Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: IPL 2024 Match 61 - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - May 12

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024) Match 61 - CSK vs RR, which will be played on the 12th May.

Match 61- CSK vs RR (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)


Current Form Chennai Super Kings:

Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 6 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the competition is Ruturaj Gaikwad with 541 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings in the competition is Tushar Deshpande with 14 scalps under his belt.

Chennai Super Kings have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 35 runs.

Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a huge total of 231 for 3 in 20 overs. The openers Shubman Gill and Sai Surdharsan smashed 104 and 103 runs respectively. It is one of the rarest moments in T20 cricket that both openers get a hundred. None of the CSK bowlers performed to their potential and they conceded a huge total.

During the chase, Chennai Super Kings lost 3 wickets cheaply and looked in all sorts of bother. Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali tried their best to revive the innings. They scored 63 and 56 runs respectively but both got out at a wrong time, causing a collapse as CSK eventually fell short by 35 runs.

Current Form RR:

Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 8 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the competition is Sanju Samson with 471 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the competition is Yuzvendra Chahal with 14 scalps under his belt.

Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match against Delhi Capitals by 20 runs.

Delhi Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 221 for 8 in 20 overs. Jake Fraser McGurk continued his form in the tournament and smashed 50 runs in 20 balls to give a prolific start to his team. Abhishek Porel also contributed well and scored 65 runs off 36 balls. On the back of their batting brilliance, DC got to a big total of 221.

During the chase, Rajasthan Royals lost thier key batters Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal early on. After their dismissals, Sanju Samson took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He scored 86 runs but got out at a wrong time as RR fell short by 20 runs in the end.

Let’s have a look at the squads

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly. Players injured/withdrawn: Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana

 

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.  Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Chennai Super Kings

Who will win?-  Rajasthan Royals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)

Most Sixes – Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)

Player of the Match- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)

Team Scores Batting first – Chennai Super Kings 160+, Rajasthan Royals 170+

Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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