IPL 2023: Match 37, Rajasthan Royals (RR) Predicted Playing XI vs Chennai Super Kings

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) will cross swords against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 37th match of IPL 2023 on Thursday, April 27 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan had a great start to their campaign and won four of their first five games. However, they succumbed to two consecutive losses post that.

In Rajasthan’s previous encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sanju Samson & Co. failed to hunt down the target of 190 and lost the game by seven runs in a last-over thriller. RR would look to put up a strong showing against the Chennai side and come back to the winning ways.

Here’s Rajasthan Royals’ predicted XI against Chennai Super Kings

Openers: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jos Buttler is one of the finest batters in the T20 circuit at the moment. He is a marauder with the bat and has destroyed bowling attacks for fun. The England batter has established his supremacy in the IPL arena and plundered 3075 runs in 89 matches at a strike rate of 149.34.

Buttler has been magnificent in the ongoing IPL season as well. He has featured in seven matches and plundered 244 runs at a strike rate of 145.24. The wicketkeeper-batter would look to show his class against MS Dhoni & Co.

Talking about Buttler’s opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal, the southpaw has been in pristine touch in IPL 2023. The southpaw has hammered 227 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 139.26. He would look to provide his side with a crackling start in the clash on Thursday.

Middle-Order: Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel

Rajasthan’s middle order has the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel in their arsenal. Padikkal has been a proven performer in the lucrative T20 tournament and racked up 1425 runs in 52 matches at a strike rate of 123.91.

Talking about Samson, the wicketkeeper-batter has been a bankable name in the cash-rich league. He has played 145 IPL games and accumulated 3707 runs at a strike rate of 136.69. The ace batter would look to put up a batting masterclass against CSK.

Coming to Hetmyer, the West Indies batter is known to put up an exhibition of his power-hitting might and has been a match-winner with the bat for Rajasthan Royals. Talking about Jurel, the youngster has taken top-quality attacks to the cleaners with his swashbuckling stroke play and played some blistering knocks at the fag end of the innings.

All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder

Ravichandran Ashwin has been a prominent figure in the IPL arena. He has featured in 191 matches and bagged 166 wickets at an economy of 6.98. Also, the 36-year-old has played crucial knocks slotting in lower down the order and contributed 703 runs with the bat.

Ashwin has displayed his all-round brilliance in the ongoing IPL edition and has picked nine scalps in seven outings at an economy of 7.07 and scored 56 runs for Rajasthan at a strike rate of 143.59. The Chennai-born would look to weave his magic in the upcoming encounter.

RR also possess West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder in their ranks. Holder has featured in 44 IPL matches and taken 53 wickets at an economy of 8.57. On the batting front, he has scored 248 runs in those outings at a strike rate of 122.77.

Bowlers: Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan have Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma in their fast-bowling attacks. Boult is one of the finest left-arm pacers in world cricket at the moment and is known to rattle batters with his swing. He has stamped his authority in the Indian Premier League and picked up 101 wickets in 84 matches at an economy of 8.28.

Sandeep has been a consistent performer in the IPL and bagged 121 wickets in 101 matches at an economy of 7.79. He has fared well in the 16th IPL edition and taken seven wickets in five matches. The ace pacer would look to put up a show with the ball in the clash on Thursday.

In the spin-bowling department, RR have Yuzvendra Chahal, who  has been a strike-force with the ball in the middle phases of the innings and picked up an insane tally of 178 wickets in 138 IPL games. The Indian leg-spinner has been phenomenal in the ongoing season and has taken 12 scalps in seven matches. Given the kind of form he is in, Chahal could make the IPL 2023 Purple Cap his own.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) probable XI:

Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals (RR) probable impact players:

Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Riyan Parag