2012 Rajasthan Royals season
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| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Shane Warne | ||
| Captain | Rahul Dravid | ||
| Ground(s) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | ||
| IPL | 7th | ||
| Most runs | Ajinkya Rahane (560)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Siddharth Trivedi (13)[2] | ||
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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 nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Rahul Dravid. Rajasthan Royals finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the champions league T20.
Squad
[edit]Players with international caps prior to the 2012 season are listed in bold.[3]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 01 | Ashok Menaria |  |
29 October 1990 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 03 | Ajinkya Rahane | |
5 June 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 06 | Aakash Chopra | |
19 September 1977 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 07 | Brad Hodge |  |
29 December 1974 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 19 | Rahul Dravid | |
11 January 1973 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 24 | Faiz Fazal | |
7 September 1985 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 99 | Owais Shah |  |
22 October 1978 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 02 | Abhishek Raut | |
3 March 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 05 | Paul Collingwood | |
26 May 1976 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 08 | Sumit Narwal | |
16 April 1982 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 11 | Ajit Chandila | |
5 December 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 22 | Johan Botha |  |
2 May 1982 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 28 | Ankeet Chavan | |
28 October 1985 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | |
17 June 1981 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Vice-captain |
| 84 | Stuart Binny | |
3 June 1984 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Kevon Cooper |  |
2 February 1989 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 16 | Pinal Shah | |
3 November 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| 17 | Dinesh Chandimal |  |
18 November 1989 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 63 | Shreevats Goswami | |
18 May 1989 (aged 22) | Left-handed | – | |
| Amit Paunikar | |
18 April 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | ||
| Dishant Yagnik | |
22 June 1983 (aged 28) | Left-handed | – | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 20 | Amit Singh | |
21 June 1981 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 31 | Brad Hogg | |
6 February 1971 (aged 41) | Left-handed | Left-arm chinaman | Overseas |
| 32 | Shaun Tait | |
22 February 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
| 36 | Sreesanth | |
6 February 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 37 | Siddharth Trivedi | |
4 September 1982 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 44 | Samad Fallah | |
2 May 1985 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 91 | Pankaj Singh | |
6 May 1985 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Aditya Dole | |
9 October 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Deepak Chahar | |
7 August 1992 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Gajendra Singh | |
10 September 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
IPL
[edit]Standings
[edit]Rajasthan Royals finished 7th in the league stage of IPL 2012.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils (3rd) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.617 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.561 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (4th) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | −0.100 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings (RU) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0.100 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −0.022 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | −0.216 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0.201 |
| 8 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | −0.509 |
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −0.551 |
Source: [4]
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- C refers to the eventual winners of the tournament, RU to the runners-up
Match log
[edit]| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the match | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 April 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | Jaipur | Won by 31 runs | Ajinkya Rahane (98) | Scorecard[usurped] |
| 2 | 8 April 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Jaipur | Won by 22 runs | Brad Hodge 44 (29) | Scorecard[usurped] |
| 3 | 11 April 2012 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 27 runs | Scorecard | |
| 4 | 13 April 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard[dead link] | |
| 5 | 15 April 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 59 runs | Ajinkya Rahane 103* |
Scorecard |
| 6 | 17 April 2012 | Deccan Chargers | Jaipur | Won by 5 wickets | Brad Hodge | Scorecard |
| 7 | 21 April 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 7 Wickets | Scorecard | |
| 8 | 23 April 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur | Lost by 46 runs | Scorecard | |
| 9 | 29 April 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | Lost by 1 run | Scorecard | |
| 10 | 1 May 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | Jaipur | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 11 | 5 May 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Won by 43 runs | Shane Watson | Score Card |
| 12 | 8 May 2012 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won by 7 wickets | Shane Watson 90* (51) | Scorecard |
| 13 | 10 May 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | Lost by 4 Wickets | Scorecard | |
| 14 | 13 May 2012 | Pune Warriors India | Jaipur | Won by 45 runs | Ajit Chandila 4/13 |
Scorecard |
| 15 | 18 May 2012 | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Lost by 5 Wickets | Scorecard | |
| 16 | 20 May 2012 | Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | Lost by 10 wickets | Scorecard |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "IPL 5 teams". India Today. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Points Table; Indian Premier League 2012; ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.