Published on: Oct 19, 2020 4:00 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 19, 2020 2:03 pm IST
CSK vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Two teams from bottom of the points table will look to repair their campaigns today as crucial two points will be at stake. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals would be well aware of the fact that a loss here would surely make them out of favor for the play-offs. Both teams are coming into this encounter at Abu Dhabi after losing their respective last matches in close finishes. We will preview CSK vs RR Dream11 contest.
Chennai Super Kings faced Delhi Capitals at Sharjah in their last match. Batting first, They lost Sam Curran in the very first over. After that Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis put on a partnership of 87 runs to set the stage for the big finish. Both were dismissed in quick succession after that. Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja provided a push with their clean-hitting in the death overs to take CSK to a total of 179 runs. In reply, Deepak Chahar was their stand out bowler with a couple of wickets but all others proved expansive at different stages of the innings. In the end, an injury to Dwayne Bravo cost them the match as Ravindra Jadeja had to bowl to two left-handers in the last over to defend the total.
Batting first in their last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals shuffled their batting order to make the full use of their resources. That paid dividends with Robin Uthappa giving them a good start with a cameo of 41 runs from 22 balls. But they lost three quick wickets after the powerplay overs. That left Steve Smith and Jos Buttler to consolidate the innings for a little while. Steve Smith made 57 runs and remained main architect behind the RR total of 177 runs. In reply, bowlers kept RCB under control for most part of their defense. But they couldn’t get answers to an AB de Villiers onslaught in last couple of overs. He made 55 from 22 deliveries and took RCB home with 2 balls to spare.
In head-to-head comparisons, Chennai Super Kings have had an upper hand over Rajasthan Royals with a lead of 14-9 in 23 matches played between them. In last 5 matches, CSK have won 3 matches compared to 2 of RR. In the first meeting this year, Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring match at Sharjah.
Abu Dhabi has remained batting-friendly and we haven’t seen much of difference in its behavior in the last fortnight. There was a decent covering of grass during the yesterday’s match between KKR and SRH and same can be expected today. Batting first here would still be a favorable decision for the captains after winning the toss.
Fixture name: Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 37, IPL 2020
Competition: IPL 2020
Date: 19th October 2020
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Chennai Super Kings: 03, Rajasthan Royals: 02, Tie: 00
Chennai Super Kings: Matches- 9, Win- 3, Loss- 6, Points- 6, Standing- 7th Rajasthan Royals: Matches- 9, Win- 3, Loss- 6, Points- 6, Standing- 8th
Chennai Super Kings: LWLLW Rajasthan Royals: LLWLL
Kolkata Knight Riders (163/5, 20 Overs) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (163/6, 20 Overs) in the Super Over, 18th October 2020.
Let’s take a look at the squad news and CSK Vs RR Dream11 predictions for today’s encounter.
Shane Watson Faf du Plessis Ambati Rayudu MS Dhoni Kedar Jadhav Sam Curran Ravindra Jadeja Karn Sharma Deepak Chahar Shardul Thakur Imran Tahir
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Robin Uthappa Ben Stokes Sanju Samson Steve Smith Jos Buttler Riyan Parag Rahul Tewatia Shreyas Gopal Jofra Archer Kartik Tyagi Akash Singh
WK: Jos Buttler Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Steve Smith All-rounders: Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi
Wicket-keeper: S Samson
Batsmen: F du Plessis, A Rayudu, S Watson, S Smith, R Uthappa
All-rounder: Sam Curran, B Stokes
Bowlers: S Thakur, D Chahar, J Archer
Captain Choices: S Smith, F Du Plessis
Vice-captain choices: S Samson, B Stokes
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As per our Today Match Prediction, Chennai Super Kings can counter Rajasthan Royals today with their experience. Both the teams are struggling with form and their plans are all over the place so far in the competition. It is still anybody’s game but one can feel that CSK may prevail in the end if pitch starts to take turn for the slower bowlers.
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