IPL 2023, CSK vs RR Dream11 Team: Jos Buttler or Ruturaj Gaikwad? Check Fantasy XI

Chennai Super Kings are set to clash against Rajasthan Royals in the 17th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023).  

CSK vs RR: Match Preview:

Chennai Super Kings have registered 2 wins in 3 games in IPL 2023 till now with their opening pair, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway firing. Gaikwad especially has been consistent in all three matches with the bat and is looking CSK’s best batter at the moment. 

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja grabbed 3 wickets in the game against MI and was CSK’s top wicket-taker in the match. Mitchell Santner and Tushar Deshpande registered 2 wickets each while Sisanda Magala registered 1 wicket.

Rajasthan Royals have also won 2 out of 3 games in the IPL 2023 till now. Interestingly, RR openers – Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal have also been in good form, as the team’s only defeat happened when these two failed to fire. In the last match as well, Buttler and Yashasvi did the bulk of the scoring while Shimron Hetmyer finished with 39* off 21 balls as Royals posted 199 against Delhi Capitals. 

Kiwi pacer Trent Boult was their top wicket-taker as the pacer grabbed 3 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs, including a double-wicket maiden in the very first over of the innings. Yuzvendra Chahal also registered 3 wickets to his name while Ravichandran Ashwin and Sandeep Sharma contributed with 2 and 1 wicket respectively.

CSK vs RR: Match Details

Date – Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Time – 07:30 PM IST
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

CSK vs RR Head-to-Head:

Total – 26
Chennai Super Kings – 15
Rajasthan Royals – 11

Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today's cricket match? CSK vs RR   

With both teams in good form, Chennai Super Kings will start as slight favourites to win this game against Rajasthan Royals as they will be playing at their fortress Chepauk. 

CSK vs RR: Where to Watch?

The Indian Premier League will be broadcasted on the Star Sports network on TV while viewers can watch it digitally on the OTT platform Jio Cinema. 

CSK vs RR: Team News

There are no new injury updates from either team as of now. 

CSK vs RR Probable Playing 11:

Chennai Super Kings – Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals – Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

CSK vs RR Fantasy 11:

Wicket-keepers – Jos Buttler, Devon Conway, Sanju Samson
Batters – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Moeen Ali
Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult

Also Read: IPL T20 Points Table

C/VC Picks – Jos Buttler, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Moeen Ali