Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Shane Warne. Rajasthan Royals finished winners in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.
Squad On 27 February 2008, Shane Warne was named as captain and coach.
No.NameAgeNationalityBatting styleBowling styleSigning price Batsmen11 Mohammad Kaif 27 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 675,00015 Graeme Smith 27 South Africa Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$475,00029 Swapnil Asnodkar 24 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break 46 Taruwar Kohli 19 India Right-handed Right-arm medium 54 Anup Revandkar 21 India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 75 Younis Khan 31 Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$225,000 Niraj Patel 26 India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Justin Langer 37 Australia Left-handed Right-arm medium US$200,000 Darren Lehmann 37 Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Aditya Angle 24 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Jaydev Shah 24 India Left-handed Right-arm off-break All-rounders12 Ravindra Jadeja 19 India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 28 Yusuf Pathan 25 India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$475,00032 Dimitri Mascarenhas 30 England Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$100,00033 Shane Watson 27 Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$125,000 Sumit Khatri 18 India Left-handed Right-arm off-break Parag More 22 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Wicket-keepers05 Mahesh Rawat 21 India Right-handed 24 Kamran Akmal 26 Pakistan Right-handed US$150,000 Bowlers01 Pankaj Singh 22 India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 03 Munaf Patel 24 India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$275,00007 Siddharth Trivedi 26 India Right-handed Right-arm medium 08 Sohail Tanvir 23 Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast US$100,00023 Shane Warne (Captain) 39 Australia Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$450,00025 Dinesh Salunkhe 28 India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Morne Morkel 23 South Africa Left-handed Right-arm fast US$60,000
Indian Premier League Standings Rajasthan Royals finished first in the league stage of IPL 2008.
Match log
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the match Scorecard 1 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard 2 Kings XI Punjab Jaipur Won by 6 wickets Shane Watson 76* (49) Scorecard 3 Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 2/20 (2 overs) and 61 (28) Scorecard 4 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 7 wickets Shane Watson 2/20 (4 overs) and 61* (41) Scorecard 5 Kolkata Knight Riders Jaipur Won by 45 runs Swapnil Asnodkar 60 (34) Scorecard 6 Chennai Super Kings Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Sohail Tanvir 6/14 (4 overs) Scorecard 7 Mumbai Indians Navi Mumbai Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard 8 Deccan Chargers Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Yusuf Pathan 68 (37) Scorecard 9 Delhi Daredevils Jaipur Won by 3 wickets Shane Watson 2/21 (4 overs) and 74 (40) Scorecard 10 Royal Challengers Bangalore Jaipur Won by 65 runs Graeme Smith 75* (49) Scorecard 11 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 6 wickets Yusuf Pathan 1/14 (2 overs) and 48* (18) Scorecard 12 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 10 runs Albie Morkel 71 (40) and 2/35 (4 overs) Scorecard 13 Mumbai Indians Jaipur Won by 5 Wickets Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard 14 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 41 runs Scorecard Semi-Final Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Won by 105 runs Shane Watson 52 (29) and 3/10 (3 overs) Scorecard Final Chennai Super Kings Navi Mumbai Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 56 (39) and 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard Champions
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