Indian T20 League 2019, Match 12: Chennai vs Rajasthan - Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

While Chennai, after winning both their games, sit on the second spot on the points table, Rajasthan are languishing at the bottom with two losses. Ajinkya Rahane’s troop will be looking for a reversal in fortune when they face MS Dhoni’s army at Chepauk Stadium on Sunday. Home advantage and momentum will both be with Chennai though.

Venue –Chepauk Stadium, Chennai

Team news –

Chennai  

As aforementioned, Chennai have both momentum as well as the home advantage to themselves. It is unlikely that they will tweak their winning combination, and will go with the same set of players. David Willey has pulled out of the tournament citing family reasons.

Likely playing XI – Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir

Rajasthan

Rajasthan have a lot to ponder over after losing both their first two games of the season. They will be without Ashton Turner and will have to rethink their bowling strategies.

Likely playing XI – Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni

Hot picks

Imran Tahir

The South African Leg spinner picked up 3 wickets while giving away only 9 runs in the opening fixture against Bangalore. In the second game against Delhi, he dismissed skipper Shreyas Iyer, a power performer. Considering the spin friendly pitch in Chennai, Tahir is your big man on Fantain Fantasy XI.

Jos Buttler

The English Keeper had struck 69 off 43 balls against Punjab, before being ‘mankaded’ by Ravichandran Ashwin in what was the turning point of the game. He is a proven performer and his good form could be one of the positives for Rajasthan on an otherwise difficult Chennai sojourn.

Dwayne Bravo

The Caribbean all-rounder, one of the most consistent performers over the years, already has four wickets from two games. Not just bowling, he is also a big hitter of the ball and an athletic fielder. He can get you a lot of points on your Fantain Fantasy XI.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina has always been a star performer in the Indian T20 league and has won Chennai several games. This season, the out of favour India batsman has already scored 49 runs in two games and will be looking to continue his good form.

Ajinkya Rahane

With a 30-ball 70 in the game against Hyderabad, Ajinkya Rahane proved why he can also get you points on your Fantain XI, and that he is not just a red-ball specialist. He bullied the Hyderabad bowling attack, which boasts of star bowlers like Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul.

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