Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have had a similar start to their 2021 Indian Premier League campaigns. They both lost their first game but displayed tremendous courage and determination to win their second. The Delhi Capitals blew out MS Dhoni’s team in their first match.
But it was their turn to blow the opposition away in their second game, as they defeated Punjab Kings by a large margin. Rajasthan’s games have been much closer, as they lost their first game to Punjab on the last ball but won their second game to Delhi in the final over. The goal now will be to stay on track after they’ve opened their account.
Weather
Mumbai should have another sunny day with a temperature of about 31 degrees Celsius. There is a very slim possibility that the match will be hampered by rain.
Pitch
The Wankhede’s wicket has a few surprises in store for the seamers. While it is still a good batting wicket, the bowlers will be in the mix, and a score of 180-190 could make for an exciting match.
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni (c&wk), Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson (c&wk), Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Tewatia,Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals – Match 12, Dream 11:
Faf du Plessis (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), David Miller, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Sam Curran, Chris Morris, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Chetan Sakariya
Prediction
Match winner
Chennai Super Kings
Winning the toss
Chennai Super Kings
Top Batsman
Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings), David Miller (Rajasthan Royals)
Top Bowler
Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings), Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals)
Most Sixes
Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings), Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Team Scores Batting First
Chennai Super Kings 180+, Rajasthan Royals 170+
Rajasthan Royals would be proud to have shown they could win games without Ben Stokes at the first time of asking and have taken away the stick they used to beat them. However, without the support of other players, it isn’t easy to see how they can win this game. Chennai Super King is expected to keep up their good form and win again against Rajasthan Royals. Let’s support your favourite IPL team with Baji now!