IPL 2018, Match 43: RR vs CSK - Match preview, head-to-head, pitch report and key stats

The inaugural IPL champions, Rajasthan Royals, will be up against the two-time IPL champions, Chennai Super Kings, for the 43rd match of the season.

Chennai will be coming off from a long break of six days. This season, Super Kings have been quite dominant as always. CSK would be entering this encounter with a win in their previous match against RCB. Thus, with a game against Royals, Super Kings will look to strengthen their place for the playoffs.

Meanwhile, it will prove to be a must-win encounter for RR if ever they want to be in the race of the playoffs. Much like Super Kings, Royals would also be coming off from a win against KXIP in their previous encounter. Thus, it will be a crucial match for the Royals.

Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Match 43 Details:

Match Date: 11 May 2018, Friday

Match Timing: 20:00 IST, 14:30 AM GMT

Match Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India

Expected Crowd Turnout: With a home clash scheduled for RR, the game is expected to be a house-full with a proposed crowd turnout of 24,200.

Weather

The temperature will hover around at 40 degree Celsius with humidity levels as low as 16%. Rain is expected to stay away from the match. The weather will be a bit hazy with a total cloud cover of 31%. Thus, it is expected to be a hot evening in Jaipur.

Pitch report

The SMS (Sawai Mansingh Stadium) wicket has opened up a lot and the cracks are visible by now. Thus, spinners are expected to come into play a lot more.

Head-to-head

RR 6 - CSK 12.

CSK have a decent edge over RR with twelve wins in their pack as compared to six wins for the latter.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2018 Squad:

RR would be hoping to continue their winning ways

Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (WK), Rahul Tripathi, D Arcy Short, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Ish Sodhi, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajinkya Rahane (C), and Heinrich Klassen.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2018 Squad:

CSK would be hoping to continue their merry run in the tournament

MS Dhoni (C & WK), Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Faf du Plessis, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Karn Sharma, N Jagadeesan, and David Willey.

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All the stats and numbers to look out ahead of the match No. 43 between RR and CSK:

2 – MS Dhoni needs to hit two more sixes to surpass Rohit Sharma on the list of most IPL sixes. Hitting these sixes, Dhoni will climb to the second position on the list of most IPL sixes.

3 – MS Dhoni needs to effect three more stumpings to surpass Robin Uthappa on the list of most IPL stumpings.

4 – Ajinkya Rahane, the man in command for RR, needs to hit four more fours to complete 350 IPL fours. Hitting these fours, Rahane will become the 8th player in the history of IPL to hit 350 or more fours.

4 – Suresh Raina needs to hit four more sixes to surpass Rohit Sharma on the list of most IPL sixes. Hitting these four sixes, Raina will acquire the second position on the list of most IPL sixes.

79 – MS Dhoni requires 79 more runs to achieve the feat of 4000 IPL runs. Amassing these runs, Dhoni will become the only seventh player in the history of IPL to complete 4000 IPL runs.

RR vs CSK Live Score