Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The team won the inaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The Royals were also the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 under Rahul Dravid's captaincy.
On 14 July 2015, the verdict reached by a panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years over a 2013 betting scandal, meaning they could not participate in both the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments. They returned to the competition from the 2018 season.
Listing criteria In general the top five are listed in each category, except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders may be noted.
Listing notation Team notation (200/3) indicates that a team scored 200 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained (200) indicates that a team scored 200 runs and was all out
Batting notation (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out
Bowling notation (5/20) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 20 runs
Currently playing indicates a current cricketer
Date indicates the date the match was played
Team scoring records
Highest innings total ScoreOppositionVenueDate 243/8 SRH Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh 242/6 SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 228/4PBKSMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh28 April 2026228/6SRHSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur25 April 2026 226/6 KXIP Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 225/6 DC Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 1 May 2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Lowest innings total ScoreOppositionVenueDate 58RCB Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 59 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 81KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata 85Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 90/9 MI Source: ESPNcricinfo
Highest total conceded
ScoreOppositionVenueDate 286/6 SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 246/5 CSK M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 223/6 KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata 223/2 KXIP Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 221/6 PBKS Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 221/3 KXIP Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Source: ESPNcricinfo
Lowest totals conceded
ScoreOppositionVenueDate 70 RCB Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 87 DD Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 92MI Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 94/8 105 RCB Centurion Park, Centurion Source: ESPNcricinfo
Individual batting records
Most runs
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period 1 4,027 Sanju Samson 149 144 2013–2025 2 3,055 Jos Buttler 83 82 2018–2024 3 2,810 Ajinkya Rahane 100 93 2011–2019 4 2,593 Yashasvi Jaiswal 82 82 2020–2026 5 2,372 Shane Watson 78 76 2008–2015
Fastest runs getter
RunsBatsmanInningsRecord Date 1,000Vaibhav Sooryavanshi2329 May 2026 2,000Jos Buttler4930 April 2022 3,00079 17 April 20244,000Sanju Samson14420 May 2025
Highest individual score RunsPlayerOppositionVenueDate124 Jos Buttler SRH Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Yashasvi Jaiswal MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 119 Sanju Samson PBKS 116 Jos Buttler DC 107* Ben Stokes MI Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Jos Buttler KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata Source: ESPNcricinfo
Highest career average
Rank Average Player Innings Not out Runs Period 1 44.70 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 23 0 1028 2025–2026 2 41.84 Jos Buttler 82 9 3,053 2018–2024 3 36.49 Shane Watson 76 11 2,372 2008–2015 4 36.20 Ross Taylor 11 6 181 2011-2011 Qualification: 10 innings. Last Updated: 1 May 2026
Highest strike rates
Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Period1228.95Vaibhav Sooryavanshi10284492025 -20262172.87Donovan Ferreira32519120263154.19Dhruv Jurel11957752023-20264152.80Yashasvi Jaiswal259316972020-20265152.15Shimron Hetmyer9896502022-20266147.79Jos Buttler3,0551,1402018-2024
Most centuries
RankCenturiesPlayerHigh Score Period 1 7 124 2018–2024 2 119 2013–2025 124 2020–present 105 2011–2019 104 2008–2015Vaibhav Sooryavanshi1032025–Present
Most career sixes
SixesPlayerSeasons 192 Sanju Samson 2013–2025 135 Jos Buttler 2018–2023 110 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2020–2026 109 Shane Watson 2008–2015 108 Riyan Parag 2019–202696Vaibhav Sooryavanshi2025-2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most sixes in an inning
SixesPlayerOppositionVenueDate12Vaibhav SooryavanshiSRHMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh27 May 2026SRHSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur25 April 202611GTSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur28 April 202510LSGSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur19 May 2026 10Sanju Samson RCB M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 9 CSK Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Jos Buttler DC Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 8Yusuf Pathan MI Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai DEC Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Jos Buttler SRH Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Yashasvi Jaiswal MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most runs in a season
RunsPlayerSeason863Jos Buttler 2022776Vaibhav Sooryavanshi2026625Yashasvi Jaiswal 2023573Riyan Parag2024 560 Ajinkya Rahane 2012 559 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2025 548 Jos Buttler 2018531Sanju Samson2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Individual bowling records
Most career wickets
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Period 182 Jofra Archer 63 63 2018–2026 266 Yuzvendra Chahal 46 46 2022–2024 365 Siddharth Trivedi 76 75 2008–2013 461 Shane Watson 78 70 2008–2015 557 Shane Warne 55 54 2008–2011 Last Updated: 14 April 2026
Best figures in an innings
FiguresPlayerOppositionVenueDate 6/14 Sohail Tanvir CSK Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 5/16James Faulkner SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 5/18 Sandeep Sharma MI Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 5/20James Faulkner SRH 5/40 Yuzvendra Chahal KKR Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets in a season
WicketsPlayerSeason 28 James Faulkner 201327 Yuzvendra Chahal 202225Jofra Archer2026 22 Sohail Tanvir 2008 21 Yuzvendra Chahal 202320 Shreyas Gopal 2019 Jofra Archer 2020 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Hat-tricks Five players have taken hat-tricks in the IPL for Rajasthan. Ajit Chandila was the first to do so, taking his hat-trick against Pune Warriors India in 2012. The other bowlers to take a hat-trick for the team are Pravin Tambe and Shane Watson in 2014, Shreyas Gopal in 2019, and Yuzvendra Chahal in 2022.
Individual wicket-keeping records
Heinrich Klaasen and Sanju Samson have both taken four dismissals in an innings for the team, Klaasen in 2018 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Samson in 2020 against Chennai Super Kings.
Sanju Samson took 16 dismissals for the team in 2022 and 11 in 2021. The only other wicket-keeper to reach double figures in a season for the team is Jos Buttler who took ten dismissals in 2018.
+Career wicket-keeping dismissalsDismissalsPlayerSeasons 74 Sanju Samson 2013–202417 Dishant Yagnik 2011–2014 Jos Buttler 2018–2023 16 Mahesh Rawat 2008–2009 13 Dhruv Jurel 2023–2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Individual fielding records
Riyan Parag is the only Rajasthan player to take four catches in an innings as an outfielder, doing so in a 2022 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Parag also holds the team record for the most outfield catches in a season, taking 17 during 2022.
+Most career catchesCatchesPlayerSeasons 46 Riyan Parag 2019–2026 40 Ajinkya Rahane 2011–2019 36 Shimron Hetmyer 2022–202631 Jos Buttler 2018–202430 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2020–2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most matches
Rank Matches Player Period 1 149 Sanju Samson 2013-2025 2 100 Ajinkya Rahane 2011-2019 3 97 Riyan Parag 2019-2026483Jos Buttler2018-2024582Yashasvi Jaiswal2020-2026 578 Shane Watson 2008–2015 Last Updated: 14 April 2026
Partnership records +Highest partnerships by wicketWicketRunsBattersOppositionVenueDate1st166Yashasvi JaiswalVaibhav SooryavanshiGTJaipur28 April 20252nd150Jos ButtlerSanju SamsonSRHDelhi2 May 20213rd152Ben StokesMIAbu Dhabi25 October 20204th121Dhruv JurelLSGLucknow27 April 20245th107Yusuf PathanParas DograMIMumbai (BS)13 March 20106th118Ravindra JadejaDonovan FerreiraSRHHyderabad13 April 20267th62Shimron HetmyerDhruv JurelPBKSGuwahati5 April 20238th69Brad HodgeJames FaulknerMIAhmedabad19 May 20149th38Jos ButtlerAvesh KhanKKRKolkata23 May 202410th31Tom CurranAnkit RajpootDubai30 September 2020 Source: CricketArchiveHighest partnership for each wicket for Rajasthan Royals, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links Rajasthan Royals on IPLT20.com Official Site
References