2021 Rajasthan Royals season
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Trevor Penney (Lead Assistant Coach) | ||
| Captain | Sanju Samson | ||
| Ground(s) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | ||
| Tournament performance | League stage (7th) | ||
| Most runs | Sanju Samson (484) | ||
| Most wickets | Chris Morris (15) | ||
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The 2021 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.[1][2] After winning only 5 matches out of 14 matches, they finished seventh in the tournament.[3]
Background
[edit]Player retention and transfers
[edit]The Rajasthan Royals retained 17 players and released eight players.[4]
- Retained
- Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa (traded to Chennai super kings), Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Andrew Tye
- Released
- Steve Smith, Akash Singh, Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Tom Curran, Varun Aaron
- Added
- Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, K. C. Carriapa
Squad
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | Manan Vohra |  India |
18 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 7 | Liam Livingstone |  England |
4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$89,864.20) | Overseas |
| 19 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India |
28 December 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000) | |
| 17 | Evin Lewis |  Jamaica |
27 December 1991 | left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 42 | Oshane Thomas |  Barbados |
18 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | 2021 | Overseas | |
| 2 | Chris Morris | South Africa |
30 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹16.25 crore (US$1.9 million) | Overseas |
| 4 | Rahul Tewatia | India |
20 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Vice Captain |
| 25 | Shivam Dube | India |
26 June 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | ₹4.4 crore (US$527,203.20) | |
| 3 | Shreyas Gopal | India |
4 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 6 | Mahipal Lomror | India |
16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 5 | Riyan Parag | India |
10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 11 | Sanju Samson | India |
11 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$958,551.30) | Captain |
| 98 | Glenn Phillips |  New Zealand |
6 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Anuj Rawat | India |
17 October 1999 | Left-handed | N/A | 2020 | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 26 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa |
18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2021 | Overseas | |
| 94 | K. C. Cariappa | India |
13 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 99 | Mayank Markande | India |
11 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | India |
18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70) | |
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh |
6 September 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹1 crore (US$119,818.90) | Overseas |
| 15 | Kuldip Yadav | India |
15 October 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 28 | Chetan Sakariya | India |
28 February 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 9 | Kartik Tyagi | India |
8 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹1.3 crore (US$155,764.60) | |
| 117 | Akash Singh | India |
26 April 2002 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Source:RR Players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Manoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, Gerry Cardinale |
| COO | Jake Lush McCrum |
| CEO | Mike Fordham |
| Team Manager | Romi Bhinder |
| Brand ambassador and mentor | Shane Warne |
| Director of Cricket | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Assistant coach | Trevor Penney |
| Development and performance director | Zubin Bharucha |
| Batting coach | Amol Mazumdar |
| Spin bowling coach | Sairaj Bahutule |
| Team Liaison and spin bowling consultant | Ish Sodhi |
| Fast bowling coach | Rob Cassell |
| Fast bowling development coach | Steffan Jones |
| Fielding coach | Dishant Yagnik |
| Physiotherapist | John Gloster |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Rajamani Prabhu |
| Team doctor | Rob Young |
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Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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       T20 uniform
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Teams and standings
[edit]Results by match
[edit]Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
League table 2021
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
League stage
[edit]The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]
Matches
[edit]Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
188/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
143/9 (20 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs) |
Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52)
|
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the IPL.[7]
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
134/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
171/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
172/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
220/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
165/8 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
185 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
183/4 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
154/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
121/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
167/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
189/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
190/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
90/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
94/2 (8.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.[8]
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[9]
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanju Samson | 7 | 7 | 1 | 277 | 119 | 46.16 | 190 | 145.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| 2 | Jos Buttler | 7 | 7 | 0 | 254 | 124 | 36.28 | 166 | 153.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| 3 | Shivam Dube | 6 | 6 | 0 | 145 | 46 | 24.16 | 123 | 117.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | David Miller | 6 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 62 | 34.00 | 80 | 127.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | Rahul Tewatia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 40 | 17.20 | 67 | 128.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
- Source: Cricinfo[10]
Most Wickets
[edit]| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Eco. | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Morris | 11 | 11 | 41.0 | 0 | 376 | 15 | 4/23 | 25.06 | 9.17 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mustafizur Rahman | 14 | 14 | 51.1 | 0 | 436 | 14 | 3/20 | 31.14 | 8.41 | 22.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chetan Sakariya | 14 | 14 | 52.0 | 0 | 426 | 14 | 3/31 | 30.42 | 8.19 | 22.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rahul Tewatia | 14 | 13 | 37.0 | 0 | 340 | 8 | 3/39 | 42.50 | 9.18 | 27.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaydev Unadkat | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 168 | 4 | 3/15 | 42.00 | 7.63 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Cricinfo[11]
Player of the match awards
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 April 2021 | Sanju Samson | Punjab Kings | Lost by 4 runs | 119 (63) | [12] |
| 2 | 15 April 2021 | Jaydev Unadkat | Delhi Capitals | Won by 3 wickets | 11* (7) & 3/15 (4 overs) | [13] |
| 3 | 24 April 2021 | Chris Morris | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 6 wickets | 4/23 (4 overs) | [14] |
| 4 | 2 May 2021 | Jos Buttler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 55 runs | 124 (64) | [15] |
References
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- ^ "BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "RR vs CSK: Dhoni plays 200th match as IPL captain". Sportstar. The Hindu. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Virat Kohli becomes first player to score 6000 IPL runs". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians opt to field against Rajasthan Royals in must-win game". The Times of India. PTI. 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win". Cricbuzz. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "RR Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "RR Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Punjab Kings snatch thrilling victory as KL Rahul 91 trumps Sanju Samson 119". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "David Miller and Chris Morris haul Rajasthan Royals home in tense chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Chris Morris, Sanju Samson take Rajasthan Royals to convincing win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Jos Buttler's 64-ball 124 set up big Rajasthan Royals win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.