RR vs CSK Live Score, 4th Match IPL 2020, RR vs CSK Live Updates, Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score

Date:            Tuesday 22nd September, 2020

Time:            07:00 Pm IST.

Venue:         Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah

Match Preview

The first game in Sharjah this season will be played between the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings. While this will be the first game of the season for the former, it will be the second for the latter. Even before the start of this game, the Royals have got a few concerns with the unavailability of some players. Thus, it will be quite a task for them to figure out the best possible eleven.

Rajasthan Royals:

Robin Uthappa, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot/Jaydev Unadkat.

Bench: Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Ben Stokes, Aniruddha Joshi, Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Andrew Tye, Karthik Tyagi, Mahipal Lomror, Ankit Rajpoot/Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron.

Chennai Super Kings:

Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c)(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi

Bench: Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

The weather in Sharjah will be similar to the one in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The temperature will be around 35 degrees Celsius and will cool down slightly as the evening progresses. The humidity levels will also be on the higher side.

The pitch at Sharjah is a good one for batting and seems to be better than the tracks at the other two venues. At the same time, there is enough assistance on offer for the spinners and the pacers.

Average first innings score: 155 (Last five PSL 2019 games played in Sharjah)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 4, Tied – 0

RR vs CSK Team News

1. Jos Butler and Ben Stokes will not play in this match.
2. Robin Uthappa and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the inning for Rajasthan Royals.
3. Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag and David Miller will handle the middle order batting lineup of Rajasthan Royals.
4. Riyan Parag and Rahul Tewatia will key role of all-rounder for Rajasthan Royals.
5. Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot/Jaydev Unadkat will lead the pace attack duty for Rajasthan Royals.
6. Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will lead the spin attack duty for Rajasthan Royals.
7. Chennai Super Kings won their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets.
8. Shane Watson and Murali Vijay will open the inning for Chennai Super Kings.
9. Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu and Ms Dhoni will handle the middle order batting lineup for Chennai Super Kings.
10. Ambati Rayudu and Faf Du Plessis performed well in batting department in last match against Mumbai Indians. He scored 71 & 58 runs.
11. Sam Curran performed well in last match against Mumbai Indians. He scored 18 runs take 1 wicket.
12. Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja takes 2-2 wickets in last match against Mumbai Indians.
13. Lungi Ngidi takes 3 wickets in previous match against Mumbai Indians.
14. Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will play key role of all-rounder for Chennai Super Kings.
15. Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar and Lungi Ngidi will lead the pace attack duty for Chennai Super Kings.
16. Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja will lead the spin attack duty for Chennai Super Kings.

Best Choice For Captain And Vice-Captain

Captain Options – Steve Smith, Shane Watson, MS Dhoni

Vice-Captain Options – Faf du Plessis, Sanju Samson, Ambati Rayudu

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