🏏IPL 2024: Match 61 - CSK vs RR at Chennai @ 3:30PM IST🏏 - Page 2

Probable Best Players of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad: After getting out for a golden duck in the last game, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will look to bounce back against Rajasthan Royals. The right-handed batter has had a fabulous campaign, scoring 541 runs from 12 matches at an average of 54.10 and a strike rate of 145.82. He has already registered four fifties and one century. If he gets himself set, Ruturaj could be very difficult to dislodge.

Probable Best Bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal

If the surface is on the slower side, Yuzvendra Chahal will enjoy his time with the ball at Chepauk. The leg-spinner has bagged 14 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 29.71 and has a strike rate of 18. He started the tournament on a bright note but hasn't been in great nick in the last few games. His economy rate is a high 9.90. RR will be hoping that the experienced bowler gets his mojo back with a solid performance on Sunday.

Today’s Match Prediction: Chasing team to win the match

Scenario 1

Chennai Super Kings win the toss and bowl

Power Play score – 55-65

First Innings Score - 180-190

Chennai Super Kings win the match

Scenario 2

Rajasthan Royals win the toss and bowl

Power Play score - 40-50

First Innings Score - 170-180

Rajasthan Royals win the match

Batters To Watch(recent stats)

Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK

10 M • 480 Runs • 60 Avg • 150 SR

Shivam Dube, CSK

10 M • 286 Runs • 35.75 Avg • 171.25 SR

Riyan Parag, RR

10 M • 393 Runs • 56.14 Avg • 157.2 SR

Sanju Samson, RR

10 M • 389 Runs • 55.57 Avg • 164.83 SR

Bowlers To Watch(recent stats)

Tushar Deshpande, CSK

9 M • 12 Wkts • 8.66 Econ • 16 SR

Ravindra Jadeja, CSK

10 M • 8 Wkts • 7.91 Econ • 25.5 SR

Yuzvendra Chahal, RR

10 M • 13 Wkts • 10.03 Econ • 18 SR

Avesh Khan, RR

10 M • 11 Wkts • 10.37 Econ • 20.72 SR

Team Watch:

Chennai Super Kings

Injuries and Availability: Matheesha Pathirana and Deepak Chahar will continue to miss out with hamstring injuries while Mustafizur Rahman has returned home for national team duties.

Tactics & Matchups:

While Samson has been in good touch against left-arm spin and legspin in this IPL, he has a poor record against Mitchell Santner. The New Zealand all-rounder has dismissed Samson twice in just seven balls bowled to the Royals captain.

Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh [Impact Sub: Ajinkya Rahane/Sameer Rizvi]

Rajasthan Royals

Injuries and Availability: Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer missed RR's previous game. Both trained on the eve of the game but a decision on their match-readiness will likely be taken closer to the game

Tactics & Matchups:

Ruturaj Gaikwad has a poor record against each of the Royals' three fast bowlers - Boult, Sandeep and Avesh and scores at lesser than a-run-a-ball against the former two. Boult has dismissed Gaikwad thrice in 24 balls while Sandeep and Avesh have accounted for the CSK captain once each.

Probable XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c&wk), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey/Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Donovan Ferreira/Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma [Impact Sub: Jos Buttler]

Did you know?

- Ruturaj Gaikwad averages 99 in games at Chepauk this year. His last-four scores here read 67* (58), 108* (60), 98 (54) and 62 (48)

- Sanju Samson is 14 runs away from surpassing his highest tally in an IPL season (484 runs in IPL 2021). His average (67.29) and strike-rate (163.54) this year already the best for him in a single edition.

- Tushar Deshpande has taken seven death-overs wickets at an economy of 8.77, down from an economy rate of 12.88 last year.

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Aravelly Avanish, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Richard Gleeson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, RS Hangargekar, Nishant Sindhu, Maheesh Theekshana

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tanush Kotian, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kunal Singh Rathore, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Shimron Hetmyer, Nandre Burger, Dhruv Jurel, Abid Mushtaq

Thanks for the tag!

No support to any team

Koi bhi jeet jaaye

Most probably CSK will win as CSK ko Chepauk mein harana impossible hai

CSK jeet gayi toh play offs mein confirmation and RR jeeti toh they will be qualified

Anyway let's see

Thank you Raji for the thread and for tagging me.

This match will be very interesting to watch!

Thanks for the tag and thread, Raji!❤️