The thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League known as IPL 13 or IPL 2020 was supposed to commence this March but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was suspended, and finally, this season is set to begin on 19th September in UAE.
As usual, eight teams are taking part in it. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are once again the favorite for the title and some other teams like Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore too are expected to give a good fight.
All the teams have added some players to their squads and also some players have been released so teams have gone through a transition and will be hoping that their new squads are good enough to challenge for the title on slow and dry wickets of UAE.
Rajasthan Royals - the first IPL champions are being called underdogs for this season. Over the years they couldn't perform up to the standard and it's one of the reasons why they aren't being rated so highly. This time they will look to do better and the likes of Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, and Jofra Archer along with Indian talents like Shreyas Gopal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, and Ankit Rajpoot, RR has enough firepower to challenge for the play-offs at least, if not for the title.
On these slow wickets of UAE, their spinners will have to play a big role along with good batsmen of spin like Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, and Jos Buttler. And here is a statistical look at Rajasthan Royals' journey in the Indian Premier League over the years.
All the major stats and facts you all need to know about Rajasthan Royals :
Result Summary -
| Opponents | Mat | Won | Lost | NR + Tied | %W |
| Chennai Super Kings | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Deccan Chargers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.7 |
| Delhi Capitals | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.0 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 55.3 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Mumbai Indians | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Pune Warriors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 55.5 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Gujarat Lions | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 147 | 73 | 69 | 5 | 50.3 |
Season Wise Performance -
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied + NR | Position |
| 2008 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | Champions |
| 2009 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6th |
| 2010 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7th |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6th |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7th |
| 2013 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5th |
| 2015 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4th |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4th |
| 2019 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7th |
Highest Totals -
223/5 vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai, 2010
217/7 vs Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad, 2008
217/4 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2018
211/5 vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai, 2008
211/4 vs Kings XI Punjab at Durban, 2009
Lowest Totals -
58 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Cape Town, 2009
81 vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata, 2011
92 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2010
97 vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala at Indore, 2011
101/9 vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Durban, 2009
Most Runs -
2810 - Ajinkya Rahane
2372 - Shane Watson
1532 - Sanju Samson
1276 - Rahul Dravid
1011 - Yusuf Pathan
Highest Individual Scores -
105* - Ajinkya Rahane vs Delhi Capitals at Jaipur, 2019
104* - Shane Watson vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai, 2015
103* - Ajinkya Rahane vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2012
102* - Sanju Samson vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, 2019
101 - Shane Watson vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai, 2013
Highest Batting Averages (Min 500 runs) -
47.72 - Jos Buttler (859 runs)
36.49 - Shane Watson (2372)
35.50 - Brade Hodge (639)
34.26 - Ajinkya Rahane (2810)
33.00 - Steven Smith (759)
Most Runs in a single IPL season -
560 - Ajinkya Rahane, 2012
548 - Jos Buttler, 2018
543 - Shane Watson, 2013
540 - Ajinkya Rahane, 2015
488 - Ajinkya Rahane, 2013
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
19 - Ajinkya Rahane
16 - Shane Watson
8 - Sanju Samson / Jos Buttler
7 - Yusuf Pathan / Rahul Dravid
5 - Steve Smith
Most Sixes -
109 - Shane Watson
62 - Sanju Samson
61 - Yusuf Pathan
53 - Ajinkya Rahane
35 - Jos Buttler
Most Wickets -
65 - Siddharth Trivedi
61 - Shane Watson
58 - Shane Warne
47 - James Faulkner
33 - Kevon Cooper / Munaf Patel
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings -
6/14 - Sohail Tanvir vs Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur, 2008
5/16 - James Faulkner vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, 2013
5/20 - James Faulkner vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur, 2013
4/13 - Ajit Chandila vs Pune Warriors at Jaipur, 2012
4/14 - Sohail Tanvir vs Mumbai Indians at Jaipur, 2008
Best Bowling Averages (Min 20 wickets) -
12.09 - Sohail Tanvir (22 wickets)
18.80 - Shreyas Gopal (31 wickets)
22.14 - Amit Singh (28 wickets)
22.94 - Kevon Cooper (33 wickets)
23.60 - Munaf Patel (33 wickets)
Best Economy Rates (Min 250 Balls Bowled) -
6.85 - Johan Botha
7.27 - Shane Warne
7.37 - Shreyas Gopal
7.39 - Yusuf Pathan
7.40 - Chris Morris
Most Wickets in a single IPL season -
28 - James Faulkner, 2013
22 - Sohail Tanvir, 2008
20 - Shreyas Gopal, 2019
19 - Shane Warne, 2008
19 - Kevon Cooper, 2013
