Template:Infobox cricket club season The 2019 season was the 10th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals. The team was captained by Ajinkya Rahane.
Background
Player retention and auction
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In November 2018, the Royals announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni and Mahipal Lomror among Indian players, and Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi among overseas players.[1][2] The Royals thus had a purse of Template:INR18.3 crore and nine slots remaining in their roster ahead of the player auction.Template:Citation needed
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royals signed nine more players: Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Riyan Parag, Manan Vohra and Shubham Ranjane.[3] They filled their quota of 25 players with 17 Indian and 8 overseas players.Template:Citation needed
Preseason
In February 2019, the Royals announced that they would wear pink jerseys in the 2019 season, changing from blue which had been the primary colour of their kit since 2008. Team captain Rahane and brand ambassador Shane Warne attributed the change to the Royals' home being Jaipur which is known as "Pink City" as well as the response received for a previous season's match in which they had worn pink for cancer awareness.[4]
In March 2019, the franchise opened a cricket academy based at Reed's School, Surrey, England, called the Rajasthan Royals Academy.[5]
Team analysis
In his preview, Shashank Kishore of ESPNcricinfo wrote that while Royals have "great depth" in their squad they "need strategic precision" in the season. He concluded his analysis saying, "Even if a top-two finish may seem far-fetched, they will definitely be in the running for third or fourth."[6] Firstpost stated that Indian players will "dictate to a great extent [..] the balance of the side [and] their position in two months time" and opined that they have the players "to improve on their Playoff finish from last year."[7] News18 termed the "lack of a world-class spinner" as the team's weakness and suggested that the team "might suffer in the latter stages of the tournament" if their overseas players leave for World Cup preparations.[8]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Coaching and support staff
- Head coach - Paddy Upton
- Batting coach - Amol Muzumdar
- Spin bowling coach - Sairaj Bahutule
- Fast bowling coach - Steffan Jones
- Fielding coach - Dishant Yagnik
- Head of cricket - Zubin Bharucha
- Physiotherapist - John Gloster
Season
League table
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Match results
League stage
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Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajinkya Rahane | 14 | 13 | 1 | 393 | 105* | 32.75 | 285 | 137.89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| 2 | Sanju Samson | 12 | 12 | 2 | 342 | 102* | 34.20 | 230 | 148.69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 |
| 3 | Steve Smith | 12 | 10 | 2 | 319 | 73* | 39.87 | 275 | 116.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| 4 | Jos Buttler | 8 | 8 | 0 | 311 | 89 | 38.87 | 205 | 151.70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 14 |
| 5 | Riyan Parag | 7 | 5 | 0 | 160 | 50 | 32.00 | 126 | 126.98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
- Last updated: 5 May 2019
- Source:Cricinfo[11]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shreyas Gopal | 14 | 14 | 48.0 | 1 | 347 | 20 | 3/12 | 17.35 | 7.22 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jofra Archer | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 2 | 291 | 11 | 3/15 | 26.45 | 6.76 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaydev Unadkat | 11 | 11 | 37.2 | 0 | 398 | 10 | 2/26 | 39.80 | 10.66 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ben Stokes | 9 | 6 | 16.5 | 0 | 189 | 6 | 2/39 | 31.50 | 11.22 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dhawal Kulkarni | 10 | 10 | 35.0 | 1 | 335 | 6 | 1/14 | 55.83 | 9.57 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 5 May 2019
- Source:Cricinfo[12]
Player of the match awards
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Dts | Shreyas Gopal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won By 7 wickets | 3/12 (4 overs) | [13] |
| 2 | Template:Dts | Jos Buttler | Mumbai Indians | Won By 4 wickets | 89 runs in 43 balls | [14] |
| 3 | Template:Dts | Steve Smith | Mumbai Indians | Won By 5 wickets | 59* runs in 48 balls | [15] |
| 4 | Template:Dts | Varun Aaron | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won By 3 wickets | 2/20 (4 overs) | [16] |
| 5 | Template:Dts | Jaydev Unadkat | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won By 7 wickets | 2/26 (4 overs) | [17] |
References
- ↑ IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team. India today(16 November 2018).
- ↑ IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams. Business Standard(21 November 2018).
- ↑ IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams. times of india(18 December 2018). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals to don pink jersey for new season. India Today.
- ↑ Rajasthan Royals launches cricket academy in UK. India Today.
- ↑ Rajasthan Royals have depth, but need to get their game plans right. ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals preview: Questions linger over Ajinkya Rahane's place in team's power-packed middle order. Firstpost.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Rajasthan Set to be Hit Hard by World Cup Storm. News18.
- ↑ Paddy Upton appointed Rajasthan Royals coach. ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals' camp gets underway. Sportstar.
- ↑ RR Most Runs in IPL 2019.
- ↑ RR Most Wickets in IPL 2019.
- ↑ Shreyas Gopal and Jos Buttler hand RCB fourth straight defeat. ESPN.
- ↑ Buttler fifty sets up sloppy Royals win. ESPN.
- ↑ New captain Smith leads Royals home to keep their campaign alive. ESPN.
- ↑ Dinesh Karthik's 97* in vain after Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer's late fireworks. ESPN.
- ↑ Livingstone, Samson, Unadkat keep Royals' playoff hopes alive. ESPN.
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