| Club: | Rajasthan Royals |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Coach: | Paddy Upton |
| Captain: | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Ground: | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | 4th |
| Most Runs: | Jos Buttler (548) |
| Most Wickets: | Jofra Archer (15) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 season was the 9th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.
In January 2018, the BCCI cleared Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to host the home matches of the Royals. The Royals had last played at Jaipur in 2013, after which they had to shift their base to Ahmedabad and Mumbai in 2014 and 2015 due to the BCCI's ban on the Rajasthan Cricket Association.[5]
In March 2018, in an event in Jaipur, the franchise unveiled the new team anthem "Phir Halla Bol" by Ila Arun.[6]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 27 | Ajinkya Rahane | 5 June 1988 | Right-handed | 2018 | Captain | |||
| 52 | 2 March 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| Steve Smith | 2 June 1989 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 9 July 1997 | Left-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 6 | 16 November 1999 | Left-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 7 | 20 October 1988 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 18 | 20 April 1991 | Left-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 21 | D'Arcy Short | 9 August 1990 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 37 | 4 September 1993 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 55 | Ben Stokes | 4 June 1991 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 84 | Stuart Binny | 3 June 1984 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||
| 4 August 1982 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 8 | Sanju Samson | 11 November 1994 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||
| 45 | Heinrich Klaasen | 30 July 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 63 | Jos Buttler | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 22 | Jofra Archer | 1 April 1995 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 44 | 2 March 1988 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 56 | Ben Laughlin | 3 October 1982 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 61 | Ish Sodhi | 31 October 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||
| 91 | Dhawal Kulkarni | 10 December 1988 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||
| Dushmantha Chameera | 11 January 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| 20 December 1998 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||||
| 7 October 1994 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
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