Rajasthan vs Chennai, Indian T20 League 2020, Match Prediction
Rajasthan and Chennai travel to Sharjah to face each other
in the 4th fixture of
the Indian T20 League 2020.
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Rajasthan kicks off their Indian T20 League 2020 campaign on
Tuesday against Chennai, who edged past Mumbai in the tournament opener.
Rajasthan is a decent side but the lack of experienced Indian players might
hurt them in the tournament. They lost their best batsman Rahane in the season
transfer and the opening slot is giving a scar to Steve Smith who is going to
lead the side for the whole tournament. Butler and Stokes will not be available
so Miller and Curran can get a nod in the playing XI.
Meanwhile, Chennai surprised everyone with a fabulous
display against Mumbai in the season opener. Mumbai posted 162 on the board
after Ngidi’s three and Sam Curran’s two wickets haul. After losing openers on
just 6 runs, Faf and Rayudu put a match-winning stand to cross the line for
Chennai. On paper, Chennai has an upper hand against Rajasthan but T20 is a
game of unpredictability and Rajasthan are the underdogs. On a new track, how
they adapt the conditions, will be a big question for Rajasthan. Steve Smith
has big pressure in the absence of two major English players.
Pitch Report
Sharjah Cricket Stadium is a decent T20 ground and it offers
a good amount of runs to batsmen. Pacers can trouble with the new ball. Any
score above 150 would be a challenging task to chase.
Possible XI
Rajasthan
Yashasvi Jaiswal, David Miller, Sanju Samson, Steve
Smith(c), Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal,
Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande
Chennai
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
Key Players
Rajasthan
Jofra Archer
Sanju Samson
Chennai
Lungi Ngidi
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