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Rajasthan Royals
2019 season
CoachPaddy Upton
CaptainAjinkya Rahane (first 8 matches)
Steve Smith (9th match onwards)
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2019 Indian Premier League7th
Most runsAjinkya Rahane (393)
Most wicketsShreyas Gopal (20)
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The 2019 season was the 10th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals. The team was captained by Ajinkya Rahane.

Background

Player retention and auction

Main article: List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes
Smith returned to the team after serving his 12-month ban

In November 2018, the Royals announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni and Mahipal Lomror among Indian players, and Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi among overseas players.[1][2] The Royals thus had a purse of ₹18.3 crore and nine slots remaining in their roster ahead of the player auction.

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royals signed up nine more players viz., Jaydev Unadkat , Varun Aaron , Oshane Thomas, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Riyan Parag, Manan Vohra and Shubham Ranjane.[3] They filled their quota of 25 players with 17 Indian and 8 overseas players.

Preseason

In February 2019, the Royals announced that they would wear pink jerseys in the 2019 season, changing from blue which was the primary colour of their kit since 2008. Team captain Rahane and brand ambassador Shane Warne attributed the change to Royals' home being Jaipur which is known as "Pink City" as well as the response received for a previous season's match in which they had worn pink for cancer awareness.[4]

In March 2019, the franchise opened a cricket academy based at Reed's School, Surrey, United Kingdom, called the Rajasthan Royals Academy.[5]

Team analysis

In his preview, Shashank Kishore of ESPNcricinfo wrote that while Royals have "great depth" in their squad they "need strategic precision" in the season. He concluded his analysis saying, "Even if a top-two finish may seem far-fetched, they will definitely be in the running for third or fourth."[6] Firstpost stated that Indian players will "dictate to a great extent [..] the balance of the side [and] their position in two months time" and opined that they have the players "to improve on their Playoff finish from last year."[7] News18 termed the "lack of a world-class spinner" as the team's weakness and suggested that the team "might suffer in the latter stages of the tournament" if their overseas players leave for World Cup preparations.[8]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
3 Ajinkya Rahane India (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹4 crore (US$479,000) Captain till match 8
9 Aryaman Birla India (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
11 Prashant Chopra India (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
18 Manan Vohra India (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
27 Liam Livingstone England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
43 Shashank Singh India (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
49 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; Captain from match 9

52 Rahul Tripathi India (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹3.4 crore (US$407,000)
70 Ashton Turner Australia (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
All-rounders
5 Riyan Parag India (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
6 Mahipal Lomror India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) 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)
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)
700 Shubham Ranjane India (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
8 Sanju Samson India (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) Right-handed 2018 ₹8 crore (US$958,551.30)
63 Jos Buttler England (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed 2018 ₹4.4 crore (US$527,000) Overseas
Bowlers
17 Oshane Thomas Jamaica (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 ₹1.1 crore (US$132,000) Overseas
19 Sudhesan Midhun India (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
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
61 Ish Sodhi New Zealand (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
77 Varun Aaron India (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 ₹2.4 crore (US$288,000)
95 Dhawal Kulkarni India (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
99 Jaydev Unadkat India (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2019 ₹8.4 crore (US$1.0 million)

Coaching and support staff

Ref[9][10]

Season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.421 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.131
3 Delhi Capitals 14 9 5 0 18 0.044 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 0.577
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 0.028
6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.251
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 8 1 11 −0.449
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 5 8 1 11 −0.607
Source: ESPNCricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs[11]

Match results

League stage

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Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Ajinkya Rahane 14 13 1 393 105* 32.75 285 137.89 1 1 1 45 9
2 Sanju Samson 12 12 2 342 102* 34.20 230 148.69 1 0 1 28 13
3 Steve Smith 12 10 2 319 73* 39.87 275 116.00 0 3 0 30 4
4 Jos Buttler 8 8 0 311 89 38.87 205 151.70 0 3 0 38 14
5 Riyan Parag 7 5 0 160 50 32.00 126 126.98 0 1 0 17 5
  • Last updated: 5 May 2019
  • Source:Cricinfo[12]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Shreyas Gopal 14 14 48.0 1 347 20 3/12 17.35 7.22 14.4 0 0
2 Jofra Archer 11 11 43.0 2 291 11 3/15 26.45 6.76 23.4 0 0
3 Jaydev Unadkat 11 11 37.2 0 398 10 2/26 39.80 10.66 22.4 0 0
4 Ben Stokes 9 6 16.5 0 189 6 2/39 31.50 11.22 16.8 0 0
5 Dhawal Kulkarni 10 10 35.0 1 335 6 1/14 55.83 9.57 35.0 0 0
  • Last updated: 5 May 2019
  • Source:Cricinfo[13]

Awards and achievements

Awards

Man of the Match
No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 2 April 2019 Shreyas Gopal Royal Challengers Bangalore Won By 7 wickets 3/12 (4 overs) [14]
2 13 April 2019 Jos Buttler Mumbai Indians Won By 4 wickets 89 runs in 43 balls [15]
3 20 April 2019 Steve Smith Mumbai Indians Won By 5 wickets 59* runs in 48 balls [16]
4 25 April 2019 Varun Aaron Kolkata Knight Riders Won By 3 wickets 2/20 (4 overs) [17]
5 27 April 2019 Jaydev Unadkat Sunrisers Hyderabad Won By 7 wickets 2/26 (4 overs) [18]

References

  1. ^ "IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team". India today. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams". Business Standard. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams". times of india. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals to don pink jersey for new season". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Rajasthan Royals launches cricket academy in UK". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Rajasthan Royals have depth, but need to get their game plans right". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. ^ "IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals preview: Questions linger over Ajinkya Rahane's place in team's power-packed middle order". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019: Rajasthan Set to be Hit Hard by World Cup Storm". News18. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Paddy Upton appointed Rajasthan Royals coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ^ "IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals' camp gets underway". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website - Stats". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  12. ^ "RR Most Runs in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
  13. ^ "RR Most Wickets in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
  14. ^ "Shreyas Gopal and Jos Buttler hand RCB fourth straight defeat". ESPN. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Buttler fifty sets up sloppy Royals win". ESPN. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  16. ^ "New captain Smith leads Royals home to keep their campaign alive". ESPN. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Dinesh Karthik's 97* in vain after Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer's late fireworks". ESPN. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Livingstone, Samson, Unadkat keep Royals' playoff hopes alive". ESPN. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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