Rajasthan Indian T20 League Team
Winners of the inaugural Indian T20 League in 2008, Rajasthan have reached the play-offs on four other occasions. After three poor seasons from 2019 to 2021, including finishing rock-bottom for the first time in 2020, they ended up as runner up in the 2022 season.
Led by the talented wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson, the team have assembled a good squad in the 2022 mini auction. Devdutt Padikkal joins Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler at the top of the order. Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Ashwin and Trent Boult offer plenty of wicket-taking potential.
With their assortment of coaches reporting to Kumar Sangakkara, Rajasthan are one of those franchises set up to make the most of their resources. Can Rajasthan win their first title since 2008 and bring home the trophy back home once again? The next two months will tell.
Team Rajasthan Origin
Founded in 2008, the Rajasthan team was banned for two seasons (2016-17) because of a previous co-owner’s involvement in a corruption scandal. Their home ground is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, a fortress given how often they’ve dominated their opponents here.
Team Rajasthan Owners: Indian T20 League
The Rajasthan franchise is co-owned by Emerging Media, Lachlan Murdoch and Redbird Capital Partners.
Sanju Samson: Rajasthan Team Captain
A regular in the Rajasthan ranks since he was 18, there has never been any doubt about Samson’s talent. His struggle has been to match that with consistent performances. Only twice, in 2018 and 2021, has he crossed 400 runs in a season. But the responsibility of being a leader might just spur him to greater heights as a batter.
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- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Average
- Strike Rate
- 50
- 100
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- 138
- 3526
- 119 vs Punjab (2021)
- 29.14
- 135.72
- 17
- 3
Team Rajasthan: Indian T20 League 2023 Match Schedule
The Rajasthan team will be playing 14 matches (7 home, 7 away) in the Indian T20 League 2023. They will play against Chennai, Punjab, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Gujarat twice and Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Lucknow once in the group stages.
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- Sr. No.
- Match
- Date
- Time
- Location
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- Match 4
- Hyderabad vs Rajasthan
- Sun, 2nd April
- 3:30 PM
- Hyderabad
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- Match 8
- Rajasthan vs Punjab
- Wed, 5th April
- 7:30 PM
- Guwahati
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- Match 11
- Rajasthan vs Delhi
- Sat, 8th April
- 3:30 PM
- Guwahati
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- Match 17
- Chennai vs Rajasthan
- Wed, 12th April
- 7:30 PM
- Chennai
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- Match 23
- Gujarat vs Rajasthan
- Sun, 16th April
- 7:30 PM
- Ahmedabad
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- Match 26
- Rajasthan vs Lucknow
- Wed, 19th April
- 7:30 PM
- Jaipur
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- Match 32
- Bangalore vs Rajasthan
- Sun, 23rd April
- 3:30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 37
- Rajasthan vs Chennai
- Thu, 27th April
- 7:30 PM
- Jaipur
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- Match 42
- Mumbai vs Rajasthan
- Sun, 30th April
- 7:30 PM
- Mumbai
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- Match 48
- Rajasthan vs Gujarat
- Fri, 5th May
- 7:30 PM
- Jaipur
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- Match 52
- Rajasthan vs Hyderabad
- Sun, 7th May
- 7:30 PM
- Jaipur
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- Match 56
- Kolkata vs Rajasthan
- Thu, 11th May
- 7:30 PM
- Kolkata
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- Match 60
- Rajasthan vs Bangalore
- Sun, 14th May
- 3:30 PM
- Jaipur
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- Match 66
- Punjab vs Rajasthan
- Fri, 19th May
- 7:30 PM
- Dharamshala
Rajasthan Team Squad 2023: Players Bought in the Mini Auction
In the mini auction held before the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League, Rajasthan brought in 9 players to its line-up in addition to the 16 retained. The core of the squad consists of captain Sanju Samson, wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and bowlers Trent Boult and Jason Holder.
Here is the list of top players bought:
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- Jason Holder: ₹5.75 crores
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- Adam Zampa: ₹1.5 crores
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- Joe Root: ₹1 crore
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- Donovan Ferreira: ₹50 lakhs
Team Rajasthan: Top Players for Indian T20 League 2023
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Batters
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- Sanju Samson (India) (Captain)
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- Jos Buttler (England)
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All-Rounders
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- Jason Holder (West Indies)
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- Ravi Ashwin (India)
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Bowlers
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- Trent Boult (New Zealand)
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- Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
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Complete Squad of Rajasthan Team for the Indian T20 League 2023
Here is the complete list of Rajasthan players who will compete in the Indian T20 League 2023.
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Joe Root (England), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson (Captain), Dhruv Jurel, Jos Buttler (England), Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira (South Africa)
All-rounders: Jason Holder (West Indies), Abdul Basith, Akash Vashisht, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult (New Zealand), Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy (West Indies), KM Asif, Adam Zampa (Australia), Murugan Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma
Debut Season: Donovan Ferreira
Team Rajasthan’s Indian T20 League Record
The first winners of the Indian T20 League back in 2008, Rajasthan have made the play-offs just three times since. They finished runner up to Gujarat in the 2022 season.
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- Champions (1)
- 2008
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- Play-offs
- 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022
Team Rajasthan Top Players (2008 - 2023)
Current Top Batters
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- Player
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- 50s
- 100s
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- Sanju Samson
- 110
- 2849
- 119 vs Hyderabad (2021)
- 14
- 2
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- Jos Buttler
- 58
- 2304
- 124 vs Hyderabad (2021)
- 14
- 5
- Player
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- 50s
- 100s
- Sanju Samson
- 110
- 2849
- 119 vs Hyderabad (2021)
- 14
- 2
- Jos Buttler
- 58
- 2304
- 124 vs Hyderabad (2021)
- 14
- 5
Current Top Bowlers
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- Player
- Matches
- Wickets
- Best Figures
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- Yuzvendra Chahal
- 17
- 27
- 5/40 vs Kolkata (2022)
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- Trent Boult
- 16
- 16
- 2/18 vs Lucknow (2022)
- Player
- Matches
- Wickets
- Best Figures
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- 17
- 27
- 5/40 vs Kolkata (2022)
- Trent Boult
- 16
- 16
- 2/18 vs Lucknow (2022)
Team Rajasthan: Overall Statistics
- Matches Played - 192
- Matches Won - 96
- Matches Lost - 94
- Highest Total - 226/6 vs Punjab (2020)
- Lowest Total - 58 vs Bangalore (2009)
- Most Runs Scored - Sanu Samson, 2849 runs in 110 matches
- Most Wickets Taken - Siddharth Trivedi, 65 in 76 matches
- Highest Individual Score - Jos Buttler, 124 vs Hyderabad (2021)
- Best Bowling Figures - Sohail Tanvir, 6/14 vs Chennai (2008)
Overall Record against Other Teams
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- Opponents
- Matches
- Won
- Lost
- NR
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- Chennai
- 26
- 11
- 15
- 0
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- Bangalore
- 27
- 12
- 13
- 2
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- Delhi
- 26
- 13
- 13
- 0
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- Kolkata
- 26
- 12
- 14
- 0
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- Mumbai
- 26
- 12
- 14
- 0
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- Punjab
- 24
- 14
- 10
- 0
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- Hyderabad
- 16
- 8
- 8
- 0
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- Gujarat
- 3
- 0
- 3
- 0
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- Lucknow
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
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Rajasthan Team Facts
After that remarkable success under Shane Warne’s captaincy in the first season, Rajasthan have found consistency hard to come by. Here are some interesting facts about the team:
- Since winning 13 matches in 2008, only in 2013 (11 wins) have Rajasthan won more than half their matches.
- Rajasthan reached its first final in 2022, after winning the first edition way back in 2008.
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FAQs: Team Rajasthan
They did back in 2008, when they won 11 of their 14 games. They went on to beat Chennai in the final.
West Indies’ Jason Holder, England’s Joe Root, Australia’s Adam Zampa and South Africa’s Donovan Ferriera were bought in the 2023 auction.
Rajasthan have won the Indian T20 League 1 time: in 2008. They have lost the 2022 final to Gujarat.
Jos Buttler from the team won the Orange Cap in 2022, with 863 runs in 17 matches including 4 centuries. He was instrumental in the team reaching the final.
Sohail Tanvir (2008) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2022) have won the Purple Cap for Rajasthan. Chahal took 27 wickets in 17 matches.