2022 Rajasthan Royals season explained

Club:Rajasthan Royals
Season:2022
Coach:Kumar Sangakkara
Captain:Sanju Samson
Ground:Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Comp1:2022 Indian Premier League
Comp1 Result:Runner Up
Most Runs:Jos Buttler (863)
Most Wickets:Yuzvendra Chahal (27)
Most Catches:Riyan Parag (17)
Most Dismissals:Sanju Samson (16)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

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.[1] [2] The Royals have previously lifted the IPL title once, in the inaugural season.[3]

The side finished as the runners-up in the season.[4]

Background

See main article: List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes. The franchise chose to retain three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[5]

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[6]
  • 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[7]

    • Squad

    No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
    Captain
    11 Sanju Samson 11 November 1994 Right-handed 2018
    Batters
    19 28 December 2001 Left-handed 2020
    69 Karun Nair 6 December 1991 Right-handed 2022
    189 Shimron Hetmyer 26 December 1996 Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    72 Rassie van der Dussen 7 February 1989 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    37 Devdutt Padikkal 7 July 2000 Left-handed 2022
    5 10 November 2001 Right-handed 2019
    6 Shubham Garhwal 14 May 1995 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022
    All-rounders
    7 Nathan Coulter-Nile 11 October 1987 Right-handed 2022 Overseas; Ruled out due to calf injury
    50 Jimmy Neesham 1990 9, df=yes Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    47 Daryl Mitchell 20 May 1991 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    99 Ravichandran Ashwin 17 September 1986 Right-handed 2022
    Wicket-keepers
    63 Jos Buttler 8 September 1990 Right-handed – 2018 Overseas
    21 21 January 2001 Right-handed 2022
    Spin bowlers
    3 Yuzvendra Chahal 23 July 1990 Right-handed 2022
    94 13 April 1994 Right-handed 2022
    28 1 February 1996 Right-handed 2022
    Pace bowlers
    22 22 October 1996 Right-handed 2022
    15 15 October 1996 Left-handed 2021
    68 Obed McCoy 4 January 1997 Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    96 Navdeep Saini 23 November 1992 Right-handed 2022
    24 Prasidh Krishna 19 February 1996 Right-handed 2022
    18 Trent Boult 22 July 1989 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    13 3 January 1993 Right-handed 2022
    - 10 September 1994 Right-handed 2022 Overseas; Replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile[8]
    Source: RR Players

    Administration and support staff

    PositionName
    CEO Jake Lush McCrum[9]
    Team ManagerRomi Bhinder
    Head coach and Director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara
    Development and performance director Zubin Bharucha
    Assistant coach Trevor Penney
    Batting coach Amol Mazumdar
    Spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule
    Fast bowling coachLasith Malinga
    High performance fast bowling coachSteffan Jones
    Fielding coach Dishant Yagnik
    Sources:[10] [11]

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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    Teams and standings

    Points table

    Group fixtures

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    Playoffs

    Preliminary

    Qualifier 2

    Final

    See main article: 2022 Indian Premier League final.

    Statistics

    Most runs

    No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
    1 14 14 12 629 116 48.38 428 146.96 3 3 0 56 37
    2 14 14 1 374 55 28.76 254 147.24 0 2 0 35 21
    3 14 14 1 337 54 24.07 264 127.65 0 1 1 38 12
    4 12 12 7 297 59* 59.40 182 163.18 0 1 0 19 21
    5 7 7 0 212 68 30.28 157 135.03 0 2 0 26 6

    Most wickets

    No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
    1 14 14 56.0 0 430 26 5/40 16.53 7.67 12.9 1 1
    2 14 14 55.0 3 449 15 3/22 29.93 8.16 22.0 0 0
    3 13 13 50.0 2 412 13 2/18 31.69 8.24 23.0 0 0
    4 14 14 56.0 0 400 11 3/17 36.36 7.14 30.5 0 0
    5 7 7 25.1 0 237 8 4/20 29.62 9.41 18.8 1 0

    Player of the match awards

    No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
    1 29 March 2022 Won by 61 runs 55 (27) [14]
    2 2 April 2022 Won by 23 runs 100 (68) [15]
    3 10 April 2022 Won by 3 runs 4/41 (4 overs) [16]
    4 18 April 2022 Yuzvendra Chahal Won by 7 runs 5/40 (4 overs) [17]
    5 22 April 2022 Jos Buttler Won by 15 runs 116 (65) [18]
    6 26 April 2022 Won by 29 runs 56 (31) [19]
    7 7 May 2022 Delhi Capitals Won by 6 wickets 68 (41) [20]
    8 15 May 2022 Lucknow Super Giants Won by 24 runs 2/18 (4 overs) [21]
    9 20 May 2022 Won by 5 wickets 40* (23) [22]
    10 27 May 2022 Jos Buttler Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 7 wickets and advanced to the Finals 106 (60) [23]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ESPNcricinfo staff . 5 September 2010 . Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each . 30 September 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
    2. Web site: IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022 . 29 September 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
    3. News: Rajasthan Royals are IPL champions . . 2 June 2008 . 2 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604031604/http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3091229.cms . 4 June 2008 . dead .
    4. Web site: IPL Final 2022, GT vs RR: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson 'proud' of his team despite losing title to Gujarat Titans. The Times of India. 30 May 2022. 9 June 2022.
    5. Web site: VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention . 30 November 2021 . IPLT20.com . Indian Premier League.
    6. Web site: IPL 2022: List of players released by Rajasthan Royals. 1 December 2021. Crictracker. 14 February 2022.
    7. Web site: Rajasthan Royals 2022 Players List: Check team updates and full team squad in mega auction. The Times of India. 13 February 2022. 14 February 2022.
    8. Web site: IPL 2022: Corbin Bosch joins Rajasthan Royals as Nathan Coulter-Nile's replacement. Hindustan Times. 14 May 2022. 17 May 2022.
    9. Web site: Rajasthan Royals CEO: The focus is on an Indian core in IPL 2022. SportStar. 30 March 2022. Shayan. Acharya. 24 March 2022. The Hindu.
    10. Web site: IPL 2022 coaches: Full coaching and support staff of each Indian Premier League team. Wisden. 4 April 2022.
    11. Web site: Malinga named Rajasthan Royals' fast-bowling coach for IPL 2022. ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2022. 11 March 2022.
    12. News: RR Most Runs in IPL 2022. ESPNcricinfo.
    13. News: RR Most Wickets in IPL 2022. ESPNcricinfo.
    14. Web site: Samson, Padikkal, Hetmyer sound Royals warning. 30 March 2022. 29 March 2022. ESPNcricinfo. en.
    15. Web site: Buttler ton, Chahal-Ashwin spin strangle take Royals over the line. ESPNcricinfo. 2 April 2022.
    16. Web site: Hetmyer, Boult, Chahal ensure Royals win in tactics showdown. ESPNcricinfo. 10 April 2022.
    17. Web site: Jos Buttler ton, Yuzvendra Chahal hat-trick give Rajasthan Royals narrow win . ESPNcricinfo . 18 April 2022.
    18. Web site: Another Buttler century, Prasidh three-for clinch run-fest against Capitals. ESPNcricinfo. 23 April 2022.
    19. Web site: Parag, Kuldeep and Ashwin rescue the Royals. ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2022.
    20. Web site: Jaiswal 68, Hetmyer finishing job keep Royals in third place. ESPNcricinfo. 7 May 2022.
    21. Web site: Padikkal, Boult and Ashwin help Royals leapfrog Super Giants to No. 2. ESPNcricinfo. 17 May 2022.
    22. Web site: All-round Ashwin carries Royals to top-two finish, Moeen's 93 off 57 in vain. ESPNcricinfo. 21 May 2022.
    23. Web site: Buttler ton, Prasidh-McCoy show put Royals in IPL final. ESPNcricinfo. 30 May 2022.

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