IPL 2021: Predicting team positions at the end of the league stage

5. Rajasthan Royals

After the end of the auction, Rajasthan Royals looked like one of the teams to beat given the strength of their squad, but injuries and other issues have been a massive issue for them. Ben Stokes injured himself in the first game of the season while even Jofra Archer was ruled out due to injury. Liam Livingstone and Andrew Tye have also left the squad citing personal reasons. With just four overseas players in the squad, it is obviously going to be difficult for them and one can’t help but feel a bit sorry for them.

They are reportedly looking to loan a few players from other teams, but whether those deals go through in time to save their season remains to be seen. Coming to their performances on the field, their batting has failed to fire as a unit. The likes of Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, and David Miller have been inconsistent while their most important player, Jos Buttler has fired once while smashing a century.

Their bowlers have been decent thus far and if not for poor execution at specific stages of the game, they have performed decently. The likes of Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, and Jaydev Unadkat have done well as a group. They will have to sort some of their issues for now but their latest performance against SRH spoke a lot about them. Jos Buttler appeared in the form of his life, even Samson supported him and they posted the season’s highest total on the board. If they maintain this rhythm for coming up events, they will be in a better position soo.