2021 Rajasthan Royals season

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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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

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.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
10 David Miller  South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) Overseas
24 Manan Vohra  India (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
7 Liam Livingstone  England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 ₹75 lakh (US$87,773.50) Overseas
19 Yashasvi Jaiswal  India (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000)
17 Evin Lewis  Jamaica (1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 33) left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Overseas
All-rounders
42 Oshane Thomas  Barbados (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm fast 2021 Overseas
2 Chris Morris  South Africa (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹16.25 crore (US$1.9 million) Overseas
4 Rahul Tewatia  India (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) Vice Captain
25 Shivam Dube  India (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021 ₹4.4 crore (US$514,938.00)
3 Shreyas Gopal  India (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
6 Mahipal Lomror  India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
5 Riyan Parag  India (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
Wicket-keepers
11 Sanju Samson  India (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹8 crore (US$936,250.90) Captain
98 Glenn Phillips  New Zealand (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) Overseas
12 Anuj Rawat  India (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed N/A 2020 ₹80 lakh (US$94,000)
Spin Bowlers
26 Tabraiz Shamsi  South Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2021 Overseas
94 K. C. Cariappa  India (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
99 Mayank Markande  India (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
Pace Bowlers
77 Jaydev Unadkat  India (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 ₹3 crore (US$351,094.10)
90 Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹1 crore (US$117,031.40) Overseas
15 Kuldip Yadav  India (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
28 Chetan Sakariya  India (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000)
9 Kartik Tyagi  India (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 ₹1.3 crore (US$152,140.80)
117 Akash Singh  India (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
Source:RR Players

Administration and support staff

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
Source:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultLWLLWLWWLLLWLL
Position65686755667677
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

League table 2021

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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (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.[5]

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.[6]
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.[8]
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.[9]

Statistics

Most runs

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

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

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]

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