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s the robust Rajasthan Royal battle the mighty Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on 17th April 2013, the thoughts of the general mass is rife with doubts as to who the winner will be. The way they see it, it can go either way. Rajasthan Royals just beat the Kings XI Punjab on 14th April by six wickets and when you tally the points, both the team have six points each, having won three matches each previously. The only thing that might be a deciding factor is the respective net run rate which is +1.150 for the Mumbai Indians and +0.230 for the Rajasthan Royals. In spite of the obvious disadvantage, the Royals still have a fighting chance, they are after all perceived as the scrappy under dogs of the Indian premier league. While we wait for the latest IPL updates of the match, lets us review the high lights of Rajasthan Royals news and history. • The franchise of the Rajasthan Royals is owned by Manoj Badale who is also the chairman of the same. • The franchise was bought for $67 million, which was apparently the elast expensive franchise in the Indian premier league. So imagine the Board’s joy when they won the inaugural edition of the I P L. • Before the start of the second season, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her entrepreneurial husband Raj Kundra paid approximately US $15.4 million for a stake of 11.7 percentage which brought up the value of the team to a rough estimate of $130 million. • The team has a rather catch anthem titled ‘Halla Bol’ • The team’s mascot is a lion keeping in terms with the ‘royal’ aspect of the team • With their victory in the first season, came a lot of remunerations. The team won a cheque for US$ 1.2 million prize money. • The ‘man of the match’ award for the final match was given to Yusuf Pathan while the ‘Man of the series’ went to Shane Watson. • The home base of Rajasthan Royals is the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. • On 6th July 2009, the Royals faced the Middlesex Crusaders in a one-off Twenty20 for the British Asian Cup. The match was won by Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs. • The current captain of the team is Rahul Dravid.
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