CSK vs RR Team Prediction: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals – 19 April 2021 (Mumbai). Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, and Moeen Ali will be the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Chennai Super Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals in the league match of IPL 2021, aka Indian Premier League, which will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Chennai Super Kings struggled in the first game, and they made a brilliant comeback in their next one. The bowling of Deepak Chahar is a big boost for the side, whereas Faf, Moeen, and Raina are looking in good batting touch. However, the likes of Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni need to step up.
Rajasthan Royals earned a brilliant win in the last game, and they would want to continue their momentum. The batting of Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler is crucial for this side, whereas David Miller also proved his class in the last game. Jaydev Unadkat made a brilliant return to the side, whereas Morris fulfilled his all-rounder duties. This team can beat anyone on their day.
Pitch Report – This pitch has always been a brilliant batting wicket, but the pacers are getting help on it lately. The average 1st innings batting score in the IPL 2021 games played here is 166 runs.
Total IPL 2021 Games: 4; Batting 1st Won: 1; Batting 2nd Won: 3
Match Details :
Time:- 7.30 PM, Stadium:- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; Live on Star Sports Network
Probable XI for both sides:-
Chennai Super Kings – Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, DJ Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Rajasthan Royals – Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
Clean-Hitters in the Team
Chennai Super Kings – Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina.
Rajasthan Royals – Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson.
Death Overs Specialist Bowlers
Chennai Super Kings – DJ Bravo
Rajasthan Royals – Chris Morris
5 Must-Have Players in the Squad
Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and Chris Morris.
IPL Prediction
CSK vs RR Team Wicket-Keeper
Jos Buttler (Price 9.5) and Sanju Samson (Price 9.5) will be the wicket-keepers of our squad. Buttler scored 328 runs in IPL 2020 at an average of 32.80, whereas Samson scored 375 runs at an average of 28.84. Both of them are aggressive batsmen, whereas Samson scored a brilliant century against Punjab Kings.
CSK vs RR Team Batsmen
David Miller (Price 9) will be our batsman from the Rajasthan Royals. Miller is coming on the back of a brilliant international form, whereas he also scored an amazing half-century against Delhi Capitals. He is looking in fine touch with the bat.
Faf du Plessis (Price 10) and Suresh Raina (Price 9.5) will be our batsmen from the Chennai Super Kings. Plessis scored 449 runs in IPL 2020 at an average of 40.81, whereas Raina has scored over 5000 IPL runs in his career. Raina scored a brilliant half-century against Delhi Capitals, whereas Faf batted well in the last game.
CSK vs RR Team All-Rounders
Sam Curran (Price 9) and Moeen Ali (Price 9) will be our all-rounders from the Chennai Super Kings. Curran scalped 13 wickets in IPL 2020, whereas he scored 186 runs with the bat. Moeen has scored 82 runs in just a couple of games this season, whereas he has scalped a wicket in bowling. Both of them are playing some good cricket for the team.
Chris Morris (Price 9.5) will be our all-rounder from the Rajasthan Royals. Morris scalped 11 wickets at an economy of 6.63 in IPL 2020, whereas he has scalped three wickets this season. He proved his batting abilities too in the last game against Delhi Capitals.
CSK vs RR Team Bowlers
Jaydev Unadkat (Price 8.5) and Chetan Sakariya (Price 8) will be our bowlers from the Rajasthan Royals. Sakariya scalped 12 wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, whereas Unadkat scalped six. Both of them have scalped three wickets each in IPL 2021.
Deepak Chahar (Price 8.5) will be our bowler from the Chennai Super Kings. Chahar scalped 12 wickets last season, whereas he scalped four in the last game. He is one of the best swing bowlers around.
Match Prediction: Rajasthan Royals will be the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Faf du Plessis and Sanju Samson
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler
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Fantasy Team Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.