Rajasthan Royals RR
Rajasthan Royals are at their best chasing — 55.3% wins running down a target against 44.4% setting one, across 249 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
RR's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 66.7% | 10 | 90.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | 60.0% | 8 | 37.5% |
| 2010 | 8 | 50.0% | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 | 0.0% | 8 | 75.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | 45.5% | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | 37.5% | 10 | 80.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | 50.0% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | 60.0% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0.0% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2020 | 4 | 25.0% | 10 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2022 | 13 | 53.8% | 4 | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | 57.1% | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2024 | 5 | 40.0% | 10 | 70.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 50.0% | 10 | 20.0% |
| 2026 | 10 | 50.0% | 6 | 66.7% |
No Settled Split — Chasing Better in 9 of 17 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
RR have never settled into one way of winning — the better side chasing in nine of 17 seasons and defending in seven, with one season split even. The gap was widest in 2011 — 75.0% (6 of 8) chasing against 0.0% (0 of 5) batting first, 75.0 percentage points between them. Their later seasons have favoured chasing more often than the early years did, which went with defending — a shift in the balance, though the evidence stays mixed. 2019 was a blank defending: 0 of 5. 2026 went the way most seasons have — 66.7% (4 of 6) chasing against 50.0% (5 of 10) batting first.
RR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Defending — 160–179 (56.5%, 9.8% above average)
5+ matches per band
While defending, RR win their highest share of matches with a total of 200 or more: 15 of 20, 75.0%. Defending 160–179 is where they sit furthest above the league average: 13 of 23 (56.5%), 9.8% ↑ above the 46.7% league average for this scoring range. By contrast, defending below 160 lags behind at just 10 of 51 (19.6%), 4.5% off the 24.1% league average in this band.
RR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Chasing — 200 or More (30.4%, 5.8% above average)
5+ matches per band
No chasing range has brought RR a higher win rate than targets below 160 — 40 of 52 matches (76.9%). Chasing targets of 200 or more is where they sit furthest above the league average: 7 of 23 (30.4%), still short of a winning record but 5.8% ↑ above the 24.6% league average for this scoring range.