Indian T20 League 2024: Chennai vs Rajasthan, Match 61 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Chennai (CHE) will be facing Rajasthan (RJS) in the 61st match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Sunday (May 12) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Rajasthan have won eight out of 11 matches and are in second place. Chennai have won and lost six matches each. It is Chennai’s last home game in the league phase of the Indian T20 League this season.

Rajasthan lost their previous game against Delhi. Delhi won the match by 20 runs after posting a total of 221 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Chennai lost their last game against Gujarat by 35 runs. 

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CHE vs RJS Head-to-Head Record: 

Chennai and Rajasthan have played a total of 28 matches so far in the Indian T20 League. Rajasthan have won 13 out of these 28 games, while Chennai have been victorious on 15 occasions. Chennai last won a match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium against Rajasthan in 2019. 

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Chennai vs Rajasthan, Match 61: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

CHE vs RJS Probable Playing XIs

Chennai:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh 

Rajasthan:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal 

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MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches has been 177 runs. The pacers are likely to perform better than the spinners in this game. The team winning the toss might look to bowl here.

CHE vs RJS Key Player Battles

Sanju Samson vs Chennai’s bowlers 

Sanju has scored 214 runs in 14 innings against Chennai at a strike rate of 117.58, including one half-century. He has the batting strike rate of 181 against Shardul Thakur. 

Sandeep Sharma vs Chennai’s batters 

Sandeep has picked 12 wickets in 15 matches against Chennai at an economy of 8.81. He has the economy rate of 4.7 against Ruturaj Gaikwad. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Rajasthan’s bowlers 

Ruturaj has scored 168 runs in six matches against Rajasthan at a strike rate of 141.17, including one century. He has the batting average of 30 against Sandeep Sharma. 

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Tushar Deshpande vs Rajasthan’s batters 

Tushar has picked six wickets in three matches against Rajasthan at an average of 19.33, an economy of 9.66, and a strike rate of 12. He has dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal twice in nine deliveries.