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IPL 2020 | CSK vs RR: Match Preview, Predicted XI & Dream11 Fantasy Picks

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Two sides on the brink of being knocked out of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League will see off against each other in the match 37. The Chennai Super Kings have played in the shadow of their past and not been able to get their tactics right while the Rajasthan Royals never found their groove in the annoying season. However, the same can be said about Super Kings as well as the MS Dhoni-led side has looked toothless and badly out of depth in pressure situations. The team has struggled to get going in the mandatory power play while batting whereas the bowlers have leaked far too many runs in the back end of the innings.


The Super Kings have not been able to find an opening partnership that can start the innings on a rapid note and at the same time, sluggish batting approach in the middle overs by batsmen such as MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav has left a lot to be desired from the batting side which prides itself on bringing their best in tough situations.


Now the separated pair of Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson have caught Dhoni in the middle of a big dilemma. Shane Watson now bats at the number three position and with the role Sam Curran has been assigned to do for the side, both he and du Plessis assemble together very early in the innings. The duo has found it tough to hit boundaries at will like the way they used to do in their early career and that puts pressure on the middle and lower-order batsmen to score heavily in the last over.


This gameplan used to work for the team when MS Dhoni was in his prime and was punishing bowlers at will. But that strategy is now a double-edged sword and the team has found itself in the muddle created by a conservative approach by du Plessis and Watson but their wickets have also been proven critical as the batsmen batting lower down the order have struggled to score big, leave alone at a rapid rate. 


MS Dhoni would be hoping his team will show character, a legacy he has built with the CSK as the team is now staring at the door of being knocked out losing 6 matches out of the nine matches played this season.


On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals have suffered from a lack of consistency and clarity in the team planning and Steve Smith has shown the temperament of a rookie captain and has batted well opposite to his reputation in the world cricket. He has not been able to anchor the Royals batting. The team has come up with bizarre team selection and batting order and the team has erred a lot on the basics of the game. 


The management has slotted all the star batsmen at the top of the order with the idea of maximising as much of their potential as possible but facts are evidence that the strategy is ailing the team and young players such as Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag have been able to save the day for the team while batting very lower down the order.


Both these teams have similar points from the same number of games in the season and are placed one above the other. MS Dhoni will bank on players to win at least four out of the next five games and keep the history of making the playoffs every season intact while Steve Smith will be asking tough questions to himself and his teammates in search of quick turnaround before it becomes too late in the season.

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: Match details

Match Number- 37

Date: 19th October 2020, at 7:30 PM IST, 06:00 PM Local, 2.00 PM GMT

Venue: Abu Dhabi

Broadcast: Star Sports and Hotstar

Pitch and weather

The same pitch that was used in the day game between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders will be used for this match as well and it is highly likely that spinners will be in the game. Balls were holding up in the pitch in that game and if deteriorates further to assist spinners, MS Dhoni can rely on the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Karn Sharma to shine and get the Kings back on winning ways.


The temperature in Abu Dhabi on the match night is expected to hit the lower range of 25 degrees and added with winds across the ground, the players will cherish playing T-20 cricket on Monday night.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings

The kind of performances the Chennai Super Kings have seen so far this season, captain MS Dhoni would have loved to have options to bring changes in the playing XI but he has to take a fair share of the blame for the lack of options on the CSK’s bench as the team did not seek any replacement for Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh before the tournament began.


Dwayne Bravo went out of the field before the last over and Dhoni had to go to Jadeja to save 17 runs in the last over and it is unlikely that Bravo will be able to make it into the playing XI for the match between CSK and RR. This however will open the gate for either Lungi Ngidi or Josh Hazlewood and the team needs a genuine pacer to bring an x-factor in the bowling line up which has looked placid at best so far in the season.


Expected XI

Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Lungi Ngidi/Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals are unlikely to change their batting but Jaydev Unadkat is all set to be axed for the horrible over he bowled in the penultimate over of the match against RCB. This may provide Varun Aaron with a fresh opportunity to impress the side after an expensive couple of overs he was asked to bowl in the solitary match he played this season.


The team will bank on the overseas players to turn the season around for them. Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes need to find their mojo back as quickly as possible and Steve Smith looked settled as a batsman in the last game and would be hopeful of retaining his form for a longer period of time this time around.


Expected XI

Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: Dream 11 team and suggestions

Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Riyan Parag, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Jofra Archer

Captain: Sam Curran

Vice-captain: Jos Buttler

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