Rajasthan Royals will take on Chennai Super Kings in the Match 68 of the IPL 2022, on 20th May at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
RR is at the 2nd spot with 8 wins in 13 matches and they will qualify for the playoffs while CSK is at the 9th spot with only 4 wins.
This will be the first face-off between RR and CSK in the 2022 season.
Let’s take a look at the probable playing 11 for this match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is in good form and with the Orange cap holder Jos Buttler, this is one of the best opening pairs currently.
Coming in at 3rd, skipper Sanju Samson has found his perfect spot in the line-up, followed by Devdutt Padikkal who is in decent form this season.
Riyan Parag and Jimmy Neesham are trying to find their touch to score some crucial runs. They might get more chances in the playing 11.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal is a deadly combo for spin department. Chahal is currently the leading wicket taker with 24 wickets so far while Ashwin currently has the best economy of 7.15.
Obed McCoy is bowling well. In the last 3 matches he has picked 5 wickets. McCoy, Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna make up for an amazing pace attack. In the last match, all 3 pacers picked 2 wickets each.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, James Neesham, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy
Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 19 | 442 | 23.26 |
Jos Buttler | 78 | 2595 | 38.16 |
Sanju Samson | 134 | 3427 | 29.29 |
Devdutt Padikkal | 42 | 1218 | 29.71 |
Riyan Parag | 43 | 493 | 17.00 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
---|---|---|---|
Trent Boult | 74 | 88 | 8.33 |
Prasidh Krishna | 47 | 45 | 8.95 |
Obed McCoy | 3 | 5 | 12.00 |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 180 | 155 | 6.94 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 127 | 163 | 7.61 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway are a good opening pair for CSK. Conway played brilliantly in his first 3 matches and then he didn’t perform in the last 2 matches. Gaikwad has regained his form now.
Moeen Ali, Jagadeesan, Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni fill up the middle-order. Moeen Ali and Jagadeesan are in decent form while Shivam Dube is trying to get his initial form back.
Prashant Solanki played his debut IPL match against GT. He bowled 4 overs and gave off just 18 runs. He will be retained in this playing 11 as well.
Matheesha Pathirana also had his debut in the same match and he impressed with his spell, picking 2 wickets for 24 runs.
Simarjeet Singh and Mukesh Choudhary are at the pace attack for the CSK. Choudhary has been pretty impressive this season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary
Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 35 | 1205 | 38.87 |
Devon Conway | 6 | 236 | 47.20 |
Moeen Ali | 43 | 817 | 21.50 |
Shivam Dube | 35 | 688 | 24.57 |
Jagadeesan | 6 | 72 | 36.00 |
MS Dhoni | 233 | 4952 | 39.30 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
---|---|---|---|
Simarjeet Singh | 5 | 3 | 8.00 |
Mukesh Choudhary | 12 | 16 | 9.23 |
Matheesha Pathirana | 1 | 2 | 7.58 |
Moeen Ali | 43 | 23 | 6.86 |
Prashant Solanki | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
Mitchell Santner | 11 | 9 | 7.08 |