Probable XI –
Rajasthan Royals –
Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone/David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag/Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman
Chennai Super Kings –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sanju Samson
2. Faf Du Plessis(VC)
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad(C)
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal
5. Ravindra Jadeja
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Moeen Ali
8. Mahipal Lomror
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Shardul Thakur
– Going heavy on Chennai as they’re looking strong to win this encounter.
– Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis are the safest C/VC choices considering their current lethal forms.
– Can take Josh Hazlewood at the place of Deepak Chahar especially while bowling first.
– Mahipal Lomror might be a decent credit saver punt as he’s batting at three down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Ambati Rayudu might be a decent pick at the place of Moeen Ali especially if Chennai bats first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sanju Samson(VC)
2. Ambati Rayudu
3. Faf Du Plessis
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad
5. Evin Lewis
6. Dwayne Bravo(C)
7. Chris Morris
8. Rahul Tewatia
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Chetan Sakariya
– Going with a balanced combination as Rajasthan might put up a good fight against the opponent.
– Dwayne Bravo will be another good captain choice especially while bowling first.
– Sanju Samson can be a good VC choice as he has looked in terrific touch so far in this season.
– Taking punt on Ambati Rayudu as he has averaged above 30 at venue and H2H matches.
– Rahul Tewatia and Chris Morris can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Chetan Sakariya can be a good pick at the place of Mustafizur Rahman especially while bowling second.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Ambati Rayudu
3. Evin Lewis
4. Liam Livingstone
5. Ravindra Jadeja(C)
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Chris Morris(VC)
8. Rahul Tewatia
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Kartik Tyagi
– Dropped both Faf Du Plessis and Ruturaj as they might not go big in 3-4 consecutive innings.
– MS dhoni and Ambati Rayudu will be crucial picks if both the openers depart early.
– Expecting Liam Livingstone to score atleast decent runs in this match.
– Ravindra Jadeja looks an open captain choice in GL as he can score decent runs at middle order if top order doesn’t do well and bowl full four overs.
– Chris Morris might be a decent VC choice considering his full overs with the bowl and 4-5 down batting.
– Kartik Tyagi might give decent fantasy points especially while bowling first.
