Having found no success in dismissing Buttler, who was firing on all cylinders, a desperate Ashwin did the unthinkable when he 'mankaded' Buttler in controversial circumstances in the 13th over with the batsman going strong on 69 off 43 balls.
With a debate raging over the run out, it remains to be seen how Ashwin and Co. start afresh in what will be their first away match of the season.
Playing their last match on home soil, Rajasthan Royals would look to consolidate their number two position in the points table and upstage top-placed title contenders Chennai Super Kings when the two most balanced sides clash in the IPL in Jaipur on Sunday.
Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was on Monday removed as the Rajasthan Cricket Association president.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has said his team was 10-15 runs short of what would have been a match-winning total in their IPL game against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Beaten in their past two away outings, Rajasthan Royals will look to get back to winning ways when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their own den in a an IPL match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
The Lalit Modi faction remains confident of a thumping victory in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections which were in Jaipur on Thursday but they will have to wait till January 6 for the results.
Royal Challengers Bangalore bundled out Rajasthan Royals for the lowest total in the IPL history. It was also the second lowest total in any twenty20 game.
Highveld Lions' seamer Sohail Tanvir cited lack of experience as the reason for his team's defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals.
Barring Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, all players have declared their allegiances to IPL franchises over their respective countries' domestic sides ahead of the upcoming Champions League Twenty20.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur on Sunday.
Opener Prithvi Shaw credited the likes of Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting for guiding the team to a commanding position in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, in Jaipur.
Mumbai Indians will be looking to seal a playoffs berth and iron out minor flaws for the bigger battles ahead, while the Rajasthan Royals will play for pride when the two sides take on each other in their last league encounter of the IPL in Jaipur on Sunday.
Oozing in confidence following consecutive victories, Rajasthan Royals will be looking for a hat-trick of wins and inch closer to a playoffs spot when they take on an underperforming Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match in Jaipur on Thursday.
Kings XI Punjab has picked Dharamsala as its second home venue to host three matches next month after the games were moved out of Nagpur following a Bombay High Court order.
Back on home turf after a comprehensive victory in their previous match, Rajasthan Royals start firm favourites when they take on the struggling Deccan Chargers in an IPL match in Jaipur on Tuesday.
After a rollicking start to their IPL V campaign, Rajasthan Royals will look to continue the winning momentum when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur on Sunday.
Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist feels Rahul Dravid has rallied Rajasthan Royals well to open their IPL V campaign on a winning note but said it is unfair to compare the retired India batsman with spin wizard Shane Warne, who had led the Jaipur franchise to a title triumph in the inaugural edition.
# Ajinkya Rahane (98 off 66 balls) has registered his career-best innings in Twenty20 -- his sixth fifty.
The schedule of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar struck fluent half-centuries in their record 163-run opening stand as Mumbai Indians cantered to a 10-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the last league game of the Indian Premier League in Jaipur.
A star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore will be eyeing revenge and continue their winning streak when they take on formidable-at-home Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Jaipur on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge on Sunday praised his captain Rahul Dravid for his skills to motivate the players as his side scored their second consecutive win in the IPL in Jaipur.
The South African all rounder Johan Botha has asserted that his team Rajasthan Royals would continue with its policy of supporting young players in the side when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match in Jaipur on Sunday.
Teenager Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 77 to help Supernovas beat Velocity by 12 runs and enter the final of the Women's T20 Challenge.
'I think he has got some terrific skills with the ball too. He bowled really in his first game against Chennai and bowled pretty well today also. The kid learns really quickly and that is sign of a really good player and someone who has a great future'
Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler said Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was 'probably not right' in stepping on to the field to argue with the umpires during their IPL match in Jaipur on Thursday.
After guiding Australia to a 3-0 whitewash over Bangladesh, Shane Watson and Brett Lee will be in action for Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively when the teams clash in the IPL on Friday.
Rajasthan Royals will need to regroup quickly after a heavy loss when they face Delhi Daredevils in what will be their first IPL home game in five years at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
After registering a comprehensive victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to bring their IPL campaign back on track, a confident Rajasthan Royals team will be eyeing an upset win when they take on table-toppers Mumbai Indians in Jaipur on Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir emphasised on the importance of clicking together as a team after his side's nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Jaipur on Friday.
Facing an early exit after their sixth loss in eight games, bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils, under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, will have to treat each upcoming IPL game as a virtual knock-out, starting with their clash against Rajasthan Royals, in Delhi, on Wednesday.
'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.' 'At its core, the PKL has a fast-paced, engaging sport working for it.' 'Simply put, kabaddi, with its end-to-end action and oscillating fortunes, is almost never dull to watch,' says Dhruv Munjal.
Rajasthan Royals chairman Manoj Badale on Tuesday said that there was no hidden stake in the Jaipur-based franchise in which IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's brother-in-law has significant share of the ownership.
Ignored for the World Cup, Rishabh Pant said the 'selection thought was running' in his mind, during his match-winning knock against Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals spinner Krishnappa Gowtham said they have plans in place to counter the hard-hitting West Indian batsman.
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram might have dropped a bombshell by claiming that bowlers in IPL III have been tampering with the ball but KKR captain Sourav Ganguly said he was not aware of any such malpractice.
Mumbai Indians thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday and guaranteed themselves a place in the semi-finals.
Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth is in the dock after he sarcastically clapped at Rajasthan Royals opener Michael Lumb and umpires, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.