Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings (RR vs CSK) will face each other in their next match of IPL 2022. The match will be played on May 20 (Friday) at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings played 26 games against each other where RR won 11 games and CSK won 16 games. Let’s have a look at their Match Preview, Prediction, and Fantasy XI
RR vs CSK : Match Preview
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals won their previous match of IPL 2022 against Lucknow Super Giants. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s mustered 41 runs and Devdutt Padikkal scored 39. RR posted 178-6 on the scoreboard. Later, LSG also reached 154-8 in 20 overs with Deepak Hooda’s 59 runs. Lucknow Super Giants won the game by 67 runs. The RR franchise is led by Sanju Samson.
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings, got defeated in their previous match against Gujarat Titans. Batting first, CSK failed to post a total of 133-5. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s played a slow 55-run knock. Later, Gujarat Titans chased Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets while Wriddhiman Saha’s mustered an unbeaten 67. CSK is led by MS Dhoni.
RR vs CSK: Match prediction
Chennai Super Kings lost their last game against Gujarat Titans (GT) whereas Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants in their last match. RR has already secured a place in the playoffs after defeating the new entrants LSG. The Royals will get a major boost by the inclusion of star batter Shimron Hetmyer but CSK is all set to make changes in their squad since this is their last match in IPL 2022. Rajasthan Royals maintained a very good consistency throughout the season and CSK are just the opposite. It is predicted that Rajasthan Royals will win the game.
RR vs CSK: Fantasy XI
Jos Buttler from Rajasthan Royals hammered 627 runs in this tournament so far and is one of the best picks.
Yuzvendra Chahal from Rajasthan Royals scalped 24 wickets in this tournament so far.
Devdutt Padikkal from Rajasthan Royals smashed 334 runs in this tournament so far.
Moeen Ali from Chennai Super Kings made 152 runs and grabbed 7 wickets in this tournament so far. he’s a decent pick for the Dream 11 team.
Devon Conway from Chennai Super Kings scored 236 runs in this tournament so far.
Shimron Hetmyer in 11 matches he has scored 291 runs at an average of 72.
Ravichandran Ashwin scalped 13 wickets to his name in 10 matches this season at an average of 37.2.
Matheesha Pathirana picked up 2 wickets in the previous match and will most probably bowl for the middle and death overs. This makes him a good fit.
Sanju Samson in 13 matches mustered 359 runs in IPL 2022, also he’s leading RR.
Trent Boult from RR scalped 12 wickets so far in the tournamnent. He’s a good pick from the bowling department.
Mukesh Choudhary from CSK scalped 16 wickets in 12 matches and can definitely get some crucial scalps in the game.
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