RR Playoffs Record: How Has Rajasthan Royals Fared in Knockout Stages Ahead of IPL 2024 Eliminator?

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Inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) will look to end their long wait for the second Indian Premier League title after becoming the second team to confirm a playoff spot in the ongoing IPL 2024.

RR, who race to 16 points, had to settle for third spot on the IPL 2024 points table with 17 points from 14 matches due to their inferior Net Run Rate (NRR) compared to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

From being headed for a top two finish, RR, who had won 8 in 9, finished in third after a washout in their final league game following a four-match losing streak. Now, they will be playing in a direct knockout clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

This is the sixth IPL playoff appearance in 15 seasons for Rajasthan Royals with their first-ever qualification coming in the 2008 season when they went to lift the title, while they last finished in the top four in 2022, when they finished runners up.

Third-placed RR led by Sanju Samson will face Faf Du Plessis' fourth-placed RCB in the IPL 2024 Eliminator at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (May 22). RR and RCB will battle for a spot in the Qualifier 2, where they will face the loser of Qualifier 1.

Before they face RCB in the IPL 2024 Eliminator followed by the qualifier 2 and then the final, let's take a look at RR playoffs record, stats and results from the previous editions of Indian Premier League:

RR IPL Playoffs Record

The Royals have reached the playoffs six times now and reached the final two times, winning the title in 2008 and finishing runner up in 2022, when they had last reached the knockout stage.

In their five previous playoff appearances, RR has won the title once and finished runners up in the most recent appearance, while they have exited the tournament two times in the Eliminator stage and once in Qualifier 2. Here is a look at their playoff record:

RR IPL Playoff Stats

• Matches: 9
• Won: 4
• Lost: 5
• Batting First Won: 1
• Chasing Won: 3
• Highest Total: 192/9 vs Delhi Daredevils in 2008 Semifinal (Mumbai)
• Lowest Total: 109 All Out vs RCB in 2015 Eliminator (Pune)
• Highest Successful Chase: 164/7 in 20 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in 2008 Final (Navi Mumbai)
• Lowest Total Defended: 192/9 vs Delhi Daredevils in 2008 Semifinal (Mumbai)

RR IPL Playoff Results

• 2008: Beat Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs in Semifinal at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
• 2008: Beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in Final at DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai)
• 2013: Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets in Eliminator at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi)
• 2013: Lost to Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in Qualifier 2 at Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
• 2015: Lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 71 runs in Eliminator at MCA Stadium (Pune)
• 2018: Lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 25 runs in Eliminator at Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
• 2022: Lost to Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets in Qualifier 1 at Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
• 2022: Beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 7 wickets in Qualifier 2 at Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
• 2022: Lost to Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets in Final at Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)