Top 05 Players with Most Wickets at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in IPL
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the beautiful stadium in the pink city of Jaipur, Rajasthan is home to Rajasthan Royals (RR) team in the Indian Premier League. The venue paints itself pink when the home side plays here, thanks to the sea of fans who dress up in pink jerseys and come to support their favorite players.
This stadium was established in 1969 and has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It has been hosting IPL matches since the inaugural season in 2008, with the Royals featuring in each one of them. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted 61 matches in the IPL so far, and as part of the ongoing IPL 2025 season there is 01 last match left to be played here, between the hosts and a visitor team, taking the tally to 62 matches by the end of the season. With the records available so far, this celebratory venue seems to favour the chasing sides more. More than 64 percent of the matches played in Jaipur have been won by teams batting second. The primary reason for that is relatively batting-friendly pitch and dew formation in the evenings. The venue hasn’t really seen extremely high-scoring games, as the average score during the innings has been around 160. The Jaipur stadium has big boundaries, which implies that batters generally need to put into extra effort for hitting the boundaries. In a similar manner, bowlers also have been effective, especially the spinners. The drier conditions have worked in their favour to get some grip from the surface, as seen from the IPL matches played so far. Rajasthan Royals has featured in all IPL games hosted in Jaipur, being their home ground after all. They have had an impressive win percentage of above 60, showcasing that Royals are well-placed against their opponents on the home turf. Former captain of the Rajasthan franchise, Ajinkya Rahane leads the run chart as the highest scorer in Jaipur. The right-hand batter has accumulated a total of 1115 runs from 35 innings. Shane Watson occupies the second spot, with 875 runs in 29 innings. The team’s current skipper Sanju Samson is third on the list with 789 runs. In terms of the bowlers, Siddarth Trivedi has picked up the most wickets in Jaipur. Despite having played his last match here for RR in 2013, he leads the pack with 36 wickets. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 217 for 6 against RR in 2023 remains the highest team total in the pink city’s ground. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 113 is the highest individual score at this venue in the tournament’s history.
Let us explore further the top five players with the most wickets at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in IPL.
5) Shreyas Gopal – The fifth position on this list has been grabbed by a former bowler of the Rajasthan Royals team. Shreyas Gopal has clinched 15 wickets from just 10 innings. With a bowling average of 16.6 approximately, he has two 03-wicket hauls also under his belt. Shreyas is touted as a utility player who brings a lot to the table, this aggressive leg-spinner can pick up wickets in the middle overs. This experienced bowler was part of the Mumbai Indians squad that lifted the IPL trophy in 2015 and was picked up by the CSK team ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He played a total of 14 games for the Rajasthan Royals in 2019 and secured as many as 20 wickets, including a hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore’s batters that year. He scalped 10 wickets in the IPL 2020 and was one of the leading bowlers for RR in IPL 2021 too.
4) Kevon Cooper – Next in the line of wicket-takers at this ground is a former medium-pacer bowling allrounder from the Caribbean land, Kevon Cooper. He was associated with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in IPL 2014 and has played for several T20 leagues around the world. This all-rounder claimed 17 wickets from nine match appearances, with an average of over 16. With 03 three-wicket hauls to his credit, he was reported for a suspected bowling action following the 2014 edition and since then did not play the IPL. An economy of 8.08 and 4 for 26 as one of the best figures, he was one of the better bowlers of the RR squad.
3) Shane Watson – Watson made his IPL debut in 2008, and as an all-rounder he had been a part of various teams until his retirement from the format. This Australian athlete has played for the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals during his tenure and has played 145 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 3,874 runs, with an average of 30.9. From the 70-match innings total, Shane Watson has sealed 61 wickets to his name. As far as the Sawai Man Singh ground is concerned, he has claimed a total of 19 wickets from 26 appearances. With an average of 31.9, economy of 7.04 and the best bowling inning of 3 for 16, Shane Watson’s consistency and accuracy as a bowler was unmatched.
2) Shane Warne – The legendary Shane Warne was the skipper of the Royals’ franchise in the IPL 2008 inaugural edition and took his team to glory as the first-ever champions to gain their maiden titular victory. The late Australian spinner had collected 58 IPL wickets for RR from the 56 matches played and became one of the most influential bowlers for them. The wizard of spin was famous for his variations with the line and length, which served as a deadly weapon against the batsmen. As far as the home ground of the Rajasthan franchise is concerned, Shane had been a part of 17 innings and through his match-winning spells took 20 wickets of the opposition batsmen. His finest inning performance was the 3 for 16 on this ground which came in 2011 during his final season with the franchise. In addition, he also has had three 03-wicket hauls and an economy of over 7 at this ground.
1) Siddharth Trivedi – The bowler who tops the chart for taking the greatest number of wickets on the home ground of the RR unit is Siddharth Trivedi, who leads the pack despite playing his last match for RR in 2013. With 36 scalps from 32 innings, his economy on this ground has been terrific, around 7.31. The 02 three-wicket hauls and the average of approx. 22.6 elevated his level as a capable bowler for his team. Siddharth’s best performance is 3 for 19 here and was one of the most dependable athletes for his team. The right-arm medium pace bowler represented the Rajasthan Royals from 2008 to 2013 and has been the second highest wicket-taker of all time for the men in pink even today, with 65 wickets to his name.
