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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Rajasthan Royals
| season = [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]
| coach = [[Paddy Upton]]
| captain = [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| comp1 = [[2018 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = 4th
| most runs = [[Jos Buttler]] (548)
| most wickets = [[Jofra Archer]] (15)
| prevseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2015|2015]]
| nextseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2019|2019]]
}}

The [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018 season]] was the 9th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Rajasthan Royals]].

==Offseason==
===Support staff changes===
* In January 2018, former Royals team director [[Zubin Bharucha]] was appointed as the team's head of cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-ipl-2018-rajasthan-royals-appoint-zubin-bharucha-as-head-of-cricket-423079|title=Rajasthan Royals appoint Zubin Bharucha as head of cricket|work=Indiatvnews|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
* In February 2018, former Royals captain [[Shane Warne]] was named mentor of the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22415522/shane-warne-returns-rajasthan-royals-mentor|title=Warne returns to Royals as mentor|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
* In February 2018, [[Sairaj Bahutule]] was appointed spin bowling coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/100628/sairaj-bahutule-appointed-spin-bowling-coach-rajasthan-royals-cricket-ipl-2018|title=Sairaj Bahutule appointed spin bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
* In March 2018, [[Amol Muzumdar]] and [[Dishant Yagnik]] were announced to be the team's batting coach and fielding coach respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/100946/ipl-2018-cricket-news-amol-muzumdar-appointed-rajasthan-royals-batting-coach|title=Amol Muzumdar appointed Rajasthan Royals batting coach|work=CricBuzz|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

===Others===
In January 2018, the BCCI cleared the [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in [[Jaipur]] to host the home matches of the Royals. The Royals had last played at Jaipur in 2013, after which they had to shift their base to Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Brabourne) in 2014 and 2015 due to BCCI's ban on the [[Rajasthan Cricket Association]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL: Jaipur to host Rajasthan Royals home games|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-jaipur-to-host-rajasthan-royals-home-games/article22533305.ece|access-date=21 April 2018|work=Sportstarlive}}</ref>

In March 2018, in an event in Jaipur, the franchise unveiled the new team anthem "Phir Halla Bol" by [[Ila Arun]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan Royals unveil team anthem 'Phir Halla Bol'|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/rajasthan-royals-unveil-team-anthem-phir-halla-bol-118031900042_1.html|access-date=21 April 2018|work=Business Standard}}</ref>

In May 2018, similar to the [[South Africa national cricket team|South African cricket team]], Rajasthan Royals cricket team wore pink jerseys after their announcement on the change in the colour of the jersey for the home match in Jaipur versus the [[Chennai Super Kings]] inorder to raise its awareness against the cancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2018-rajasthan-royals-to-wear-pink-jersey-against-chennai-super-kings-5170330/|title=IPL 2018, RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals to wear pink jersey against Chennai Super Kings|date=2018-05-09|work=The Indian Express|access-date=11 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Rajasthan Royals have also been actively participating inorder show its support to the prevention of cancer by campaigning for the cancer-free society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-premier-league-2018/ipl-2018-rajasthan-royals-to-wear-pink-jerseys-in-match-vs-chennai-super-kings-heres-why-1849729|title=IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals To Wear Pink Jerseys In Match vs Chennai Super Kings. Here's Why – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=11 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#EEE8AA|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:95%;"
|-
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| No.
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Nat
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Batting style
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Bowling style
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Signed year
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Salary
! style="background:#0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|27|| '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|6|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c|-3}} || Captain
|-
|52|| [[Rahul Tripathi]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.4|c|-3}} ||
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|{{NA}}|| '''[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1989|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c|1}} || Overseas Ban
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Prashant Chopra]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}||[[Aryaman Birla]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1997|7|9|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|6|| [[Mahipal Lomror]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|7|| [[Krishnappa Gowtham]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6.2|c|-3}} ||
|-
|18|| [[Ankit Sharma (cricketer)|Ankit Sharma]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|04|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|21|| '''[[D'Arcy Short]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1990|8|9|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|37|| [[Shreyas Gopal]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|09|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|55|| '''[[Ben Stokes]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1991|6|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|84|| '''[[Stuart Binny]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1984|6|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}||[[Jatin Saxena]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1982|8|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|8|| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c|1}} ||
|-
|45|| '''[[Heinrich Klaasen]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|RSA}} || {{birth date and age|1991|7|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}}|| Overseas
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|63|| '''[[Jos Buttler]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|22|| '''[[Jofra Archer]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1995|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.2|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|44|| [[Anureet Singh]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|-3}} ||
|-
|56|| '''[[Ben Laughlin (cricketer)|Ben Laughlin]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1982|10|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|61||'''[[Ish Sodhi]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|NZL}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|77|| '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|11.5|c|1}} ||
|-
|91|| '''[[Dhawal Kulkarni]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l|-3}} ||
|-bgcolor="#EEE8AA"
|{{NA}}||'''[[Dushmantha Chameera]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|SRI}} || {{birth date and age|1992|1|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|{{NA}}||[[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan Pakteen]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AFG}} || {{birth date and age|1998|12|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm wrist-spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|60|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Sudhesan Midhun]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|}

{{notelist}}
[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steven Smith]] are ban for 12 months because of [[sandpaper gate]] . [[Ajinkya Rahane]] get captaincy over it.

==Season==
===League table===
{{2018 Indian Premier League Points table}}

===Results===
====League matches====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
{{2018 IPL match 4}}
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{{2018 IPL match 6}}
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{{2018 IPL match 11}}
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{{2018 IPL match 15}}
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{{2018 IPL match 17}}
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{{2018 IPL match 21}}
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{{2018 IPL match 28}}
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{{2018 IPL match 32}}
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{{2018 IPL match 38}}
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{{2018 IPL match 40}}
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{{2018 IPL match 43}}
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{{2018 IPL match 47}}
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{{2018 IPL match 49}}
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{{2018 IPL match 53}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:90%;"
|-
! style="background:blue; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:blue; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Nat
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Mat
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Runs
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| HS
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Ave
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| SR
|-
|}
* <small>''Last Update: 31 March 2018''</small>.
* '''Source:''' Crickinfo

===Most wickets===
Jofra Archer 15 wickets
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:90%;"
|-
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Name
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Nat
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Mat
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Wkts
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| BBI
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Ave
!style="background: #0004DF; color:gold; text-align:center;"| Eco
|}
* <small>''Last Update: 31 March 2018''</small>.
* '''Source:''' Cricinfo

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}
{{Rajasthan Royals}}

[[Category:Rajasthan Royals seasons]]

Rajasthan Royals in 2018 - Revision history

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