Rajasthan Royals (RR) are among the teams that have won the coveted IPL trophy. In fact, RR were the first team to win the title in the inaugural 2008 IPL season under the captaincy of Shane Warne.
Since their title triumph in 2008, RR have been plagued with inconsistency, which has kept them away from another title victory. However, their performance has been resurgent in the last few years.
This article will glance over the Rajasthan Royals’ year-by-year performance in IPL history.
| Year | Result | W-L | Top Run-Scorer | Top Wicket-Taker |
| 2026 | Upcoming (Starts Apr 1) | — | — | — |
| 2025 | League Stage (9th) | 4-9 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (559) | Hasaranga / Archer / Theekshana (11) |
| 2024 | Playoffs (3rd) | 9-6 | Riyan Parag (573) | Avesh Khan (19) |
| 2023 | League Stage (5th) | 7-7 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (625) | Yuzvendra Chahal (21) |
| 2022 | Runners-up (2nd) | 10-7 | Jos Buttler (863) | Yuzvendra Chahal (27) |
| 2021 | League Stage (7th) | 5-9 | Sanju Samson (484) | Chris Morris (15) |
| 2020 | League Stage (8th) | 6-8 | Sanju Samson (375) | Jofra Archer (20) |
| 2019 | League Stage (7th) | 5-8 | Ajinkya Rahane (393) | Shreyas Gopal (20) |
| 2018 | Playoffs (4th) | 7-8 | Jos Buttler (548) | Jofra Archer (15) |
| 2015 | Playoffs (4th) | 7-6 | Ajinkya Rahane (540) | Chris Morris (13) |
| 2014 | League Stage (5th) | 7-7 | Ajinkya Rahane (339) | Pravin Tambe (15) |
| 2013 | Playoffs (3rd) | 11-7 | Shane Watson (543) | James Faulkner (28) |
| 2012 | League Stage (7th) | 7-9 | Ajinkya Rahane (560) | Siddharth Trivedi (13) |
| 2011 | League Stage (6th) | 6-7 | Rahul Dravid (343) | Shane Warne (13) |
| 2010 | League Stage (7th) | 6-8 | Naman Ojha (377) | Warne / Trivedi (11) |
| 2009 | League Stage (6th) | 6-7 | Ravindra Jadeja (295) | Munaf Patel (16) |
| 2008 | Champions (1st) | 13-3 | Shane Watson (472) | Sohail Tanvir (22) |
Key Performance Stats: Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Total Titles: 1 (2008)
- Final Appearances: 2 (2008, 2022) (see which team has more IPL final appearances)
- Final Efficiency: 50%. They won a thriller against CSK in 2008 but fell to Gujarat Titans in the 2022 final.
- Consistency: RR has qualified for the playoffs 6 times in 18 seasons (2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022, and 2024).
- Champions League T20: They reached the Final in 2013, finishing as runners-up to Mumbai Indians in Rahul Dravid’s final professional game.
- Wooden Spoons: They have finished in last place once (2020), though their 9th-place finish in 2025 was nearly as low.
- Individual Brilliance: The Royals are the only team to have seen two different players win the Purple Cap (Sohail Tanvir in 2008 and Yuzvendra Chahal in 2022) and have featured record-breaking seasons from Jos Buttler (863 runs in 2022).
The Royals have also reached Qualifier 2 (2013 and 2024) and the Eliminator twice each (2015 and 2018).
Throughout their IPL participation, RR have at least won five games in every season.
RR have finished in 7th place on the points table in four different seasons (2010, 2012, 2019, 2021).
Rajasthan Royals logged 13 wins in the inaugural IPL season, making it the most wins in a single IPL season (knockout matches included). Later, in 2013, Mumbai Indians equalled their record by winning 13 matches.
Shane Warne and Sanju Samson are the only two players who have led Rajasthan Royals in 50 or more IPL matches. In fact, Samson is their most successful skipper in the league.
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