Rajasthan Royals will look to seal a playoff spot when they meet Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday afternoon.

The CSK vs RR match on May 12 is scheduled to start at 3.30 PM IST. The IPL 2024 fixture will be available to watch on live streaming for free in India.

The Royals finished second-best in a high-scoring battle against the Delhi Capitals in their last match earlier this week. Sanju Samson’s fifth half-century in IPL 2024 and Ravichandran Ashwin’s best figures of 3/24 this season were the bright spots in the Royals’ 20-run loss at Delhi.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings lost to Gujarat Titans by 35 runs in their last outing at Ahmedabad on Friday.

Samson is the Royals’ top run-getter in IPL 2024 with 471 runs from 11 matches at an astonishing average of 67.28 and a strike rate of 163.54. Riyan Parag is second, having accumulated 436 runs this season from 10 outings to the crease and averages 54.50 with a strike rate of 156.27.

Yuzvendra Chahal has 14 wickets from 11 matches and continues to be the Royals’ highest wicket-taker in IPL 2024. Trent Boult and Avesh Khan both have 11 wickets each from 11 appearances.

 

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals standings

 

Rajasthan Royals are currently second in the IPL 2024 standings with 16 points and a net run rate of +0.476. The Royals have won eight out of their 11 matches so far this season.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have played 12 games this season, winning and losing six times each. CSK are currently fourth in the IPL standings with 12 points and an NRR of +0.491.

 

CSK vs RR form in IPL

 

The Royals have won three of their last five matches in the IPL whereas CSK have won two out of their last five games, coming into Sunday's game.

 

Rajasthan Royals last five matches

 

Opponent 

Venue

Result

Match Date

Margin

DC

Delhi

Lost

May 7, 2024

20 runs

SRH

Hyderabad

Lost

May 2, 2024

1 run

LSG

Lucknow

Won

April 27, 2024

7 wickets

MI

Jaipur

Won

April 22, 2024

9 wickets

KKR

Kolkata

Won

April 16, 2024

2 wickets

 

Chennai Super Kings last five matches

 

Opponent 

Venue

Result

Match Date

Margin

GT

Ahmedabad

Lost

May 10, 2024

35 runs

PBKS

Dharamsala

Won

May 5, 2024

28 runs

PBKS

Chennai

Lost

May 1, 2024

7 wickets

SRH

Chennai

Won

April 28, 2024

78 runs

LSG

Chennai

Lost

April 23, 2024

6 wickets

 

In the CSK vs RR head-to-head, the two teams have played each other 28 times in the IPL with the Royals winning 13 of those matches and the Super Kings ending victorious in 15. 

In the most recent encounter between the two sides in IPL 2023 at Jaipur last year, the Royals beat the Super Kings by 32 runs.

 

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals players

 

Samson was once again the star performer with the bat for the Royals in the last match. Walking into the middle in the first over of a high-scoring chase against Delhi Capitals, he made a calculated assault up front racing to 41 off just 16 balls within the powerplay.

Samson finished as the top-scorer in the contest with 86 off 46 balls hitting six sixes and eight fours. He kept the chase on track before getting caught just near the boundary in the 16th over and the Royals fell short at the end.

This was Samson’s highest individual score this season eclipsing the unbeaten 82 which he made in the Royals’ season-opener against Lucknow Super Giants. Samson has played close to 18 overs of spin bowling this season and is yet to be dismissed by a spinner with a strike rate of 146 against them. 

Jos Buttler is the highest run-getter against the Super Kings in IPL in the current Royals’ squad with 346 runs from nine matches at an average of 49.40 and a strike rate of 144.80.

On a night when bowlers were being dispatched to all parts of the ground, Ashwin held his own, bowling a miserly spell of 3/24 and conceding just one six off his four overs against Delhi Capitals. He sent back half-centurions Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel along with Axar Patel to record his second-best bowling figures for the Royals.

The veteran off-spinner will know his home ground like the back of his hand as he has picked up 48 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium from 41 matches to date at an average of 19.70 and a stunning economy rate of 6.10. 

Meanwhile, Chahal with 18 wickets to his name has the most number of scalps against the Super Kings in the IPL with Ashwin picking up 13.

 

Rajasthan Royals squad: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj

 

Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Sameer Rizvi, Rachin Ravindra, Shivam Dube, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Aravelly Avanish, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Richard Gleeson, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana

 

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals stats

 

  • 50: Ravichandran Ashwin is 4 catches away from 50 catches in IPL
  • 50: Ravichandran Ashwin needs 2 wickets for 50 wickets in IPL at Chepauk
  • 50: Riyan Parag needs 4 catches for 50 catches in T20s
  • 100: This will be Trent Boult’s 100th match in the IPL
  • 250: Jos Buttler needs 5 catches for 250 catches in T20s
  • 300: Sanju Samson needs 3 sixes for 300 sixes in T20s
  • 350: Sanju Samson is 2 fours away from 350 fours in IPL
  • 1500: Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 8 runs for 1500 runs in IPL
  • 2500: Riyan Parag needs 21 Runs for 2500 Runs in T20s
  • 11500: Jos Buttler needs 16 runs for 11500 runs in T20s

 

Where to watch Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals live

 

Live streaming of the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match will be available on the Jio Cinema App and website. The CSK vs RR match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. The match will start at 3.30 PM IST.

 

CSK vs RR Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium records

 

  • Highest team total: 246/5 by CSK vs RR, 2010
  • Lowest team total: 70/10 by RCB vs CSK, 2019
  • Highest individual score: 127 by Murali Vijay, CSK vs RR, 2010
  • Best bowling figures: 5/5 by Akash Madhwal, MI vs LSG, 2023
  • Highest partnership: 159 by Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey, first wicket, CSK vs RCB, 2011
  • Win rate batting first: 50% (5 Won; 5 Lost)
  • Average first innings score: 177
  • Average first innings winning score: 188