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Template:Infobox cricket club season Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Shane Warne. Rajasthan Royals finished winners in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.

Squad

On 27 February 2008, Shane Warne was named as captain and coach.[1][2]

No. Name Age Nationality Batting style Bowling style Signing price
Batsmen
11 Mohammad Kaif 27 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 675,000
15 Graeme Smith 27 Template:Flagicon South Africa Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 475,000
29 Swapnil Asnodkar 24 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
46 Taruwar Kohli 19 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm medium
54 Anup Revandkar 21 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
75 Younis Khan 31 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 225,000
Niraj Patel 26 Template:Flagicon India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Justin Langer 37 Template:Flagicon Australia Left-handed Right-arm medium US$ 200,000
Darren Lehmann 37 Template:Flagicon Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Aditya Angle 24 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Jaydev Shah 24 Template:Flagicon India Left-handed Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
12 Ravindra Jadeja 19 Template:Flagicon India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
28 Yusuf Pathan 25 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 475,000
32 Dimitri Mascarenhas 30 Template:Flagicon England Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 100,000
33 Shane Watson 27 Template:Flagicon Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 125,000
Sumit Khatri 18 Template:Flagicon India Left-handed Right-arm off-break
Parag More 22 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
05 Mahesh Rawat 21 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed
24 Kamran Akmal 26 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Right-handed US$ 150,000
Bowlers
01 Pankaj Singh 22 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
03 Munaf Patel 24 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 275,000
07 Siddharth Trivedi 26 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm medium
08 Sohail Tanvir 23 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast US$ 100,000
23 Shane Warne (Captain) 39 Template:Flagicon Australia Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 450,000
25 Dinesh Salunkhe 28 Template:Flagicon India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
Morne Morkel 23 Template:Flagicon South Africa Left-handed Right-arm fast US$ 60,000

Indian Premier League

Standings

Rajasthan Royals finished first in the league stage of IPL 2008. Script error: No such module "Sports table".

(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the match Scorecard
1 Template:Dts Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard
2 Template:Dts Kings XI Punjab Jaipur Won by 6 wickets Shane Watson 76* (49) Scorecard
3 Template:Dts Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 2/20 (2 overs) and 61 (28) Scorecard
4 Template:Dts Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 7 wickets Shane Watson 2/20 (4 overs) and 61* (41) Scorecard
5 Template:Dts Kolkata Knight Riders Jaipur Won by 45 runs Swapnil Asnodkar 60 (34) Scorecard
6 Template:Dts Chennai Super Kings Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Sohail Tanvir 6/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 Template:Dts Mumbai Indians Navi Mumbai Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
8 Template:Dts Deccan Chargers Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Yusuf Pathan 68 (37) Scorecard
9 Template:Dts Delhi Daredevils Jaipur Won by 3 wickets Shane Watson 2/21 (4 overs) and 74 (40) Scorecard
10 Template:Dts Royal Challengers Bangalore Jaipur Won by 65 runs Graeme Smith 75* (49) Scorecard
11 Template:Dts Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 6 wickets Yusuf Pathan 1/14 (2 overs) and 48* (18) Scorecard
12 Template:Dts Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 10 runs Albie Morkel 71 (40) and 2/35 (4 overs) Scorecard
13 Template:Dts Mumbai Indians Jaipur Won by 5 Wickets Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
14 Template:Dts Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 41 runs Scorecard
Semi-Final Template:Dts Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Won by 105 runs Shane Watson 52 (29) and 3/10 (3 overs) Scorecard
Final Template:Dts Chennai Super Kings Navi Mumbai Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 56 (39) and 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
Champions

References

  1. RR Indian Premier League 2007/08 Squad. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. Warne named Jaipur's captain-cum-coach. News18. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

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