2021 Rajasthan Royals season

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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]

CoachTrevor Penney
(Lead Assistant Coach)
CaptainSanju Samson
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Tournament performanceLeague stage (7th)
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Rajasthan Royals
2021 season
CoachTrevor Penney
(Lead Assistant Coach)
CaptainSanju Samson
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Tournament performanceLeague stage (7th)
Most runsSanju Samson (484)
Most wicketsChris Morris (15)
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Background

Player retention and transfers

Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
7Liam Livingstone England (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2021₹75 lakh (US$79,326.30)Overseas
10David Miller South Africa (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹75 lakh (US$79,000)Overseas
17Evin Lewis Trinidad and Tobago (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 29)left-handedRight-arm off break2021Overseas
19Yashasvi Jaiswal India (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 19)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹2.4 crore (US$250,000)
24Manan Vohra India (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2019₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
All-rounders
2Chris Morris South Africa (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹16.25 crore (US$1.7 million)Overseas
4Rahul Tewatia India (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹75 lakh (US$79,000)Vice Captain
5Riyan Parag India (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
6Mahipal Lomror India (1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 21)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
25Shivam Dube India (1993-06-26)26 June 1993 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm medium fast2021₹4.4 crore (US$465,381.00)
55Ben Stokes England (1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹12.5 crore (US$1.3 million)Overseas
Withdrew[5]
Wicket-keepers
11Sanju Samson India (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹8 crore (US$846,147.20)Captain
12Anuj Rawat India (1999-10-17)17 October 1999 (aged 21)Left-handedN/A2020₹80 lakh (US$85,000)
63Jos Buttler England (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 30)Right-handedN/A2018₹4.4 crore (US$465,000)Overseas
98Glenn Phillips New Zealand (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹50 lakh (US$53,000)Overseas
Spin Bowlers
3Shreyas Gopal India (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
26Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin2021Overseas
94K. C. Cariappa India (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2021₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
99Mayank Markande India (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
Pace Bowlers
9Kartik Tyagi India (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2020₹1.3 crore (US$137,498.90)
15Kuldip Yadav India (1996-10-15)15 October 1996 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2021₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
22Jofra Archer England (1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹7.2 crore (US$761,532.50)Overseas
Withdrew[6]
28Chetan Sakariya India (1998-02-28)28 February 1998 (aged 23)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2021₹1.2 crore (US$130,000)
42Oshane Thomas Jamaica (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm fast2021Overseas
68Andrew Tye Australia (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1 crore (US$106,000)Overseas
Withdrew[7]
77Jaydev Unadkat India (1991-10-18)18 October 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedLeft-arm fast2020₹3 crore (US$317,305.20)
90Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2021₹1 crore (US$105,768.40)Overseas
117Akash Singh India (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 18)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2021₹20 lakh (US$21,000)
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Administration and support staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
OwnerManoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, Gerry Cardinale
COOJake Lush McCrum
CEOMike Fordham
Team ManagerRomi Bhinder
Brand ambassador and mentorShane Warne
Director of CricketKumar Sangakkara
Assistant coachTrevor Penney
Development and performance directorZubin Bharucha
Batting coachAmol Mazumdar
Spin bowling coachSairaj Bahutule
Team Liaison and spin bowling consultantIsh Sodhi
Fast bowling coachRob Cassell
Fast bowling development coachSteffan Jones
Fielding coachDishant Yagnik
PhysiotherapistJohn Gloster
Strength and conditioning coachRajamani Prabhu
Team doctorRob Young
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Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Teams and standings

Results by match

More information Round, Result ...
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ResultLWLLWLWWLLLWLL
Position65686755667677
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Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

League table 2021

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[8]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

Matches

Match 4
12 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs)
KL Rahul 91 (50)
Chetan Sakariya 3/31 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 119 (63)
Arshdeep Singh 3/35 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 4 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 7
15 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 51 (32)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/15 (4 overs)
David Miller 62 (43)
Avesh Khan 3/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 12
19 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
188/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
143/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 33 (17)
Chetan Sakariya 3/36 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 49 (35)
Moeen Ali 3/7 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 45 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • MS Dhoni became the first player to play 200 matches as a captain in the IPL.[9]
Match 16
22 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs)
Shivam Dube 46 (32)
Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Match 18
24 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
134/4 (18.5 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 36 (26)
Chris Morris 4/23 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 42* (41)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 24
29 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
172/3 (18.3 overs)
Sanju Samson 42 (27)
Rahul Chahar 2/33 (4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 70* (50)
Chris Morris 2/33 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Match 28
2 May 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
220/3 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
165/8 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 124 (64)
Rashid Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 31 (20)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 55 runs
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Match 32
21 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
185 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
183/4 (20 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 49 (36)
Arshdeep Singh 5/32 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 67 (43)
Kartik Tyagi 2/29 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 36
25 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
121/6 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 43 (32)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/22 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 70* (53)
Anrich Nortje 2/18 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 33 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 40
27 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
167/3 (18.3 overs)
Sanju Samson 82 (57)
Siddarth Kaul 2/36 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 60 (42)
Mahipal Lomror 1/22 (3 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 43
29 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs)
Evin Lewis 58 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 47
2 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
189/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
190/3 (17.3 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 101* (60)
Rahul Tewatia 3/39 (4 overs)
Shivam Dube 64* (42)
Shardul Thakur 2/30 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 51
5 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
90/9 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
94/2 (8.2 overs)
Evin Lewis 24 (19)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/14 (4 overs)
Ishan Kishan 50* (25)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/32 (2.2 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.[11]
Match 54
7 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1 overs)
Shubman Gill 56 (44)
Rahul Tewatia 1/11 (1 over)
Rahul Tewatia 44 (36)
Shivam Mavi 4/21 (3.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 86 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[12]

Statistics

Most runs

More information No., Name ...
No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1Sanju Samson771 277 11946.16190145.781202611
2Jos Buttler770 254 12436.28166153.011102713
3Shivam Dube6 60 145 4624.16123117.88000145
4David Miller663 102 6234.0080127.50011113
5Rahul Tewatia7 50 86 4017.2067128.3500064
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  • Source: Cricinfo[13]

Most Wickets

More information No., Name ...
No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Eco. SR 4 5
1Chris Morris111141.00376 15 4/2325.069.1716.410
2Mustafizur Rahman141451.10436 14 3/2031.148.4122.2100
2Chetan Sakariya141452.00426 14 3/3130.428.1922.2800
4Rahul Tewatia141337.00340 8 3/3942.509.1827.7500
5Jaydev Unadkat6622.00168 4 3/1542.007.6333.0000
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  • Source: Cricinfo[14]

Player of the match awards

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
112 April 2021Sanju SamsonPunjab KingsLost by 4 runs119 (63)[15]
215 April 2021Jaydev UnadkatDelhi CapitalsWon by 3 wickets11* (7) & 3/15 (4 overs)[16]
3 24 April 2021 Chris Morris Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 6 wickets 4/23 (4 overs) [17]
4 2 May 2021 Jos Buttler Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 55 runs 124 (64) [18]
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