IPL 2019: Top 5 wicket takers for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL history

#2 Shane Watson- 61 Wickets

Watson represented the Royals in the first 7 editions of the tournament

Shane Watson can probably be called the best player for the Rajasthan Royals across the seasons. The Aussie all-rounder was extremely consistent with both bat and ball for the Royals and continues to play in the IPL after retiring from international cricket. He remains as one of the more successful overseas players in the IPL.

Watson was signed by the Rajasthan Royals for the 2008 season and he justified his price tag with a brilliant performances that season and won 4 Man of the Match awards and later, the Man of the Tournament award.

He was exceptional with both bat and ball and has scored 3 hundreds in the IPL, one of them for RR and the other two for CSK. He has scored 2372 runs for the Royals in 78 matches averaging 36.49 with an impressive strike-rate of 141.27.

Known more for his exploits with the bat, Watson was always a good bowling option for Rajasthan and picked up 61 wickets from 78 matches for the team at a good economy rate of 7.49.

He will be seen in action playing for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019 after he scored a hundred in the IPL 2018 final leading the team to victory.