Tata IPL 2022 – RR vs CSK, match preview, predicted lineups
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will play each other for the first time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season nears it’s conclusion. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 20th May 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Chennai Super Kings campaign is already over and they are playing for pride here. They would want to end the campaign on a high.
CSK are currently ninth in the points table after 13 games with 8 points.
Chennai batsman haven’t scored runs consistently in this IPL and they would be expected to deliver in the final match. Bowling wise they have a good mix of new talent along with experienced campaigners and will need to deliver.
CSK have won their games against, RCB, MI, SRH & DC. They have lost their games against, KKR, LSG, PBKS (2), SRH, GT (2), RCB & MI.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have been one of the best teams of the tournament and they are aiming to win the title for the second time in their history. They will look to play their brand of cricket.
RR are currently third in the points table after 13 games with 16 points.
Rajasthan have the batsman in form and they will look to take the full advantage of it and win games. Bowling wise too they are having bowlers in good form and will look to exploit.
RR won their games against, SRH, MI, LSG (2), KKR, DC, RCB & PBKS. They have lost to RCB, GT, MI, KKR & DC.
In terms of the head to head, Chennai are ahead with 15 wins compared to 10 of RR out of the 25 games played between the two.
As for the wicket, the batters will be aided with good bowlers reaping their rewards too.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
CSK XI : Gaikwad, Conway, Uthappa, Ali, Dubey, Rayudu, Dhoni (C&WK), Santner, Solanki, Pathirana, Choudhary.
RR XI : Jaiswal, Buttler, Samson (C&WK), Paddikal, Hetmyer, Parag, R. Ashwin, Boult, P. Krishna, Chahal, McCoy.
Prediction
I expect the toss to be important with teams looking to chase.
