CSK vs RR IPL 2024 Match 61 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For
Published on: May 12, 2024 1:30 pm IST|Updated on: May 12, 2024 1:23 pm IST
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Chennai Super Kings are all set to take on Rajasthan Royals on Sunday in a vital game for the playoffs scenario. The CSK have won 6 matches and lost the other 6 after 12 games. The Yellow Army find themselves in the troubled waters currently as three teams are chasing them for a playoffs spot. If they lose this game, it will be tough for them to qualify for the playoffs.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are also on a downward slope after losing both of their last two games. They are looking to finish among the top two to get one chance extra to qualify for the final. However, if the Royals from Rajasthan lose this game, they will be in danger of losing their second spot to SRH. Hence, they will be itching to bounce back with a win here.
Meanwhile, in this post, we will take a look at the top five player battles to watch out for in the CSK vs RR contest.
CSK vs RR Top 5 Player Battles
1 – Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Trent Boult
Matches | 4 |
Runs | 22 |
Balls | 24 |
Outs | 3 |
The Kiwi pacer has troubled the CSK’s skipper big time so far as he has dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad 3 times in just 4 meetings so far.
2 – Moeen Ali vs Ravichandran Ashwin
Matches | 7 |
Runs | 53 |
Balls | 43 |
Outs | 2 |
Ravichandran Ashwin always troubles the left-handed batters and Moeen Ali is a key middle-order batter for CSK. The legendary off-spinner has dismissed Moeen Ali 2 times in 7 innings while giving away only 53 runs off 43 deliveries.
3 – Jos Buttler vs Tushar Deshpande
Matches | 3 |
Runs | 16 |
Balls | 13 |
Outs | 0 |
Jos Buttler will open the batting for Rajasthan Royals, while Tushar Deshpande will lead the CSK bowling unit with the new ball. The right-arm pacer bowls lethal in-nipper from the length that troubles the Englishman massively.
4 – Sanju Samson vs Ravindra Jadeja
Matches | 7 |
Runs | 69 |
Balls | 45 |
Outs | 2 |
Sanju Samson is often troubled by the left-arm spinners and Jaddu is CSK’s main spinner. The two have had shared the battle so far as Samson has scored 69 runs against Jadeja, while the latter has dismissed the RR’s skipper twice.
5 – MS Dhoni vs Sandeep Sharma
Matches | 4 |
Runs | 30 |
Balls | 17 |
Outs | 0 |
MS Dhoni is coming to bat at the death for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 and Sandeep Sharma has developed himself into a lethal death bowler for Rajasthan Royals. Hence, the two could face each other at the death in this contest. However, Mahi has dominated this battle with 30 runs off 17 deliveries against Sandeep Sharma without getting dismissed.