We are onto the third last game of the Indian Premier League 2022 group stage and there is only one spot in the playoff race left. On Friday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Even though RR have already confirmed their ticket to the playoffs and CSK have already been eliminated, there is still something important on the line and there is something still left to play for. If Rajasthan win today, they will play in the qualifier 1 which will give them two opportunities to make it to the final.
Rajasthan Royals have been a very consistent side this season and have a very well balanced unit. They have good firepower in their batting which has been consistently scoring good totals as well as a bowling line-up capable of taking wickets at any given point.
Chennai Super Kings, led by MS Dhoni, have nothing but pride to play for and would be hoping that they can end a rather disappointing campaign with a win.
Match Details
Match 68 – Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Venue: Brabourne stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time: 7:30 P.M IST
Pitch Report
The wicket has been slightly challenging to bat on at the start of the game and chasing scores here is always a better option. Many sides have lost games after putting up a lot of runs on the board. Hence, the side winning the toss in this game would have little hesitation in opting to bowl first.
Match Prediction
CSK will be looking forward to a lot of experiments and would have started to plan for next season already. RR might just get the win as they would want to finish in the top two and have all to play for, even in this last league game.
Predicted Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C) (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed Mcoy.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (C) (WK), Dwayne Bravo, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh.
RR vs CSK – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Jos Buttler (C), Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali (VC), Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary
Fantasy Team 2: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali (VC), Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Simarjeet Singh
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