IPL 2019: Match 12, Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals – Statistical Preview

The Chennai Super Kings began their title defence with back to back victories over Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. They will now return to their home ground in Chennai where they will be facing the Rajasthan Royals. The inaugural champions of the IPL lost their first two matches of the 2019 season against the Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. Their game against KXIP was marred by mankading controversy while SRH chased down a record target of 199 on Friday.

All the key stats and numbers ahead of the game between Chennai and Rajasthan at the Chepauk:

5 – The Chennai Super Kings have won each of their previous five matches in the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals at the Chepauk. The Royals won the game during the 2008 season while defending 211 but haven’t won one after that.

22.81 – Ajinkya Rahane’s batting average of 22.81 in the IPL against the Chennai Super Kings is the 2nd lowest for any player with 200+ runs against them. Rahane scored 251 runs across 12 innings with help of two fifties.

56 – Sanju Samson scored 56 runs in the IPL against Harbhajan Singh; the most by any bowler against Bhajji in the league without being dismissed. Samson faced 41 balls from Harbhajan in the IPL by hitting four fours and two sixes.

97 – Number of wickets for Dwayne Bravo for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He needs three more wickets to become the first player to bag 100 IPL wickets for the CSK team.

163.63 – Shane Watson’s batting strike-rate in the IPL against Jaydev Unadkat. The CSK opener has scored 54 runs from 33 deliveries without getting dismissed against the left-arm pacer.

569 – Suresh Raina’s 569 runs against the Rajasthan Royals are the most by any player in the IPL against them. Raina scored those runs across 19 innings at an average of 29.94 with help of four fifties.

1999 – Sanju Samson needs one more run for completing 2000 runs in the IPL. He will be the 30th player to achieve the milestone when he scores that one more run.

3923 – MS Dhoni has scored 3923 runs in the Twenty20 format for the Chennai Super Kings. He needs 77 more runs for becoming the 2nd player with 4000+ T20I runs for the CSK after Suresh Raina (5035).

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