepers
63	Jos Buttler	England	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	–	2018	Overseas
21	Dhruv Jurel	India	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
Spin bowlers
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	India	(1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022
94	K. C. Cariappa	India	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Leg break	2022
28	Tejas Baroka	India	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Leg break googly	2022
Pace bowlers
22	Kuldeep Sen	India	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
15	Kuldip Yadav	India	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2021
68	Obed McCoy	West Indies	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas
96	Navdeep Saini	India	(1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
24	Prasidh Krishna	India	(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
18	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas
13	Anunay Singh	India	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
-	Corbin Bosch	South Africa	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022	Overseas; Replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile
Source: RR Players

Administration and support staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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T20 uniform

Teams and standings

Points table

Group fixtures

• Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

• Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

• Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
• Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.

• 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.
• 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.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

• Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

• Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

• Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

Playoffs

Preliminary

Qualifier 1

• Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Final

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

• Last updated: 21 May 2022
• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

• Last updated: 21 May 2022
• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Player of the match awards

References

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20. "Buttler ton, Chahal-Ashwin spin strangle take Royals over the line". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
21. "Hetmyer, Boult, Chahal ensure Royals win in tactics showdown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
22. "Another Buttler century, Prasidh three-for clinch run-fest against Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
23. "Parag, Kuldeep and Ashwin rescue the Royals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
24. "Jaiswal 68, Hetmyer finishing job keep Royals in third place". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
25. "Padikkal, Boult and Ashwin help Royals leapfrog Super Giants to No. 2". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
26. "All-round Ashwin carries Royals to top-two finish, Moeen's 93 off 57 in vain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
27. "Buttler ton, Prasidh-McCoy show put Royals in IPL final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

External links

• Official Website

• 2022 Indian Premier League
• Rajasthan Royals seasons
• 2020s in Rajasthan