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Chennai Super Kings kick-started their IPL campaign with a one-sided win against PBKS, now they will be up against the Rajasthan Royals for the 12th match of the IPL 2021. The key question for CSK will be whether they can back it up with another strong performance here against Rajasthan Royals.

In the previous encounter, MSD played his 200th IPL match and he got the perfect from his Campion bowler Deepak Chahar who knocked Punjab Kings down to pick his best IPL figures (4/13). MS has played an important role in reviving Chahar’s career and needless to say, Chahar keeps him at the top of his gratitude list.

Chasing a below-par total, Faf du Plessis’ 36 off 33 balls blended with Moeen Ali’s 46 of 31 balls to get the job done for CSK. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, are pumped up after an exciting win over Delhi Capitals. After being 42/4 they were recused by Miller who went all gun blazing in his 62 off 43 balls, and his fellow South African Chris Morris (36 off 18 balls) also showed why he is the biggest buy in the IPL history. In the bowling department, Jaydev Unadkat 2.0 demolished the Capital top 3 batters for single-digit scores. It will be interesting to see if he can replicate this.

They were A1 in their off-field game as well and bid farewell to their maestro Ben Stokes who will fly back home and will be out to action for a minimum of 12 weeks.

Key Player to Watch/Key Stats

Chennai Super Kings

• Faf Du Plessis – Faf looked good in the previous outing. Against the Royals, he has 237 runs from 8 innings at an average of 29.6. However, he has struggled batting in the first innings relatively, with just 47 from 4 innings with an average of 11.8.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad – Gaikwad has not gone going in the IPL so far. He has just batted once against the Royals once on which he got out on golden duck. As an Emerging Player of the Season candidate, CSK will be hoping for more from Gaikwad.
• Robin Uthappa – Uthappa was part of Royals camp last year. While playing against them in past, he has 383 runs in 17 innings, at an average of 25.5.  As Opener against RR, he averages 168 runs from 5 innings at an average of 42.  
• Ravindra Jadeja – Rockstar Jadeja was lightning quick and gave 38 Fantasy points with his fielding itself against PBKS. Against Royals, he averages 50.7 from 152 runs in 11 innings. He also has 16 wickets.
• Dwayne Bravo – Bravo has contributed with both bat and ball against the Royals. With the bat he has 195 runs in his 11 innings at an average of 48.8 and a handy 15 wickets. He has done well while better while bowling second. 
• Ambati Rayadu –  Rayadu averages 344 from his 15 innings at an average of 26.5 vs RR. He has a better record while batting second.
• Deepak Chahar is coming off superb figures of 4/13 in his last game. He has 9 wickets from his 5 matches, out of which 6 have come bowling first.

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Rajasthan Royals

• Jos Buttler – Buttler is back at his opening slot and he enjoys playing against his idol MSD side. In 5 innings he has 216 runs at an average of 72. Out of 5 innings, 4 have come batting second.
• Sanju Samson – Samson has not done much against CSK. In his 9 innings, he has 153 runs at an average of 17. His average further does down to 10.7 while batting second. However, two games ago, he played one of the all-time great IPL knocks in a losing cause.
• David Miller – Killer Miller has 253 runs from his 9 innings at an average of 31.6 vs CSK. He has done well batting second. He is coming off a magnificent start to IPL 2021, where he scored 62 (43) vs DC.
• Riyan Parag – Parag has 22 runs from his 2 innings against CSK. He has bowled in the two matches so far and his all-round value makes him a good pick in Grand Leagues.
• Chris Morris – Morris has been part of CSK camp earlier in his IPL career. While playing against them he has 9 wickets from his 5 innings. In limited opportunities with the bat, he could manage 18 runs.

Stats & Facts

• Overall Played 24 | CSK 14 | RR 10.
• Sam Curran has 39 runs and 5 wickets from his 3 matches against RR.
• Moeen Ali has just played twice against the Royals and scored 19 runs. 
• Suresh Raina has 609 against Royals in 21 innings, at an average of 29. The Royals’ lack of express pace can give Raina a sense of comfort.
• Shardul Thakur has 7 wickets from his 5 innings, he has done well bowling second so far.
• Rahul Tewatia has 4 wickets from his 4 outings against CSK.
• Jaydev Unadkat has 5 scalps from his 9 innings against CSK.

Predicted Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings: 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2. Faf du Plessis, 3. Moeen Ali, 4. Suresh Raina, 5. Ambati Rayudu, 6. Ravindra Jadeja, 7. MS Dhoni (c & wk), 8. Sam Curran, 9. Dwayne Bravo, 10. Shardul Thakur, 11. Deepak Chahar

Rajasthan Royals: 1. Manan Vohra, 2. Jos Buttler, 3. Sanju Samson (c & wk), 4. David Miller, 5. Shivam Dube, 6. Riyan Parag, 7. Rahul Tewatia, 8. Chris Morris, 9. Chetan Sekariya, 10. Jaydev Unadkat, 11. Mustafizur Rahman

Wankhede Mumbai Pitch Report

This is Simon Doul Pitch Report from yesterdays’ match between DC and PBKS.

This pitch looks a bit drier, there’s not as much moisture as the last game. There will be less seam movement as compared to the previous matches. 11 wickets have fallen in the four games of the powerplay, so the teams need to get through the powerplay overs watchfully.

It was a high-scoring game, with DC chasing PBKS’ score of 197 with ease. Fantasy Nuts need to check out which deck is being used before the match.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Chennai Super Kings do well when they have momentum on their side, after a thumping win in the last match we back them to grab another one. However, as we have mentioned earlier Wankhede offers better assistance to the team batting second.

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