Jaipur: Indian Premier League (IPL) strugglers Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to contain an in-form Chennai Super Kings when the two sides meet at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here, Thursday.
The Royals have endured a horrid campaign so far and currently occupy the 7th spot on the table. Meanwhile reigning champions CSk are flying high at the top.
Here are some stats and figures ahead of the encounter.
Head to Head
Matches played: 21
RR: 8
CSK: 13
Batting Stats
Highest total in this fixture: CSK 246/5 (20 overs) in Chennai, 3rd April 2010.
Lowest total: CSK 109 (19 overs) in Jaipur, 4th May 2008.
Highest individual score: 127 by Murali Vijay in Chennai, 3rd April 2010.
Most runs: 634 runs by Suresh Raina.
Biggest victory by runs: CSK’s 64 runs win in Pune, 20th April 2018.
Bowling Stats
Most wickets: 14 wickets by Albie Morkel.
Best bowling figures: 6/14 by Sohail Tanvir in Jaipur, 4th May 2008.
Biggest win by wickets: Both teams have won by eight wickets (RR twice, CSK once).
Predicted XI
RR: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Prashant Chopra, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Sudhesan Midhun, Dhawal Kulkarni.
CSK: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (Captain & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Imran Tahir.
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