Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be facing against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the evening clash of the doubleheader to be held on Saturday. The 47th match of the Indian Premier League will take place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium at 7:30 PM (IST). The live-action will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.
This season has not been that great for Rajasthan Royals. They have managed to win four matches out of 11. Currently, they are positioned at the second last spot on the points table. In their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Virat Kohli-led team won by 7 wickets. Rajasthan Royals was restricted to 149 runs, which Bangalore chased at the 18th over.
On the contrary, Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Playoffs. The yellow team is in the top position of the score table. In their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they won by 6 wickets. On batting first, Hyderabad was limited to 134 runs, which Chennai chased in the last over.
In the history of IPL, both teams have played 25 matches against each other. Among them, 15 matches have been won by CSK and 10 by RR. In their last match, Chennai defeated Rajasthan by 45 runs.
IPL 2021: RR v/s CSK, Match 47
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Match Date & Time: October 2 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The surface provides a neutral wicket where both the departments can perform equally well. Spinners can come in handy in the middle overs and pacers can perform well throughout the game. Whoever wins the toss should bowl first. An average score over 160 is good enough.
Probable Playing XIs for RR v/s CSK
Rajasthan Royals:
Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone/David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag/Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman.
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
Top Picks for RR v/s CSK Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsman
Evin Lewis: A left-handed batsman who has performed well in this season. In the last match against RCB, he scored a half-century for his team. He scored 58 runs out of 37 deliveries.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: A right-handed opening batsman from Chennai Super Kings. He scored 407 runs in 11 matches with an average of 40.7 and a strike rate of 134.76.
Top Picks – All-Rounder
Mahipal Lomror: Batting and bowing seem easy for this player. His best score was 2-3 overs. In four matches of the IPL, he scored 94 runs at a strike rate of 128.76.
Ravindra Jadeja: One of the dependable players of Chennai Super Kings. He has good control over bat and ball. Ha has secured 179 runs in this season so far at an average of 59.66. He picked up 8 wickets as well.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Mustafizur Rahman: A left-arm fast-medium bowler who does not give away runs easily. In the last three matches, he took 5 wickets. So far, he has secured 13 wickets at an economy of 7.75.
Josh Hazelwood: One of the most sensational players from Chennai Super Kings. In four matches he has picked 6 wickets at an economy of 8.25. His best performance was against Sunrisers Hyderabad where he picked 3/24.
Top Picks – Wicketkeeper
Sanju Samson: A right-handed wicketkeeper cum batsman from Rajasthan Royals. So far, he has scored 452 runs at an average of 50.22.
