2012 Rajasthan Royals season

Rajasthan Royals
2012 season
CoachShane Warne
CaptainRahul Dravid
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPL7th
Most runsAjinkya Rahane (560)[1]
Most wicketsSiddharth 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

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
01Ashok MenariaIndia29 October 1990 (aged 21)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
03Ajinkya RahaneIndia5 June 1988 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
06Aakash ChopraIndia19 September 1977 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break
07Brad HodgeAustralia29 December 1974 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
19Rahul DravidIndia11 January 1973 (aged 39)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
24Faiz FazalIndia7 September 1985 (aged 26)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
99Owais ShahEngland22 October 1978 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
All-rounders
02Abhishek RautIndia3 March 1987 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
05Paul CollingwoodEngland26 May 1976 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
08Sumit NarwalIndia16 April 1982 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
11Ajit ChandilaIndia5 December 1983 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
22Johan BothaSouth Africa2 May 1982 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
28Ankeet ChavanIndia28 October 1985 (aged 26)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
33Shane WatsonAustralia17 June 1981 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumVice-captain
84Stuart BinnyIndia3 June 1984 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kevon CooperTrinidad and Tobago2 February 1989 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
Wicket-keepers
16Pinal ShahIndia3 November 1987 (aged 24)Right-handed–
17Dinesh ChandimalSri Lanka18 November 1989 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
63Shreevats GoswamiIndia18 May 1989 (aged 22)Left-handed–
Amit PaunikarIndia18 April 1988 (aged 23)Right-handed–
Dishant YagnikIndia22 June 1983 (aged 28)Left-handed–
Bowlers
20Amit SinghIndia21 June 1981 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
31Brad HoggAustralia6 February 1971 (aged 41)Left-handedLeft-arm chinamanOverseas
32Shaun TaitAustralia22 February 1983 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas
36SreesanthIndia6 February 1983 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
37Siddharth TrivediIndia4 September 1982 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
44Samad FallahIndia2 May 1985 (aged 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
91Pankaj SinghIndia6 May 1985 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Aditya DoleIndia9 October 1987 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Deepak ChaharIndia7 August 1992 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Gajendra SinghIndia10 September 1988 (aged 23)Right-handedSlow left arm orthodox

IPL

Standings

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

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the match Scorecard
16 April 2012Kings XI PunjabJaipurWon by 31 runsAjinkya Rahane (98)Scorecard
28 April 2012Kolkata Knight RidersJaipurWon by 22 runsBrad Hodge 44 (29)Scorecard
311 April 2012Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 27 runsScorecard
413 April 2012Kolkata Knight RidersKolkata Lost by 5 wicketsScorecard
515 April 2012Royal Challengers BangaloreBangalore Won by 59 runsIndia Ajinkya Rahane 103*Scorecard
617 April 2012Deccan ChargersJaipur Won by 5 wicketsBrad HodgeScorecard
721 April 2012Chennai Super KingsChennaiLost by 7 WicketsScorecard
823 April 2012Royal Challengers BangaloreJaipur Lost by 46 runsScorecard
929 April 2012Delhi DaredevilsNew DelhiLost by 1 runScorecard
101 May 2012Delhi DaredevilsJaipur Lost by 6 wicketsScorecard
115 May 2012Kings XI PunjabMohaliWon by 43 runsShane WatsonScore Card
128 May 2012Pune Warriors IndiaPuneWon by 7 wicketsShane Watson 90* (51)Scorecard
1310 May 2012Chennai Super KingsJaipur Lost by 4 WicketsScorecard
1413 May 2012Pune Warriors IndiaJaipurWon by 45 runsIndia Ajit Chandila 4/13Scorecard
1518 May 2012Deccan ChargersHyderabad Lost by 5 WicketsScorecard
1620 May 2012Mumbai IndiansJaipurLost by 10 wicketsScorecard

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "IPL 5 teams". India Today. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Points Table; Indian Premier League 2012; ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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