Rjasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings (RR v CSK) Prediction & Betting Tips

Rajasthan Royals continued dominating the Indian Premier League 2015, when they registered their fourth consecutive win. They defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game by a clear margin of six wickets on the final delivery of the match. SRH scored 127 after losing half of their side in the stipulated 20 overs and RR reached the target by powering 4-131. Chennai Super Kings are also sailing smooth in the tournament since they attained their third straight victory of the tournament against Mumbai Indians. The latter batted well and posted 7-183 after the completion of 20 overs and CSK hammered 189 for the loss of just four wickets with 20 balls still available. RR is leading the table with eight points and CSK follows them with six and they might snatch the top position after the coming game.

Players to watch

Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson contributed 62 and 26 runs for RR vs. SRH while Steven Smith, Deepak Hooda and James Faulkner are among runs as Karun Nair is struggling to find his form. Pravin Tambe, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tim Southee, Chris Morris and Faulkner are bowling according to the plans.

Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina laid a solid foundation for the victory of CSK vs. MI with their individual scores of 62, 46 and 43 runs. MS Dhoni, Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo are capable of demonstrating big innings while Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey and Ashish Nehra are enjoying with their lethal bowling.

Time & Venue

Sunday, April 19, 2015 @ 10:30 GMT, 16:00 local at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.

Weather

A hot and humid day with the temperatures around 26-44ᵒC.

Toss

Rajasthan Royals will prefer to field and Chennai Super Kings can opt to bat first after winning the toss.

The Pitch

The wicket proved better for the batsmen as compared to the bowlers in the 9^th match of the tournament played between RR and MI.

Teams

Rajasthan Royals – Steven Smith (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Stuart Binny, Deepak Hooda, James Faulkner, Chris Morris, Tim Southee, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe.

Chennai Super Kings – MS Dhoni (C), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra.

Prediction

CSK will be the most possible winners in the coming game.