Rajasthan Royals would forever remain a special team in the Indian Premier League, being the first team to win the glamorous Twenty20 event. It won the tournament during its inaugural edition, in 2008, under the captaincy and guidance of Shane Warne.In IPL 2021, the side would be led by Sanju Samson, as the side continues to remain the underdog since its 2008 title win. Ahead of the new season, we present its stats and numbers to date.
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Team statsBest total: 2266 vs Punjab Kings (Sharjah, 2020)Best win (runs): 105 runs vs Delhi Capitals (Mumbai, 2008)Best win (wickets): Ten wickets vs Mumbai Indians (Mumbai, 2011)
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Batting statsMost runs: Ajinkya Rahane- 2,810Best score: Ben Stokes- 107 not out vs MI (Abu Dhabi, 2020)Best average: Jos Buttler- 42.39Best strike rate:Yusuf Pathan- 161.24Best innings strike rate: Jifra Archer- 337.50 vs Chennai Super Kings (Sharjah, 2020)Most 50-plus: Rahane- 19Most centuries: Shane Watson- 2Most sixes: Shane Watson- 109Most innings sixes: Samson- 10 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru, 2018)Most innings runs via boundaries: Yusuf- 84 vs MI (Mumbai, 2010)Most season runs: Rahane- 560 in 2012Best partnership: Stokes-Samson (152 not out) vs MI (Abu Dhabi, 2020)
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Bowling statsMost wickets: Siddharth Trivedi- 65Best innings figures: Sohail Tanvir- 614 vs Chennai Super Kings (Jaipur, 2008)Best economy: Johan Botha- 6.85Best innings economy: Yusuf- 1.50 vs Deccan Chargers (Nagpur, 2010)Most four-fors: Tanvir and James Faulkner- 2Most fifers: Faulkner- 2Most season wickets: Faulkner- 28 in 2013
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Wicketkeeping statsMost dismissals: Samson- 34Most innings dismissals: Heinrich Klaasen- 4 vs RCB (Jaipur, 2018) and Samson- 4 vs CSK (Sharjah, 2020)Most season dismissals: Buttler- 10 in 2018
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Fielding statsMost catches: Rahane- 40Most season catches: Rahane- 11 in 2012
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Individual statsMost matches: Rahane- 100Most matches as captain: Warne- 55
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