The world's biggest and best T20 league, the Indian Premier League is around the corner. The 2018 season will be the 11th season of IPL and will be held from 7 April to 27 May 2018.
Rajasthan Royals, the Champions of the inaugural edition, are back after serving two years of suspension for the spot-fixing scandal in 2013. This year Ajinkya Rahane will captain them in the absence of Steven Smith who is banned for 1 year for his involvement in the ball tampering scandal in the South Africa-Australia Test series.
Here is a look at Rajasthan Royals' IPL history -
Champions - 2008
Semi-finalists - 2013 & 2015
Team Records :
1. Result Summary -
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | %W |
| Mumbai Indians | 2008-17 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2008-15 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35.3 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 2008-17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2008-15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2008-17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.7 |
| Kings Xi Punjab | 2008-17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2013-17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Pune Warriors | 2011-13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2011-11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Deccan Chargers | 2016-17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 2016-17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujarat Lions | 2008-12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2008-15 | 118 | 63 | 54 | 1 | 53.4 |
2. Performance summary in IPL -
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Position | Summary |
| 2008 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1st | Champions |
| 2009 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6th | group-stage |
| 2010 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7th | group-stage |
| 2011 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6th | group-stage |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7th | group-stage |
| 2013 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | Play-offs |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5th | group-stage |
| 2015 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4th | Play-offs |
3. Highest Team Total -
| Score | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| 223/5 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | 2010 |
| 217/7 | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | 2008 |
| 211/5 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | 2008 |
4. Lowest Team Total -
| Score | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| 58 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 81 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2011 |
| 92 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | 2010 |
Batting Records :
1. Most Runs -
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Shane Watson | 2008-2015 | 78 | 2372 | 36.49 | 141.27 | 104* | 2 | 14 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2011-2015 | 71 | 2047 | 35.91 | 120.90 | 103* | 1 | 15 |
| Rahul Dravid | 2011-2013 | 46 | 1276 | 29.67 | 110.86 | 66 | 0 | 7 |
2. Highest individual scores -
- Shane Watson - 104* vs KKR at Mumbai (2015)
- Ajinkya Rahane - 103* vs RCB at Bangalore (2012)
- Shane Watson - 101 vs CSK at Chennai (2013)
3. Most runs in a season
| Player | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 50+ | Year |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 16 | 560 | 40 | 129.33 | 103* | 4 | 2012 |
| Shane Watson | 16 | 543 | 38.78 | 142.9 | 101 | 3 | 2013 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 14 | 540 | 49.09 | 130.75 | 91* | 4 | 2015 |
4. Highest batting average (Min 25 innings played) -
- Shane Watson (2008-2015) - 36.49
- Ajinkya Rahane (2011-2015) - 35.91
- Brad Hodge (2012-2014) - 35.50
- Graeme Smith (2008-2010) - 31.68
5. Highest batting strike rate (Min 300 balls faced)
- Yusuf Pathan (2008 -2010) - 161.24
- Shane Watson (2008-2015) - 141.27
- Brad Hodge (2012-2014) - 137.41
- Karun Nair (2014-2015) - 135.54
Bowling Records :
1. Most wickets -
| Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | Avg | Eco | BBI | 4-fers |
| Sidharth Trivedi | 2008-2013 | 76 | 65 | 29.29 | 7.58 | 4/25 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 2008-2015 | 78 | 61 | 27.88 | 7.49 | 3/10 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 2008-2011 | 56 | 58 | 25.36 | 7.24 | 4/21 | 1 |
2. Best bowling figures in an innings -
- Sohail Tanvir - 6/14 vs Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur (2008)
- James Faulkner - 5/16 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad (2013)
- James Faulkner - 5/20 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur (2013)
3. Most wickets in a season -
| Player | Mat | Wkts | Avg | Eco | BBI | 4-fer | Year |
| James Faulkner | 16 | 28 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 5/16 | 2 | 2013 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 6.46 | 6/14 | 2 | 2008 |
| Shane Warne | 15 | 19 | 21.26 | 7.76 | 3/19 | 0 | 2008 |
4. Best bowling average (Min 20 wickets) -
- Sohail Tanvir (2008) - 12.09
- Amit Singh (2009 -2012) - 22.32
- Kevon Kooper (2012-2014) - 22.93
- Munaf Patel (2008-2010) - 24.24
5. Best economy rate (Min 20 wickets ) -
- Sohail Tanvir (2008) - 6.46
- Shane Warne (2008-2011) - 7.24
- Yusuf Pathan (2008-2010) - 7.39
- Shane Watson (2008-2015) - 7.49
