RR vs CSK, IPL 2023: Records and Stats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

The two teams placed in the top half of the points table, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face each other for the second time in match number 37 of IPL 2023 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 27^th April 2023.

Chenai Super Kings will be coming into the contest after an emphatic win over KKR in their previous game. CSK lost the previous game against RR by a nervy 3-run margin this season, despite MS Dhoni’s late heroics. With five wins in as many as seven games they happily sit at the top of the points table. The entire circuit has stepped-up for CSK at different situations.

Devon Conway has been in sublime form this IPL, with 314 runs in seven games at an impressive average of 52.33, he also scored four back-to-back half-centuries. In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande has aggregated 12 wickets in seven games while Ravindra Jadeja has managed to pick 10 wickets in seven games. All other batters and bowlers have chipped in with wickets and have been handy with the bat. CSK would look to continue the winning momentum going.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest on the back of a marginal seven runs defeat against RCB in their previous game. With four wins out of seven games they are currently placed at third place on the points table, thanks to their superior NRR over other teams. RR have also being performing well as a team, as most players chipped in with crucial contributions at different situations.

Jos Buttler, though had a bad three games, is leading the batting chart for RR with 244 runs in as many as seven games at an average of 34.86. Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal too have contributed with crucial half-centuries in crunch situations. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal has accounted for 12 wickets while Trent Boult and Ravichandran Ashwin have managed to pick 9 wickets each. 

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report

The surface in Jaipur is expected to be a batting-friendly one with some assistance for the spinners as the game progresses. The captain winning the toss might look to chase.

RR vs CSK Head to Head Records:

CSK and RR have met in as many as 27 games, where CSK dominate the contest with 15 wins to RR’s 12 wins.

IPL records and stats in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling in this venue with average of 29.3 compared to spinners who average 32.4. Pacers have struck at 23.3 while spinners have the strike rate of 26.2. Teams batting second have the upper hand with 32 wins to 16 wins over teams batting first. Average first innings score at this venue is 157.6.

Strategy and Match-ups:

Ravichandran Ashwin will be the key performer for RR against CSK since he has got very good matchups against Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu and Ajinkya Rahane. Against Moeen Ali, Ashwin has picked 2 wickets and has given 52 runs in 37 balls, against Rahane he has taken four wickets for 52 runs in 42 balls and has taken Rayudu four times too. With Conway opening for CSK, Samson would be tempted to use Ashwin early on in the powerplay.

Another interesting contest is Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Trent Boult. Gaikwad has been dismissed 3 times against Trent Boult in IPL and has struggled to score runs as well aggregating 22 runs from 24 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal has also taken Rayudu four times in 82 balls, giving away only 63 runs.  Chahal has a decent match up against MS Dhoni as he picked him thrice in 77 balls but has leaked 100 runs. Moeen Ali has dismissed Jos Buttler twice in 30 balls giving away 55 runs, Ali also cleaned up Buttler in their last meeting. Sanju Samson has been dismissed thrice by Ravindra Jadeja in 42 balls, while he has managed to score 64 runs.

RR vs CSK Highest and Lowest Totals Records:

CSK’s highest total against RR is 246 while their lowest total is 109

RR’s highest total against CSK is 223 while their lowest total is 110

Players To Watch Out For:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Rajasthan Royals (RR): 

Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR vs CSK Full Squads:

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad:

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala