The 12th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, March 31.
The defending champions CSK have won both of their games of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC).
Rajasthan Royals are sitting at the bottom of the table by losing out both of their matches so far, against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).
CSK will look to continue their winning streak while RR will look after their first win in the IPL 2019.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 12- CSK vs RR will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Sunday, March 31.
- The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Report/Conditions:
The MA Chidambaram Stadium will almost remain same pitch for both innings, so scoring more runs by the first batting side would be the key to their victory here.
Avg 1st inning score: 174
Avg 2nd inning score: 174
Team News:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
CSK are enjoying victories in both their games so far, first, they thrashed RCB in the opening game then Delhi Capitals at their home. CSK are expected to play with the same squad.
CSK Team (From): Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, David Willey, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Shorey, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif
Probable XI: Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
RR remained unlucky in their second game as well and observed a 5-wicket loss from SRH in the second game after losing their first game against KXIP under the lights of mankading incident.
RR Team (From): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler (wk), Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra, Prashant Chopra, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Shubham Ranjane, Oshane Thomas, Jofra Archer, Riyan Parag, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun
Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Dhawal Kulkarni, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni and Jos Buttler for CSK and RR respectively are in a must have in a Dream 11 squad.
Batsmen: For CSK, Shane Watson and Suresh Raina will be the priorities while for RR Rahane and Samson are required to repeat the same innings as they played against SRH.
All-rounders: Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav are the prominent all-rounders from CSK while RR will feature Ben Stokes as their backbone.
Bowlers: Among pacers, CSK have Shardul Thakur while RR have Jofra Archer and record-signing player Jaydev Unadkat. Among spinners, CSK will be featuring Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja and RR will be featuring Shreyas Gopal.
Captain: Jos Buttler, Shane Watson, Sanju Samson and Suresh Raina are the top players in the race of Dream11 captains.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Shane Watson (vc), Jos Buttler (c), Suresh Raina, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Imran Tahir
- Captain: Jos Buttler
- Vice Captain: Shane Watson
Dream 11 pick #2:
Shane Watson (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Suresh Raina, Sanju Samson (vc), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Imran Tahir
- Captain: Shane Watson
- Vice Captain: Sanju Samson
IPL 2019, CSK vs RR preview: CSK look to dominate bottom-placed Royals
