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{{Short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Rajasthan Royals
| season = [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
| coach = [[Trevor Penney]] (Lead Assistant Coach)
| captain = [[Sanju Samson]]
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]
| comp1 = [[2021 Indian Premier League|Tournament performance]]
| comp1 result = League stage (7th)
| most runs = [[Sanju Samson]] (484)
| most wickets = [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] (15)
| prevseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2020|2020]]
| nextseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2022|2022]]
}}
The [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021 season]] was the 12th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Rajasthan Royals]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/ipl-2021-auction-vivo-remains-175508420|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2021|website=Yahoo! Cricket}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-looking-to-get-players-vaccinated-uae-not-a-back-up-option-for-ipl-1249660|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2021|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> After winning only 5 matches out of 14 matches, they finished seventh in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119345/rampant-kkr-edge-closer-to-playoffs-with-clinical-win-indian-premier-league-2021-ipl-cricket|title=Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref>

==Background==
===Player retention and transfers ===
{{Main|List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}

The Rajasthan Royals retained 17 players and released eight players.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228284/ipl-2021-player-retentions-list|access-date=20 January 2021|date=20 January 2021|publisher=IPLt20}}</ref>

;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 (South African cricketer)|David Miller]], [[Andrew Tye]]

;Released: [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]], [[Aniruddha Joshi]], [[Ankit Rajpoot]], [[Oshane Thomas]], [[Shashank Singh]], [[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]], [[Varun Aaron]]

;Added: [[Shivam Dube]], [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]], [[Mustafizur Rahman]], [[Liam Livingstone]], [[Chetan Sakariya]], [[Kuldip Yadav]], [[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]], [[K. C. Cariappa (cricketer)|K. C. Carriapa]]

==Squad==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Nationality
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Year signed
! Salary
! Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|7|| '''[[Liam Livingstone]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|8|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021|| style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l|1}} || Overseas
|-
|10|| '''[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1989|6|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|17|| '''[[Evin Lewis]]''' || {{cr|TRI}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|12|27|df=y}} || left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| || Overseas
|-
|19|| [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|2001|12|28|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.4|c}} ||
|-
|24|| [[Manan Vohra]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|7|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|2|| '''[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1987|4|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|16.25|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|4||[[Rahul Tewatia]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|5|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l}} || Vice Captain
|-
|5|| [[Riyan Parag]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|2001|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|6|| [[Mahipal Lomror]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1999|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|25|| '''[[Shivam Dube]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|06|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[medium fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.4|c|1}} ||
|-
|55|| '''[[Ben Stokes]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|6|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c|1}} || Overseas Withdrew<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broken finger rules Ben Stokes out of remainder of IPL 2021|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-broken-finger-rules-ben-stokes-out-of-remainder-of-ipl-2021-1258891|access-date=13 April 2021|website=ESPN Cricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|11|| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1994|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c|1}} || Captain
|-
|12|| [[Anuj Rawat]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1999|10|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[N/A]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|80|l|-3}} ||
|-
|63|| '''[[Jos Buttler]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[N/A]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|98|| '''[[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
|3|| [[Shreyas Gopal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|09|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|26|| '''[[Tabraiz Shamsi]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1990|2|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm unorthodox spin|unorthodox spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| || Overseas
|-
|94|| [[K. C. Cariappa]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1994|04|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|99|| '''[[Mayank Markande]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
|9|| [[Kartik Tyagi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2000|11|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.3|c|1}} ||
|-
|15|| [[Kuldip Yadav]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|10|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Pace bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|}} ||
|-
|22|| '''[[Jofra Archer]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.2|c|1}} || Overseas Withdrew<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jofra Archer ruled out of entire IPL 2021|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jofra-archer-ruled-out-of-entire-ipl-2021-1260641|access-date=2021-04-26|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|28|| '''[[Chetan Sakariya]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1998|2|28|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Pace bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.2|C|}} ||
|-
|42|| '''[[Oshane Thomas]]''' || {{cr|Jamaica}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|02|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| || Overseas
|-
|68|| '''[[Andrew Tye]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1986|12|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c|-3}} || Overseas Withdrew<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-andrew-tye-leaves-for-home-as-anxiety-about-worsening-covid-19-situation-builds-1261029|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=25 April 2021|date=25 April 2021|language=en|title=Andrew Tye leaves for home as anxiety about worsening Covid-19 situation builds}}</ref>
|-
|77|| '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3|c|1}} ||
|-
|90|| '''[[Mustafizur Rahman]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|9|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|117|| [[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|2002|4|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Pace bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://rajasthanroyals.com/players RR Players]
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! 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
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source:
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor (chest)
! Shirt sponsor (back)
! Chest Branding
|-
|Alcis Sports
|[[Expo 2020]]
|[[Balkrishna Industries|BKT Tyres]]
|KEI
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source :[https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/sponsors RR Sponsors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301151259/https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/sponsors |date=1 March 2022 }}
|}
{{col-2}}
|{{Cricket uniform
| pattern_la = _pinkborder
| pattern_b = _upper_blue2
| pattern_ra = _pinkborder
| pattern_sh =
| pattern_so =
| leftarm = 0000FF
| body = FF70B5
| rightarm = 0000FF
| pants = FF70B5
| title = T20 uniform
}}
{{col-end}}

==Teams and standings==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label2= Result
| res2=
L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/L/L

|label3= Position
| pos3=
6/5/6/8/6/7/5/5/6/6/7/6/7/7

| color_W = green2|text_W=Win
| color_NR = yellow2|text_NR=No Result
| color_L = red2|text_L=Loss
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc
| source = Fixtures
}}

=== League table 2021 ===
{{2021 Indian Premier League Points table|showteam=RR}}

==League stage==
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228478/bcci-announces-schedule-for-vivo-ipl-2021|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref>
{{main|2021 Indian Premier League #League stage}}

=== Matches ===
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match4}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match7}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match12}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match16}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match18}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match24}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match28}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match32}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match36}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match40}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match43}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match47}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match51}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match54}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! 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 || 2 || 0 || 26 || 11
|-
| 2 ||[[Jos Buttler]]|| 7 || 7 || 0
! 254
|| 124 || 36.28 || 166 || 153.01 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 27 || 13
|-
| 3 ||[[Shivam Dube]]|| 6
|| 6 || 0
! 145
|| 46 || 24.16 || 123 || 117.88 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 5
|-
| 4 ||[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|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<ref>{{Cite web|title=RR Most runs in IPL 2021|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4345&type=year|access-date=2 May 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== Most Wickets ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! Overs
! Maidens
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Ave.
! Eco.
! SR
! 4
! 5
|-
| 1 ||[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|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<ref>{{Cite web|title=RR Most runs in IPL 2021|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4345&type=year|access-date=2 May 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Player of the match awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable" text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=12|format=dmy}} ||[[Sanju Samson]] || [[Punjab Kings]] || Lost by 4 runs || 119 (63) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Kings snatch thrilling victory as KL Rahul 91 trumps Sanju Samson 119|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-punjab-kings-4th-match-1254061/match-report|access-date=12 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=15|format=dmy}} ||[[Jaydev Unadkat]] || [[Delhi Capitals]] || Won by 3 wickets || 11[[Not out|*]] (7) & 3/15 (4 overs) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Miller and Chris Morris haul Rajasthan Royals home in tense chase|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-delhi-capitals-7th-match-1254064/match-report|access-date=15 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|3
|24 April 2021
|[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]]
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|Won by 6 wickets
|4/23 (4 overs)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Morris, Sanju Samson take Rajasthan Royals to convincing win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-18th-match-1254075/match-report|access-date=26 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|4
|2 May 2021
|[[Jos Buttler]]
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|Won by 55 runs
|124 (64)
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-28th-match-1254085/match-report|title=Jos Buttler's 64-ball 124 set up big Rajasthan Royals win|access-date=2 May 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{2021 Indian Premier League}}
{{Rajasthan Royals}}

[[Category:2021 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Rajasthan Royals seasons]]
[[Category:2020s in Rajasthan]]

2021 Rajasthan Royals season - Revision history

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