Indian T20 League 2021: Match 12 CHE vs RAJ – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

The 12th game of the Indian T20 League between Chennai and Rajasthan will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 19th April 2021.

The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.

Preview 

After suffering a defeat in their respective opening matches in the 2021 season, the Chennai team and the Rajasthan team came back in the best way possible by winning their respective second matches. Chennai beat Punjab by six wickets while Rajasthan won a last-over thriller against Chennai. 

The two teams had finished at the last two places in the previous season. They would be desperate to get a couple of wins under their belt early on in the season. In the head-to-head clashes, Chennai have an upper hand having won 14 matches against Rajasthan, while the latter has won only nine matches. 

Having said that, the Wankhede had a couple of low-scoring matches, where batsmen struggled while in the first two matches, sixes and fours were raining. It will be interesting to see how the pitch behaves in this match.

Probable Playing XIs for CHE vs RAJ

Chennai:

Predicted XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

Rajasthan:

Predicted XI: Manan Vohra, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman

Captaincy picks for CHE vs RAJ

Jos Buttler (Rajasthan)

The England batsman was promoted to open the innings for Rajasthan in the previous match. He is likely to continue in that role in this match as well. His record while opening the innings in T20 cricket is quite good. Before this season, he was in good form with the bat in a T20I series between England and India. He has been quiet so far in this season, but would be looking to get a big score. 

Moeen Ali (Chennai)

Moeen Ali’s inclusion in the Chennai team has made them look a little more balanced. He picked one wicket in the previous match while also scoring a 46 with the bat. He had also scored 36 in the first match with the bat. His ability to strike with the bat and also pick wickets makes him a good pick. 

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Jos Buttler (C), Sam Curran

3-Player Team

Sanju Samson (C), Moeen Ali, David Miller

4-Player Team

Ravindra Jadeja (C), Suresh Raina, Jaydev Unadkat, Chris Morris

11-Player Team

Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (C), Faf du Plessis, David Miller, Suresh Raina, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali (VC), Chris Morris, Ravindra Jadeja, Jaydev Unadkat, Deepak Chahar

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision