Indian Premier League Match-12 Prediction
Match: CSK vs RR Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 19 April, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 23
CSK Won 14
RR Won 09
No Result/Tie 00RR Won 09
Recent Form:
CSK: W, W, L W, W✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
CSK:
W, W, L W, W
✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
RR: W. L, L, W, W✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
RR:
W. L, L, W, W
✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Info:
- CSK were found wanting in their first game against Delhi Capitals but cruised to victory against Punjab Kings. With the bat, Suresh Raina is their only player to have hit a half-century so far, making 54 from 36-balls against Delhi. However, such was their low target against Punjab Kings, it didn’t lend itself to multi half-centuries, Moeen Ali contributing a match winning 46 to back up his 36 in the first game. With the ball, they flopped against Delhi, taking only 3 wickets in the game. But responded brilliantly against Punjab Kings, Deepak Chahar with 4-13 and delivering a maiden over.
- Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson is the only player so far in the tournament to make a three figure score. His 63-ball 119 included 19 boundaries and came in the defeat to Punjab Kings. David Miller hit a match winning 62 against Delhi Capitals, his first IPL appearance of the season, rescuing the Royals from 17-3 in their successful pursuit of 148. Chetan Sakariya exploded onto the IPL with figures of 3-31 on debut against Punjab Kings. Jaydev Unadkat has also impressed with the ball, leading the charge against Delhi Capitals with the top order wickets of Shaw, Dhawan and Rahane and finishing with figures of 3-15 from 4 overs.
- Chennai are yet to give overseas players Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi and Jason Behrendorff a run out. The Royals are yet to call upon Liam Livingstone, Andrew Tye or the injured Jofra Archer who may become available later in the campaign.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
We finally saw a captain electing to bat first after winning the toss in the Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad game. However, we expect whoever calls correctly to choose to chase after their wins doing as such in the last games.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
The temperature may drop to 29 degrees as the game progresses. Clear skies throughout.
🏟️ Pitch:
Apart from Punjab Kings’ efforts against CSK, The Wankhede Stadium is the ground providing the highest scores in the tournament so far. We expect the batsmen on both sides to enjoy the conditions.
Team NEWS:
Chennai Team News:
After their comprehensive win over Punjab Kings, we expect CSK to select the same XI for this game. Ruturaj Gaikwad is yet to come close to matching his runs from his debut season last year but should get another go at the top of the order.
Rajasthan Team News:
Without Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, the Rajasthan Royals’ team sheet has an unfamiliar look to it but they have stoically got on with the job in hand. The batting order still needs some finalising but they have plenty of options in this department.
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Chennai
Ruturaj Gakwad
Ambati Rayudu
Faf du Plessis
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
Moeen Ali
Ravindra Jadeja
Sam Curran
Dwayne Bravo
Shardul Thakur
Deepak Chahar
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Rajasthan
Manan Vohra
Jos Buttler
David Miller
Sanju Samson (c) (wk)
Shivam Dube
Riyan Parag
Rahul Tewatia
Chris Morris
Shreyas Gopal
Chetan Sakariya
Mustafizur Rahman.
Match Finished:
Players H2H Battle:
S Samson Against Ravinder Jadeja
30 balls 58 runs 01 out
J Buttler Against Shardul Thakur
35 balls 57 runs 02 out
J Buttler Against Imran Tahir
19 balls 19 runs 01 out
S Samson against Deepak Chahar
29 balls 39 runs 03 out
J Buttler against R Jadeja
28 balls 43 runs 01 out
J Buttler against D Bravo
19 balls 24 runs 02 out
D Miller against D Bravo
34 balls 53 runs 01 out
C Morris against D Bravo
19 balls 40 runs 00 out
Ambati Rayadu against S Gopal
17 balls 12 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against J Archer
13 balls 04 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against J Archer
11 balls 17 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against C Morris
22 balls 38 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against J Unadkat
13 balls 26 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against J Unadkat
14 balls 23 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against C Morris
16 balls 19 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against S Gopal
18 balls 25 runs 01 out
MSD against S Gopal
30 balls 34 runs 01 out
S Samson Against Ravinder Jadeja
30 balls 58 runs 01 out
30 balls 58 runs 01 out
J Buttler Against Shardul Thakur
35 balls 57 runs 02 out
35 balls 57 runs 02 out
J Buttler Against Imran Tahir
19 balls 19 runs 01 out
19 balls 19 runs 01 out
S Samson against Deepak Chahar
29 balls 39 runs 03 out
29 balls 39 runs 03 out
J Buttler against R Jadeja
28 balls 43 runs 01 out
28 balls 43 runs 01 out
J Buttler against D Bravo
19 balls 24 runs 02 out
19 balls 24 runs 02 out
D Miller against D Bravo
34 balls 53 runs 01 out
34 balls 53 runs 01 out
C Morris against D Bravo
19 balls 40 runs 00 out
19 balls 40 runs 00 out
Ambati Rayadu against S Gopal
17 balls 12 runs 01 out
17 balls 12 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against J Archer
13 balls 04 runs 02 out
13 balls 04 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against J Archer
11 balls 17 runs 02 out
11 balls 17 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against C Morris
22 balls 38 runs 02 out
22 balls 38 runs 02 out
Faf du Plesis against J Unadkat
13 balls 26 runs 01 out
13 balls 26 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against J Unadkat
14 balls 23 runs 01 out
14 balls 23 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against C Morris
16 balls 19 runs 01 out
16 balls 19 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against S Gopal
18 balls 25 runs 01 out
18 balls 25 runs 01 out
MSD against S Gopal
30 balls 34 runs 01 out
30 balls 34 runs 01 out
CSK Key Players:
Moeen Ali:
The England all-rounder is leading the runs list for CSK after 2 games. He is averaging 41.00 with a strike rate of 149.09 and bowled very tidily in the win against Punjab Kings.
Sam Curran:
He has already been promoted up the order from number 8 in the first game to number 6. His strike rate is currently at 205.26 and he could be an option at the top of the order should they choose to leave out Gaikwad.
He has already been promoted up the order from number 8 in the first game to number 6. His strike rate is currently at 205.26 and he could be an option at the top of the order should they choose to leave out Gaikwad.
Deepak Chahar:
The medium pacer almost single handedly ripped out the top half of Punjab Kings’ top order. He took the wickets of numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the space of 3 overs and CSK were always in charge from then on.
The medium pacer almost single handedly ripped out the top half of Punjab Kings’ top order. He took the wickets of numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the space of 3 overs and CSK were always in charge from then on.
RR Key Players:
David Miller:
Not many players can come out of quarantine and straight into the team to replace Ben Stokes with such success. His 62 brought back memories of IPL 2013 when he averaged 59.71 and hit 101* from 38 balls in one game.
Jos Buttler:
Yet to really come to the party in either of the two games so far, Buttler is the master at pulling a match-winning performance after a run of poor returns. Don’t be surprised if that performance is in this game.
Yet to really come to the party in either of the two games so far, Buttler is the master at pulling a match-winning performance after a run of poor returns. Don’t be surprised if that performance is in this game.
Sanju Samson:
The only man to hit a century so far in the IPL 2021 has his hands full with the captaincy and keeping wicket. However, he has consistently performed well in the IPL since 2013 and his batting numbers are on the rise.
The only man to hit a century so far in the IPL 2021 has his hands full with the captaincy and keeping wicket. However, he has consistently performed well in the IPL since 2013 and his batting numbers are on the rise.
Team Forms:
CSK Team Form:
CSK won their final three games at the end of the 2020 IPL so carried more momentum than most into this campaign. Their big win against Punjab Kings was a statement to the rest of the tournament to say they have arrived.
RR Team Form:
It is hard to judge their form from before this IPL when they had Stokes and Archer as integral members of the side. However, the win against Delhi Capitals has shown that they are capable of beating the top teams even without some star names.
SQUAD:
Chennai Super Kings:
Rajasthan Royals:
MS Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore.
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson (captain), Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Christopher Morris, Shivam Dube, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, K.C. Cariappa, Akash Singh, Kuldip Yadav.
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