RR vs CSK Match Details
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 68 | Indian Premier League 2022
Date: Friday, 20 May 2022
Time: 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Brabourne – CCI, Mumbai
RR vs CSK Preview
- This season, RR batters Jos Buttler and Sanju Sampson together have scored around 1000 runs.
- CSK has struggled as a team this season, winning only four of the 13 games they have played.
- Yuzvendra Chahal, an RR bowler, is the highest wicket-taker this season with 24 wickets.
On Friday evening, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings face off in Match 68 of the 2022 Indian Premier League at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The Rajasthan Royals are currently in the third position and need one more win to qualify for the play-offs. The Chennai Super Kings are currently in ninth place and have been eliminated. The game will start at 19:30 local time.
Rajasthan Royals have now won two of their previous three games, defeating the second-placed Lucknow Super Giants. They will be optimistic about their chances against CSK.
CSK has lost their last two games to the bottom-placed Mumbai Indians and the top-placed Gujarat Titans and will face a tough opponent in Rajasthan Royals. If CSK is to remain competitive, they must up their game.
RR vs CSK Weather Report
On Wednesday, May 20, the weather will be sunny. The temperature will range from 37 to 29 degrees Celsius, with humidity and wind speeds of roughly 63 percent and 23 km/h, respectively. Rain is expected to fall 20% of the time.
RR vs CSK Match Toss Prediction
Teams pursuing a goal have the benefit of knowing what they’re up against. As a result, we anticipate the team that wins the toss in this game will not hesitate to bowl first.
RR vs CSK Pitch Report
In recent games, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, and Harshal Patel have all liked bowling on this pitch. In this match, we expect the fast bowlers to produce lots of pace off the wicket.
Rajasthan Royals Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Sanju Samson’s team made two changes for the Brabourne Stadium match against the Lucknow Super Giants. After the loss to the Delhi Capitals, Obed McCoy and James Neesham were brought in to replace Rassie van der Dussen and Kuldeep Sen.
Recent form – W L W L L
RR Probable Playing XI
Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, James Neesham, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Chennai Super Kings Team News & Probable Playing XIs
CSK made four changes ahead of their match against the Gujarat Titans, with Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Maheesh Theekshana, and Ambati Rayudu all missing out. Narayan Jagadeesan, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, and Prashant Solanki were among those that arrived.
Recent form – L L W L W
CSK Probable Playing XI
MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh
RR vs CSK Head to Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| RR | 3 | 2 |
| CSK | 2 | 3 |
RR vs CSK – Match 68, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Jos Buttler (c)
- Sanju Samson
Batters
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Devon Conway (vc)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-Rounders
- Moeen Ali
- Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowlers
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Mukesh Choudhary
- Trent Boult
RR vs CSK Prediction
Winning the toss
- Rajasthan Royals
Top batsman
- Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson
- Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad
Top bowler
- Rajasthan Royals – Yuzvendra Chahal
- Chennai Super Kings – Maheesh Theekshana
Most sixes
- Rajasthan Royals – Jos Buttler
- Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad
Player of the Match
- Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson
Team Scores Batting First
- Rajasthan Royals – 180+
- Chennai Super Kings – 170+
Rajasthan Royals are the favourites to win this match.
CSK, who were well-deserved IPL champions in 2021, has fallen rapidly from grace. They may rediscover some form in this game, but competing with a furious Rajasthan Royals will be extremely difficult. Rajasthan is expected to win comfortably.