# 2024 Rajasthan Royals season

The 2024 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 5th place in previous season's League stage.
After Lucknow's 7th loss on 14 May 2024, Rajasthan qualified for the Playoffs. They finished the League stage at the 3rd place with 8 wins and 5 losses, garnering 17 points and seeding their place in the Eliminator.
After defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator played on 22nd May at Ahmedabad, Rajasthan advanced to the Qualifier 2. After being defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2 played on 24th May at Chennai, Rajasthan were eliminated from the tournament. They finished at the 3rd place in the tournament after losing the Qualifier 2.
The Rajasthan Royals drew an average home attendance of 22,119 in the IPL in 2024.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match in the competition
Squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League :
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Captain |||||||||
| 11 | Sanju Samson | India | (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2018 | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) | Wicket-keeper |
| Batters |||||||||
| 5 | Riyan Parag | India | (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹3.8 crore (US$440,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 27) | Left-handed | – | 2022 | ₹8.5 crore (US$990,000) | Overseas |
| 64 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 52 | Rovman Powell | West Indies | (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹7.4 crore (US$870,000) | Overseas |
| 27 | Shubham Dubey | India | (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2023 | ₹5.8 crore (US$680,000) | |
| 2 | Donavon Ferreira | South Africa | (1998-07-21)21 July 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | – | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 63 | Jos Buttler | England | (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | – | 2018 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas; Withdrew |
| 21 | Dhruv Jurel | India | (2001-01-21)21 January 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 32 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England | (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | Kunal Singh Rathore | India | (2002-10-09)9 October 2002 (aged 21) | Left-handed | – | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹5 crore (US$590,000) | |
| 16 | Tanush Kotian | India | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Replacement |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$940,000) | Overseas |
| 17 | Nandre Burger | South Africa | (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India | (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Traded |
| 24 | Prasidh Krishna | India | (1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Withdrew |
| 96 | Navdeep Saini | India | (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹2.6 crore (US$300,000) | |
| 44 | Kuldeep Sen | India | (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 20 | Sandeep Sharma | India | (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹6.5 crore (US$760,000) | |
| 88 | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Withdrew |
| 1 | Abid Mushtaq | India | (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 25 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas; Replacement |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| CEO | Jake Lush McCrum |
| Team manager | Romi Bhinder |
| Head coach | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Batting coach | Trevor Penney |
| Bowling coach | Shane Bond |
| Fielding coach | Dishant Yagnik |

## League stage
### Points table

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 | Eliminated |
| 6 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.377 | Eliminated |
| 7 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.667 | Eliminated |
| 8 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −1.063 | Eliminated |
| 9 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.353 | Eliminated |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 | Eliminated |

### League progression

League progression :
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F |
| Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | W | L | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

### Fixtures and results

* Match 4 24 March 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 193/4 (20 overs) | v | Lucknow Super Giants 173/6 (20 overs) |
| Sanju Samson 82* (52) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/41 (4 overs) | | Nicholas Pooran 64* (41) Trent Boult 2/35 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 20 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) achieved the mark of hitting 1,000 fours in T20s.
* KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) equaled MS Dhoni's record for most 50+ scores (24 times) by a wicket-keeper in IPL history.
* Match 9 28 March 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 185/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 173/5 (20 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 84* (45) Axar Patel 1/21 (4 overs) | | David Warner 49 (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/19 (3 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 12 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Rishabh Pant became the first player to feature in 100 matches for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
* Match 14 1 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 125/9 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 127/4 (15.3 overs) |
| Hardik Pandya 34 (21) Yuzvendra Chahal 3/11 (4 overs) | | Riyan Parag 54* (39) Akash Madhwal 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Mumbai Indians became the first team to play 250 matches in IPL history.
* Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals) completed 200 matches in the IPL.
* Match 19 6 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru 183/3 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 189/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 113* (72) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/34 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 100* (58) Reece Topley 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 100th IPL match.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored his 7,500th run in IPL. He also holds the record for most catches in IPL as a non wicket-keeper (110).
* Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 4,000th run in IPL.
* Match 24 10 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 199/7 (20 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 76 (48) Rashid Khan 1/18 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 72 (44) Kuldeep Sen 3/41 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 3 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Vinod Seshan (Ind) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) scored his 3,000th run in IPL.
* Match 27 13 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Punjab Kings 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 152/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Ashutosh Sharma 31 (16) Keshav Maharaj 2/23 (4 overs) | | Yashasvi Jaiswal 39 (28) Kagiso Rabada 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 31 16 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 223/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 224/8 (20 overs) |
| Sunil Narine 109 (56) Avesh Khan 2/35 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 107* (60) Sunil Narine 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 2 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his first century in T20s.
* Rajasthan Royals recorded the joint highest successful run chase in IPL history.
* Match 38 22 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 179/9 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 183/1 (18.4 overs) |
| Tilak Varma 65 (45) Sandeep Sharma 5/18 (4 overs) | | Yashasvi Jaiswal 104* (60) Piyush Chawla 1/33 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Rajasthan Royals)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hardik Pandya completed 100 matches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
* Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the IPL.
* Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) became the youngest batter to score multiple centuries in the IPL.
* Tilak Varma (Mumbai Indians) scored his 1000th run in IPL.
* Match 44 27 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 199/3 (19 overs) |
| KL Rahul 76 (48) Sandeep Sharma 2/31 (4 overs) | | Sanju Samson 71* (33) Marcus Stoinis 1/3 (1 over) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 50 2 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 200/7 (20 overs) |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy 76* (42) Avesh Khan 2/39 (4 overs) | | Riyan Parag 77 (49) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/41 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 1 run Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind) Player of the match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 300th T20 match.
* Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 1,000th run in the IPL.
* Match 56 7 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 221/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 201/8 (20 overs) |
| Abhishek Porel 65 (36) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/24 (4 overs) | | Sanju Samson 86 (46) Kuldeep Yadav 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 20 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 61 12 May 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 141/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 145/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 47* (35) Simarjeet Singh 3/26 (4 overs) | | Ruturaj Gaikwad 42* (41) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/35 (4 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Simarjeet Singh (Chennai Super Kings)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 100th IPL match.
* This was the 50th win for Chennai Super Kings at home in the IPL.
* Match 65 15 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 144/9 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 145/5 (18.5 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 48 (34) Sam Curran 2/24 (3 overs) | | Sam Curran 63* (41) Avesh Khan 2/28 (3.5 overs) |
* Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Punjab Kings)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 70 19 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals | v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
* Match abandoned Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Kolkata Knight Riders played its 250th match in the IPL.
* Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| vte Qualifier 1 | vte Qualifier 1 | vte Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| 21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | | | | 26 May 2024 – Chennai | 26 May 2024 – Chennai | 26 May 2024 – Chennai |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 164/2 (13.4 overs) | | | | Q1W | Kolkata Knight Riders | 114/2 (10.3 overs) |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 159 (19.3 overs) | 24 May 2024 – Chennai | 24 May 2024 – Chennai | 24 May 2024 – Chennai | Q2W | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 113 (18.3 overs) |
| | | | Q1L | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 175/9 (20 overs) | | | |
| Eliminator | Eliminator | Eliminator | EW | Rajasthan Royals | 139/7 (20 overs) | | | |
| 22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 174/6 (19 overs) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 172/8 (20 overs) | | | | | | |

### Eliminator

* Eliminator 22 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru 172/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 174/6 (19 overs) |
| Rajat Patidar 34 (22) Avesh Khan 3/44 (4 overs) | | Yashasvi Jaiswal 45 (30) Mohammed Siraj 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) crossed 8,000 runs in the IPL.

### Qualifier 2

* Qualifier 2 24 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 175/9 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 139/7 (20 overs) |
| Heinrich Klaasen 50 (34) Avesh Khan 3/27 (4 overs) | | Dhruv Jurel 56* (35) Shahbaz Ahmed 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 36 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Shahbaz Ahmed (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the final for the 3rd time in IPL history.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Innings | Highest score |
| 573 | Riyan Parag | 14 | 84 not out |
| 531 | Sanju Samson | 15 | 86 |
| 435 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 15 | 104 not out |
| 359 | Jos Buttler | 11 | 107 not out |
| 195 | Dhruv Jurel | 11 | 56 not out |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Best bowling |
| 19 | Avesh Khan | 15 | 3/27 |
| 18 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 3/11 |
| 16 | Trent Boult | 15 | 3/22 |
| 13 | Sandeep Sharma | 10 | 5/18 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 3/24 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo