On Thursday, the table toppers, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be locking horns with each other in the 25th match of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Both the teams have witnessed contrasting fortunes this season so far as CSK has lost just 1 game in this season and RR has won just one game in the season. CSK started off with a win and still managed to register five wins in 6 games and on the other hand, RR has registered just 1 win in 5 games they have played so far.
In their respective last games, CSK registered a dominating win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and RR got defeated by KKR as well in a low-scoring encounter when the KKR openers dominated in Jaipur. On Thursday, both the team will be looking forward to continuing their winning momentum.
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Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-
Wicket-Keepers
Going by the current form, MS Dhoni seems to be a better pick for fantasy cricket in the wicket-keeping department. However, the Mumbai pitch is supposed to be bowling friendly wicket and Jos Buttler has been quite inconsistent with his form lately. But one has to agree with the fact a player of his stature can gain his form back in any game.
Batsmen
Going by the current batting form of both the teams, Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis, and Kedar Jadhav one of the prime contenders for the fantasy cricket. Apart from them, there are some useful batsmen in the line-ups as well, like Suresh Raina, Sane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, and Rahul Tripathi.
All-rounders
There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but going by the current form, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ben Stokes to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, only another quality all-rounder is Krishnappa Gowtham.
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Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have very powerful bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, and Shreyas Gopal become the obvious choices for the fantasy XI. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Scott Kuggeleijn.
Disclaimer:- The above-selected players are according to the fantasy points system of the popular website Dream11, so the credits and value of various players may differ according to the various fantasy platforms.