IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals: Squad, schedule, and stats
What's the story
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on March 26. Inaugural edition winners Rajasthan Royals will take on 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 29 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. The Sanju Samson-led revamped RR side will vie for their second IPL title. We decode Rajasthan Royals' squad, schedule, and stats ahead of IPL 2022.
Squad
Presenting the complete squad of RR
A look at RR's complete squad: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell
Captaincy
A look at Sanju Samson's record as captain
Samson is one of the six captains to have led RR in the IPL. Notably, Samson was handed his captaincy in IPL 2021 after Steve Smith was released by the franchise. Samson led RR in 14 IPL matches last season, winning five and losing nine. He has a win percentage of 35.71.
Part 1
A look at RR's schedule
March 29: SRH vs RR at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST April 2: MI vs RR at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 5: RR vs RCB at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 10: RR vs LSG at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
Part 2
A look at RR's schedule
April 14: RR vs GT at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 18: RR vs KKR at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 22: DC vs RR at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST April 26: RCB vs RR at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST
Part 3
A look at RR's schedule
April 30: RR vs MI at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 2: KKR vs RR at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 7: PBKS vs RR at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST May 11: RR vs DC at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
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A look at RR's last two league games
May 15: LSG vs RR at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST, May 20: RR vs CSK at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
RR
Recap of the IPL 2021 season
RR finished seventh in the IPL 2021 standings, having won five and losing nine. They finished with 10 points and were above last-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR managed just a single win from their last five league games to miss out on a playoff berth. RR finished with a Net Run Rate of -0.993.
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Decoding the predicted XI of RR
Probable XI: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (captain and wicket-keeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna
Records
Notable records Samson and Buttler can script
Samson has notched 3,068 runs at 29.21. Notably, he has amassed 2,391 runs for the Royals. Samson needs 109 runs to reach a milestone of 2,500 for RR and become the second batter to do so after Ajinkya Rahane (2,810). Jos Buttler has 1,968 IPL runs and is 32 shy of reaching 2,000. He needs 59 more to amass 1,500 runs for RR (1,441).