RR vs CSK Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News : IPL 2019

RR vs CSK Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: IPL 2019

The 12th match of IPL 2019 which will be the second match of Sunday will be contested between the inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals and the three-time and defending champions Chennai Super Kings. Chennai have won both their games so far and have 4 points to their name, on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are yet to register a point against their name.

The Super Kings were involved in the tournament opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore whom they dismissed for a paltry score of 70 to register a 7 wicket victory. An astonishing win was followed by a mouthwatering contest in the capital where they tamed Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets in a last over thriller.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have had a disappointing start to their season as they have lost both their games against Kings XI Punjab at home and against Sunrisers Hyderabad away from home. This will be their third encounter of the season and would be eyeing their first win of the season here.

Head-to-Head

These two sides have had 20 meetings so far where Chennai Super Kings have emerged victorious on 12 occasions, whereas, Rajasthan Royals have emerged victorious 8 times. The last time these two collided was in the last edition at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium which saw Rajasthan Royals winning the contest by 4 wickets.

Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.

When and Where:

RR vs CSK, Indian Premier League

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

31st March 2019, 08:00 PM IST

Pitch report:

MA Chidambaram surface is always pipped as a spin friendly track and the pitch plays the same throughout the course of 40 overs. The opening game of this season saw RCB bundled out for 70 and the CSK spinners got 8 wickets between them.

Venue Stats: (In IPL)

Total Matches: 50

Average first innings score: 164

Average second innings score: 151

Highest total recorded: 246/5 (20 Ov) by CSK vs RR

Lowest total recorded: 70/10 (17.1 Ov) by RCB vs CSK

Highest score chased: 208/5 (20 Ov) by CSK vs RCB

Lowest score defended: 134/6 (20 Ov) by CSK vs KKR

Last five matches: (last to recent)

RR: W, W, L, L, L

CSK: W, W, W, W, W

Head to Head

Total: 20

RR: 08 wins

CSK: 12 wins

Team news

• No changes in the playing 11 is expected in the CSK outfit.
• CSK have roped in Kiwi pacer Scott Kuggeleijn for injured Lungi Ngidi.
• Meanwhile, David Willey has pull-out of the remainder of IPL due to some family reasons.
• Rajasthan may drop one of their seamers Jaydev Unadkat or Dhawal Kulkarni and opt for a spinner instead.
• Mahipal Lomror can be the other spin option for RR.
• Batting looks intact for RR and there won’t be any changes in this facet.

Squad:

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Oshane Thomas, Jofra Archer, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler, Prashant Chopra, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Shubham Ranjane, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, Shashank Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Ashton Turner Ish Sodhi, Manan Vohra, Sudhesan Midhun, Steven Smith.

Chennai Super Kings: M.S. Dhoni (c), KM Asif, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, Faf du Plessis, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Dwayne Bravo.

Probable Playing 11

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, K Gowtham, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni/JaydevUnadkat, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Gopal, Sanju Samson. (Doubt: M Lomror)

Chennai Super Kings: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Shane Watson, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh.

RR vs CSK Dream11 Grand League Teams:

#1: Spin friendly team on spin assisting conditions

The conditions at MA Chidambaram always assist spinners and slow-bowlers. Here’s a team which will mainly focus on the same.

• If Ish Sodhi replaces Jofra Archer in the Rajasthan line-up.

Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler

Batsmen: A Rahane, Sanju Samson, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu

All-rounders: K Gowtham, R Jadeja

Bowlers: Shreyas Gopal, Ish Sodhi, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir

Captain/Vice-captain here: Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shreyas Gopal

#2: Batting prowess of both teams

With some big names like Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Jos Buttler and the latest centurion Sanju Samson involved in this game, the batting strength of both teams looks outstanding. we will bank on these players for this particular grand league team.

Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler

Batsmen: A Rahane, Sanju Samson, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, K Jadhav

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Dwayne Bravo

Bowlers: Shreyas Gopal, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh

Captain/Vice-captain here: J Buttler, S Samson, S Watson, S Raina, B Stokes

#3: A team favouring more players from the home side and their strength

CSK’s strength relies on their spinners. They have a stellar batting line-up as well led by Shane Watson right at the top.

Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni

Batsmen: A Rayudu, Sanju Samson, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Dwayne Bravo, K Gowtham

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh

Captain/Vice-captain here: S Watson, A Rayudu, MS Dhoni, S Raina

#4: An unorthodox team

Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni

Batsmen: A Rahane, S Smith, R Tripathi, S Raina, A Rayudu

All-rounders: R Jadeja, DJ Bravo

Bowlers: J Archer, I Tahir, D Chahar

Captain/Vice-captain here: A Rayudu, S Smith, A Rahane, DJ Bravo

Key players:

Rajasthan Royals:

• S Samson
• A Rahane
• J Buttler
• B Stokes
• J Archer

Chennai Super Kings:

• S Raina
• S Watson
• I Tahir
• Harbhajan Singh
• DJ Bravo