Chennai Super Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals at M Chidadram Stadium, Chennai on April 12 in the IPL 2023. CSK will be without Ben Stokes and Deepak Chahar due to injuries. CSK won their previous match against Mumbai Indians thanks to Ajiyanka Rahane’s brilliance.
Rajasthan Royals will be high on confidence as they defeated Delhi Capitals by a huge margin. Sanju Samson and the company is currently at the number 2 spot due to a better run rate than Chennai Super Kings.
Moeen Ali will be make comeback into the playing XI as he was injured in the previous match against Mumbai Indians.
Match Details
Details– Match 17, Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue– M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Date and Time– 12 April 7.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals played a total of 26 matches so far in IPL with CSK winning 15 out of them while Rajasthan Royals won 11. The last time they met during the 2022 edition, Rajasthan Royals won the match by 5 wickets at Brabourne Stadium.
Top Run Scorer
Shane Watson has top run-getter between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Watson has played for both CSK and RR. He scored 679 runs from 18 matches at an average of 39.94 and best score of 106.
Watson performed brilliantly for CSK and did a remarkable job for MS Dhoni-led side with a strike rate of 153.61.
Top Wicket Taker
Ravindra Jadeja occupies the top spot as the leading wicket-taker between CSK and RR. He has picked a total of 17 wickets from 20 matches at an economy of 7.39 runs per over. Jadeja played for both CSK and RR. He picked the best figures of 4 for 11.
Pitch Report
The pitch at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai proved to be a belter in the first match against Lucknow Super Giants. Chennai Super Kings posted a massive 217 for 7 in 20 overs.
It usually helps the spinners later as Moeen Ali grabbed 4 wickets along with Mitchell Santer’s 1 wicket to stall LSG’s progress.
The team that wins would likely bowl first and chase down the target because of the dew conditions that could be available.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)- Predicted XI
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajiyanka Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK, C), Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santer, Moeen Ali, Tushar Deshpande.
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Yashvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (WK, C), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetymer, Jason Holder, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma.
Fantasy Team Selection- Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Team 1– Jos Buttler (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Santer, R Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult
Team 2– Devon Conway (C), Ajiyanka Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shimron Hetymer, Jason Holder (VC), R Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.
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