Rajasthan Royals takes on Chennai Super Kings in Game no.68 of the Tata IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai . Chennai Super Kings have been eliminated long back while Rajasthan Royals have almost made it to the playoffs . Unless they lose this match by a huge margin and at the same time Delhi Capitals win their last game , they are going into the playoffs for sure . However, a win here will take them to the Qualifier 1 and they can have 2 shots to reach the Final.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS:
Jos Buttler with 627 runs at an average of 52.25 and strike rate 148.22 has been the star in the batting line up so far. At one stage in this IPL , he threatened Virat Kohli's tally of 973 runs in a single season. However a few off games has pushed him back. Sanju Samson and Devdutt Padikkal too have played some good knocks so far. Shimron Hetmyer ,who missed the last few games due to paternity leave, has joined the side back. He has been a vital cog behind RR's success this year amassing 291 runs at an average of 72.75 and strike rate 166.28 in the middle.
Purple Cap contender Yuzvendra Chahal has led the bowling attack with 24 wickets in 13 games. He has been supported well by the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin , Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna. Chahal would be working hard to get back his purple cap as Wanindu Hasaranga ecplised him last night when he picked wickets against the Gujarat Titans.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS:
It has been one of the rare and worst seasons for the Super Kings. The batters have been inconsistent barring Devon Conway. The bowlers have fared better with the likes of Dwayne Bravo , Mukesh Choudhary , Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen Ali doing a decent job.
Head to Head (IPL):
Won by Chennai Super Kings : 15
Won by Rajasthan Royals : 10
Probable Playing XI:
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Mitchell Santner, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary
Interesting Stats:
- Jos Buttler(627) has scored the most amount of runs so far in this IPL
- Jos Buttler with 3 hundreds this season has the second most hundreds in a IPL season
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (99) has the highest individual score by a CSK batsman in this IPL
- Yuzvendra Chahal(24) has the second most wickets so far in this IPL.
- Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the four bowlers with a fifer in this IPL.
Pitch Report:
The surface at Brabourne is very good for batting with short boundaries and quick outfield. Dew might not play a big role but both teams will ideally prefer chasing.
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 20th May at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
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