Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2020
Rajasthan Royals open their 2020 Indian Premier League campaign with a match against Chennai Super Kings. The game, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on September 22, gets underway at 19:30 local time.
Rajasthan have not played in the tournament yet but they have already received the boost of having their English and Australia players available from the start. The Royals were one of the teams who would otherwise have been quite badly affected if their star overseas players were stuck in isolation.
Chennai Super Kings, meanwhile, go into this game having already started the tournament with a win. After a disrupted build-up, some brave selection decisions paid off as Sam Curran and Lungi Ngidi impressed. Faf du Plessis (58*) and Ambati Rayudu (71) led the batting in a five-wicket win against Mumbai Indians.
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Toss Prediction
Chennai elected to field first in the opening game and the decision paid off, so it could be repeated.
Weather Report
Temperatures will still be high when this game gets underway under clear skies in the evening.
Pitch Condition
Sharjah’s flat wicket encourages run scoring. There may be a little turn, but the run rates should be up.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2020
RR Team News & Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals Team News
Rajasthan have profited form the decision to reduce the isolation period for the England and Australia internationals, given they now have captain Steve Smith, Tom Curran and Jofra Archer all available. The Royals do not yet have Ben Stokes, however, who remains in New Zealand for family reasons, while Jos Buttler’s quarantine period is longer as he travelled with his family.
Rajasthan Royals Key Players
- Steve Smith: The captain has been a key player for the Royals and, while he lacked runs in the recent England vs Australia series, he should never be written off.
- Jofra Archer: Back to his white-ball best for England against Australia, reminding everybody what he can produce with the ball.
- Tom Curran: Impressed for England against Australia and will now want to get one over brother Sam in the opening game of this tournament.
Rajasthan Royals Team Form
Rajasthan Royals endured a frustrating season last time out, winning five of their 14 matches and only avoiding bottom place on net run rate. Their final game of the tournament was against Delhi Capitals, where they came up well short with the bat after positing just 115/9.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith, Sanju Samson (wk), David Miller, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Varun Aaron
CSK Team News & Playing 11
Chennai Super Kings Team News
Chennai Super Kings made some bold selection choices last time out in IPL 2020 opener, with Sam Curran and Lungi Ngidi occupying two of the overseas slots ahead of Imran Tahir and Josh Hazlewood. The decision paid off, however, and the Super Kings could stick with those two. The only change may be a return for Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been cleared to return after isolation.
Chennai Super Kings Key Players
- Faf du Plessis: Anchored the innings last time out with 58* from 44 balls, including six fours, to ensure the Super Kings got home.
- Deepak Chahar: A regular wicket-taker in IPL cricket in recent years and he started as he means to go on with 2-32 last time out.
- Sam Curran: Took a tidy 1-28 with the ball and then smashed a crucial 18 from six balls with the bat to help CSK to victory last time out.
Chennai Super Kings Team Form
After their one-run defeat to Mumbai Indians in last year’s final, Chennai Super Kings exacted some revenge last time out. Lungi Ngidi took three wickets as Mumbai posted 162/9, and Faf du Plessis (58*) and Ambati Rayudu (71) helped the Super Kings get home with four balls to spare, to win by five wickets.
CSK Predicted Playing 11
Shane Watson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
RR vs CSK Head to Head
Chennai won both matches between these two teams last season to move to 14 wins in 22 matches in total in this fixture. MS Dhoni hit 75* from 46 balls in a total of 175/5 in the first meeting, before Deepak Chahar’s 2-19 helped them to an eight-run win and Dhoni starred again in the second meeting – leading a chase of 152 to win as he hit 58 from 43 balls. The Super Kings won by four wickets off the final ball.
RR vs CSK Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
RR Won |
CSK Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 22 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
RR vs CSK Betting Odds
Chennai Super Kings have started the tournament with a win already and go into this match as favourites to make it two from two.
Rajasthan Royals Bet365 Odds
- Rajasthan Royals to win: Rajasthan Royals can be backed at 2.10 to win their opening game with Bet365.
- Rajasthan Royals top team batsman: Steve Smith is 4.50 to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team batsman with Bet365, while Sanju Samson is 5.00 – as is Robin Uthappa. David Miller can be backed at 6.50, while young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is 6.50 after impressing with the Indian youth team earlier this year.
- Rajasthan Royals top team bowler: Jofra Archer is 3.25 to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team bowler, while both Shreyas Gopal and Tom Curran can be backed at 4.50. If he plays, Andrew Tye is 3.75, while Varun Aaron and Jaydev Unadkat are both 5.00.
Chennai Super Kings Bet365 Odds
- Chennai Super Kings to win: Chennai Super Kings are 1.72 favourites to win this gamewith Bet365.
- Chennai Super Kings top team batsman: After his half-century last time out, Faf du Plessis is 4.00 to be Chennai’s top team batsman with Bet365, as is opening partner Shane Watson. Ambati Rayudu top-scored in the opening game and he is 4.50. Ruturaj Gaikwad is 6.00 with Bet365 to be Chennai Super Kings’ top team batsman, while MS Dhoni is 8.00 and Kedar Jadhav is 9.00.
- Chennai Super Kings top team bowler: Imran Tahir is 3.50 with Bet365 to be Chennai Super Kings’ top team bowler but did not play last time out. Instead, Lungi Ngidi led the bowling and he is now 3.50, while Deepak Chahar is 4.50 and Piyush Chawla is 5.00. Sam Curran can be backed at 5.00 too.
Rajasthan Royals Betway Odds
- Rajasthan Royals to win: Betway have set Rajasthan Royalsat 2.05 to open the tournament with a win.
- Rajasthan Royals top team batsman: Steve Smith is 2.87 to be Rajasthan’s top team bowler with Betway, while Robin Uthappa and Sanju Samson can both be backed at 3.25. Yashasvi Jaiswal is 3.60 and David Miller is 8.00.
- Rajasthan Royals top team bowler: Jofra Archer is 3.25 with Betway to be Rajasthan’s top team bowler, while Shreyas Gopal is 4.00 and Tom Curran is the same price. Jaydev Unadkat is 4.50 and Varun Aaron can be backed at 5.00.
Chennai Super Kings Betway Odds
- Chennai Super Kings to win: Chennai Super Kings are also 1.72 favourites with Betway for this game.
- Chennai Super Kings top team batsman: Faf du Plessis is 3.75 to be Chennai Super Kings’ top team batsman with Betway, while Shane Watson is 4.00 and Ambati Rayudu is 4.50, as is Murali Vijay. Ruturaj Gaikwad could start instead of Vijay, and he too is 4.50.
- Chennai Super Kings top team bowler: Lungi Ngidi is now 3.25 with Betway to be Chennai Super Kings’ top team bowler and Deepak Chahar is 3.60. Piyush Chawla can be backed at 3.75, as can Sam Curran. Should he play, Imran Tahir is 3.60 and Josh Hazlewood is 4.50 but neither featured in the opening win.
🏆 RR vs CSK Prediction
Chennai Super Kings have made a winning start to the 2020 Indian Premier League and they can continue that with another victory in this game.
Sep 22, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Win match csk
Csk
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Chenni win