PL 2019 | RR vs CSK: Match Build-up, Squad, Predicted XI, Live streaming, Fantasy Tips, pitch and weather conditions

04/10/2019

Form guide may project a mismatch, but Rajasthan Royals cannot afford complacency and that may push for the bigger and grander things against Chennai Super Kings on Thursday. While Chennai Super Kings have been on a roll, and are at the top spot on the table, RR are languishing at the seventh spot.

Chennai Super Kings are nothing less than a beast this season, making Chepauk their fortress by winning four out of four games there. Although their batting order hasn’t taken the IPL by storm, the bowling unit responded to MS Dhoni’s tactics in style, which made Chennai one step ahead of the chasing packs.

Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, haven’t been as successful and are an early contenders for the elimination from the tournament after being able to win only one match from five games so far. While the team has been overly reliant on Jos Buttler to do the job for them, the failure of their Indian contingent has cost them many games this season and the team would want to rectify those errors sooner than later.

Form Guide: (Last five matches)

Rajasthan Royals: LWLLL

Chennai Super Kings: WWLWL

Head to Head:

Chennai Super Kings have a clear advantage in the head-to-head, winning 13 out of 21 matches played so far. Rajasthan Royals have won 8 matches among them.

Last meeting:

Earlier this season, after MS Dhoni’s superbly-paced 75-run innings, Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by eight runs

Predicted XI:

Rajasthan Royals:

Predicted XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Prashant Chopra, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Sudhesan Midhun, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, S. Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Riyan Parag, Manan Vohra, Shubham Ranjane

Chennai Super Kings

Predicted XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir

Squad: MS Dhoni (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Asif KM, N Jagadeesan, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, David Willey and Mitchell Santner.

Weather:

Jaipur will throw a hot and humid weather as has always been the case in that part of the world and that may force teams to chase first.

Pitch conditions:

Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur has always been a batting-friendly wicket and considering their pacers have done well, they will provide a fast pitch with an easy batting surface.

Where to watch:

Star Sports 1, HD 1, Star Sports Tamil, Star Sports Bangla, Star Sports Kannada, Star Sports Select 1, Select HD 1, Hotstar

Fantasy Tips:

For Nostra Pro: 1) Who will score more runs (Watson or Jos Buttler)

A - Jos Buttler

2) Who will score more runs (Steve Smith or Suresh Raina)

A - Steve Smith

Venue and Time:

Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur at 8 PM

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