CSK vs RR T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings host Rajasthan Royals in Match 17 of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Wednesday evening. This game, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, sees two of the teams on four points with two wins and one defeat going up against each other. Read on as we preview this evening clash. The match gets underway in Chennai at 19:30 local time.
Chennai Super Kings have beaten Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants over their last two games but the opposition in this match may well be the toughest they have faced all campaign.
Rajasthan Royals finished as runners-up last year and are already looking like one of the strongest sides in this competition. We think they will be too strong for Chennai in this match.
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: Live action will be available on the Star Sports Network (India), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sports (UK), Willow TV (US)
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Live action of CSK vs RR can be watched on Jio Cinema in India.
CSK vs RR Match Toss Prediction
Although Chennai Super Kings were put into bat before winning the last game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, we predict that both sides will want to field first in this clash.
CSK vs RR, MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Pitch Report
This is an excellent batting wicket and we saw 422 runs in total in the last match at this venue. We expect both teams to hit over 200 runs in this game.
This pitch helps spinners as we witnessed in the last match. Moeen Ali picked 4 wickets and Ravi Bishnoi picked 3. 61% of the total IPL matches played here, have been won by the team batting first.
Chennai Weather Report
It is forecast to be a very warm evening in Chennai on Wednesday with the temperature expected to fall only slightly from 31 to 29 degrees across this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League 2023
CSK Team News & Playing 11
CSK Team News
There was no place for either English all-rounder in the Chennai Super Kings’ side in their win over Mumbai Indians with Ajinkya Rahane and Dwaine Pretorius coming in for the injured Ben Stokes and the ill Moeen Ali. Although neither is expected to be out for long.
Sri Lankan players Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana have joined the CSK camp. We are expecting that CSK might go with Theekshana in place of Sisanda Magala on this spin track.
Moeen Ali is also fit to be part of the playing 11 and Pretorius will have to sit out to make place for him.
CSK Key Players
- Ruturaj Gaikwad - The 26 year old right-handed opener has already hit two half-centuries in the tournament with a highest score of 92.
- Mitchell Santner - The New Zealander can often play an under-stated role in any side but he is always very economical with his bowling and chips in with valuable wickets.
- Ravindra Jadeja - The bowling all-rounder took the Player of the Match Award on Saturday after dismissing Ishan Kishan, Talk Verma and Cameron Green.
- Ambati Rayudu - We saw a brilliant cameo from Rayudu on this pitch in the last match. He smashed 27 runs off 14 deliveries and has also performed well on this surface in the past. He is certainly a key batter for CSK for this match.
CSK Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rashee
Ambati Rayudu came into the team as an impact player against Mumbai Indians and we think he did enough with the bat to take a place in the XI for this game. Rajvardhan Hangargekar is well rated by the management and we expect to see him used as an impact player in this match.
CSK Team Form
After going down to Gujarat Titans in their opening match, Chennai Super Kings have responded well with successive victories.
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CSK Predicted Playing 11
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala/Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
Although Jos Buttler came into the last match carrying a hand injury, he was able to bat freely before being replaced by impact sub Murugan Ashwin whilst fielding. We expect Buttler to play in this game and anticipate no changes in the Rajasthan side.
RR Key Players
- Jos Buttler - In spite of not being at full fitness in his last two innings with the bat, the England white-ball skipper is still averaging a very strong 50.67 from three games in the IPL 2023.
- Yuzvendra Chahal - The spinner won the Purple Cap in the 2022 IPL and his performance in the last game was very similar to last year as he recorded figures of 3-27.
- Trent Boult - The New Zealand left-arm opening bowler found himself on a hat-trick in the last match after dismissing Prithvi Shaw and Manish Pandey in successive balls in the first over.
- Ravichandran Ashwin - Ashwin will play against his former team CSK. Being a spinner and a handy batsman, we can expect him to perform well in this match. He has picked 4 wickets so far in 2 matches at an impressive economy of 6.41.
RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif
Murugan Ashwin got the call-up from the bench as the impact player in the last game and could well do so again if Jos Buttler is requiring treatment. Navdeep Saini can offer a pace bowling option if required.
RR Team Form
Rajasthan Royals have enjoyed big wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals with a narrow defeat against Punjab Kings in the middle of their three matches.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma
CSK vs RR Head to Head
This will be the 28th game between the two sides and it is Chennai Super Kings who come into the match with a 15-12 lead in the head to head. However, it is Rajasthan Royals who have won four of the last five meetings.
CSK vs RR Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
CSK Won |
RR Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
27 |
15 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
CSK vs RR Betting Odds
According to the bookies, there is very little to choose between the two sides. However, it is Rajasthan Royals who are narrow favourites to win.
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Who will win Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Match?
The strength in depth in the squad is certainly there for Chennai Super Kings but looking at the XI vs XI we see a stronger bowling attack for Rajasthan Royals which gives them the edge.
🏆 CSK vs RR Prediction
This should be an excellent contest between two teams who have been playing exciting cricket as well as winning more games than they have lost so far. Ajinkya Rahane was in fine form in Chennai Super Kings’ last game and showed that he can more than cover for Ben Stokes in this team. We are expecting a very close game of cricket but overall we think the bowling attack for Rajasthan Royals holds the key. Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal are both in excellent form and we are backing Rajasthan Royals to win.
Apr 12, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai, India
CSK has a good record on this home ground but RR is in good momentum and they can defeat CSK in this match.