The IPL inaugural title winner, Rajasthan Royals, has not lived up to the expectations in the remaining seasons. Along with Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals was banned from IPL for two years i.e. 2016 and 2017. The team is led by Steve Smith.
Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Champions - 2008
Total matches - 143
Wins - 71
Losses - 67, NR 5
Coach - Andrew McDonald
Captain - Steve Smith
The schedule
September 22: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
September 27: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
September 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 3: Royals Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - 3.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 6: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 9: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals - 7.30 p.m. - Sharjah
October 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals - 3.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 14: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 17: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal challengers Bangalore - 3.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 19: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 22: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
October 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
October 30: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Abu Dhabi
November 1: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals - 7.30 p.m. - Dubai
Team
Steve Smith (captain), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Karthik Tyagi, David Miller, Oshane Thomas, Anirudha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran.