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Double header (2 matches in a day) will be played today in IPL 2024. The first match of the day will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The match will be played at Chennai’s home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) from 3:30 pm onwards. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm. Both the teams will face each other for the first time this season.
The second match of the day will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from 7:30 PM.
Preview of the first match…
Today will be Chennai’s 13th match of the season. The team won 6 out of 12 matches and lost 6. The team is fourth in the points table. This will be the 12th match of Rajasthan, the team is at second place with 16 points after winning 8 out of 11 matches and losing 3. CSK will keep their playoff hopes alive by winning today’s match. By winning, RR will qualify for the playoffs.
Difference of two matches in head to head
A total of 28 matches have been played in IPL between Chennai and Rajasthan. Chennai won 15 while Rajasthan won 13. At the same time, 8 matches were played between the two teams in Chepauk Stadium, CSK won in 6 and RR won only 2.
Gaikwad CSK top scorer
Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 541 runs in 12 matches. Apart from him, all-rounder Shivam Dubey is also in great form. Whereas Tushar Deshpande is the top wicket taker of the team.
Samson has the most runs
Captain Sanju Samson from Rajasthan is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 471 runs in 11 matches. These include 5 half-centuries. Whereas wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the maximum 14 wickets for the team.
pitch report
The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium has proved to be helpful for spinners. So far 82 IPL matches have been played here. 48 matches were won by the teams batting first and 34 matches were won by chasing teams. The highest team score here is 246/5, which was made by the home team Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.
weather condition
The weather of Chennai will not be good on 12th May. There is a possibility of storm at one or two places in the morning on this day. It will be humid throughout the day with sunshine and some clouds. There is a 40% chance of rain. The temperature is expected to range between 36 degrees to 30 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Simarjeet Singh.
Impact Player: Ajinkya Rahane.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Player: Jos Buttler.
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