Squads –
CSK –
Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(C & WK), 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, Jason Behrendorff
RR –
Sanju Samson(C & WK), Ben Stokes, 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, Shivam Dube , Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh
Team News –
CSK –
– Chennai Super Kings the giants of IPL led by the Captain himself Mahendra Singh Dhoni won their last game very convincingly after loosing the 1st game. Team will most likely go unchanged.
– Lungi Ngidi came out of quarantine and is available for selection. He can play this game in place of DJ Bravo.
– Expected four foreign players will be Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and DJ Bravo/Lungi Ngidi.
– Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis will open for CSK. Uthappa was traded from Rajasthan Royals and was in brilliant touch in domestic season while Ruturaj who was preferred over Uthappa due to his brilliant end to the last season. Gaikwad failed in both the games but still will be preferred over Uthappa.
– Moeen Ali batted at 1 down in both the games and batted with a attacking approach scoring 36 and 46 runs in 2 games.
– Suresh Raina was shifted at 2 down from his trademark no 3 position and scored brilliant 50.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat next at 3 down followed by MS Dhoni. Dhoni is out from International Cricket so will be a bit rusty but was hitting the ball good in the practice games. He was out on duck in 1st game and didn’t bat in last.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will bat next followed by DJ Bravo. Curran is an excellent hitter of the ball and smashed 35 off 15 in the 1st game.
– CSK bat’s quite deep even Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar can hit the ball big.
– Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali will be the spin options with the team.
– Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, DJ Bravo/Ngidi and Sam Curran will be the likely pace attack of CSK.
RR –
– Royals won a thriller contest against the DC last game thanks to some brilliant Hitting by Chris Morris.
– Team Premium Allrounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the entire IPL which is a very big blow for the Royals.
– Teams likely 4 foreign players will be Jos Buttler, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman and Dawid Miller.
– Manan Vohra and Jos Buttler will most likely open the innings. Buttler haven’t fired yet but is a world class Batsman and can fire any day.
– Captain Sanju Samson will bat at 1 down. Sanju looked good at the initial stages of the last season but was not consistent. He scored a brilliant ton in 1st game but was out cheaply on 4 in last game.
– Dawid Miller and Riyan Parag will bat in middle. Miller was excellent in last game scoring 63 last game.
– Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia and Newly Recruit Shivam Dube will form a solid middle order and contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag will handle the spin department.
– Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat and Mustafizur Rahman will form the pace attack of Rajasthan.
Probable XI –
CSK –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo/Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
RR –
Manan Vohra, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(wk), Dawid Miller, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Pitch Report –
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Pitch here generally favours the batsman more as compared to the bowlers. Toss plays a big role here as chasing becomes easier.
H2H Overall : 24
CSK Won : 14
RR Won : 9
Average Score : 170
Team Blueprint –
WK –
MS Dhoni( 3/4 down, RHB + wk, no intro needed, one of the best finisher ever, very experienced and has a excellent Average of 43 against RR)
Sanju Samson( 1 down, RHB + wk, averages 504 in 16 innings at Wankhede, was good last season with 375 runs, 116 runs in 1st game, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB, no intro needed, 216 runs in 5 games against CSK, surely must pick now in absence of Stokes )
BAT –
Suresh Raina( 2 down, LHB, top 3 highest run getter in IPL history, 51 runs last 2nd game, 983 runs at the wankhede in 52 games, Must have)
Faf Du Plessis( Open, RHB, excellent season last year with 449 runs 13 games, very experienced + 237 runs in 8 games against RR, Must have)
Ambati Rayudu( 3 down, RHB, was 2nd highest scorer of team last season with 359 runs, experienced player, Batting quite low )
Manan Vohra( Open, RHB, very attacking, quite experienced with 2434 t20 runs at a good SR of 130, 12, 9 last 2 games)
M Lomror( Middle order, LHB + part time slow left arm bowler, 172 runs in 7 games this Syed Mushtaq trophy, can be a very good differential pick)
Y Jaiswal( Open, LHB, very talented, got just 2 games to play last season, SR was quite low in IPL as well as syed Mushtaq Ali recently)
Robin Uthappa( Open, RHB, very experienced, red hot form with 377 runs in Vijay Hazare recently, 90+ runs in practice game, can be a good pick if opens)
Ruturaj Gaikwad( Open, RHB, very talented youngster, 4 games 214 runs last season with 2 50s, can be a good GL pick )
ALL –
Ravi Jadeja( Slow left arm + LHB, playing after a long break, had a decent IPL last year, 16 Wickets + 152 runs against RR)
Chris Morris( Right Arm Fast + RHB, brilliant hitter + will bowl in death, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season with a brilliant eco of 6.8, 36* + 1w last game last game )
Rahul Tewatia( LHB + Right Arm leg spin, 255 runs + 10 Wickets last season, SR of 140 from last season, wicketless last 2 games)
Shivam Dube( Middle order, LHB + Right Arm medium fast, player for RCB last season, can strike the ball big)
Sam Curran( Left arm medium fast + LHB, can be used as an floater + will bowl in death, 196 runs + 13 Wickets in 13 innings last IPL, 1W last game, must have choice )
Moeen Ali( Off spin + LHB, 1 down, SR of 140 in t20s 36, 46/1w last 2 games, Must have )
K Gowtham( Off spin + RHB, good hitter of the ball, SR of 164 in T20s with 568 runs and 41 Wickets, can be crusial pick if plays)
M Santner( slow left arm, among top 10 t20 bowler’s, less chances of playing)
BOWL –
DJ Bravo( Right Arm medium, one of the best death bowlers, 15 Wickets against RR, 1w last game )
Imran Tahir( Leg spin, veteran very experienced with 384 t20 Wickets, less likely to play)
J Unadkat( Left arm medium fast, bowls in death, goes for a lot of runs,just 4 Wickets last season, 3 Wickets in last game)
Deepak Chahar( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing, has been developing as a good death bowler, 12 Wickets in 14 games last season, 4 Wickets last game)
Shardul Thakur( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, going through brilliant form, 10 Wickets in 9 games last season, 8 Wickets in recently concluded t20 series against Eng, 2w last 2nd game )
M Rahman( Left arm fast medium, was one of the best death bowlers at some time, experienced with 164 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets last game)
Kartik Tyagi( Right Arm Fast medium, hit the deck bowler, was excellent last season with 9 Wickets, Eco was slightly on the higher side with 9.62, didn’t played last game)
C Sakariya( Left arm medium fast, very talented Cricketer 6 games 15 Wickets, 3 Wickets in last 2nd game )
C/VC –
CSK –
Faf Du Plessis
Suresh Raina
Sam Curran
Moeen Ali
RR –
Sanju Samson
Jos Buttler
Chris Morris
