Chennai Super Kings hope to register a hat-trick of wins as in-form Rajasthan Royals come knocking

Another age-old rivalry in the antiquity of the IPL will unfurl ahead of us as Chepauk builds up the battle symphony to the clash of two reckoning foes who are soaring high in IPL 2023. It is Chennai Super Kings versus the Rajasthan Royals as the former plays host to what can be an extremely unwelcome outing for the latter in CSK’s fortress.

Chennai Super Kings would be hoping to carry forth their newfound momentum as they’ve secured two consecutive wins, beating Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. In a massive sigh of reprieve, their batting unit staged a strong turnaround and most importantly, through different batters with Ruturaj Gaikwad being the constant.

Rajasthan Royals started their campaign on an extremely bright note as they tamed the Sunrisers Hyderabad without any real contention but were soon humbled by high-flying Punjab Kings in a run-fest like none other. However, they were quick to learn from their mistakes and left Delhi Capitals in absolute shatters as they secured a 57-run win.

This is a contest where both the teams have two in-form batters who will try and put their best foot forward, hoping to pile up a 190-plus total on the scorecard. The bowling units, though, have a lot of questions to answer, particularly with CSK’s bowlers yet to hit their stride entirely in IPL 2023.  

Head to head:

Matches played: 26

CSK: 15

RR: 11

Match Details:

Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals

Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium

Date: 12th April, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings:

MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shaik Rasheed, Subhranshu Senapati, Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Nishant Sandhu, Bhagath Verma, Ajay Mandal, Deepak Chahar, Sisanda Magala, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Tushar Deshpande.

Rajasthan Royals:

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore, Abdul Basith, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, KC Cariappa, Akash Vasisht, Adam Zampa, Joe Root