Rajasthan Royals, an IPL franchise based in Jaipur, has not been a very successful franchise in the IPL even though being with it since the very first season. They won the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League in 2008 and have been able to reach the final only once after that in 2022 where they lost to Gujarat Titans.
RR was also banned for two years in 2016 and 2017 due to a match-fixing scandal along with CSK. Their home ground is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan. RR franchise is owned by famous businessmen Manoj Badale and Lachlan Murdoch. They will be coached by Andrew McDonald and led by Sanju Samson in the upcoming edition of the IPL.
Here we are going to have a look at the top 5 players who have scored the most runs against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. We will be moving in descending order in terms of runs scored.
1. AB-de-Villiers (652 runs)
This batter has scored the most runs against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He has made a mockery of RR’s bowling every time he has stepped onto the field to play against them. He has played 20 innings against them in which he has scored 652 runs with a strike rate of 147.17 and an excellent average of 46. His most of runs against RR have come playing for RCB but he played a few matches in Delhi’s jersey too against the Rajasthan franchise.
2. Suresh Raina (630 runs)
This CSK legend, Mr. IPL, Suresh Raina just loves batting against RR. He has scored 630 runs against the RR franchise in 23 innings against them. His highest score against RR is 98 where he missed out on the century by just 2 runs. His strike rate is not that good against RR when compared to T20 standards but he has been consistent against them.
3. Dinesh Karthik (614 runs)
Next on the list, we have Dinesh Karthik, who has scored many runs against the RR franchise playing for many franchises. He has 614 runs to his name in 26 innings. His highest score against RR is 97*. His strike playing against RR is just above 135 and the average is almost 32. He has batted in the finishing role most of the time and has a remarkable record even in that role.
4. Virat Kohli (600 runs)
Virat Kohli, the highest run-scorer in the IPL with over 6000 runs to his name, also has an impeccable record against the RR franchise. He has scored 600 runs against them in just 26 innings. His highest score is 72* and his average is 27. RR bowlers have successfully made him score at a lower rate but have not been able to stop him from scoring. We feel he will score a lot of runs against RR in the upcoming season too.
5. Shikhar Dhawan (576 runs)
This southpaw has also scored a lot of runs against the RR franchise. He has played for many franchises in the IPL and scored for them against RR. He has 576 runs to his name in 22 innings. He doesn’t have a great strike rate overall against them but has been consistent over the years against RR specifically.
